Unpublished Newswire
The Vancouver Police Board must look into an officer’s allegation that arrest quotas have been issued as part of Mayor Ken Sim’s “Task Force Barrage” initiative in the Downtown Eastside, British Columbia’s police watchdog says.An e-mail from the anonymous whistle-blower is on the agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the board along with a corresponding letter from the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner asking the board to take action.The letter from the commissioner says it received a complaint from an officer on March 8, calling Task Force Barrage a politically motivated crackdown...
April 23, 2025 - 21:01 | | The Globe and Mail
Proposed legislation from Premier Doug Ford that he says would unleash Ontario’s economy by speeding up permits for mining and other projects would also dramatically weaken the province’s endangered-species legislation, environmentalists warn.The changes, included in a bill unveiled last week and aimed at boosting growth in the face of U.S. tariffs, would give cabinet final say over which animals and plants are designated for protection, instead of a committee of experts, and narrow the legal definition of habitat essentially to an animal’s nest.
April 23, 2025 - 21:01 | Jeff Gray | The Globe and Mail
Katrine Sinclair and Charlie Lastowsky were struck by a vehicle in Las Vegas, suffering life-altering injuries with little to no medical insurance.
April 23, 2025 - 20:49 | Mackenzie Mazankowski | Global News - Canada
Yukon’s government is launching a first-time homebuyer program in the territory that will see eligible residents receive low-interest loans to help with down payments.The territory says the Yukoner First Home Program will give eligible homebuyers loans that would cover up to half of their down payments on a purchase, and repaying the loan can be deferred until the buyers’ mortgage has been refinanced or paid off.Premier Ranj Pillai says in a statement that the program is meant to cover a gap between a first-time homebuyer’s savings and the barrier created by a high down-payment amount,...
April 23, 2025 - 20:45 | | The Globe and Mail
Ontario's Ministry of Education is appointing a financial investigator to "validate" the financial position of Ottawa's largest school board. Read More
April 23, 2025 - 20:10 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
Breanne Irving, 36, has always wanted to be a mom and has spent over $50,000 on fertility treatments — a process she wishes she'd started sooner and wants others to be aware of.
April 23, 2025 - 20:07 | Meghan Cobb | Global News - Canada
