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Title insurers need to be brought under anti-money laundering rules to fight against scam artists who impersonate homeowners to sell or mortgage their properties, a former insurance executive says. Tim Hyde, who spent years in the title insurance business in Ontario, said dozens of cases involving impersonators in Ontario and …
Read More »Contract instructors, TAs go on strike at Carleton University after no deal reached
Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4600 says the strike began Monday after it and the university in Ottawa could not reach an agreement over the weekend. News Source link
Read More »Brampton women’s shelter facing closure, in desperate need of provincial funding – Toronto
A women’s shelter in Brampton, Ont., is on the brink of closure, and may be forced to shut its doors as early as next month if it does not receive additional funding. This could leave dozens of single mothers and women fleeing intimate partner violence without a place to go. …
Read More »House fire kills boy, 11, in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation: Manitoba RCMP – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Chief of Sioux Valley Dakota Nation says the community is in mourning following a house fire that killed an 11-year-old boy over the weekend. Police have said seven people were inside the home when fire broke around 6:50 p.m. Saturday. Read …
Read More »Senior Mounties involved in N.S. mass shooting response either retired or in new jobs
As a public inquiry prepares for the release of its final report into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting, its findings are sure to refocus the spotlight on the RCMP’s problem-plagued response to the 13-hour rampage that claimed 22 lives. Almost three years after a man disguised as a Mountie …
Read More »Ontario minister defends covering fewer eye exams for seniors
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones is defending a move to reduce the frequency of eye exams for healthy seniors, saying Monday that changes to funding for optometry services involve “fine tuning” the coverage. Jones announced Friday that the government had reached a funding agreement with optometrists that increases some payments …
Read More »Toronto Blue Jays menu at Rogers Centre will feature poutine hot dogs among new items
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Blue Jays fans can expect a raft of changes at the Rogers Centre for the upcoming season to include an adventurous new menu at some stands featuring a poutine hot dog among other items. The Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto has …
Read More »Man faces liquor sale charges after traffic stop: Manitoba RCMP – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 25-year-old man is facing charges related to unlawful transport and sale of liquor after police conducted a traffic stop on Mystery Lake Drive in Thompson, Man. On Sunday at 5:30 p.m., RCMP conducted a traffic stop and they say upon approaching …
Read More »Shoppers Drug Mart steps away from medical cannabis with business shift – National
Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. is moving away from its medical cannabis distribution business and preparing to transfer patients to a platform run by biopharmaceutical company Avicanna Inc. The pharmacy chain owned by Loblaw Companies Ltd. announced the shift Tuesday, but did not say what prompted the change or how much …
Read More »Several southern Ontario public health units warn whooping cough on the rise
Several public health units in southwestern Ontario say they’ve seen a spike in cases of whooping cough and are urging residents to get vaccinated against the respiratory illness that can be particularly severe in young children. Southwestern Public Health — which serves Oxford County, Elgin County and St. Thomas, Ont. …
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