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Police confirm identity of 101st victim of huge Maui wildfire
HONOLULU (AP) – The death toll from the wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, in August rose to 101 on Tuesday after Maui police confirmed the identity of one new victim, a 76-year-old man. As of last month, Paul Kasprzycki of Lahaina was one of three people still missing from the Aug. ... Read More »
Protest outside Mount Sinai Hospital ‘reprehensible’ show of antisemitism: Trudeau
TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is denouncing a protest outside a Toronto hospital as a “reprehensible” display ofantisemitism as police say they are investigating several incidents that took place during the demonstration. The prime minister says in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he “strongly” condemns Monday’s protest outside Mount Sinai ... Read More »
Saskatchewan Roughriders open CFL free agency with a huge bang
Jeremy O’Day opened CFL free agency with a huge bang. The Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager signed seven players Tuesday. Included was running back A.J. Ouellette, who ran for over 1,000 yards last season with the Toronto Argonauts after helping them win the 2022 Grey Cup. Ouellette, who signed a two-year deal, certainly addresses a need. ... Read More »
Alberta Mountie accused of accessing police records for Rwanda
CALGARY – A front-line Alberta Mountie has been accused of accessing police record systems to help the Republic of Rwanda, RCMP said Tuesday. The officer was arrested Saturday and the alleged breach involved records that were not top secret, the RCMP Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team said in a news release. “Upon learning ... Read More »
Federal Court allows judicial review of Rocky Mountain coal mine denied by panel
The Federal Court is allowing two Alberta First Nations to ask for a judicial review of a decision that denied permits for an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains. The court ruled the Piikani and Stoney First Nations never received a consultation promised by the federal-provincial panel that reviewed the application from Benga Mining. ... Read More »
Police confirm identity of 101st victim of Maui wildfire
HONOLULU (AP) – The death toll from the Lahaina wildfire rose to 101 on Tuesday after Maui police confirmed the identity of one new victim, a 76-year-old man. Paul Kasprzycki of Lahaina died in the fire, Maui police said... Read More »
Bell CEO, other execs called to committee to testify over recent job cuts
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament have invited several top executives from BCE Inc. and Bell Canada to testify later this month about the company’s decision to cut about nine per cent of its workforce this year. The House of Commons heritage committee has agreed to invite BCE Inc. CEO Mirko Bibic to address the cuts, ... Read More »
Inquest into slain officer: Quebec doctors say it’s hard to get patients to take meds
MONTREAL – Psychiatrists who treated a mentally ill Quebec man who killed a provincial police officer told a coroner’s inquest on Tuesday about the challenges in getting patients to follow conditions from the province’s mental-health board. The inquest involves the March 27 killing of provincial police Sgt. Maureen Breau, while she and her colleagues attempted ... Read More »
Canadian Mathieu Betts signs contract with NFL’s Detroit Lions
Canadian Mathieu Betts, one of the CFL’s most coveted free agents, is returning to the NFL. The CFL’s outstanding defensive player last season has signed a contract with the Detroit Lions, the NFL team announced Tuesday. The 28-year-old became a free agent in Canada at noon ET on Tuesday. This will mark Betts’s second attempt ... Read More »
Intact Financial sees earnings rise in fourth quarter of 2023
TORONTO – Intact Financial Corp. says it earned $531 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, a 50 per cent increase from earnings of $353 million during the same quarter a year earlier. The Toronto-based company says earnings of $1.3 billion for 2023 as a whole, however, were down 46 per cent compared with a ... Read More »
Former military leader Haydn Edmundson faces cross-examination in sex-assault trial
OTTAWA – Retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson faced cross-examination in his sexual-assault trial in Ottawa on Tuesday, steadfastly denying he raped a woman on board a navy ship in 1991. Assistant Crown attorney John Ramsay questioned Edmundson for several hours, challenging his memory of that deployment more than 30 years ago. Edmundson has pleaded not guilty ... Read More »
