Two of the main figureheads of the “Freedom Convoy” protest are set to stand trial in Ottawa starting Tuesday. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are both accused of mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief, and intimidation.As the trial gets underway and is expected to last 16 days, Motorcycle accident toronto today breaks down what these
As Tamara Lich was led away from supporters in handcuffs on the snowy streets of Ottawa in 2022, she threw a single phrase over her shoulder. “Hold the line,” said the petite figurehead of the “Freedom Convoy” movement as the officers at each of her elbows walked her to the waiting cruiser.She was echoing the
While Canadians broadly support LGBTQ2S+ people and issues, they are less likely the engage in behaviours that show true allyship for the community, new polling conducted for Motorcycle accident toronto today has found. The majority of Canadians – 78 per cent – believe transgender people should be protected from discrimination in employment, housing and access to businesses.
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 3, 2023 10:25 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa police say a shooting at a wedding Saturday night has left two men dead and six people injured. Shots rang out at 10:21 p.m outside the Infinity Convention Centre, where the victims were attending the
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canada Revenue Agency says 120 employees are no longer with the agency following an internal review of employees who claimed the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). The CRA announced the review process on June 30, and it has gone over approximately 600 cases so far. The
There’s a stark contrast between public perception and the reality of how homeless people spend money, says a researcher who gave 50 homeless people in British Columbia $7,500 each to do with as they wished. Instead of blowing the windfall on “temptation goods,” such as alcohol, drugs or cigarettes, they spent it on rent, clothing
Canada’s minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their preferred pronouns and names puts transgender and nonbinary kids in a “life-or-death situation.” And while Marci Ien declined to comment on whether Ottawa sees a role for
The people of Northwest Territories have been out of their homes for a few weeks now and some people appear to be getting fed up and are planning to break the evacuation order. The Northwest Territories RCMP said it’s received information about a group of people who may be planning an unsupported return to Yellowknife.Mounties
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Halton Regional Police have issued a warning on Wednesday morning after a load of five million bees fell off a truck in Burlington, Ont. Police said the load of bees can be found along Guelph Line just north of Dundas Street.An image from Halton police shows several
child has been acquitted of assaulting his younger stepsister after what a Quebec judge deemed to be a harmless bit of teasing. The boy, who was 12 years old at the time, admitted to having touched his then-11-year-old sister’s thighs while the two were watching a movie one evening.But the girl suffered no harm as