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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A scammer targeting an elderly victim lied about being their daughter and being involved in a car accident that killed a young boy in a bid to obtain money, Toronto police say. Toronto police said in a news release that on Tuesday, …
Read More »‘No law and order’: Calgary man who lived in Sudan worries for friends in Khartoum
Jose Tenga has worked in conflict zones in five African countries and now calls Calgary home, but still has friends in Sudan from when he lived in Khartoum. “It’s very distressing. These guys are worried about the way the fighting has spread throughout the city. You cannot say there is …
Read More »Ontario to expand list of tests midwives can order; midwives say it’s a first step
TORONTO — Ontario is set to expand the list of tests midwives can order and perform, as part of the government’s push to increase community care options and ease health system pressures. However, midwives say that while the step is welcome, government regulations are still preventing them from practising within …
Read More »Brampton man with weapons prohibition order charged after firearms seized: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 26-year-old man from Brampton has been charged in connection with a firearm investigation, police say. Peel Regional Police aid on Thursday at around 2:38 a.m., officers received a report of a medical incident in the Dixie Road and Clark Boulevard area. …
Read More »Man out on release order arrested after 9 bank robberies over 3 months: Toronto police – Toronto
A man out on a release order has been charged in connection with nine bank robberies over the past three months, at least six of which resulted in cash being stolen, Toronto police say. Police said between Nov. 4 and Jan. 30, officers responded to seven robbery and hold-up calls …
Read More »Chef who helped feed millions of Ukrainians awarded Ukraine's Order of Merit
Chef José Andrés of the World Central Kitchen speaks with Rosemary Barton Live about his efforts to feed millions of Ukrainians and bring them hope through food. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the chef the country’s Order of Merit. News Source link
Read More »Toronto apartment building faces 84 city complaints. But owner’s appealing order to fix it
The owner of an apartment tower dubbed one of the worst in the city by tenant advocates goes before a city panel Monday morning facing a list of property standards violations that is 15 pages long. Carolyn Krebs, who also goes by Carolyn Goodman and Marian Linton, has appealed to the Toronto and …
Read More »Vancouver police arrested a man for breaching a protection order. Why that matters for victims of violence
Vancouver police came under scrutiny last week after videos of a man being arrested were posted on social media, but police say their actions were justified by a court order protecting the man’s wife. Videos of the arrest in the parking lot of the Trout Lake Community Centre in East Vancouver …
Read More »Doug McCallum’s vision of a 60,000-seat stadium in Surrey ‘a tall order,’ says Rogers Arena builder
It’s a campaign promise that’s quickly become the talk of Surrey’s election. “We are going to build a 60,000-person arena in Surrey. It’ll be a multi-use arena for all sports,” Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum said Wednesday, during an event marking the start of construction on a new Cloverdale Arena. McCallum followed up …
Read More »Tax agency obtains ‘jeopardy order’ for debt from Downton Abbey-loving billionaire
Canada’s tax agency has obtained an order to seize debts owed by a Chinese billionaire whose love of Downton Abbey inspired him to pay more than $11 million for an iconic Vancouver mansion in the same year he claimed income of just $9,424. According to a federal court judgment issued …
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