The man arrested in the killing of a Muslim family in London on June 6, 2021, was "happy, smiling, looking around and appeared giddy," one of the first police officers to interact with the accused told Ontario Superior Court in Windsor on Friday. A detective who helped search Nathaniel Veltman, …
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Pride flag burned at Kitchener, Ont., high school, police investigate ‘hate-motivated’ incident
Police are investigating reports that a group of teenagers took a Pride flag from Eastwood Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, Ont., then stepped on it and burned it on Thursday afternoon. Waterloo Region District School Board says it's 'saddened and concerned' about incident Police are investigating after a group of teenagers …
Read More »Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton leaving government for private sector
Ontario Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton is leaving the Progressive Conservative caucus to take a job in the private sector, Premier Doug Ford said Friday. McNaughton is 3rd cabinet minister to vacate post in as many weeks Ontario Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton is leaving the Progressive Conservative caucus to …
Read More »Ontario labour minister leaving government for private sector, Ford shuffles cabinet
Ontario Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton is leaving the Progressive Conservative caucus to take a job in the private sector, Premier Doug Ford said Friday. McNaughton is 3rd cabinet minister to vacate post in as many weeks Ontario Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton is leaving the Progressive Conservative caucus to …
Read More »Retiree out $300K after Canada Post loses inheritance cheque sent by registered mail
A $300,000 certified cheque is missing after it was sent through Canada Post registered mail from Ontario to Quebec. The only way to get a new one leaves the man who sent it liable if the original is cashed by the wrong person. Certified cheques are 'almost as good as …
Read More »California is suing Big Oil over climate ‘deception.’ Could the same happen in Canada?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at what effect the recent California lawsuit against oil and gas companies might have in Canada, and what a greenbelt is actually meant to accomplish. Also: What's a greenbelt supposed to do? Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. …
Read More »Alberta to explore leaving CPP as report lays claim to $334B, more than half of fund
The Alberta government will hold a news conference today, where Premier Danielle Smith and President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Nate Horner will release an independent report on a potential Alberta pension plan. Province says referendum would decide whether Alberta-only pension goes ahead The Alberta government released a …
Read More »Alberta to explore leaving CPP as report lays claim to more than half of fund
The Alberta government will hold a news conference today, where Premier Danielle Smith and President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Nate Horner will release an independent report on a potential Alberta pension plan. Province says referendum would decide whether Alberta-only pension goes ahead The Alberta government released a …
Read More »Buying a house costs a lot less in Edmonton than Calgary. Why is that?
What’s driving the differences in housing costs between Alberta's two biggest urban centres? Here are some of the factors behind the affordability gulf. Supply, demand at play in price differential between Alberta's two major centres Three hours on Alberta's QEII highway can make a $200,000 difference in the price of …
Read More »Ex-corporal says government putting sexual assault cases in peril by failing to change the law
A retired corporal says the federal government is failing military victims of sexual assault by dragging its heels on stripping the Canadian Armed Forces of its power to investigate and prosecute sexual offences. The charge in Arianna Nolet's case was stayed because of delays in getting to trial A retired …
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