OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats will select their new leader next March following a six-month leadership race,  where contenders will have to submit a $100,00 entry fee, according to a source familiar with the decision. The details come as the party’s federal executive and council met to discuss the upcoming race, which will begin in September. The NDP’s top job opened up after former … Continue reading Federal NDP to select a new leader in March after six month leadership race

A New Hampshire man is stuck in Canada after the U.S. Customs and Border patrol refused him reentry. Chris Landry is a legal U.S. resident and a Canadian citizen. He lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire with his partner and five children, and is employed as a manufacturing machine operator. On Sunday, he was stopped while trying to cross the border in Houlton, Maine. He and … Continue reading New Hampshire resident and Canadian citizen stuck in Canada after U.S. border patrol refuses reentry

A B.C. small business owner’s complaint that Canada Post uses illegal “drip pricing” in online shipping services has been certified by the Federal Court as a class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit seeks compensation from the troubled national postal service for adding a mandatory “fuel surcharge” late in the purchase process, after showing shipping rates. If successful, customers who used Canada Post’s online shipping tools in the … Continue reading Court approves class-action lawsuit against Canada Post alleging illegal ‘drip pricing’ on shipping

New numbers from the federal Treasury Board indicate that annual MP pensions averaged $81,140 last year. That’s up 11.4 per cent, compounded over the last two years due to inflation indexing, according to Blacklock’s Reporter . The indexation covers retirement allowances, survivor benefits, and disability pensions based on cost-of-living increases. 1,193 MPs, retirees and family members are enrolled in the benefits plan. Payments last year … Continue reading MP pensions have increased 11.4% over last two years, according to new Treasury Board report

A woman from San Jose, Calif., faced hundreds of Amazon packages of the same product being delivered to her home for over a year, even though she never ordered them. Under a pseudonym, “Kay” told ABC 7 News that for over a year packages containing a set of faux-leather car seat covers from the brand Etkin sold by a Chinese company called Liusandedian on Amazon … Continue reading Unordered Amazon packages pile up in San Jose home for over a year

An investigation into an attack that seriously injured an eight-year-old girl in the town of Quadeville, Ont., took an unexpected and terrifying turn after OPP arrested a 17-year-old male yesterday and charged him with attempted murder and sexual assault with a weapon on a person under 16 years old. “This has definitely been a tough one for our officers, as it has been for the … Continue reading Injured Ontario girl, 8, wasn’t attacked by animal; police charge 17-year-old with sexual assault

The embassy of Israel to Canada says that recognizing Palestinian statehood “at this time” would be a “grave mistake.” “Such a step would amount to an unconscionable reward for the heinous Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 — an attack marked by mass murder and the brutal kidnapping of innocent civilians, including Canadian citizens,” it said in an emailed statement to National Post … Continue reading Canada recognizing Palestinian statehood right now would be a ‘grave mistake’: Israel

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has struck London, Ont., with 43 confirmed cases and one fatality so far this year. The outbreak is mainly concentrated in a six kilometre radius in the city’s southeast neighbourhoods. As of right now the source of the outbreak is still being investigated, but officials are telling people to be careful, and to regularly maintain and clean their cooling equipment … Continue reading A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has killed someone in Ontario. Here’s what you need to know

Nearly 24 years ago, in December 2001, a British man named Richard Reid attempted to blow up an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami by hiding homemade bombs in his shoes. It’s likely one of the factors that influenced the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to implement a “shoes-off” policy. It required travellers to remove their shoes while going through security checkpoints at airports across … Continue reading Who is Richard Reid, the ‘shoe bomber’ who likely influenced the ‘shoes-off’ policy at U.S. airports?

Although the Senate killed some of the House’s ideas to improve health savings accounts, the final legislation does expand access. That’s a win-win. Continue reading Contributor: The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ got one thing right