A report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown last year says the man accused of the crimes had been let out of a psychiatric care facility 99 times in the year prior without incident. The report, authored by former Abbotsford Police chief Bob Rich, says Blair Donnelly was on his 100th unescorted…
The sports facilities at Montreal’s Olympic Park will remain closed until early 2025. MONTREAL: (By Asjad Hussain) Nearly six months ago, a major fire tore through the park’s facilities, forcing the sports centre and the National Sports Institute (INS) to close down. The spring fire sent many Canadian Olympic teams scrambling to find other…
When Joelle Fraser-McGaghey had to evacuate her home during the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, she only had a few minutes to pack before her family had to get out the door. Trying to pull outdoor furniture away from her house was not at the top of her list. “Honestly, I’m not thinking ‘Should I remove…
Some time more than 30 years ago, a single Chinese peach blossom jellyfish made its way into a lake in British Columbia. Exactly how it arrived is not clear, researchers say — perhaps it was in aquarium water — but decades later, thousands of genetic clones of the same organism have been spotted in 34 waterways around the province….
With a potential pilot strike looming, Air Canada is preparing to suspend its operations in a shutdown that could impact tens of thousands of passengers. Canada’s largest airline and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents more than 5,000 Air Canada pilots, are negotiating over the union’s wage demands. Air Canada pilots are seeking compensation…
Ukrainian officials are calling on the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to pull a documentary about Russian soldiers from its schedule. In a letter to TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey, Ukrainian Consul General Oleh Nikolenko said the film Russians at War attempts to absolve the soldiers in question of responsibility for the invasion of Ukraine. “It is…
The Fleet, the Frost, the Victoire, the Sirens, the Charge and the Sceptres. In a process nearly a year in the making, the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Monday unveiled the nicknames and logos for each of its six franchises entering its second season. The public, inevitably, is already expressing their opinions for and against the new branding on social…
Alphabet’s Google faces another antitrust trial beginning Monday in Virginia, one that could conceivably force the company to divest from some of its business interests, this time over its advertising technology. The U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of states contend that Google built and maintains a monopoly over its advertising technology that matches online…
The federal Liberal brand will be put to the test again in a byelection in the Montreal riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun on Sept. 16 — a contest Liberal Party brass hope won’t deliver a repeat of the party’s failure in a Toronto riding earlier this summer. The Liberals’ byelection loss in Toronto-St. Paul’s — a riding the party had held for more…
The Stronach Group says a lawsuit filed by Frank Stronach’s son and granddaughter over management of the family business’s wealth has been settled out of court. The company headed by Frank Stronach’s daughter, Belinda Stronach, announced the settlement in a statement issued Wednesday afternoon. In the statement, Belinda Stronach says she is “very pleased” the litigation launched by her brother…
