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A memorial of teddy bears and other toys has been growing on the lawn outside of a home where a five-year-old boy was found dead in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., about 55 kilometres southwest of Montreal. Grieving members of the community, which is home to about 7,400 residents, laid the plushies Wednesday night after Quebec provincial police…
Lowell Oakes, a former P.E.I. funeral director convicted of defrauding clients out of money for pre-paid funerals, is out on parole, and one of his victims says the tiny community of Crapaud is in shock. “I couldn’t believe it,” said Debbie Matters. “Here’s someone who has stolen over $425,000 from friends and neighbours, including my…
The chief executive officer of Via Rail is set to testify before MPs on Thursday about a train trip in August that saw passengers stranded onboard for about 10 hours in the “middle of nowhere” in Quebec following two breakdowns. The House of Commons transportation committee has scheduled a meeting to hear from president and…
Bikramjeet Singh of Miramichi has been taking extra steps to protect himself from phone, text and email scams since he lost $600 to a fraudster in 2021. “They are professional. They are doing it for their living,” he said. “This happened to me too many times when I came to Canada. Everyday, I received one call.” The calls came from…
By Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted September 19, 2024 12:30 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with a nearly balanced budget, in part due to higher-than-expected revenue from international student tuition at colleges. The province released public accounts today, a final tally…
Canada’s oilsands industry remains under pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas footprint, even as companies have clamped down on public communications in the wake of new anti-greenwashing legislation. The Pathways Alliance — a consortium of six companies that have jointly committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from oilsands production — has been largely silent…
The famed scowling portrait of Sir Winston Churchill is one step closer to returning home to Ottawa, as Canadian representatives are set to receive the photo in a ceremony in Italy on Thursday at the Canadian embassy. It was in August 2022 that a staff member of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa noticed the…
Some 150 Ontario call centre workers will remain in the province for the time being as their union battles Telus on its return-to-office plan. Those workers, who are represented by United Steelworkers Local 1944, were told in July they had to either relocate to Montreal by October, apply for another role or agree to be…
The queen of a castle in Cape Breton has turned to Kickstarter in an effort to get her property open to the public quicker. Elaine Knight famously purchased the 10-bedroom, 18-bathroom fortress along the Trans-Canada Highway in Cape Breton last December with plans to turn it into a bed and breakfast and events centre. She…
A unique discovery has been made in northern B.C. Researchers from the Royal BC Museum uncovered more than 90 dinosaur fossils, all believed to be 66 to 68 million years old. The team helicoptered into a remote area of the Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park, about 500 kilometres from Prince George. 2:03 Dino fever has…
