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As the grocery code of conduct nears completion, the Canadian industry’s biggest player is raising concerns the guidelines could add fuel to the food inflation fire. Loblaw Companies Ltd. said it’s worried the code could “raise food prices for Canadians by more than $1 billion” in a letter sent to …
Read More »Ontario neck guard maker says demand surged after hockey player’s death
The owner of an Ontario company that makes top-of-the-line slash-resistant neck guards for hockey players says he’s been sold out of the product since a late October “freak accident” at a hockey game in England. Joe Camillo, owner of Hamilton, Ont., based Niko Apparel Systems and AEGIS Impact Protection, said …
Read More »Toronto area fare integration set to boost ridership, halve costs for some commuters
Fare integration across the Greater Toronto Area could be used almost 160,000 times per day and attract thousands of new public transit riders, according to the province’s internal estimates of the impending policy. The Ford government is set to eliminate costly double fares across the GTHA in early 2024 — …
Read More »Bombers prepare for fourth consecutive appearance in CFL’s West Final – Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers take on the B.C. Lions this Saturday at IG Field for the Canadian Football League’s West Final, and while it’s familiar ground for the Bombers — their fourth consecutive appearance in the conference championship — the team says it isn’t taking anything for granted. Veteran defensive …
Read More »80,000 nurses and health-care workers launch 2-day strike in Quebec – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tens of thousands of health-care workers across Quebec hit the picket line early Wednesday as part of a two-day strike action to demand better working conditions. About 80,000 nurses, licensed practical nurses and respiratory therapists are among the latest public sectors workers …
Read More »London, Ont. attack trial: Accused another step closer to learning his fate
Warning: Readers may find the contents of this story disturbing. The jury has been excused until Friday at the earliest after evidence concluded in the trial for the Ontario man accused of deliberately running down a Muslim family in his pickup truck, killing four and seriously injuring a child. The …
Read More »Freezing rain warning in effect for parts of southern Ontario
A freezing rain warning is in effect for parts of southern Ontario with a system set to move into the region on Wednesday. The warning from Environment Canada stretches from the eastern shores of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay and includes parts of the western and northern Greater Toronto Area. …
Read More »Judge expected to give final instructions to jury in Peter Nygard’s sex assault trial
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 8, 2023 6:15 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The judge presiding over Peter Nygard’s sexual assault trial is expected to give his final instructions to the jury today before they begin deliberating their verdict in the case. The jury …
Read More »Sask. talk show host John Gormley announces retirement
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan talk show host John Gormley announced he is stepping away from the microphone after 25 years on the airwaves. His last on-air day will be on Nov. 24, 2023, to host his final daily conversation. “I want to say ‘thanks,’ for …
Read More »Property of woman who disappeared 51 years ago searched by Ontario police
Now over 51 years since the disappearance of a woman just north of Peterborough, Ont., investigators returned to her family’s property on Tuesday to conduct a search. Peterborough County OPP say 45-year-old Francis Muriel Harris (nee Johnson) was last seen on April 21, 1972, at her home on Highway 28 …
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