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Toronto police say a 37-year-old man has been charged with first degree murder in connection with a shooting in Scarborough at the end of last year. On Dec. 30, at around 5:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting at a building at Birchmount Road and Sheppard Avenue. Police …
Read More »Another high-ranking Toronto police officer facing misconduct investigation
A high-ranking Toronto police officer is facing misconduct charges under the Police Services Act for allegedly allowing her nephew to leave the scene of a crash, in turn contravening the force’s conflict of interest policy and removing an investigator’s ability to determine if alcohol was a factor in the collision, …
Read More »Facing racism when using status cards is ‘near-universal’ experience, UBCIC report finds
Discrimination, racism and confusion are “near-universal” experiences for Indigenous people who use status cards in everyday transactions, according to a new report from the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC). A survey released with the report found 99 per cent of respondents had been mistreated when they used the government-issued cards to purchase …
Read More »80-year-old facing $23K bill after racing pigeons were seized while he was in hospital
Arthur Plasschaert has been racing pigeons as a hobby since he was a 13-year-old in the Netherlands. A retired real estate agent, he’s spent the last five decades raising and racing the birds about 140 kilometres east of Toronto, in Brighton, Ont. Now, he says his pigeons have been taken away and he’s …
Read More »Facing foreign conflicts, domestic disasters, Canada’s top soldier worries about readiness
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre says he’s worried about the Canadian Armed Forces’ readiness as it faces pressure both from the conflict in Ukraine and the need to respond to natural disasters at home. In an interview on Rosemary Barton Live on Sunday, Eyre said the two issues represented …
Read More »Man facing murder charges escapes North Fraser Pre-trial facility
Rabih “Robby” Alkhalil, one of three men facing murder charges for gang-related killings in B.C. in 2012, escaped from the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, about half an hour’s drive east from Vancouver, on Thursday night, police said. Coquitlam RCMP said in a late-night news release that staff …
Read More »Sri Lanka’s political, economic turmoil leaves millions facing a food crisis
Aid agencies are warning the health and well-being of six million Sri Lankans could be in peril as the country contends with extraordinary political upheaval and a punishing economic collapse. Ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country Wednesday, the day he was set to resign under intense public pressure to step …
Read More »Facing eviction for using air conditioning, residents of a Parkdale building speak out
Dozens of residents of a Parkdale apartment building are suddenly facing eviction for using air conditioning, fearing their landlord’s crackdown is an attempt to rid the building of those with lower rents and bring in higher paying tenants. Bhutila Karpoche, MPP for Parkdale-High Park, told CBC News she is aware …
Read More »Facing blackouts and long waits, this St. John’s man is thanking virtual care for saving his life
Dylan Harris of St. John’s is crediting a virtual emergency room with saving his life after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. (Martin Jones/CBC) After waiting hours in an emergency room without finding an explanation for his condition, a St. John’s man is thanking a virtual clinic for saving his …
Read More »Kickboxing champ facing uncertain future as he fights to stay in Canada
They’re an unlikely pair, the two of them. One a 26-year-old Egyptian fighter, the other a little boy. They spar with each other, practise using a balance ball, and work out, all while Ethan Shaw gives Hady Ghoneim a rundown on his life. “I feel so good, I feel like a new person,” …
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