Calandra tables bill that would fire school board trustee involved in Italy art trip
Education Minister Paul Calandra tabled a bill Monday with the sole purpose of firing one school board trustee. It is related to a $45,000 trip that four trustees from the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board took last year...
Senate bill sets guidelines for use of notwithstanding clause in federal laws
MONTREAL — A bill introduced in the Senate seeks to set rules on how the federal government can adopt laws that override certain parts of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sen. Peter Harder’s bill would amend the Canadian...
Cards Against Humanity and Elon Musk’s SpaceX reach settlement over alleged trespassing in Texas
SpaceX has settled a lawsuit filed by the maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity over accusations that Elon Musk’s rocket company trespassed and damaged a plot of land the card company owns in Texas. Texas court records...
RCMP charge three men in 2020 murder of Manitoba mother
Five and a half years after a mother of six, Melinda Lynxleg went missing, RCMP have arrested three men in her murder. “Every single person worked incredibly hard to find justice for Melinda,” said Sgt. Morgan Page of the Manitoba...
Ontario tables legislation that includes speed camera ban
The provincial government tabled legislation Monday that includes the banning of speed cameras in municipalities across Ontario. The legislation called the “Building a More Competitive Economy Act,” is aimed at protecting and strengthening the province’s economy by “streamlining regulatory processes,...
Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. rocks Auston Matthews jersey ahead of Game 7
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. might be the first person in history to turn to the Toronto Maple Leafs for good luck ahead of Game 7. The Toronto Blue Jays slugger walked into Rogers Centre wearing an Auston Matthews jersey on Monday ahead of the...
Back in Toronto’s lineup, Springer walks in 2-run second for Blue Jays against Mariners
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto’s George Springer was back in the lineup two days after being hit on a knee by a fastball, fouling out on a nine-pitch at bat in the first inning and walking in a two-run second of...
A cargo aircraft skids off a Hong Kong runway into the sea, killing 2 people
HONG KONG (AP) — A cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong runway into the sea when landing early Monday, killing two people. The Boeing 747, flown by Turkey-based ACT Airlines, was landing at Hong Kong International Airport around 3:50...
To hit back at the U.S. in their trade war, China borrows from the American...
WASHINGTON (AP) — China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of its borders to make demands on non-American companies. But when it sought to hit back at the U.S. interests this month, Beijing...
Blue Jays force Game 7 in ALCS with 6-2 win over Mariners
The Toronto Blue Jays have extended the American League Championship Series to a seventh and deciding game with a 6-2 win tonight over the Seattle Mariners tonight at Rogers Centre. Game 7 will be played tomorrow night in Toronto, with the winner advancing...
