CBC’s Marketplace documented driving schools and instructors in Ontario offering a shortcut to beginner driver education certificates for a fee, making drivers eligible for insurance discounts and a reduced wait for road tests. Schools submit false information to government saying drivers completed 40 hours of training Many Ontario driving instructors …
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6 dead, including 4 children, in Ottawa mass killing
Six people — four children and two adults — were killed inside a townhouse in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven late Wednesday night, police say. One person was arrested at the scene. 1 person taken to hospital with injuries, male arrested at the scene, police say Six people — four …
Read More »Ottawa mass killing victims identified as mother, 4 children and family acquaintance
Six people — four children and two adults — were killed inside a townhouse in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven late Wednesday night, police say. One person was arrested at the scene. 1 person taken to hospital with injuries, male arrested at the scene, police say Six people — four …
Read More »Victim in Ottawa mass stabbing had children, wife in Sri Lanka
A man who died alongside five members of a family in a mass killing in Ottawa's Barrhaven neighbourhood on Wednesday is said to have been supporting his own family in Sri Lanka. Gamini Amarakoon, 40, recently moved to Canada, was the only member of family in the country A man …
Read More »‘He’s in great shock’: Surviving father, Ottawa community struggle to process mass killing of family
Residents of the south Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven say they are struggling to process the horrific mass killing of a Sri Lankan family, including a mother, her four young children and a family acquaintance, by a young man who was living with them. 6 people, including 4 children, killed inside …
Read More »Ottawa police communications marred by confusion, errors after family’s killing
Ottawa police admit they made mistakes last week when communicating key information about the city's worst mass killing in recent history. Ottawa police admit they misspoke during 'quickly evolving' investigation Ottawa police admit they made mistakes last week when communicating key information about the city's worst mass killing in recent …
Read More »2 new lawsuits filed as questions around affordable B.C. home project debacle mount
B.C. Housing filed two new lawsuits against people accused of violating the terms of an affordable home ownership agreement this week, even as the minister for the Crown agency insisted problems with the program were fixed. Housing minister says buyers came to affordable home buyer project before safeguards put in …
Read More »6 dead, including 4 children, in Ottawa multiple homicide
Six people — four children and two adults — were killed inside a house in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven late Wednesday night, police say. One person was arrested at the scene. 1 person arrested at scene and there is no ongoing risk to public safety, Ottawa police say Six …
Read More »6 dead, including 4 children, in Ottawa mass shooting
Six people — four children and two adults — were killed inside a townhouse in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven late Wednesday night, police say. One person was arrested at the scene. 1 person taken to hospital with injuries, male arrested at the scene, police say Six people — four …
Read More »Advocacy group concerned pay-for-plasma clinics expanding to Ontario will hurt voluntary donations
An advocacy group is concerned that pay-for-plasma clinics expanding to Ontario over the next year, through a partnership between Canadian Blood Services and a private company, may harm the voluntary blood donation system and exploit vulnerable people. Clinics that pay plasma donors already operate in Winnipeg, Sask., Alberta, N.B. A …
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