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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A monitor’s report says Postmedia Network Inc. has offered $1 million to purchase Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain. The offer is being recommended by Toronto-based KSV Restructuring Inc., the court-appointed monitor overseeing the insolvency proceedings involving SaltWire Network Inc. and the Halifax Herald …
Read More »Canada’s privacy commissioner launches investigation into Ticketmaster breach – National
Canada’s privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster after a massive data breach leaked the personal information of more than a half billion customers worldwide, including the private data of Canadians, as first reported by Global News. “Ticketmaster holds the personal information of millions of Canadians. The investigation will …
Read More »Summer McIntosh wins Canada’s 1st swimming gold of Paris 2024
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 29, 2024 3:05 pm Updated July 29, 2024 10:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh is the Olympic champion in the women’s 400-metre individual medley. The 17-year-old from Toronto became the first Canadian …
Read More »Canada’s Crime Severity Index higher in 2023 with increased child exploitation – Winnipeg
Statistics Canada recently released its figures for the Crime Severity Index (CSI) for 2023. Data show that the rate rose 2.1 per cent between 2022 and 2023, which translates to a rate of 80.5 per 100,000 people. This is the highest the CSI has been since 2010, but well below …
Read More »Postmedia to buy Atlantic Canada’s insolvent SaltWire newspaper chain
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 26, 2024 10:46 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Postmedia Network Inc. announced today plans to buy certain businesses belonging to SaltWire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Ltd., the two insolvent companies behind Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain. …
Read More »B.C. heat warnings extend, Canada’s hot spot in province
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 21, 2024 12:36 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C. is sweltering under the latest heat wave that has pushed temperatures in the eastern and southern regions of the province into the mid-to-high-30s and beyond. Environment …
Read More »Canada’s Joly visiting China after years-long rift – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is headed to China on Friday at the invitation of Beijing, after years of diplomatic strain following the 2018 detention of two Canadians. In recent months, China has urged Canada to work on shared priorities and draw less attention …
Read More »17-year-old girl reportedly falls from ride at Canada’s Wonderland
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 17-year-old girl reportedly fell from a ride at Canada’s Wonderland Thursday, sending her to a trauma centre. York Region Paramedic Services told Global News they responded to the amusement park in Vaughan at around 2:30 p.m. after receiving a call that …
Read More »Canada’s wildfire season close to 10-year average heading into the peak summer months
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 12, 2024 12:03 pm Updated July 12, 2024 12:31 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal officials say rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl that has caused flash floods in the Maritimes is also lowering the …
Read More »Canada’s 1st female defence chief, a U.K. vote and top stories this week – National
The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, swept the polls in the United Kingdom this week while Canada is set to get its first female chief of defence staff. And who is Count Binface, the “intergalactic space warrior” who ran against ex-British prime minister Rishi Sunak? Here were some of …
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