The president of Canada’s Maritime Sikh Society has spoken out following news of the death of an Indian woman at a Halifax Walmart last week. Harjit Seyan says members of the Sikh Society sprung into action upon hearing the news, offering comfort, hot meals, and to set up a fundraiser for the woman’s immediate family.
The Bank of Canada delivered an oversized interest rate cut of half a percentage point on Wednesday, focusing now on boosting the Canadian economy amid signs inflation is well under control. The central bank’s policy rate now stands at 3.75 per cent. Wednesday’s decision is the fourth consecutive drop in interest rates since June and
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is set to announce major changes to Canada’s immigration system on Thursday, three sources tell Motorcycle accident toronto today. It comes amid a push from up to 30 backbench Liberal MPs to have Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quit.One of those sources said there will be a
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Walmart Canada says employees will continue to be paid for shifts amid the store closure in Halifax due to a worker being found dead inside of a bakery oven. A spokesperson for the big-box store said associates that had shifts scheduled during the store closure will be
In the face of a leadership challenge, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the Liberal Party is “strong and united” despite frustrations within the caucus amid an internal revolt. Trudeau did not take any questions from reporters after a caucus meeting, where some party members urged him to step down as the party leader.Between 20 and
An Italian woman died last week after she was impaled by a swordfish bill into her chest while surfing in Indonesia. In tributes to 36-year-old Giulia Manfrini, her loved ones have called her death a “freak accident.”Manfrini was surfing in the waters of the Mentawai Islands Regency when she was impaled by the swordfish, the
Former Donald Trump attorney and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani must turn over control of his Manhattan penthouse apartment and a number of valuable possessions to two election workers to whom he owes a nearly US$150-million defamation judgment, a U.S. judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Lewis Liman of the South District of New York federal court
Ten people have been hospitalized and one person has died after E. coli infections linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger in 10 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said on Tuesday. The death was reported in an older person in Colorado, and one child has been hospitalized with severe kidney complications, the CDC reported.Forty
A motorcyclist has been critically injured in a collision on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville, police say. It occurred on the westbound lanes of the highway before Dorval Drive and involved a motorcycle and a light-coloured passenger van. Police say the motorcyclist was taken to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries. Meanwhile, the driver
Video from a police helicopter shows a motorcyclist involved in a collision in Ajax jumping into a creek to evade arrest before shortly getting tracked down by a police dog and taken into custody. Police released the video on Tuesday as they announced the charges against the motorcyclist in connection with the incident that occurred