Former Canada coach said she feared for her safety after Olympic drone-spying scandal
Bev Priestman says she didn’t leave her house in Canada for a month in the wake of the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal. “For me I didn’t feel safe, that’s being brutally honest,” said the former Canada women’s coach. “It was...
Weston family wants to buy Hudson’s Bay charter for $12.5 million and donate it: docs
TORONTO — The royal charter that formed Hudson’s Bay about 355 years ago could soon be getting a new home. The Canadian Museum of History announced Wednesday that Wittington Investments Ltd., a private Canadian holding company for the Weston family,...
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, 5 others charged with running illegal poker games at his...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five other people, including a suspected member of an Israeli organized crime group, on suspicion of hosting illegal high-stakes poker games at a Los Angeles mansion...
Ottawa says it wants to improve income assistance program on First Nation reserves
The federal government says it is committed to working with Mi’kmaq First Nations in Nova Scotia to improve the income assistance program — though Ottawa has yet to provide details on the progress of negotiations. The comments from Indigenous Services...
Small tsunami expected to hit B.C. after massive 8.7 quake off Russia
British Columbia’s emergency preparedness agency says a tsunami is expected to hit parts of Vancouver Island late Tuesday, but with waves of less than 30 centimetres, after one of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck off the southwestern Russian coast. Emergency...
3-in-5 Canadians want to work from home as companies order employees back to offices: survey
More companies are shifting away from the work-from-home model. As more Canadians make their return to the office, new data from Angus Reid Institute suggests the majority of workers don’t want to go back if they don’t have to. Of...
Juno winner’s struggle to sell concert ticket sparking conversation of Canada’s music industry
A Juno award winner and Grammy-nominated artist said he is struggling to sell tickets to his upcoming tour and is sparking a bigger conversation about the state of Canada’s music industry. “I’m extremely embarrassed to tell you this but I’m...
Statistics Canada to end most term, casual employment contracts by October
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada has announced it will end many term and casual employment contracts by October as it faces budget cuts. A note sent to employees Monday by Chief Statistician André Loranger confirms the agency is ending many specified-period...
Toronto’s JFL to welcome comics Gabriel Iglesias, Dropout Improv, Sarah Millican
TORONTO — Toronto’s edition of Just For Laughs will welcome standup stars Gabriel Iglesias, Maria Bamford, Big Jay Oakerson and Ron Funches. Organizers announced a first round of comics that also includes “Daily Show” correspondent Al Madrigal, the U.K.’s Sarah...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks for release on a $50 million bond ahead of sentencing in...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a judge to free him on a $50 million bond while he awaits sentencing in October after a jury found him not guilty of the most serious federal charges...
