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Supreme Court to hear challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that opens the door to major changes at Ontario Place. The urban park on the Toronto waterfront, opened in 1971, included a theatre that showed movies on a huge screen, children’s play areas and several pavilions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rogers puts $50M to address excessive screen time among teens and tweens
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
TORONTO — Rogers Communications says it is investing $50 million over five years to address the excessive time teens and tweens spend on screens. The telecom giant launched a national school program Thursday that Tony Staffieri, the president and CEO of Rogers, said is meant to change behaviour and help youth develop healthy relationships with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Airlines overhauling routes, RCAF retention via pay hike, gear boosting
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Airlines overhaul routes as Canadians shun U.S. Canadian airlines pulled back in a big way from the United States over the past year and boosted flight volumes elsewhere — especially the Caribbean — with no sign of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victims’ families mark six-year anniversary of Flight PS752 downing in Iran
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
Victims’ families will mark the six-year anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 in Iran with events in Ontario and British Columbia today. The plane was shot down on Jan. 8, 2020 by two Iranian missiles just minutes after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board including 55 Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calls for caution as Carney prepares to meet Xi amid new global political order
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Former Hong Kong pro-democracy legislator Albert Chan Wai-yip is a longtime critic of China, who has accused its government of “crimes against humanity” after a crackdown on dissent in the Chinese special administrative region. But Chan said it is time for Canadians to look east again, as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCAF commander reports progress on filling recruitment, retention gaps
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — A substantial entry level pay hike for pilots and the acquisition of new and advanced aircraft are “absolutely” helping to shore up Royal Canadian Air Force pilot retention and morale, says the force’s commander. In a wide-ranging recent interview with The Canadian Press, Commander Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet said she is seeing signs of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver orchestra won’t sue violinist who broke NDA to speak out about alleged rape
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra says it won’t be taking legal action against a violinist who broke a non-disclosure agreement to go public with accusations that she had been raped by one of its senior musicians, then faced retaliation from the orchestra. An open letter signed by VSO president Angela Elster and the symphony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Civil case against estate of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is dismissed
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The lawsuit brought by a British Columbia man against the estate of acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau alleging he was sexually assaulted by the painter has been dismissed. Mark Anthony Jacobson filed the lawsuit last year, seeking $5 million from the estate in general, aggravated and punitive damages. He claimed Morrisseau reached into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa says 25 banned guns were collected and destroyed in buyback pilot program
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government says 25 banned firearms were collected and destroyed during a six-week trial run of its buyback program last fall. Public Safety Canada says the pilot project, which took place in Nova Scotia, showed that clearer and more timely instructions are required to ensure the participation of firearm owners. The department ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man receives suspended sentence for defacing National Holocaust Monument
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
OTTAWA — A man who pleaded guilty after defacing Canada’s National Holocaust Monument has received a suspended sentence and two years of probation. His lawyer says Iain Aspenlieder received credit for his time in custody and partial credit for some of the bail conditions he was under. Michael Spratt says the probation conditions stipulate his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds say 25 banned guns were collected and destroyed in buyback pilot program
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government says 25 banned firearms were collected and destroyed during a six-week trial run of its buyback program last fall. Public Safety Canada says the pilot project, which took place in Nova Scotia, showed that clearer and more timely instructions are required to ensure the participation of firearm owners. The department ... Read More »
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