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NewsCBCMystery customer who watched Toronto police kill renowned gunsmith during raid files $2.6M lawsuit
When Toronto police raided the workshop of renowned gunsmith Rodger Kotanko in November 2021 and shot him to death, questions swirled.But while some details have since emerged, a few questions have remained: who was the lone customer inside the workshop during the raid that day in rural southern Ontario? And, what does that witness say happened?A recently filed $2.6 million lawsuit sheds some light on that mystery.A statement of claim filed in London Superior Court by a man using the initials C.
EntertainmentThe Canadian PressDavid McCallum, star of hit TV series 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' and 'NCIS,' dies at 90
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular "NCIS" 40 years later, has died. He was 90. McCallum died Monday of natural causes surrounded by family at New York Presbyterian Hospital, CBS said in a statement. “David was a gifted actor and author, and beloved by many around the world. He led an incredible life, and his legacy will forever live on through his fami
PoliticsThe Canadian Press7 candidates have qualified for the second Republican presidential debate. Here's who missed the cut
The field for the second Republican presidential debate will be smaller than the first. Seven candidates have qualified for Wednesday night's debate at Ronald Reagan's presidential library in California, the Republican National Committee said, confirming that former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson did not make the cut this time. Former President Donald Trump, the early Republican presidential front-runner who skipped the first debate, will also be missing from the stage and will instead hold events
SportsThe Canadian PressToronto Blue Jays playoff hopes all come down to six-game homestand
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays' post-season fate will be determined this week. Toronto will host the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays in a six-game homestand starting Tuesday. The Blue Jays hold the second of three American League wild-card berths. How Toronto fares against the Yankees and Rays will help determine if the Blue Jays finish second or third in the wild-card race. Three AL West teams will also have some control on the wild-card picture, with the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, and
NewsThe Canadian PressKari Lake's trial to review signed ballot envelopes from Arizona election wraps
PHOENIX (AP) — The trial in a lawsuit brought by Kari Lake, the defeated Arizona Republican nominee for governor, to get access to 1.3 million voters' signed ballot envelopes is now in the hands of a judge after wrapping up midday Monday. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah said he would issue a ruling as soon as possible after closing arguments in the two-day bench trial. Lake was not in attendance after appearing Thursday. Maricopa County election officials argue state law mandate
NewsCBCConvicted killer Penny Boudreau given another day pass from prison
A Nova Scotia woman who choked her daughter to death is getting a one-day pass from prison to visit an ailing clergyman.Penny Boudreau is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder for killing her 12-year-old daughter Karissa in January 2008.Boudreau initially claimed her daughter had run away, but she confessed to her crime the following year.She was ordered to serve 20 years before she could begin applying for full parole.At a hearing last month, the Parole Board of Canada granted Boudre
NewsThe Canadian PressTexas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in 2019 agreed Monday to pay more than $5 million to families of the victims. Patrick Crusius was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in July after pleading guilty to federal hate crime charges following one of the nation's worst mass killings. U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama signed off on the amount that Crusius must pay in restitution. There is no indication Crusius,
BusinessThe Canadian PressDeveloper says it's moving to build 5,000 rental units because of Liberals' GST break
OTTAWA — A Toronto-based real estate company says it is planning to build 5,000 new rental units in urban centres across the country as a result of the federal government's decision to eliminate GST charges on rental developments. The CEO of Dream Unlimited Corp., Michael Cooper, says high interest rates and construction costs had put many projects on pause. "A lot of projects that we had hoped to be able to start haven't penciled out," Cooper said. But the federal government's announcement that
NewsThe Canadian PressAlberta Opposition creates counter-survey on province's 'unicorn' plan to quit CPP
EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition is launching its own survey on whether the province should leave the Canada Pension Plan, saying the government questionnaire is a “sham” and a “unicorn.” NDP finance critic Shannon Phillips says her party's survey is to lay out a simple choice for Albertans, asking them whether they think leaving the CPP is a good idea. Phillips notes the United Conservative Party government survey, launched last week, does not ask that basic question. Instead, the survey assumes
EntertainmentCBCHow the son of a Burger Baron turned the chain's history into a 'surprisingly' successful documentary
Somewhere along Macleod Trail in 1957, an ambitious Irish-American businessman named Jack McDonnell opened one of the first two Burger Baron locations in Calgary.Known for its iconic mushroom burgers, the storied franchise with a cult following is a staple for those who grew up in this province.That loyalty exists despite the fact that there seems to be no consistency among the remaining 25 Burger Baron locations in Alberta. The logos of the different locations are conceptually similar, featurin
NewsCBCCrown blasts Saskatoon mayor, FSIN for response to shoplifting arrest video
A Saskatoon prosecutor says that people in leadership positions were offside when they publicly attacked a security guard who was recorded arresting an Indigenous woman outside a grocery store in April 2021.The security guard, Cameron McMillan, lost his job and professional license after the video of his arrest of Annette Custer went viral.In a statement at the time, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark said seeing the video made him feel angry and said, "We can't ignore as a community that not everyon
NewsThe Canadian PressCost of living: Pepsi and Coca-Cola absent in meeting with federal industry minister
Canada's industry minister made a point of calling out Pepsi and Coca-Cola for not sending representatives to a meeting he convened on Monday with manufacturing companies to discuss stabilizing grocery prices. François-Philippe Champagne singled out the two companies when asked by a journalist what the consequences would be if major industry players did not succeed in stopping high inflation. "This morning, (their CEOs) did not attend the meeting," Champagne said of beverage giants Pepsi and Coc
