7 h. ago HUNTER: Feds, province signal last call for bail at the Crime Cafe

The Ontario government will introduce legislation that will put the squeeze on sureties who pledge bail money. Too often, when the bail goes sideways, they aren't held accountable – financially or otherwise.

Events

10 h. ago CRIME HUNTER: What is it with Florida and serial killer cops?

Sheriff’s Deputy Gerald Schaefer was the poster boy for the death penalty – tailor-made for Old Sparky. Only the U.S. Supreme Court, hitting the pause button on executions, saved the monster’s life. More than two decades later, a knife in the guts ended Schaefer’s prison sentence. The Florida man – aka Killer Cop, the Hangman […]

Events

14 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Federal workforce reduction plans show Carney Liberals won't bring spending under control

Ontario Conservative MP Vincent Ho asked a simple question in the House of Commons. He received a simple (yet horrifying) answer. Ho asked, “With regard to the federal public service, how many employees had an annualized salary of over $150,000?” The Treasury Board told Ho the number was 12,971 which works out to 3.5 per […]

Events

15 h. ago What is the religious belief defence? What to know about proposed change to Canada’s hate crime law

The wilful promotion of hatred is rarely prosecuted but remains one of the most politically controversial laws in Canada

Events

17 h. ago International medical graduates given another chance to apply for Ontario residencies

This past week the provincial residency program was expanded after a judge granted an injunction against a controversial policy.

Society

21 h. ago La crise libérale pour les nuls: voici les moments clés de la tempête qui secoue le leadership de Pablo Rodriguez

Congédiements, exclusions, poursuites, allégations de financement douteux et un solliciteur issu du fédéral dans la tourmente

Politics

24 h. ago B.C. Court of Appeal rules First Nations must be consulted on mineral claims

Two of three judges ruled B.C. courts must honour province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act it passed in 2019 and UN equivalent when granting mineral rights on Indigenous land. One judge dissented

Other

25 h. ago Vancouver Wall Centre hitman sentenced to 20 years in prison

Almost 14 years ago, hitman Dean Wiwchar walked into a crowded Sheraton Wall Centre and shot gangster Sandip Duhre in the head.

Events

25 h. ago Des centaines de fonctionnaires fédéraux avertis de suppressions d’emplois

Ottawa veut réduire les dépenses de programmes et coûts administratifs d’environ 60 milliards de dollars en cinq ans.

Politics

26 h. ago Legault urges Quebecers to size up his opponents carefully before voting in 2026

They need to understand by choosing the PQ in 2026 another referendum is part of the package, premier says.

Transport

26 h. ago Stephen Carter, veteran campaign manager in Alberta, to lead Manitoba Tory effort

Veteran political strategist, Stephen Carter, who helped Naheed Nenshi win the 2010 Calgary mayor's race, will manage the Manitoba P.C. campaign in the next provincial election.

Culture

26 h. ago Letters to The Sun: Harm reduction without recovery is a dead

Re: B.C. NDP still dodging tough questions even as it announces new limits on safer-supply drugs Since 2020, B.C. has been running what amounts to a province-wide experiment — giving out prescription opioids like hydromorphone under the banner of “safer supply.” The goal was to save lives, which we all support. But saving lives isn’t […]

Events

26 h. ago A weekend 'blitz': Negotiations resume on Quebec doctors' pay model

The two sides plan to meet through the weekend, says Dr. Marc-André Amyot, president of the Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec.

Science

26 h. ago Sentencing date set for second of two brothers who killed teen in Copperfield

Danillo Canales Glenn was stabbed to death while playing basketball in Copperfield

Events

26 h. ago Man who allegedly set two Tesla vehicles ablaze charged with arson

Calgary police have charged a man who is believed to have deliberately set two Tesla vehicles on fire in March

Transport

27 h. ago Mayors urge Ontario to declare state of emergency to address homelessness, addiction

Wants province to provide more funding and engage more actively with cities and other stakeholders

Other

27 h. ago Crown says Calgary dentist who defrauded insurance companies through phony claims should go to prison

Defence said Alena Smadych voluntarily paid three of the victims more than $500,000 without charges even being laid

Economics

27 h. ago Jury begins deliberations in trial of Calgary man charged with murder in fatal northwest stabbing

Jurors begin deliberations in the trial of Calgary murder suspect Dennis George Hart

Events

28 h. ago Roads closed after 'residential explosion': Ontario Provincial Police

Ontario Provincial Police are probing what they describe as a residential explosion in Bayham, a rural municipality near the shores of Lake Erie

Events

28 h. ago Ottawa moving to reissue fishing licences to Mi’kmaq group despite Inuit objections

OTTAWA — The federal government says it is proposing to reissue fishing licences to a coalition of Mi’kmaq First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut who successfully sued to have the original licences quashed. In 2021, Inuit asked the Federal Court to set aside a decision by the minister of fisheries […]

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