Windsor police officer acted in ‘self-defence’ during bar fight, Crown calls it a ‘non-existent threat’

Warning: This story contains graphic images. An Ontario judge is now considering if a Windsor police officer facing three assault charges acted in self-defence when he struck a man in a bar bathroom in Ottawa or if those actions warrant conviction. After four days of proceedings, both sides made closing submissions Thursday in the trial…

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Amazon to close Quebec facilities, insists it’s not because of new union

Amazon announced on Wednesday it will shutter its facilities in Quebec in the coming weeks and cut more than 1,700 jobs. A company spokesperson said Amazon will outsource deliveries to smaller contractors. The spokesperson insisted that the decision was tied to cost savings — not the recent unionization of about 300 employees at a Laval, Que.,…

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