By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 30, 2023 3:27 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Smoke’s Poutinerie Inc. says the founder of the fast-food chain has died. The company attributed the Sunday death of 50-year-old Ryan Smolkin to unexpected complications from a recent surgery.Smolkin started the Ajax, Ont.-based brand in 2009
The move last week by the Ontario’s Human Rights Commission (OHRC) to lay out a definition of caste discrimination in Canada is a huge step forward for civil rights, advocates say. In its ruling, the OHRC said while caste is not specified as a protected category under Canadian law, it is covered by international human
The share of Canadians missing payments on their mortgages is down compared to last year despite the impact of higher interest rates, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. CMHC chief executive Romy Bowers testified at the House of Commons’ standing committee on human resources Monday, where she gave members of Parliament a look
The current era of global stability, built from the ruins of the Second World War, is “fracturing,” Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly warned Monday. And for Canada, the stakes are high.That warning comes from remarks delivered by Joly on Canada’s place in an uncertain world at the Economic Club of Canada.“Our world is marked by
A disabled British Columbia man who can’t walk and uses a motorized wheelchair says he was forced to drag himself off an Air Canada flight in Las Vegas after the airline’s third-party ground assistance personnel were not available to help him. Prince George resident Rodney Hodgins says he’s going to push for changes to ensure
As tributes pour in for beloved Friends star Matthew Perry, officials are still trying to determine what caused the death of the Emmy-nominated actor over the weekend. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner on Sunday listed the cause of his death as “deferred”, saying additional investigation is required, with questions swirling around what happened to
A small team of Canadian special operations forces have deployed to Israel in the wake of the October 7 attack, Motorcycle accident toronto today has learned from multiple sources with direct knowledge of the mission. The deployment includes Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2), Canada’s most elite and secretive military special forces unit. Joint Task Force 2 is
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 29, 2023 2:35 pm Updated October 29, 2023 10:32 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Matthew Perry’s iconic performance on “Friends” may forever link him with New York City, but the actor behind Chandler Bing described himself as half Canadian and had deep ties to
American hockey player Adam Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, has died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday, his club said. The 29-year-old Minnesota native was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered a slashed
Intermittent fasting is among a growing number of weight loss regimes that have risen in popularity in recent years. The idea is to restrict your daily eating period to a window — usually eight hours — without counting your calorie consumption, and then fast the rest of the day.Another variation is the alternate-day-fasting approach in