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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A former airline captain is facing fraud charges after he allegedly flew hundreds of flights over …
Read More »Vancouver teacher says sudden licence suspension felt like a ‘gut punch’
As a birthday surprise for secondary school teacher Chris Matisz, he received what he felt like a “gut-punch” when he opened a letter from the Ministry of Education saying he had lost his job. “It literally feels like in the moment that your whole world has turned upside down,” said …
Read More »I lost my driver’s licence for a year. Everything went uphill from there
This First Person column is written by Vivienne Steele, who lives in Whitehorse. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ. I was on an epic solo adventure vacation in Morocco two years ago when I had a seizure on a hot air balloon ride. Despite the public …
Read More »Goodfood’s licence suspended by Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has suspended the Safe Food for Canadians licence of Goodfood — a …
Read More »Law society suspends licence of Deepak Paradkar, Ontario lawyer tied to alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The Law Society of Ontario has suspended the licence of Deepak Paradkar, one of seven Canadians arrested in connection with alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding’s cocaine smuggling …
Read More »ICBC to recall Kamloops man’s ‘FIVE-0’ licence plate due to police reference
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A British Columbia licence plate that reads “FIVE-0” is getting the 86 from ICBC a decade after it was issued. Kamloops, B.C., resident Jimmy Jay says he …
Read More »Lindsey Coyle gives up Ontario nursing licence in misconduct case, years after guilty plea in patient death
Lindsey Coyle of Fort Frances agreed to give up her licence during a disciplinary hearing Thursday by Ontario’s governing body for nurses, three years after she pleaded guilty in the 2015 death of an elderly patient. Coyle was a registered practical nurse at La Verendrye Hospital. She pleaded guilty in …
Read More »Manitoba Métis president ticketed for fishing without a licence, province says – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A recent interaction between a conservation officer and David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation, appears set to become the latest skirmish in the battle over Indigenous hunting and fishing rights in the province.Chartrand was given a ticket last month for …
Read More »Would Bonnie Crombie reinstate licence plate registration fees? Answer depends on the day
Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie offered two competing answers on whether or not the party would revive the provincial licence plate registration fee if she becomes premier after the next election: at first stating she “would look at it” before reversing course one week later. In a one-on-one interview with …
Read More »Automatic licence plate renewals set to begin in Ontario
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario drivers will soon have their licence plates renewed automatically. The Ford government noted in a news release Wednesday that the change will take effect on July 1 “and will save vehicle owners time, amounting to more than 900,000 hours every year.” …
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