Canada school shooter sentenced to life in prison The man’s identity is protected by a court-ordered publication ban because he was a minor during the January 2016 killings in the isolated and impoverished town of La Loche in northern Saskatchewan. He was sentenced after pleading guilty last year to killing a teacher and teaching assistant in a local school and two teenage brothers in their home in La … Read More
Canada building permits up in March on plans for apartments The value of Canadian building permits rose more than expected in March on increased plans to build apartment buildings in the provinces of Quebec and British Columbia, data from Statistics Canada showed on Wednesday. The 3.1-percent increase topped economists’ forecasts for a gain of 2.0 percent, while February was revised slightly downward to a decline of 2.8 percent from an … Read More
‘Toronto Strong’: Trudeau, Wynne and Tory join thousands at vigil mourning victims of van attack Thousands of mourners attended a vigil in Toronto Sunday evening where religious leaders lit candles, sang songs and laid flowers to remember those killed and injured nearly a week earlier when a van plowed through dozens of pedestrians along a busy street. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and Toronto Mayor John Tory all … Read More
Police officer tells massage therapist ‘happy endings’ are ‘part of the business’ Montreal woman eventually files report after first officer seemed to try to dissuade her from doing so A West Island registered massage therapist is urging Montreal police to examine how they handle complaints of unwanted sexual behaviour after an officer seemed to try to dissuade her from filing a report and repeatedly told her to not be “emotional.” Claudia Cavaliere, 20, … Read More
Whitby man, 29, dead after single-vehicle crash on Highway 403 Ontario Provincial Police say one man is dead after a single-vehicle crash on highway 403 overnight Friday. They said a 29-year-old man from Whitby was driving the wrong way on Highway 403 around 3:30 a.m. before crashing into a concrete guardrail. He was pronounced dead at the scene. OPP said they aren’t sure when the vehicle got onto the highway but … Read More
Canadian Muslim charities lead fundraising for Toronto van attack victims Canadian Muslim charities are leading fundraising efforts to help victims of Monday’s van attack in Toronto and their families cope with medical and funeral costs, teaming up with Toronto’s city government. Suspect Alek Minassian, 25, was charged with 10 counts of murder and 13 counts of attempted murder on Tuesday after he plowed a rental van into pedestrians on a … Read More
B.C. business leaders announce campaign in support of Trans Mountain pipeline Representatives of industry associations met in Vancouver on Thursday morning to announce plans for a campaign supporting the completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The assembled business leaders said they believe that Canada’s reputation as a safe place to invest is at risk if Kinder Morgan’s plans for the pipeline aren’t allowed to proceed. “We’re at a point of crisis of … Read More
Justin Trudeau to interrupt foreign trip to meet B.C., Alberta premiers over troubled Trans Mountain pipeline Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will break off a foreign trip to return to Ottawa for a meeting on Sunday with the premiers of two provinces arguing over an oil pipeline, his office said on Thursday. The unexpected development is a sign of the pressure building on Trudeau to solve a dispute which could turn into a constitutional crisis. Trudeau’s federal … Read More
Celebrated Indigenous law school dean resigns claiming systemic racism Angelique EagleWoman, who became first Indigenous dean of a Canadian law school, says efforts to bring meaningful change “thwarted” by Lakehead University. In 2016, Angelique EagleWoman packed up her life in the United States and moved north to Thunder Bay, where she became the first Indigenous dean of a Canadian law school. Her appointment at Lakehead University’s law faculty was … Read More
Member of ‘social group’ wanted in alleged $10M Toronto fraud ring handed over to police Something was different about the man known as Mickie Noah. More than a year after police in Toronto issued a warrant for his arrest, he was in front of investigators. He looked thinner, in a hoodie and track pants. Det.-Const. Timothy Trotter noticed he wasn’t even wearing a watch. “A polite term, would be considerably diminished from his former stature … Read More