Making lawyers swear Oath of Allegiance to monarch unconstitutional: Alberta court
EDMONTON — Alberta’s top court has ruled that requiring prospective lawyers to swear the Oath of Allegiance to the reigning monarch is unconstitutional and infringes on religious freedom. The Court of Appeal of Alberta made the decision Tuesday in Prabjot...
US government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation’s capital, killing 67 people....
Petition calls on feds to protect residential school survivor testimonies from destruction
Some of the historic documents collected by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which went on to form the foundation of Canada’s reckoning with its dark past of residential schools, are now at risk of being destroyed in 2027. In partnership with the...
Flight Centre survey shows Canadian travel to the U.S. down 40 per cent
It’s been a Canadian tradition to fly down south for the holidays and get a break from the snow, but all of that has changed after a turbulent year with our next-door neighbour. According to local travel agencies, Canadians are increasingly choosing...
Brampton mayor calling on province, feds for help with rise in extortion-related crimes
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown is calling on the province and the federal government for help as his city and the surrounding Peel region continue to struggle with a disturbing rise in extortion-related crimes. Last week, Caledon resident, Ranbir Mand, shared...
Imprisoned Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell seeks release, citing ‘new evidence’
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal judge on Wednesday to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence, saying “substantial new evidence” has emerged...
City council approves luxury land transfer tax hike
City Council has approved a motion by Toronto mayor Olivia Chow to increase the land transfer tax on the sale of luxury homes over $3 million. Tax from the luxury home market is projected to add $14 million in 2026 to...
Toronto city council adopts cooling room bylaw for apartment buildings
Toronto City Council has approved a new bylaw requiring apartment buildings without air conditioning to provide access to a cooled amenity space during the summer months. Council voted to repeal and replace the city’s existing heating bylaw with a new...
Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter...
Muslim family forced to move burial after being denied at Thorold cemetery
The father of a Brock University student killed in a collision on Highway 406 says his grief worsened after learning his daughter could not be buried at a nearby cemetery, even after a burial plot had already been prepared. Thorold...
