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Alleged Canadian ISIS recruiter Awso Peshdary has agreed to plead guilty to all charges, according to court documents circulated Tuesday by federal prosecutors. The Ottawa terror suspect has asked to appear in the Ontario court on Thursday to change his pleas to guilty and proceed directly to sentencing. Peshdary “wishes …
Read More »Young man, teen girl arrested for allegedly fleeing police with gun, drugs in Toronto car – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Toronto have arrested a young man and a teenage girl they say fled a traffic stop with a gun and drugs in their car. Toronto police said that, on Sunday, an officer tried to stop a vehicle around King Street …
Read More »Saint John, N.B. looking for ways to open childcare spaces to ‘hundreds’ – New Brunswick
The City of Saint John is set to look for ways to tackle an ongoing daycare shortage in the city. Presented at Saint John Common Council, Coun. Barry Ogden and Joanna Killen are hoping to find ways the city can work with developers and other city stakeholders to find ways …
Read More »Some parents are leaving Ontario because of frustrations with its autism program
Marie Lee and her family stepped off a plane in Calgary on Tuesday, ready to start a new life — but for all of Western Canada’s charms, their move had more to do with getting out of Ontario. Lee had received news that her nearly three-year-old daughter, who has severe …
Read More »Chief Poundmaker’s pipe, saddle bag returning from Royal Ontario Museum to family – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Artifacts belonging to a 19th century Plains Cree chief who was known as a peacekeeper are expected to be returned to his descendants in a repatriation ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum. The Toronto-based museum is transferring a pipe and …
Read More »Wesley moving programs to larger site next winter, day centre to close in March – Hamilton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A central Hamilton, Ont. non-profit supporting those experiencing poverty and homelessness says its set to relocate to a larger site, currently housing a retirement residence. In a release on Tuesday, Wesley Urban Ministries says it has an agreement to move from it’s …
Read More »Winter storm descends over southern Ontario, snow and freezing rain forecasted
A messy mix of winter weather is in the forecast for southern Ontario with Environment Canada warning of heavy snow and freezing rain. Most of southern Ontario is under weather warnings as a storm from America’s northern plains is expected to roll through starting Wednesday afternoon and into Thursday. As …
Read More »Teen girl sexually assaulted after meeting man she met online: Toronto police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say a teenage girl was sexually assaulted after she met up with a man she had gotten to know online. Police said the incident happened on Dec. 9 at around 5:30 p.m. in the Bloor Street West and Parkside Drive …
Read More »Statistics Canada set to release January inflation rate as fuel prices soared – National
Statistics Canada is set to release its reading on inflation for January Tuesday morning. The federal agency’s consumer price index report will give insight on how high prices were in January compared with a year ago, as well as the month prior. Canada’s annual inflation rate has been slowing since …
Read More »How Jimmy Carter once helped clean up a partial nuclear meltdown — in Ontario
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 20, 2023 3:42 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size He is known now as Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. But in December 1952, James Earl Carter Jr. was a young U.S. naval officer about to be …
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