Raptors NBA Finals Tickets Start Around $1,000, So That's Cool
By Legions of Toronto Raptors fans who have been yearning to see their beloved team in the NBA finals will soon get their wish — as long as they’re willing to watch it on a screen, of course. Ahead of this Thursday’s Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors, fans have been gobsmacked by how […]
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Court Rejects Lindsay Souvannarath's Appeal, American Woman Who Plotted Halifax Shooting Spree
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s top court has rejected the appeal of the life sentence given to an American woman who plotted a Valentine’s Day shooting spree at a Halifax mall in 2015. In a written decision released Wednesday, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal says “there is nothing” to justify Lindsay Souvannarath’s appeal of her […]
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Robert Mueller Reiterates U.S. Investigation Didn't Exonerate Donald Trump
WASHINGTON ― Robert Mueller on Wednesday encouraged Americans to read his special counsel report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and reiterated his office’s position that, while U.S. President Donald Trump could not be charged with a crime while in office, that doesn’t amount to an exoneration. “If we had confidence that the […]
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Canada Goose Stock Price Crashes On Slightly Bad News
TORONTO — Canada Goose Holdings Inc. shares plummeted more than 26 per cent Wednesday morning on Canadian and U.S. stock markets after it released its most recent quarterly earnings. The luxury parka company’s shares fell to $48.80 a share on the Toronto Stock Exchange as of noon ET, down around 26 per cent from the […]
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Vincent Ramos Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison For Selling Encrypted Phones To Criminals
SAN DIEGO — A Canadian man who sold encrypted BlackBerry smartphones to criminals worldwide that enabled them to sell drugs and even plan murders while avoiding the prying eyes of law enforcement was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison. Vincent Ramos, 41, of Richmond in the Vancouver area was sentenced Tuesday in federal […]
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Human Trafficking Victims Hotline Launches In Canada To Help Survivors
A national hotline to help victims and survivors of human trafficking is now taking calls, with the organization behind the service saying it hoped the new resource would also fill crucial gaps in public knowledge about the issue. The multilingual, accessible hotline, an initiative of the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking, launched at 7 a.m. ET […]
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Bloc MP’s Abortion Rights Motion Sparks Ovations, But Not From Conservatives
A Bloc Québécois MP’s motion on reproductive rights sparked raucous applause in the House of Commons Wednesday, but not from the Conservative benches. Monique Pauzé rose after question period seeking unanimous consent for a motion stating the House reiterates “that a woman’s body belongs to her and her alone” and recognizes the right to an abortion. With […]
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Toronto Raptors Donate Tickets To Raise Money For Family Of Hit-And-Run Victim
An alleged hit-and-run incident that left a four-year-old boy in critical condition has taken an uplifting turn thanks to a kind gesture from the Toronto Raptors. A motorcycle hit Radiul Chowdhury in the east end of the city on Sunday afternoon and drove off, according to Toronto police. The child was rushed to hospital with life-threatening […]
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Over 100 University Of New Brunswick Faculty 'Condemn' Ricardo Duchesne’s Extremist Views
A rapidly growing group of Ricardo Duchesne’s colleagues have come forward to collectively “condemn” the University of New Brunswick (UNB) professor following a recent HuffPost US story exposing what extremism experts have described as white nationalist views. In a letter shared with HuffPost Canada, the group of more than 100 UNB faculty states they do […]
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Tory MPs Sue Barrie Councillor For Alleging They Play ‘Footsies’ With Racists
An Ontario city councillor facing lawsuits and reprimands remains steadfast in his demand that two Conservative MPs denounce white supremacy and hateful rhetoric. Barrie, Ont. Coun. Keenan Aylwin posted to his Facebook page March 21 — the International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and shortly after the mosque terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand — […]
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