A $300,000 certified cheque is missing after it was sent through Canada Post registered mail from Ontario to Quebec. The only way to get a new one leaves the man who sent it liable if the original is cashed by the wrong person. Certified cheques are ‘almost as good as …
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U.S. autoworker strike could idle Canadian supplier plants, manufacturers say
The ongoing strike by autoworkers at automotive plants in the United States will idle manufacturing plants in Canada in a matter of days, according to industry experts. UAW has threatened to expand strike action if no ‘serious progress’ in negotiations. The ongoing strike by autoworkers at automotive plants in the …
Read More »What are the ‘Five Eyes’? As Canada accuses India, what you need to know about the intelligence alliance
Following Canada’s accusation this week that agents with connections to the Indian government were responsible for the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canada’s Five Eyes allies have been reluctant to wade too deeply into the incident. Here’s what you need to know about the intelligence alliance, and how it …
Read More »Ontario MPP Kaleed Rasheed resigns from Ford’s cabinet following Greenbelt probe
Mississauga East-Cooksville MPP Kaleed Rasheed has resigned from cabinet and the Ontario Progressive Conservative caucus in the wake of an integrity commissioner probe into the province’s Greenbelt land swap. Rasheed’s resignation comes after reporting from CTV and the Trillium questioned the timeline about a trip to Las Vegas. The province’s …
Read More »4 B.C. wildfire fighters dead in crash west of Kamloops, police say
Four wildfire fighters are dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 about 70 kilometres west of Kamloops, police say. Subcontractors were driving home from fighting fires when their pickup hit a semi near Walhachin, B.C. Four wildfire fighters are dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 about 70 …
Read More »Army set to scrap dozens of troop carriers — even as Ukraine pleads for more equipment
The Canadian Army has dozens of older troop carriers it plans to send to the scrapheap this year — even though a private company has offered to refurbish them for use in Ukraine. Private company has offered to refurbish the vehicles for Ukraine’s war effort. The Canadian Army has dozens …
Read More »Protesters, counter-protesters shut down Ottawa streets over LGBTQ rights in schools
There were rolling closures on downtown Ottawa streets Wednesday as demonstrators marched through the city’s core. Wellington Street was closed Wednesday morning between Bank and Elgin streets going in both directions, Metcalfe Street was closed at Queen and Elgin and Bank streets were intermittently closed between Laurier and Wellington as …
Read More »Growth in illegal tobacco sales costing 3 provinces $2.47 billion in taxes: retail report
The governments of British Columbia, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador lost up to $2.47 billion in tax revenues over four years due to the growth in illegal tobacco sales, says a convenience industry report. The governments of British Columbia, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador lost up to $2.47 billion in …
Read More »Man who rammed van carrying children and pregnant women off road gets 5 years in prison
A judge says it’s surprising no one died when a man used his truck to ram an SUV with children and pregnant women off the road at high speed last year in eastern New Brunswick. Michael Gordon Augustine, 60, of Elsipogtog First Nation was sentenced to five years in prison …
Read More »Ex-corporal says government putting sexual assault cases in peril by failing to change the law
A retired corporal says the federal government is failing military victims of sexual assault by dragging its heels on stripping the Canadian Armed Forces of its power to investigate and prosecute sexual offences. The charge in Arianna Nolet’s case was stayed because of delays in getting to trial. A retired …
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