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Peel Regional Police say a phone call from a member of the community led to investigators “saving 13 people” as part of a human trafficking investigation. Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich told reporters on Wednesday that through Project Pacific, five people have been arrested and more than a dozen survivors were …
Read More »‘It’s a little odd’: Halifax police warn of suspicious call as wildfire rages on
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As a more-than 800-hectare wildfire continues to burn in the Halifax area, police are warning the public about a suspicious call reported Wednesday. Halifax Regional Police said a member of the public said they had received a call saying the fire was …
Read More »Open casting call for TV show being filmed at Kingston Penitentiary – Kingston
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Are you looking for your big break in Hollywood? A TV show called Forever Young has issued an open casting call for female extras to play inmates while the show is being shot at Kingston Penitentiary. In a press release, Tourism Kingston says …
Read More »Small child pronounced dead after Ajax, Ont. drowning call
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police and first responders are on the scene of a drowning reportedly involving a three-year-old child in Ajax, Ont. Durham Regional Police said a drowning call came on Tuesday evening in the area of Rossland Road West and Harwood Avenue. A three-year-old …
Read More »Advocates, teacher unions call for free school breakfast, lunch for Ontario students
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2023 6:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Advocacy groups, teachers’ unions and food banks are calling on the Ontario government to provide a free breakfast and lunch program in schools across the province. In a letter …
Read More »Staging a walkout, Manitoba students call for investments in fellowships and grants – Winnipeg
Across Canada, students at various post-secondary institutions flocked together to demand one thing: a more fair, livable wage. That was the case for students at the University of Manitoba who staged a walkout outside the institution’s campuses on Monday. The demands for graduate and post-doctoral students boiled down to wanting …
Read More »Ontario hospices call for more funding as costs, demands rise
Cash-strapped hospices in Ontario say the province needs to boost their annual funding because cost increases that began at the start of the pandemic have not eased. A group that represents roughly 75 hospices says these end-of-life care providers receive about $53-million a year from the province, which is used …
Read More »‘We don’t feel safe’: Winnipeg bakery owners call for action after 2nd break in – Winnipeg
The owners of Cinnaholic on McPhillips Street are calling for action regarding crime in the neighbourhood after the shop was broken into for a second time right before its one-year anniversary. Global News found out about the incident after reading a Facebook post made by the shop’s account. According to …
Read More »N.S. mass shooting: how gun smuggling happened, and the inquiry’s call for reforms
A decade before a Nova Scotia man used smuggled guns to murder 22 people in the province in 2020, police information systems had labelled him as a firearms risk. Yet those records never found their way to the Canada Border Services Agency, and they didn’t prevent the mass shooter from …
Read More »Carbon monoxide call at Toronto home sends 2 people to hospital – Toronto
Toronto fire officials say two people have been taken to hospital after a carbon monoxide call at a home in the city’s north end on Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to a home on Norwin Street, in the Bathurst Street and Steeles Avenue area, at around 7 p.m. A Toronto …
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