Ontario Premier Doug Ford has commented on a Netflix documentary about his late brother and former mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford. “They’re disgusting people,” he said, referring to the filmmakers, at a news conference on Tuesday. “Poor Rob’s been dead for nine years and they just want to keep going after him. I talked to one person that saw it. It’s just disgusting. Leave the … Continue reading Doug Ford on Netflix documentary about brother: ‘Poor Rob’s been dead for 9 years…. Leave the guy alone’

Canada Post and its second-largest union have reached an agreement in the ongoing labour dispute between the postal service and its workers. In a statement released Thursday , the employer said it has a new collective agreement with the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association. As Canada Post’s second-largest union, CPAA represents more than 8,500 employees, primarily those responsible for managing post offices in rural Canada. … Continue reading Canada Post reaches a deal with second-largest union. Could there still be a strike?

A painful symptom that has been linked to the latest strain of COVID-19 is being called “razor blade throat.” The World Health Organization recently designated NB.1.8.1 as a variant under monitoring . The strain, nicknamed “Nimbus,” has reportedly been causing extremely painful sort throats in those who have been infected with it. Cases of the Nimbus variant have been rising. It has been detected in … Continue reading ‘Swallowing razor blades’: What to know about the painful symptom linked to latest COVID strain

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to more than seven months in prison after an elaborate hoax in which he injured himself and then accused his neighbours of trying to kill him. Police were alerted to the false nature of the alleged attempted murder after they discovered the man’s hand-written to-do list. It included items such as “Make sure I wear gloves when planting evidence” … Continue reading Man sentenced after to-do list unravels plan to frame neighbours for attempted murder

The first heat wave of Summer 2025 is about to hit Eastern Canada, with temperatures climbing to the mid-30s early next week. Add the humidity from a wet spring and it will feel even hotter. We’d better get used to it, as it is signalling “a torrid summer ahead,” says David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. “We rarely go a year … Continue reading First heat wave of ‘torrid summer’ to hit Eastern Canada next week

Things come in threes. 28 Years Later is the third film in the long-running series, following director Danny Boyle’s audacious original from 2002, 28 Days Later — it gave us fast zombies! — and mostly ignoring 2007’s 28 Weeks Later. It’s also the first of a series of three new films, to be followed early next year by 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and … Continue reading Film review: Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later is three sequels in one

Canada’s top sailor is so fed up with the dearth of Cyclone helicopters available to fly off this country’s warships, he’ll replace them with drones if he must. The fleet of 26 CH-148 helicopters was grounded for most of last month due to spare parts problems. And, as of Thursday, only three of the choppers were available to fly off the country’s warships as the … Continue reading Lack of working Cyclones frustrates Canada’s top sailor: ‘The helicopter has been letting us down’

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has apologized to Ontario First Nations for saying they cannot “keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government” for more money. On Thursday, Ford met with chiefs who are part of Anishinabek Nation, which represents 39 First Nations in the province. Before the meeting started, he issued an apology to them and repeated his apology in … Continue reading Doug Ford apologizes to Ontario First Nations for his ‘passionate’ comments

A flight this week from Amsterdam to Toronto spent more than five hours in the air before landing — in Amsterdam. The cause was a missed scheduled maintenance that was discovered while the plane was over the Atlantic Ocean, requiring it to do a U-turn and return home. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-303, had already been delayed 90 minutes from its original departure time of … Continue reading Why a Toronto-bound flight from Amsterdam turned back after five hours in the air

A reward of up to $150,000 is being offered by the Nova Scotia Department of Justice to anyone with information about the disappearance of Lilly and Jack Sullivan. It has been “felt across the province and beyond, and my heart goes out to the family, the community and everyone who has been working to find these children since day one,” said Attorney General and Minister … Continue reading Missing N.S. kids: Reward of up to $150,000 being offered to anyone with information