Canada Post, union set to return to bargaining table as OT ban continues
Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 of its workers are set to head back to the bargaining table this week as an overtime ban remains in effect. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the Crown corporation has proposed...
Trump says it will cost Canada $61B to join ‘Golden Dome’
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he told Canada it would cost $61 billion to join his “Golden Dome” plan for a missile defence shield while returning to his “51st state” rhetoric. In a post on social...
Judge rules abuse of process in Nygard case but Manitoba charges to continue
WINNIPEG — A judge has ruled a decision by Manitoba’s former attorney general to review a criminal case against former fashion mogul Peter Nygard was an abuse of process. Judge Mary Kate Harvie said in a decision Tuesday that Kelvin...
Former PM Chrétien misses throne speech due to minor heart surgery
OTTAWA — Minor heart surgery forced former prime minister Jean Chrétien to miss today’s throne speech delivered by King Charles in the Senate. Eddie Goldenberg, former senior political adviser to Chrétien, says the former leader had “some discomfort” yesterday and...
Students fighting to save Film Arts program at North York high school
A high school program that has nurtured young creative minds and given them the confidence to pursue a career in the film industry is now coming to an end, but students are fighting back to try and save “Film Arts” at Earl Haig...
E-bike driver seriously injured in collision with vehicle in Etobicoke
An e-bike driver has been seriously injured in a collision with a vehicle in Etobicoke. Toronto police were called to Islington Avenue and the Highway 401 ramp just before 10 p.m. for reports of a collision. The e-bike driver was...
3 more of the 10 escapees from a New Orleans jail are captured, leaving 2...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three more of the 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month were re-arrested Monday in two different states after more than a week on the lam, authorities said. One of the...
Security measures discussed at Toronto Festival and Event Safety Summit in light of Vancouver attack
With the summer festival season is right around the corner in Toronto, festival organizers, event planners and city officials all gathered at the Toronto Festival & Event Safety Summit to discuss how to keep the events safe amid the growing...
Lapu-Lapu Day attack marks one month as efforts continue to support victims
Tributes and efforts to help support the victims of the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party continue, a month after an SUV rammed through crowds of festival-goers at a Filipino event in Vancouver. The attack killed 11 people and injured several others, all of which have...
Chiefs tell King Charles to remember his treaty obligations as he visits Ottawa
OTTAWA — Dozens of First Nations leaders from across the country gathered in front of Parliament Hill Monday with a message for the King as he arrived in the city — respect your treaty partners. Treaties were “meant to be...
