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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Police say roads in and around Queen’s Park are closed due to “a potential demonstration involving a number of vehicles.” Police issued the traffic alert about the road closures just before 5 a.m. on Tuesday. “Our intelligence is indicating it’s a …
Read More »‘Search the landfill’ protests planned across Canada for Monday
Calls to search a Manitoba landfill for the remains of slain Indigenous women will be heard across the country tomorrow. From Victoria to Halifax protesters will march to the steps of their local government buildings to protest and demand the Manitoba government pay to sift through over 61,000 tonnes of …
Read More »Manitoba liquor workers to go on strike with planned walkout – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Union workers with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries have issued a strike notice, with plans to hold a one-day, provincewide walkout on July 19. Represented by the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union, approximately 1,400 workers will be part of the strike action …
Read More »Sudan update coming as sources say no more Canadian flights planned – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As the violence in Sudan escalates, sources tell Global News there are no further air evacuations currently planned for Canadians in the conflict-ridden African nation and focus is now turning to departures via land and sea. That comes after a senior military …
Read More »Woman accused of killing Toronto lawyer in U-Haul truck attack had planned it for days: Crown
On the first day of court proceedings, the Crown began to lay out a case for motive and intent in the killing of commercial lawyer Scott Rosen in December 2020. In its opening statements of the jury trial, the Crown argued that Anh Thu Chiem, accused of killing Rosen and facing …
Read More »Bank of Canada expected to hold interest rate under planned pause on hikes – National
One year after the Bank of Canada’s aggressive rate hike cycle began, economists widely expect the central bank will stick to its plan of holding its key interest rate steady at its next scheduled announcement. In making its rate decision next week, the central bank likely feels assured about its …
Read More »‘World Unity Convoy’ planned for February in Winnipeg, organizers say – Winnipeg
The organizers of a so-called “Freedom Convoy” that paralyzed Ottawa for a month in February announced a 2023 gathering in Winnipeg. Organizers announced the plans to hold a “World Unity Convoy” in Winnipeg in a Facebook Live video Dec. 25, from a page called “Canada Unity”. They say the event …
Read More »Candlelight vigil planned for victims of Vaughan, Ont. condo shooting – Toronto
VAUGHAN, Ont. — A candlelight vigil is expected to take place tonight for the victims of a Toronto-area condo shooting. York Regional Police say five people were killed and one woman seriously injured Sunday night when a 73-year-old gunman went on a shooting rampage in his Vaughan, Ont., condo building …
Read More »Candlelight vigil planned for 6 young people killed in Barrie, Ont., crash
A candlelight vigil is set to take place today to honour the six young people killed in last weekend’s Barrie, Ont., car crash. The six victims, all in their early 20s, were found dead at the site of a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, hours after police reported them missing. …
Read More »Ahead of planned Canada Day protests, federal minister says he hopes lessons have been learned
The federal public safety minister said he wants people to celebrate Canada Day, but with protests planned for the upcoming holiday weekend in Ottawa, Marco Mendicino says he’s hoping the mistakes of last winter won’t be repeated. “I think Canadians should celebrate Canada Day. We’ve been through a marathon of the …
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