Author: The Canadian Press
GIMLI — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on Ontario Premier Doug Ford Tuesday to drop plans for a boycott of Crown Royal whisky, and wrote Ford’s name on a barrel outside the plant north of Winnipeg where some of the whisky is mashed, distilled and aged. “We understand, Doug, that you get fired up and […]
SUDBURY — Police in Sudbury, Ont., say a 38-year-old woman is dead after a tent fire at a homeless encampment. Police say they were called around 10 p.m. Monday to the Energy Court encampment, where people had used snow to put the fire out. A woman was then found dead inside the tent. Police say […]
Before the latest anti-government protests in Iran began, Shadi Dashmiz was in contact with her father every day, exchanging calls, texts and pictures. But she suddenly lost touch with the 70-year-old who currently lives alone in the country, after the Iranian government disabled the internet and blocked landlines from placing international calls. For nearly a […]
OTTAWA — Gaye and Jim O’Neill have spend countless hours thinking about their daughter’s final hours in April 2023. It’s a memory they say they’d wish on no one — and it’s the reason why they joined a years-long legal campaign to change the way medical assistance in dying is delivered in British Columbia. The […]
TORONTO — A year ago, the Toronto Raptors were torn between pushing for a play-in berth or tanking for a top draft pick, but 12 months later they’re exceeding early expectations and positioned to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2022. Head coach Darko Rajakovic was asked to assess how his team was […]
Police in Niagara Region say a man accused of shooting an officer after a nearly 24-hour standoff in Welland, Ont., last month is now facing additional charges, including six counts of attempted murder with a firearm. Police say they were called to the scene near Plymouth Road and Second Street the morning of Dec. 19 […]
GIMLI — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to drop plans for a boycott of Crown Royal whisky. Kinew made the remark while standing outside the plant at Gimli, Man., where Crown Royal is mashed, distilled and aged. Ford has said that in retaliation for parent company Diageo deciding to […]
TORONTO — A woman offering to help supervise an Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions in drug money if he is released on bail testified Tuesday that he didn’t tell her details about his business or the sources of his income. The woman, whose identity is covered by a publication ban, took the […]
VANCOUVER — Political commentator Caroline Elliott has confirmed she will be joining the race for leader of British Columbia’s Conservative Party. Elliott, who was involved with the former BC Liberal Party and its successor, BC United, for about two decades, says she will represent the “change this party and province needs” and adds that she […]
TORONTO — A woman offering to help supervise an Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions in drug money if he is released on bail testified Tuesday that he didn’t tell her details about his business or the sources of his income. The woman, whose identity is covered by a publication ban, took the […]