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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man went inside a Toronto school two days in a row last week, recorded students, and then posted the videos online, police say, in what officers are calling a “suspicious incident.” Toronto police said they’ve launched a mischief investigation and are …
Read More »Shopify CEO calls CRA request for Canadian stores’ records ‘overreach’
The CEO of Shopify is vowing to fight a request from the Canada Revenue Agency asking the e-commerce company to provide it with six years’ worth of merchant records. “I don’t particularly want a fight with the CRA (Canada’s tax authority)- but we got asked to backchannel them six years of records …
Read More »Ontario girl, 9, sets 3 Guinness World Records in hula hooping
Mamathi Vinoth would spend hours practising hula hooping after school every day to perfect her technique. Spinning, hopping and twirling, the nine-year-old worked on her strength, stamina and consistency. The hard work paid off a few weeks ago when the Grade 4 student from Mississauga, Ont., set three Guinness World …
Read More »Record lows shatter temperature records in Ontario during cold snap
Record temperatures were recorded in several parts of Ontario in recent days, breaking previous lows as far back as 1923. Environment and Climate Change Canada shared the deep freeze figures on Twitter. At Algonquin Park, a record low of negative 41.5 C was noted on Saturday, beating the previous record …
Read More »Whistleblowers allege U of T data project collected 600K patient records without consent
Ontario’s privacy commissioner is investigating a sweeping data project at the University of Toronto that is alleged to have collected over 600,000 electronic medical records without patient consent or knowledge. Filed last summer by a group of concerned doctors in the GTA, a privacy complaint alleges the University of Toronto …
Read More »Canada’s highest-paid CEOs made average of $14.3M in 2021, shattering records: report – National
Canada’s highest-paid CEOs and other top executives shattered records for compensation in 2021, according to a new report, earning an average of $14.3 million as soaring inflation began to take hold. The average calculated in the report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), released Monday, far surpasses the …
Read More »RCMP tried to gain Soviet naval intelligence from defector during Cold War, records show
The young Russian seaman who turned up exhausted and bleeding on the British Columbia shore struck a Canadian intelligence official as well mannered, sincere and athletic, built like Tarzan of the movies. Less than two years later, defector Sergei Kourdakov would die in a California motel room – apparently by …
Read More »Parole records reveal Saskatchewan suspect’s violent history
Long before he became the chief suspect in a mass killing and the subject of a multi-province manhunt, Myles Sanderson had a history of explosive violence, according to Parole Board of Canada documents from February of this year. Over two decades, Sanderson, 30, racked up 59 convictions for assault, assault with …
Read More »Banff sets transit records as visitors leave cars at home or in the town’s parking lots
Traffic is an endless headache for those living in the resort town of Banff — and a frustrating reality for those who visit the mountains vying for parking near attractions like the hot springs or gondola. This summer, the town tested a lane reversal over the Bow River Bridge leading …
Read More »Heat warnings cover most of B.C. as records set and risk of heat stress rises
Ongoing heat warnings cover most of British Columbia, and Environment Canada says the sweltering conditions have toppled more than a dozen daily temperature records. Fourteen records were set around the province on Tuesday, from Prince Rupert to Bella Bella, Ashcroft and across the Fraser Valley and South Coast. The oldest …
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