Federal government invests $12-million in B.C. forestry sector
RICHMOND — The federal government has announced it is investing about $12 million in British Columbia’s forestry sector, days after other tariff-hit Canadian industries were offered $1.5 billion in support. Energy Minister Tim Hodgson made the announcement at Terminal Forest...
Ontario to expand jail capacity by 2,500 beds over 10 years at a cost of...
Ontario’s solicitor general says the province will expand its jails by 2,500 beds over the next 10 years at a cost of $3 billion to the taxpayers. Michael Kerzner says the province will build new jails, expand current ones and...
OPP officer charged with manslaughter in fatal Turkey Point shooting: SIU
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has charged an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer with manslaughter in connection to a fatal shooting at Turkey Point in Norfolk County last August. The incident, which claimed the life of a 22-year-old man, occurred...
TTC electrical worker strike or lockout looms ahead of Saturday deadline
Negotiations are ongoing between the TTC and the union representing around 700 of its electrical workers and technicians as the clock ticks towards a potential lockout or strike that could start as early as this weekend. Their contract expired back...
‘Purple bunny-like mask’: Man charged with trying to kidnap girl, 7, from B.C. school
CHILLIWACK — Police say charges have been laid against a man in the attempted abduction of a seven-year-old girl from an elementary school in Chilliwack, B.C. RCMP say they are seeking witnesses to the attempted abduction on the grounds of...
Man stabbed near St. Lawrence Market, suspect in custody
Toronto police say a man was stabbed in the Front Street East and Market Street area on Thursday night. It happened at around 7:47 p.m. Officers were called about an altercation between two people and arrived to find a man...
Tow truck shot at in Brampton: Peel police
Peel Regional Police are investigating after a tow truck was shot at in a parking lot in Brampton on Thursday night. Officers were called to a gas station in the Bovaird Drive and Mountainash Road area just before 6 p.m....
Ontario’s more restrictive transparency law nixes request for health minister records
TORONTO — Ontario’s new and more restrictive freedom-of-information laws have quashed another request, this time for documents that may have given a glimpse into potential hospital cuts. More than 70 per cent of Ontario hospitals are forecasting deficits, and Health...
Public health agency says World Cup poses high risk of measles spread
OTTAWA — There is a high risk of measles transmission within Canada during the FIFA World Cup, an analysis by the Public Health Agency of Canada warned Thursday. The federal agency completed its infectious disease risk assessment as officials prepare...
Montreal sex workers to go on strike during Grand Prix weekend
MONTREAL — A group of sex workers in Montreal are calling for a general strike during Grand Prix weekend to demand better working conditions. The Sex Work Autonomous Committee says its members want an end to the nightly fees that...
