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Traffic in Toronto can feel like a nightmare for motorists, but a new task force is aiming to find solutions to the growing problem. “There’s a tipping point, and we’ve arrived at it, where people are so frustrated and it’s really starting to inhibit economic activity, business activity in the …
Read More »COP28: A Canadian lawyer’s backchannel strategy to force polluters to act
With the United Nations’ climate conference, known as COP, underway in Dubai this week amid the usual delegate wrangling to phase out fossil fuels, one Canadian human rights lawyer at the annual event is promoting a different approach to compel nations to lower their emissions. Payam Akhavan made a name …
Read More »2 vehicles recovered, numerous charges laid by carjacking task force investigators
By Stewart Lewis Global News Posted October 26, 2023 12:39 pm Updated October 26, 2023 12:59 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Provincial Carjacking Task Force investigators have laid numerous charges and recovered two stolen vehicles as part of a multi-jurisdictional investigation. On Oct. 24, while investigating …
Read More »RCMP investigates ex-RCAF pilots reportedly training China’s air force – National
The RCMP is investigating a report that former Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilots are helping to train fighters within China’s air force. Canada’s federal police force confirmed to Global News Tuesday it has started an investigation after a report emerged last year that Beijing might be paying ex-RCAF top …
Read More »Lightning down Maple Leafs 4-2 to force Game 6
Michael Eyssimont had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Thursday to force Game 6 in their first-round playoff series. Anthony Cirelli, with a goal and an assist, Nick Paul and Alex Killorn, into an empty net, also scored for …
Read More »New census data to shed light on Canada’s labour force, commuting habits – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2022 6:34 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new census release from Statistics Canada Wednesday is expected to shed light on how people got to work last year, and what kind of jobs they were doing. A notable …
Read More »Surrey, B.C. Council is one step closer to scrapping municipal police force – BC
Surrey, B.C., city council is one step closure to reversing its police transition and keeping the Municipal RCMP. Council members heard from the head of the municipal RCMP detachment as it votes on directing staff to craft a final plan to keep the Mounties and scrap the transition in progress …
Read More »Senior Ottawa police officer says force should have taken intelligence about truck convoy more seriously
A senior member with the Ottawa Police Service says the force should have taken intelligence that suggested the Freedom Convoy protesters planned to stay past two days more seriously. Patricia Ferguson, acting deputy chief of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), made the admission while testifying before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Thursday. …
Read More »New protections for air travellers come into force this week — but they don’t go far enough, critics say
New regulations on refunds for air passengers are coming into force this week, but consumer advocates and airlines are raising concerns about the rules. Since 2019, federal rules have required airlines to compensate passengers for delayed or cancelled flights when those disruptions happen for reasons the airlines themselves can control. Starting Sept. 8, airlines will …
Read More »Can Ontario force hospital patients into long-term care homes? It’s complicated
Advocates are gearing up for legal battles against Ontario’s plan to move elderly and chronically ill patients out of hospitals and into long-term care homes, with lawyers warning the proposed change is a breach of patients’ human rights. Under legislation unveiled last week, hospital patients who are deemed to no longer require …
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