As federal lawmakers continue to work on legislation aimed at addressing financial challenges facing Canadians who live with disabilities, those whom the bill aims to help — and their advocates — are speaking out about what is at stake. Eileen Davidson, a 37-year-old single mom from Burnaby, B.C., describes the daily challenge of trying to
A 20-year-old Calgary man is facing four terrorism-related charges after a federal RCMP investigation. He was arrested by the RCMP Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) and Calgary police on Thursday.Zakarya Rida Hussein was charged Friday with two counts of facilitating a terrorist activity (Section 83.19 of the Criminal Code) and two counts
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Direct deposit payments to some TD Bank customers have been delayed Friday due to a known issue, the bank told Motorcycle accident toronto today. “We’re aware of an issue causing delayed direct deposit payments to some customers,” said a TD Bank spokesperson in an emailed statement Friday morning.“We apologize
The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday said the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States is constitutional. The Supreme Court in its decision noted that the agreement does not violate Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom – the right to life, liberty and security of a person.The Safe
Manitoba officials say 15 people were killed when a semi truck and a passenger bus collided on Highway 1 west of Winnipeg on Thursday in what is being called a “tragic” event. The crash occurred at the highway’s intersection with Highway 5 near the town of Carberry. RCMP from across the province were deployed to
Days after Canada said it is seizing a Russian-registered cargo aircraft, Moscow is warning that ties between the two countries are “already on the verge of being severed.” And the seizure would have “serious repercussions” for Canada-Russian relations, the Kremlin said.The Antonov 124 plane will be the first Russian physical asset captured by Canada under
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino doubled down Wednesday on what he knew about Paul Bernardo’s transfer amid resignation calls from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre demanded Mendicino step down after the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) revealed it alerted the minister’s office months before the notorious rapist and serial killer was moved to a medium-security prison.The
The company behind the Instant Pot is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the craze over its kitchen contraption appears to have fizzled. In a press release Monday, Instant Brands announced the filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The company, which was founded in Ottawa but is now based
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs’s uncharacteristic tweet attacking the prime minister could be a case of “doubling down” and appealing to a certain base of voters, according to a political scientist from the province. In a tweet sent last Friday that has now had more than a million views, the premier called out Prime Minister Justin
Thousands of subreddits will “go dark” or private for 48 hours starting Monday in a protest against Reddit’s new pricing policy. According to international media reports, close to 3,500 Reddit communities, also known as subreddits, are participating in this strike as users are unhappy with charges that Reddit has introduced to its application programming interface