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A Canadian man has been convicted in a mass-mailing fraud scheme that swindled citizens in the United States out of more than $175 million over the span of two decades. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a statement that Patrice Runner, 57, was convicted last Friday by a …
Read More »Jamal Murray of Denver Nuggets joins elite Canadian company as NBA champion
Canadian guard Jamal Murray scored 14 points while adding another eight assists and eight rebounds to help the Denver Nuggets top the Miami Heat 94-89 to win their first NBA title and put the Kitchener, Ont. in some elite company. “I envisioned this as a young ‘un growing up, so, …
Read More »RBC Canadian Open teeing off in Toronto amid controversy in golf world
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 8, 2023 7:40 am Updated June 8, 2023 7:42 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some of the world’s top players are teeing off at the RBC Canadian Open today amid the hotly debated LIV Golf-PGA Tour controversy that shook …
Read More »Montreal is the last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup. Three decades later we look back
Kirk Muller remembers the speech like it was yesterday. Down 2-0 to the Quebec Nordiques in the first round of the 1993 playoffs — and coming off a clunky regular-season finish — Montreal Canadiens general manager Serge Savard addressed the group during a meal. “Our plane broke down and we …
Read More »Inside the Canadian forest fire centre making key decisions about wildfire response – National
Weather maps hang on the walls and precipitation reports flash across screens in the Winnipeg office where major decisions about Canada’s battle against an unprecedented wildfire season are made. Inside the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre headquarters in Manitoba’s capital, just east of the exact longitudinal centre of Canada, there …
Read More »Canadian Forces reservist died fighting with ISIS
The Canadian Armed Forces has confirmed that one of its former reservists was killed after making his way to Iraq to join the so-called Islamic State. Private Bilal Khan enlisted in the terrorist group shortly after he was released from the Canadian military in October 2014, a spokesperson said. “We …
Read More »O’Toole says Canadian intelligence found “active” voter suppression by Beijing – National
Former Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says Canada’s intelligence found an “active campaign of voter suppression” against him and his party in the 2021 election. O’Toole made the comments Tuesday from the floor of the House of Commons, within which MPs are protected by parliamentary privilege from civil or criminal prosecution …
Read More »More Canadian companies adopt ‘stay interviews’ amid push to retain staff – National
When Tara Vanderloo’s employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell – and to hear their unvarnished reasons why. “I know people get called by recruiters, so I’ve asked the question: ‘who are you talking to or what type …
Read More »Ontario engineer regulator drops Canadian experience qualification
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 23, 2023 11:13 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Internationally trained engineers no longer require Canadian work experience to be licensed in Ontario. Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province’s regulator for professional engineers has dropped the …
Read More »A Canadian Al Qaeda bomb-maker is coming out of prison. When are terrorists ready for release?
Caught recruiting for an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist cell in Ottawa, Hiva Alizadeh was sentenced to 24 years in 2014. But he is already being released after telling the Parole Board of Canada on Wednesday that he had abandoned terrorism and was ready to move on. At a hearing to approve …
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