Members of Halifax’s legal community are reacting after the provincial government prevented people living in tents from accessing higher income assistance benefits. Human rights lawyer Vince Calderhead has been fighting for years to secure better income supports for people living in tents. On Aug. 5, he saw his position validated by the Nova Scotia Court…
A former transit peace officer pleaded guilty to impersonating an Edmonton Police Service officer and using that guise to advance a relationship with a woman he met online. Kyle Edmund Boozan pleaded guilty to all four charges he was facing and will be on house arrest for the next two years. In July 2025, Boozan…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatoon police and transit supervisors are actively enforcing a new bylaw designed to support a “safer, cleaner and more welcoming transit system.” The bylaw, passed by city council at the end of July, won’t change much for riders, the city’s transit authority said. Instead, the bylaw —…
Former Progressive Conservative MLA and city councillor Kevin Klein says he will launch a second bid to become Winnipeg’s mayor. On Aug. 19, Klein told 680 CJOB he would not run for mayor. On Tuesday, however, he told CJOB’s Hal Anderson that he’d reconsidered. “After I was on your show, I had so many people…
A woman was hospitalized Monday after suffering injuries consistent with a potential shark attack while swimming off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., according to officials. James M. Hagerty, the town administrator, said in a press release that at approximately 1:40 p.m. local time on Monday, emergency personnel responded to Norton Point for a report…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 1, 2026 1:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man accused of spraying a graffiti memorial on rocks at a park in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland has turned himself in to police. Maple Ridge RCMP say the man was arrested last…
A Pickering, Ont. man is going through 22 costs following a sexual assault investigation involving two kids. Investigators have been alerted in July to experiences of a person attending the houses of two women and allegedly inappropriately touching them. Police say the person is understood to each victims’ households. Get breaking Nationwide information Get breaking…
A 46-year-old Ontario man has been charged in connection with a fatal boating incident on the St. Lawrence River in April. Around 10 a.m. on April 25, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were alerted to a capsized boat on the St. Lawrence River, north of Grenadier Island in Leeds and Thousand Islands Township. Get daily National…
Descrease article font dimension Enhance article font dimension Ontario Provincial Police have seized roughly $1 million price of medication and stolen property following a multijurisdictional investigation that started in January. Officers discovered 6.5 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, representing roughly 65,000 deadly avenue doses, in addition to 420 grams of suspected cocaine and 250 grams of…
By Sammy Hudes The Canadian Press Posted September 1, 2026 9:15 am 1 min learn Descrease article font measurement Enhance article font measurement The union representing almost 19,000 Canadian auto staff is ready to open contract talks with Stellantis Tuesday, marking the ultimate spherical of its bargaining with the Detroit Three. Unifor has already ratified…
