BRAMPTON, Ont. – Forcing a devout, motorcycle-riding Sikh to choose between his turban and a helmet is denying him the right to religious freedom, human rights lawyers argued Friday as Baljinder Badesha’s fight against a $110 fine took on the character of a constitutional challenge. Obliged to wear turbans outside the home, devout Sikhs who
Toronto Mayor David Miller has announced an independent panel of business, education and labour professionals to review the city’s books and suggest ways to improve the government’s performance. “I’m announcing this panel in response to concerns raised by a number of members of council that the city’s operations both be efficient and seem to be
Just days before Toronto city councillors vote on two controversial new taxes, Mayor David Miller is trying to muster support by stressing the importance of the proposed levies. “We don’t have the money to support our programs, we don’t have the money to invest in a 21st century city — that is what we are
When Steve Jobs made the rounds of major record labels in 2000, he knew he had them over a barrel. Music piracy, kicked into high gear by the original Napster the previous June, was a threat to the recorded music industry. The new frontier for music was online and the labels were completely ill-equipped to
A former Family Feud contestant has been accused of killing his estranged wife, and resurfaced jokes he made on the show about his marriage are raising eyebrows. Timothy “Tim” Bliefnick, 39, was arrested Monday in Quincy, Ill., and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of home invasion, police said in a
Canada As the opposition ramps up pressure on the Canadian government over foreign interference in our elections, the Conservatives are also putting the country’s health-care problems back in the spotlight. Mackenzie Gray reports on Pierre Poilievre’s proposal to resolve staffing shortages and ease the pressure on health-care workers.
World The United States said it would be “unacceptable” if China were to position itself as a peacemaker in the war in Ukraine by promoting a ceasefire, White House’s National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby said on Sunday. “All that’s going to do is give Mr. Putin more time to refit, retrain, remain, and try
A combination of a closed Don Valley Parkway, an unexpected, afternoon closure of the Gardiner Expressway and an accident on the QEW, made traffic a mess in Toronto on Saturday afternoon. The city started a planned closure of the DVP at 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, in order to undertake needed maintenance activities that will
A 22-year-old man is dead after his motorcycle struck a sign post in Durham Region on Sunday afternoon. OPP Sgt. Dave Woodford told ctvtoronto.ca that the collision occurred around 3:20 p.m. in Myrtle Station, a small hamlet about 65 kilometres east of Toronto. The motorcyclist was headed south on Highway 7/12, when for unknown reasons
LONDON, Ont. – Threats over outstanding debts, ominous hints about a predicament, and idle chatter concerning prescription drugs and fast food were intercepted by police in the days and hours before eight bodies were found in rural southwestern Ontario, court heard Tuesday. The jury at the trial of six men charged in Ontario’s largest ever