Jan 26 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Joseph Gottdenker was not there the day his relatives were herded into a Polish town square and marked for either a stint in a forced labour camp or instant execution at the hands of German troops. He was in the home of a nearby family being raised as a Catholic — hidden in plain […]
Jan 26 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Joseph Gottdenker was not there the day his relatives were herded into a Polish town square and marked for either a stint in a forced labour camp or instant execution at the hands of German troops. He was in the home of a nearby family being raised as a Catholic — hidden in plain […]
Jan 24 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — A seven-year-old boy hit by a bullet that came through the window of his Hamilton home was the unintended victim of a targeted shooting, local police said Friday as they continued searching for at least two suspects. Hamilton Police Det. Sgt. Jim Callender said the boy is in stable condition after being struck by at least one bullet fired from the back yard of the […]
Jan 24 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — A seven-year-old boy hit by a bullet that came through the window of his Hamilton home was the unintended victim of a targeted shooting, local police said Friday as they continued searching for at least two suspects. Hamilton Police Det. Sgt. Jim Callender said the boy is in stable condition after being struck by at least one bullet fired from the back yard of the […]
Jan 23 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — An eastern Ontario bus driver says she acted on pure instinct when she hustled seven kids off a school bus moments before it burst into flames. Paulette Rossi says her maternal impulses kicked in earlier this week when she noticed a wisp of smoke coming off the bus she was driving near Cornwall, Ont. She says […]
Jan 22 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The federal government promised Wednesday to match all contributions to a fundraising campaign that aims to provide financial relief for the families of the 57 Canadians killed in a plane crash in Iran earlier this month. The prime minister's parliamentary secretary, Omar Alghabra, said Wednesday that Ottawa will equal all donations made so far to the "Canada Strong" campaign and would continue […]
Jan 22 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The federal government promised Wednesday to match all contributions to a fundraising campaign that aims to provide financial relief for the families of the 57 Canadians killed in a plane crash in Iran earlier this month. The prime minister's parliamentary secretary, Omar Alghabra, said Wednesday that Ottawa will equal all donations made so far to the "Canada Strong" campaign and would continue […]
Jan 21 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — A "Buy Canadian" advertising campaign focusing on local food and the national agricultural system will be rolling out in the coming months, the federal government said Tuesday. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada officially began seeking bids for a firm to design and implement the multimillion-dollar campaign earlier this week, according to a document posted on the department's website. […]
Jan 17 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A spring black bear hunt could soon be a permanent annual event in Ontario again, the provincial government suggested Friday as it launched a public consultation on the idea. The move would mark a form of departure for the Progressive Conservative government by seeing it formalize a pilot project initiated by the Liberals […]
Jan 16 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — Canada's national police force is taking part in the massive effort to identify dozens of Canadians killed in last week's plane crash in Iran. While no RCMP officers are currently on the ground in Tehran, where the Ukrainian passenger jet was shot down by the Iranian military, a spokeswoman said the force is co-ordinating the crucial work of gathering physical material […]
Jan 14 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A disabled woman is in an Ontario court this week seeking changes to Canada's student loan program that she argues would level the playing field for people with disabilities. Jasmin Simpson, who is deaf and legally blind, says the program's current rules force students who take longer to complete their studies because of their disabilities […]
Jan 14 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A disabled woman is in an Ontario court this week seeking changes to Canada's student loan program that she argues would level the playing field for people with disabilities. Jasmin Simpson, who is deaf and legally blind, says the program's current rules force students who take longer to complete their studies because of their disabilities […]
Jan 13 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — Anxiety and apathy have both come easily to Galen Watts so far this year. The PhD student at Queen's University has watched with a mix of dismay and detachment as headlines about rampant wildfires in Australia and the threat of imminent war between the United States and Iran flooded his screens. The bad news intensified last week, […]
Jan 5 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The arrival of legal cannabis edibles, vapes and other products in Ontario won't necessarily meet the government's stated goal of cutting into the black market, according to industry observers. The Ontario Cannabis Store, the province's pot distributor, has announced that a raft of new products is slated to start appearing in brick-and-mortar retailers […]
Jan 5 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The arrival of legal cannabis edibles, vapes and other products in Ontario won't necessarily meet the government's stated goal of cutting into the black market, according to industry observers. The Ontario Cannabis Store, the province's pot distributor, has announced that a raft of new products is slated to start appearing in brick-and-mortar retailers […]