NewsThe Canadian PressSpain charges pop singer Shakira with tax evasion for a second time and demands more than $7 million
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6.7 million euros ($7.1 million) in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian singer. Shakira is alleged to have used an offshore company based in a tax haven to avoid paying the tax, Barcelona prosecutors said in a statement. She has been notified of the charges in Miami, where she lives, according to the statement. Shakira is already d
NewsThe Canadian PressWith cameras capturing every word, the pressure is on for the Georgia judge over Trump’s indictment
ATLANTA (AP) — Judge Peter Cahill hardly slept during the six weeks he presided over the murder trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd. Cameras in the courtroom broadcast the veteran Minnesota judge’s every word to a global audience. Outside, the nation waited nervously for the outcome of a slaying that galvanized the movement for racial justice. “When you’re in a high-profile trial, you feel the stress, you feel the pressure even if you’re not reading the pap
NewsThe Canadian PressRCMP demolish last structure at Quebec's Roxham Road migrant crossing
LACOLLE, Que. — The last RCMP building is coming down at Roxham Road, which became an unofficial border crossing used by more than 100,000 migrants crossing into Canada from Upstate New York to apply for asylum since 2017. The sound of crumpling metal filled the air Monday morning as demolition started on the structure located at the end of a rural road about 50 kilometres southeast of Montreal, by the United States border. RCMP Sgt. Charles Poirier says the temporary building has reached the en
NewsCBCMan takes Quebec City to court over 'degrading' panhandling fine
Two hundred and twenty-six dollars.That's how much Michel Bolduc was fined for panhandling on the streets of Quebec City last September.Bolduc, who is 65 years old and living off his Old Age Security pension, was sitting on the sidewalk with a plastic cup in hands, raising it toward passersby who were walking past him when police officers handed him a ticket.By asking for change, he had violated the city's bylaw on keeping the peace and public order, which forbids soliciting, begging and loiteri
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Viktor Orbán claims the EU 'deceived' Hungary over Ukrainian grain imports
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says the country was “deceived” by the EU when it agreed to transport Ukrainian grain through Hungary after shipments across the Black Sea were blocked by the war. View on euronews
NewsThe Canadian PressNew immigration minister says one-click citizenship oath still worth considering
OTTAWA — The new immigration minister is still considering a controversial option to allow new Canadians to take their oath of citizenship with the click of a button, but there are no immediate plans to implement it, he said Monday. The government asked for public feedback in February about the idea to allow new Canadians to skip a virtual or in-person ceremony and opt instead to take the oath with the click of a mouse. Consultation documents posted online say the new regulations were expected t
EntertainmentThe Canadian PressNeve Campbell on her ballet past, Karen Kain and the need for change in dance world
TORONTO — Dancer-turned-actress Neve Campbell says she hopes her documentary about the National Ballet of Canada sheds light on some of the uglier aspects of the dance world that demand change. Campbell says it’s one of the reasons she agreed to produce the film “Swan Song,” which traces the company’s 2022 production of “Swan Lake” as envisioned by principal dancer-turned-artistic director Karen Kain. Directed by Chelsea McMullan, the feature includes interviews with young dancers who address th
NewsCBCHalton police officers injured in ByWard Market attack
Ottawa police have charged a man with aggravated assault after two off-duty officers from the Halton Regional Police Service were assaulted and injured in the ByWard Market early Sunday morning.In a news release issued Monday afternoon, Ottawa police confirmed the assault occurred around 1:45 a.m. on York Street between Sussex Drive and Dalhousie Street.Both of the injured men were transported to hospital with serious injuries, Ottawa police said.A 25-year-old Ottawa man is facing two counts of
NewsThe Canadian PressOntario to introduce new Greenbelt law soon, new housing minister says
TORONTO — Ontario's legislature resumed sitting Monday after a summer recess, with a controversy about Greenbelt land removals looming large, despite Premier Doug Ford saying last week that he is reversing the decision. Ford said in question period that he admitted he made a mistake with the move to open up the protected area for development, and he is moving forward. "My message on Thursday to the people of Ontario, that's what you call it leadership," he said. "That's not going to deter us fro
NewsThe Canadian PressCrown withdraws charges against construction company in fatal Barrie crash
BARRIE, Ont. — Criminal charges against a construction company in a crash north of Toronto that killed six young people have been withdrawn by the Crown. Defence lawyer Marie Henein says all six counts of criminal negligence causing death against Condrain Group in the August 2022 crash were withdrawn Monday. Police have said the victims, all in their early 20s, were heading to a casino north of Toronto around 6 a.m. when their car crashed in a construction site, killing everyone in the vehicle.
NewsCBCPro-Khalistan, anti-India rally attracts protesters and police in downtown Vancouver
About 75 people rallied outside the Consul General of India in downtown Vancouver Monday to protest the reported involvement of the Indian government in killing Canadian citizen and Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Nijjar was a leader in the fight for the creation of a Sikh state in India called Khalistan. He was gunned down three months ago outside of Surrey's Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, where he was president. The 45-year-old was proclaimed a terrorist by India in 2020.Last week, Prime Ministe
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Reports of a 'very dynamic situation' in Ukraine's western Zaporizhzhia region
The Institute for the Study of War says a “very dynamic situation” has developed in the Ukrainian counteroffensive around Orikhiv in the western Zaporizhzhia region.View on euronews
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Manitoba NDP pulls ahead in election's final stretch, polls suggest
As the Manitoba election campaign enters its final week, polls suggest that the NDP and leader Wab Kinew may be pulling ahead of the incumbent Progressive Conservatives and leader Heather Stefanson.
