Dec 13 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Volkswagen's attempts to plead guilty to all 60 Canadian charges it faces in an international emissions scandal were put on hold Friday as an environmental lawyer argued the court should hear victim impact statements. The federal government charged the behemoth this week with 58 infractions of the Environmental Protection Act, as well as two counts of […]
Dec 13 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Volkswagen's attempts to plead guilty to all 60 Canadian charges it faces in an international emissions scandal were put on hold Friday as an environmental lawyer argued the court should hear victim impact statements. The federal government charged the behemoth this week with 58 infractions of the Environmental Protection Act, as well as two counts of […]
Dec 8 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — There were dozens of dogs in the back of the van travelling the 1,400 kilometres from Tennessee to the Greater Toronto Area — and one of them was a barker. The trip last year was one of the bigger rescue missions that Save Our Scruff has embarked on, this one in collaboration with another agency in the […]
Dec 5 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — A federal court has ruled that the so-called Church of Atheism is not a church at all, and can't be treated like one for tax purposes. The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the minister of national revenue's refusal to register the Church of Atheism of Central Canada as a charity, saying the not-for-profit corporation fails […]
Nov 29 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A man who opened fire in the crowded food court of a popular mall in downtown Toronto seven years ago, killing two people, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. The ruling was delivered in a courtroom about half a kilometre from the site of the attack, that also left six people injured. Christopher Husbands was convicted of manslaughter in […]
Nov 29 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A man who opened fire in the crowded food court of a popular mall in downtown Toronto seven years ago, killing two people, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. The ruling was delivered in a courtroom about half a kilometre from the site of the attack, that also left six people injured. Christopher Husbands was convicted of manslaughter in […]
Nov 21 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A protest outside a Toronto university event featuring former Israeli soldiers that escalated into physical violence prompted a broader discussion Thursday on how such hot-button issues as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are addressed on campus. The Wednesday night event was organized by the Herut Zionism Club and featured former members of the Israel Defense Forces […]
Nov 21 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A protest outside a Toronto university event featuring former Israeli soldiers that escalated into physical violence prompted a broader discussion Thursday on how such hot-button issues as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are addressed on campus. The Wednesday night event was organized by the Herut Zionism Club and featured former members of the Israel Defense Forces […]
Nov 20 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Lawyers for a group of Canadians affected by cancer they blame on exposure to a weed killer have filed three proposed class-action lawsuits against the product's manufacturer, alleging Bayer and Monsanto knowingly endangered lives. The untested statements of claim filed in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia allege the German pharmaceutical giant and its subsidiary acted with […]
Nov 20 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Lawyers for a group of Canadians affected by cancer they blame on exposure to a weed killer have filed three proposed class-action lawsuits against the product's manufacturer, alleging Bayer and Monsanto knowingly endangered lives. The untested statements of claim filed in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia allege the German pharmaceutical giant and its subsidiary acted with […]
Nov 15 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Sidewalk Labs has released a 482-page document updating its plans for a development on Toronto's waterfront in a bid to alleviate some of the privacy concerns that have swirled around the project since its proposal. The so-called Digital Innovation Appendix from the Google sister company outlines planned "innovations" and what data they will collect, expanding […]
Nov 14 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's top court has affirmed the now-ceded policing powers of the province's animal welfare agency, striking down a lower court's ruling that called into question the constitutionality of private law enforcement. In a decision released Thursday, the Court of Appeal for Ontario said a lower court judge erred in introducing "reasonable standards of transparency […]
Nov 14 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's top court has affirmed the now-ceded policing powers of the province's animal welfare agency, striking down a lower court's ruling that called into question the constitutionality of private law enforcement. In a decision released Thursday, the Court of Appeal for Ontario said a lower court judge erred in introducing "reasonable standards of transparency […]
Nov 8 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's largest Catholic school board added the terms "gender identity" and "gender expression" to its code of conduct this week following months of heated debate that divided some members of the community. Trustees of the Toronto Catholic District School Board made the decision at the end of an occasionally tense Thursday meeting that stretched into […]
Nov 8 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A new survey suggests more Canadians are planning to mark Remembrance Day this year, perhaps in a salute to the few remaining veterans of the Second World War. The poll commissioned by Historica Canada, the organization behind the popular Heritage Minute videos, suggests the percentage of Canadians who plan to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies has climbed to […]