59 h. ago Life sentences for gun, drug and human traffickers, Poilievre promises

"We will ensure the monsters that kill our people and endanger our communities go to jail for life," the Tory leader said

Events

62 h. ago WATCH: Poilievre government will bring life sentences to deal with crime

WATCH: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre announces some of the crimes that would carry a life sentence if his party forms the next government. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca.  Letters must be 250 words or […]

Politics

65 h. ago Ontario man who murdered stranger over gold chain given life sentence

A Toronto man who shot and killed Peter Khan, a stranger whom he robbed of his gold chain, has been sentenced to a life in prison with a parole ineligibility period of 18 years.

Events

67 h. ago Life sentences for gun, human, fentanyl trafficking, Poilievre pledges

Conservative leader is clearly hoping his tough-on-crime message lands in the seat-rich Greater Toronto Area

Events

5 d. ago Poilievre promises to ‘protect’ dental care, after Liberals accuse him of wanting to ‘eliminate’ it

Asked about dental care and pharmacare, Poilievre pledged to 'protect these programs'

Transport

9 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Man, 42, accused of fentanyl trafficking in Hamilton

A 42-year-old man faces more than a dozen charges after he was allegedly caught with drugs in Hamilton on Thursday. Hamilton Police say officers arrested a man on York Blvd. and, upon searching him, allegedly seized 13.5 grams of white cubed fentanyl, a working digital scale, a knife that opens with centrifugal force, a black baton, […]

Events

1 week ago Poilievre Pledges Money, Fast Approvals for Canada’s Ring of Fire Mining Region

The head of Canada’s Conservative Party says a government led by him would aim to approve all federal permits for Ontario’s Ring of Fire minerals region within six months to speed the harvesting of chromite, cobalt, nickel, copper and platinum.

Events

3 w. ago Second Malik hit man gets life sentence without parole for 20 years

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — One of the two hit men who shot Ripudaman Singh Malik to death in Surrey, B.C., almost three years ago has been handed a life sentence without a chance of parole for 20 years. Jose Lopez, who is now 26 years old, is set to be eligible for parole in 2042, […]

Other

3 w. ago No chance of parole for 20 years for 2nd hitman in Ripudaman Singh Malik killing

Neither man has revealed who directed them to kill Malik, a former suspect in the 1985 Air India bombings who was acquitted at trial in 2005.

Events

3 w. ago Mexican cartel leader’s son sentenced to life for role in drug trafficking plot

WASHINGTON — The son of a Mexican drug cartel boss has been sentenced to life in prison for his own leadership role in one of the country’s largest and most violent narcotics trafficking organizations. Ruben Oseguera, known as El Menchito, is the son of fugitive Jalisco New Generation cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera. The son served […]

Politics

3 w. ago Poilievre pledges to close ‘Carney loophole’ on disclosures for leadership candidates

The opposition has argued that Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney is exploiting a loophole in the Act

Politics

3 w. ago Life sentence for man who killed B.C. couple in 2010 mistaken

Cranbrook's Leanne MacFarlane and Jeffrey Taylor were shot in a home that had previously been rented by the killer's drug-trade rival

Events

3 w. ago As Trump’s trade war begins, his team links his tariff agenda to drug trafficking

WASHINGTON — As market turbulence rattled some Washington lawmakers, U.S. President Donald Trump’s closest advisers fanned out to TV news programs Tuesday to claim a link between economywide tariffs on Canada and Mexico and fentanyl trafficking. “This is not a trade war, this is a drug war,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC. “Hopefully they […]

Economics