Scott Ross became suspicious of a scam when he received a lengthy email from an unknown sender, claiming to have access to his online browsing data, personal photographs and his phone number — information the person would release if he didn’t pay almost $2,000 in bitcoin. But Ross, 57, said he felt his face immediately go…
A new study is warning that children’s eye health around the world may be on the decline. Nearly one in three were nearsighted in 2023 and that’s expected to rise in the next two decades. The study, published Tuesday in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, analyzed the results of 276 studies that involved more than…
For a few weeks in June, concerns ran high on Parliament Hill about unnamed MPs or senators possibly being compromised, perhaps even consciously, by foreign states — fears raised by a startling but opaque report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. “We cannot and must not remain indifferent in light of such a revelation,” Bloc…
By Laura Osman and Nojoud Al Mallees The Canadian Press Posted September 25, 2024 1:35 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Bloc Québécois is giving the Liberal government a deadline of Oct. 29 to pass two pieces of legislation related to old-age security and supply management. If the…
As the recovery continues in Jasper National Park after a devastating wildfire, researchers at Western University are looking into whether some of the damage was caused by another natural phenomenon: tornadoes. The Northern Tornadoes Project is trying to document every tornado that occurs in Canada, and a team was recently in the national park surveying…
A senior House of Commons security official says two potential employees in the last six months have been denied employment in Parliament over concerns of foreign state influence. Patrick McDonnell, the sergeant-at-arms and corporate security officer with the House of Commons, told a federal inquiry Tuesday that he has denied employment to a “handful” of…
The federal government needs to do more to prevent misuse of visitors visas by people coming to Canada, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said. “We’ve taken a number of measures throughout the summer, particularly to deal with the flow of people coming into the country,” Miller told CBC News last week. “And it’s no surprise to anyone that…
The murder case against Top5 ended Monday after the prosecution stayed the charges against the underground Toronto rapper. Top5, whose name is Hassan Ali, was arrested and charged in October 2021 with first-degree murder and three counts of failing to comply with recognizance in the death of 20-year-old Hashim Omar Hashi. At 8:56 p.m. on…
Charlie is, by every definition, a very good boy. For the past several years, the 14-year-old yellow lab has been working as a therapy dog with St. John Ambulance. Over the past year, he’d visited the Guelph Police Service’s downtown headquarters to receive pats, treats and love from officers and support staff. But now, Charlie is hanging…
A “growing number” of international students are claiming asylum in order to stay in Canada after being allowed in on student visas, Immigration Minister Marc Miller says, calling it an “alarming trend.” Speaking to Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block, Miller said those claimants are using the international student…
