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Inuit say the Nutrition North subsidy, meant to keep the price of food in rural communities affordable, isn’t working and is instead enriching retailers. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press) People in Nunavut and northern Labrador have been writing to Canadian government officials this year to say grocers were charging exorbitant prices …
Read More »Brother of Hamas hostage travels the world pleading for his safe return
Michael Levy is on a mission that has brought him to Toronto from Israel to share his brother’s story in hopes of raising awareness about the hostages still being held and to call for them to be released immediately. “My little brother had to watch his wife being murdered in …
Read More »Man sentenced after pleading guilty in Edmonton to luring, child pornography charges involving 92 victims
WARNING: This article contains disturbing content. After pleading guilty to sex crimes involving dozens of child victims, a 38-year-old man was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a judge in Edmonton on Thursday afternoon. He will receive 45 months of credit for time he has already served behind bars. …
Read More »Former GTA daycare worker gets no jail time after pleading guilty to assaulting 5 children
A former GTA daycare worker who pleaded guilty to slapping, kneeing and dragging five children has been given no jail time. Magdelene Vasanthkumar, now 52, worked at BrightPath Maple on Maple Avenue — one of two locations owned by BrightPath Early Learning Centre and Child Care in Milton, Ont. Security video from the daycare …
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