WINNIPEG — There is candy beside Hunter Haze Straight-Smith’s hospital bed where his family has been in prayer since the three-year-old boy was brutally stabbed while asleep in his bed. He was in critical condition Thursday night. “I know it’s Halloween today and kids are going to be out there, but my heart is with […]
OTTAWA — Money raised by federal political parties spiked in the run-up to the Oct. 21, election but the Conservatives and Liberals raked in most of the dough, leaving their already impoverished rivals in the dust. Financial returns for the third quarter of 2019 filed with Elections Canada show the Conservatives, the perennial fundraising champs, […]
TORONTO — Akia Munga started looking for a new home three months before their lease in Toronto was up. Even still, the 27-year-old, who is agender and goes by they/them pronouns, was terrified they wouldn’t find anything in time. They work three jobs and had the money to pay for a room, and yet were […]
TORONTO — A new report from the Ontario government’s autism advisory panel will do little to quell the fears of families waiting for treatment, one clinician said Wednesday. “I’m surprised that there isn’t a lot of detail, and I’m curious about what the implementation is going to look like,” said Nancy Marchese, a board-certified behaviour […]
TORONTO — Cleaners were removing large bloodstains splattered along the hallway of a Toronto residential building on Thursday following a shooting that sent five teenagers to hospital, some in critical condition. Police said the victims — a 16-year-old girl, a 17-year-old girl and three boys between the ages of 16 and 18 — were expected […]
QUEBEC — The Quebec government is moving ahead with its controversial values test on newcomers wishing to settle in the province. For those would-be immigrants, securing a Quebec selection certificate will be conditional upon successful completion of the test. The details of the test rules were published today in the province’s Official Gazette, but the […]
QUEBEC — The Quebec government has passed the most restrictive cannabis law in the country, voting to ban the consumption of marijuana in most public areas and to raise the legal age from 18 to 21 years. Beginning Saturday, Quebecers will be prohibited from consuming marijuana in public. But the law permits cities to adopt […]
Apparently Nov. 1 is the new Oct. 31 when it comes to trick-or-treating. Several Quebec mayors are calling on parents to postpone Halloween celebrations by one day due to a forecast of bad weather. That’s right: like a baseball game or outdoor concert, Halloween is facing a rain delay. Environment Canada issued a special weather […]
The Brazil international has been linked with a move to Old Trafford to reunite with his former manager at Chelsea throughout the summer Chelsea star Willian has admitted that he would jump at the chance to work with Jose Mourinho again, while affirming that it will not be happening in the current transfer window. The […]
The former star has reacted to the latest rumours surrounding the Old Trafford side, advising the club not to let their star midfielder go Rio Ferdinand has issued a public call to Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward about the club’s business this summer. United have signed midfielder Fred from Shakhtar and Diogo Dalot from […]