The TRREB says Greater Toronto home sales in April were down five per cent from last year, but new listings surged, which created more choice for buyers and kept prices stable. Source link
The top enforcement officer for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in the Maritimes says arrests and seizures are “having a significant deterrence ” on unauthorized elver fishing this spring. “This is due to the sheer number of officers we have on patrol. The number of arrests we’ve made and the vehicles we’ve seized,”…
The Public Service Alliance of Canada says it will be filing an unfair labour practice complaint and looking into other legal options. Source link
Representatives of convicted sex offender and disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard have served one of his accusers with a lawsuit in Manitoba. Nygard was charged last July with sexually assaulting April Telek. A month later, he sued her for defamation. Legal experts believe this is part of a growing trend of witness intimidation intended to…
Global Health Imports Corporation, a company that Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault co-founded in 2020, faces $7.8 million in court-ordered debts. Source link
A drive-by shooting in northwest Winnipeg last Christmas Eve is connected with a rash of extortion incidents and two other shootings targeting home builders in the Edmonton area, according to police in that city. Canada-wide warrants have been issued for a man wanted in the Dec. 24, 2023, shooting in Winnipeg and two others in Alberta, Edmonton…
The Canadian-hosted talks, which opened last week and lasted into early Tuesday morning, marked the final day of the fourth round of talks. Source link
Ottawa is planning to roll out a mandatory buyback program for military-style firearms during the 2025 election year, after the program was delayed by Canada Post’s refusal to participate, sources say. With only months to go before its launch, details of the vast logistical operation remain in flux, federal officials have told Radio-Canada. The government likely will need to adapt the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing workers responsible for food and beverages on flights out of Toronto Pearson Airport says it has reached a tentative agreement with its company Gate Gourmet. In a statement on Sunday, Teamsters Local Union 647 said a tentative agreement was reached and members are voting…
As the Ford government throws recruitment bonuses at its struggling forest fire program ahead of a potentially difficult season in the north, Global News can reveal one in five of its crews are unstaffed while several aircraft key to the province’s operations are weeks behind schedule. Ontario’s fire season officially began on April 1, after…
