Charges of murder and aggravated assault in a pair of brutal stranger attacks in downtown Vancouver were approved Thursday, one day after the rush-hour rampage left one man dead and another with a severed hand. Brendan Colin McBride, 34, of White Rock, B.C., has been charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count
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Lawsuit over management of The Stronach Group’s wealth settled out of court: company
TORONTO – 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
Ontario corner stores allowed to sell alcohol as of today
Convenience stores across Ontario are allowed to sell booze as of Thursday as the province significantly loosens its grip on the alcohol marketplace. Corner stores are excited about the change and expect foot traffic to increase significantly, said Kenny Shim, the president of the Ontario Convenience Store Association, which represents about 7,000 of 10,000 such
John Vennavally-Rao on his double cancer diagnosis — and reason for hope
When Green Day performed recently in Toronto, I was in the crowd with my wife singing along as Billy Joe Armstrong belted out the rock anthem “Wake Me Up When September Ends.” The song is about his father who died from esophageal cancer in September 1982. It’s a month that I’ve long associated with cancer
Former public servant pleads guilty to breach of trust after directing contracts to own company
The RCMP says a former federal public servant has pleaded guilty to a breach of trust charge connected with financial activities while he worked for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED). The Mounties say in an agreed statement of facts that Marc Primeau admitted to directing 72 sole-source contracts to a company called Access
Jackpot in Maniwaki, Que. radio station ‘Catch the Ace’ contest tops $3M
In the ‘Catch the Ace’ card game, the premise is simple. Pull the ace of spades from the deck and you win! In Maniwaki, Que., local radio station CHGA 97.3 has been playing their version of ‘Catch the Ace’ for nearly a year without a winner. There’s only one card left in the deck, so
Resource crunch at federal emergency centre caused ‘significant staff exhaustion’
Budget and staff challenges have left overworked employees exhausted and sapped morale at the federal nerve centre for managing forest fires and other national emergencies, an internal memo reveals. The Public Safety Canada document also says the Government Operations Centre lacks both the capacity to fully modernize and the money for new digital tools. The
‘Didn’t go as planned’: Regina concert goers say Sweet Escape Fest marred by lack of security, performers claiming they weren’t paid
Those who attended the anticipated Sweet Escape Fest in Regina over Labour Day weekend say the event spiralled into uncertainty on its final night – as security was severely limited and artists took to the stage to say they weren’t paid. The two-day event from Aug 30th to 31st was slated to feature 24 hip
Northern Ont. suspect, 95, charged with driving scooter while impaired
A 95-year-old suspect from West Nipissing has been charged with impaired driving after Ontario Provincial Police responded to a traffic hazard Aug. 30. The incident took place around 12:58 a.m. when the scooter was blocking the roadway on Pine Street. “Police located a low-speed mobile scooter stationary in the middle of the road,” the OPP
Video shows man used as ‘human shield’ during daytime shootout in Hamilton
Police are asking for the public’s help identifying two men who were captured on video firing shots at each other across a street in Hamilton last month. The incident occurred in the area of Sanford Avenue North and King Street East on Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. In the six-second dashcam footage, a man in