OTTAWA — Negotiations between Canada Post and its employees continue on Saturday, but a statement posted on the website of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers says members should be prepared for a strike “in the very near future.” Canadian labour law requires a legal strike or lockout be announced with 72 hours’ notice. “There [...]
OTTAWA - Canadian actor Michael J. Fox has walked many red carpets, but he says receiving the Order of Canada is a special form of flattery. “Any recognition is humbling and appreciated. But this is unique,” Fox said. “It is much more about being a Canadian as opposed to being a famous Canadian or celebrity. [...]
Firm owes $20M, but no interest is being sought MONTREAL – Revenue Canada is seeking $20 million in unpaid taxes from a Quebec tobacco distributor, but is not demanding any interest or penalties on the shortfall. The government is also negotiating with the company to make a deal on the huge tax [...]
TORONTO — While they may be generous enough to whip out their wallets, a new report suggests many Canadians don’t appear to be too charitable in their opinions of the poor. The Salvation Army report finds many Canadians believe the poor have mostly themselves to blame for their lot in life and that [...]
SUDBURY, Ont. — Greater Sudbury Police Sgt. Robert Geick is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at an Azilda, Ont., hotel and then sending her anonymous, pornographic and harassing letters after she went to police, court heard Monday. Geick’s second of three sexual assault trials — involving three different complainants — began on Monday before [...]
A Toronto taxi driver is recovering in hospital Tuesday after a vicious attack on Sheppard Ave. near Yonge St. The driver, believed to be in his 50s, was stabbed multiple times in the face and hands around 8 p.m. Monday, police said. He was is being treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries at Sunnybrook hospital. [...]
A 66-year-old Toronto man needed hundreds of stitches to close 37 stab wounds he suffered in a vicious, apparent random attack outside his apartment building. Police said Wednesday the victim’s condition is improving, being upgraded to serious following emergency surgery following the 7 p.m. Tuesday attack. Responding cops arrested a 17-year-old male in a nearby [...]
A TTC bus driver accused of assaulting a passenger surrendered to Toronto Police late Tuesday. Const. Wendy Drummond confirmed to the Toronto Sun Wednesday that the Toronto Transit Commission worker has been charged with assault. The news of the arrest comes the same day the Sun told the story of Isaac Gould, the worker’s alleged [...]
BERTHIERVILLE, Que. — Three people are dead after a crash involving a minivan and a school bus northeast of Montreal. Quebec provincial police say the three people who died were travelling in the van. Several other people have been transported to hospital and some are in critical condition. The bus driver suffered serious injuries but [...]
Former Surrey high school teacher Mukhtiar Panghali has been found guilty of second-degree murder and interfering with a dead body in the 2006 death of his pregnant wife, who was also a teacher. New Westminster Supreme Court Justice Heather Holmes delivered the verdict Friday morning. “Mr. Panghali killed Ms. Panghali,” Holmes said. “The body of [...]
