Blair Canniff had been a patient at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for approximately six months when he said a social worker told him he was going to be moved. He thought he was going to assisted living but that’s not where they dropped him off. Blair Canniff uses a wheelchair …
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Hidden cameras capture bank employees misleading customers, pushing products that help sales targets
Current and former employees from BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD tell Marketplace about immense pressure to meet sales targets — pushing credit cards, mortgage insurance, mutual funds and other products — or risk losing their jobs. Marketplace hidden camera footage captures the big five breaking the law, says bank …
Read More »CMHC says new home construction jumped 14% in February from previous month
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in February climbed 14 per cent compared with January. Bounce-back from January was anticipated, says economist. The pace of new home construction climbed 14 per cent in February compared to the previous month, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. …
Read More »McDonald’s hit by tech outage in several countries around the world
McDonald’s said Friday a technology outage had disrupted operations at many of its outlets worldwide, including in Japan, the U.K. and Australia, but it ruled out the possibility of a cybersecurity incident. Fast-food restaurant chain said issue has since been resolved. McDonald’s apologized Friday for a technology outage had disrupted …
Read More »Woman gives birth on park bench outside Quebec hospital after finding main doors locked
A woman ended up giving birth outside the locked doors of the Sainte-Croix hospital in Drummondville, Que., early Tuesday morning in a turn of events Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé has since called “unacceptable.” The woman, her husband and two-year-old son mistakenly showed up at the hospital’s main entrance instead …
Read More »Family found dead in Brampton home gutted by suspicious fire identified by police
Investigators have identified the members of a family found dead inside a Brampton home destroyed last week by a fire police say was suspicious. Rajiv Warikoo, 51, Shilpa Kotha, 47, and their daughter Mahek Warikoo, 16, all lived at the residence in the area of Big Sky Way and Van …
Read More »Police ID woman, 42, killed in Scarborough townhouse
Toronto police have identified a woman killed early Thursday in a Scarborough townhouse. Julia MacIsaac, 42, of Toronto, was found with “obvious signs of trauma” in the home in the area of Scarborough Golf Club Road and Kingston Road, police said in a news release on Friday. Officers went to …
Read More »SpaceX’s Starship test flight makes it to space, but lost before splashdown
SpaceX will attempt to launch its 122-metre tall — or 37-storey — mega-rocket on its third test flight on Thursday. But the bigger goal is to prove that Starship will be ready for NASA’s Artemis III mission to the moon, slated to launch in 2026 Pressure mounts to prove its …
Read More »With no better option, this Gaza family breaks Ramadan fast in the rubble of home
Abu Mustafa Naji and his wife decided not to leave their home in Gaza even though it was bombed during the Israel-Hamas war. As Ramadan begins, they chose to break their fast on a table in the middle of what’s left. Abu Mustafa Naji and his wife sit in the …
Read More »Lineups at Montreal food bank growing longer. Experts call for end to ‘Band-Aid’ food insecurity solutions
Police were called to maintain order at a Parc-Extension food bank giveaway as the number of people coming for food nearly doubles. Food banks are ‘a way for politicians to skirt the deeper issues,’ Food Secure Canada says. A crowd gathered in front of the Parc-Extension food bank last month, …
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