‘Land grab’: NDP claims Ford is trying to seize control of Exhibition Place
Some politicians claim the Ford government is looking to gain control over City-owned land at Exhibition Place in what the NDP describe as an “unconscionable land grab.” New legislation introduced by the PC government earlier this month as part of...
Westons, Thomsons to team up for $18M bid on Hudson’s Bay charter: court docs
TORONTO — Two of Canada’s wealthiest families have agreed to team up to open the bidding at $18 million for the royal charter that formed Hudson’s Bay. New court documents filed late Friday say holding companies belonging to the Thomson...
Motion to clear encampments near schools, playgrounds and daycares, ‘watered down’ says disappointed Coun. Bradford
A motion put forward by Beaches-East York councillor Brad Bradford to quickly clear encampments near schools, parks and daycares passed a vote at city council late Thursday night. That doesn’t mean Bradford, who’s running for mayor in the next election,...
US appeals court upholds hate crime convictions of 3 white men in 2020 killing of...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased Ahmaud Arbery through their Georgia subdivision with pickup trucks before one of them killed the running Black man with...
Governor General Simon released from hospital, recovering from illness
OTTAWA — Rideau Hall says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was released from hospital Friday and is now recovering at home. The 78-year-old representative of King Charles missed the annual Remembrance Day service in Ottawa on Tuesday after being hospitalized with...
Ottawa to return $623 million to small businesses in rebate payments
OTTAWA — More than 600,000 small businesses will share $623 million in carbon price rebate payments before the end of the year, the final payment they will receive following the end of the consumer carbon price last spring. The payments...
Shohei Ohtani wins second NL MVP award in two seasons with Los Angeles Dodgers, third...
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani wins second NL MVP award in two seasons with Los Angeles Dodgers, third straight MVP and fourth overall. The Associated Press
Alberta’s Smith supportive of new major projects, says pipeline negotiation ongoing
CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s on board with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s second batch of key major projects picked for potential fast-track approval. Smith says she’s encouraged that many are resource-based and primed for generating royalties and...
Toronto police say man flew to Ethiopia with son without mother’s permission
Toronto police have released images of a man who allegedly travelled to Ethiopia with his two-year-old son on Thursday, despite not having the consent of the boy’s mother. Investigators say the man, identified as Modupe Owaseye, 34, departed for Ethiopia...
‘Deep burial’ for ostriches at B.C. landfill as CFIA completes cull and disposal work
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its “active operations” at the British Columbia ostrich farm where professional marksmen were used to cull the flock following an outbreak of avian flu, the agency said in a statement Thursday. The carcasses...
