A Nova Scotia family has made a passionate appeal for the federal and Nova Scotia governments to end the "back and forth" over which should lead a public inquiry into a recent mass shooting. Darcy Dobson, the daughter of a licensed practical nurse who was among the 22 victims, writes...
Sweden's chief epidemiologist showed contrition Wednesday as criticism mounted over the Scandinavian country's hotly debated method of fighting the coronavirus, which has resulted in one of the highest death rates per capita in the world. Sweden has stood out among European nations and the world for the way it has...
The Ministry of Health reported 338 new cases of COVID-19, increasing Ontario’s total to 29,047. It marks a slight decrease compared to the last two days, when the province recorded at least 400 cases. Before that two-day stretch, Ontario had stayed below the 400-case benchmark on six straight occasions. The 338...
North Vancouver is legalizing drinking in some public places, so you can soon take a beer to the park. To help the city bounce back after the COVID-19 pandemic, North Vancouver voted on a few changes, Monday night. “We are doing something that cities don’t usually do, which is being flexible,...
Michael Che joked about the revival of his Black Lives Matter stand-up routine that recently resurfaced on social media in a wide-ranging interview with Seth Meyers on Late Night Monday. He also talked about his decision to cover a month’s rent for those living in the same public housing...
Three people were sent to hospital after a car crashed into a building on Henderson Highway near Oakland Avenue Tuesday evening. Emergency crews were called just before 9:30 p.m., the city says, and two people were sent to hospital in unstable condition and one in stable condition. More than a dozen...
Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for body cameras on police officers. The conversation is being reignited in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of police in Minneapolis which was recored by a witness to the incident. The petition was launched prior to Monday's demonstration in...
The National World War II memorial was one of several monuments on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that were plastered with graffiti over the weekend. https://twitter.com/NationalMallNPS/status/1267124873085804544? The vandalism came amid days of protest and unrest in numerous cities, including D.C., over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man,...
An Ottawa police officer faces misconduct charges following the creation and distribution of a racist meme, Chief Peter Sloly announced in a lengthy open letter Monday, which also addressed criticisms of police after a weekend of unrest south of the border. Police services across Canada and the United States are...
A 19-year-old North York man is facing charges after driving more than double the speed limit on Highway 401 and then flipping the car in Cambridge. OPP reported on Twitter the car was clocked at travelling 221 km/h on the highway after the man purchased the car and picked it...