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Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:31:00 EDTHe ordered Toronto philanthropist Glen Davis’s murder. He’s on trial for seeking to kill Davis’s widow and three others from a prison cell
Marshall Ross’s trial opened Monday. He pleaded not guilty to counselling a fellow inmate to murder four people, including Davis’s widow.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:08:00 EDT
Patrick Brown is running for re-election as Brampton’s mayor
Patrick Brown will seek re-election as mayor of Brampton after being disqualified from the federal Conservative leadership race.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Diagnosed with monkeypox, he felt pain, exhaustion — and was frustrated by the lack of support
Len Tooley became very sick in mid-June, and then noticed a pox appear. He still has symptoms and says sufferers lack daily guidance and care.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:44:05 EDT
Convoy organizer Pat King granted bail after 150 days in jail
While on bail the 44-year-old must return to Alberta, live under a curfew, and is banned from social media, organizing convoy-related demonstrations, and contacting fellow leaders of the “freedom” protests in Ottawa this winter.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:03:16 EDT
More players step forward in Hockey Canada sex assault investigation
Coyotes defenceman Connor Timmins is the 14th player from Canada’s 2018 world junior team of 22 to comment publicly. Some have proclaimed innocence. Most have promised co-operation.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:08:19 EDT
Man shot in King West nightclub dies in hospital
Pardeep Brar, 26, has succumbed to his injuries after being shot in a King West nightclub on Sunday night.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:25:15 EDT
Firefighters still tending to storage facility blaze that destroyed Durham Regional Police vehicles
“It was a massive fire. The main damage was to the vehicle bay area,” said Durham Regional Police Sgt. Joanne Bortoluss.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:26:17 EDT
Green Party expels aspiring leadership candidate who says party is ‘in crisis’
Alex Tyrrell, the “eco-socialist” leader of the Quebec Greens, said the federal party is in “crisis” as it launches its new leadership contest.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:34:13 EDT
Ottawa should fight toxic overdose crisis by giving users safe drugs, advocates say
“Without access to a regulated, safe supply, decriminalization alone doesn’t pose many opportunities to really steam the tide of overdose deaths that we’ve seen here,” said registered nurse Corey Ranger, president of the Harm Reduction Nurses...
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:09:00 EDT
Joe Rogan said ‘Canada is communist.’ Here’s how Canadians are reacting
Social media has been in a frenzy over controversial podcaster Joe Rogan’s comments calling Canada a “communist” country, calling Trudeau “a dictator.”
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:45:05 EDT
Ontario New Democrats will elect a new leader in March
The rules are in place, the entry fees are set — all that’s needed in the provincial NDP leadership contest are some confirmed candidates.
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:56:00 EDT
Toronto Star names Bruce Campion-Smith as new head of editorial board, Donovan Vincent as new public editor
Award-winning journalist Donovan Vincent hopes to ‘dispel’ distrust in media, while Bruce Campion-Smith brings focus on local, Toronto-specific issues. Former editorial page editor Andrew Phillips will take on a new column for the section beginni...
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Landlords shouldn’t be allowed to raise rents between tenants, says Toronto’s top housing official
Abi Bond wants the province to scrap the rule, saying the move could help prevent ‘renovictions’ in the city.