Rachel Notley warns of new measures next week if no progress in B.C. pipeline talks. That province has until next week to step back from its threat to reduce bitumen shipments, or Alberta will come at its western neighbours with guns blazing. “Albertans are only so patient. We do have other...
It is stout but fast, a top predator affectionately called "Canada's shark." But years of intense fishing left the porbeagle shark endangered, and the federal government is now considering protection measures. The shark — which can reach more than three metres in length — is commonly found in Canada's North Atlantic...
An arbitrator says a former Canadian Pacific train conductor who was fired over social media posts is entitled to monetary compensation, but not to getting her job back at the railway company. Stephanie Katelnikoff was dismissed in November 2017 over disparaging remarks she made about the company online as well...
A charge of sexual assault and another charge of voyeurism have been laid against a constable from the RCMP’s Meteghan Detachment. The province’s independent Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) laid the charges against Const. Yannick Frechette, 27, following an investigation of an incident alleged to have occurred at a party...
There was a tragedy in the GTA on June 18. A multi-vehicle crash has left four people dead and one man in a life-threatening condition. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has been notified and is now investigating the Brampton car crash that killed three children and a woman on...
Two biological sons of Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard have alleged that the Lyford Cay billionaire orchestrated his long-time girlfriend to have sex with them as minors in separate incidents in Canada and The Bahamas. The sons, referred to as Joe Doe Number 1 and Joe Doe Number 2, have...
Nuns living in a secluded Greek Orthodox convent in the Laurentian Mountains, northwest of Montreal, have recently been fined nearly $75,000 for allegedly selling milk without a permit. They do have their own “Fromagerie” where they produce feta cheese – which is regulated by the state. But this supposed violation...
Brampton-based doctor Kulvinder Kaur Gill is facing plenty of scorn and criticism from fellow physicians and others after she put out a series of tweets about COVID-19. A news outlet reviewed two email complaints about Gill’s tweets, including one by a family doctor to the College of Physicians and...
Two employees at separate Liquor Marts in Manitoba have tested positive for COVID-19. On Sunday, it was announced an employee at Winnipeg's largest Liquor Mart had the virus. In a news release, Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries confirmed a worker at the Grant Park Liquor Mart was notified of a positive test...
Police are on the hunt for a pair of bandits linked to a string of armed robberies and assaults in the southeast over the holidays. The crime spree started on Dec. 19 when two masked men held up a Circle K convenience store at 9909 Fairmont drive S.E. around 1...