By Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press OTTAWA — RCMP intelligence officials devised a secret Cold War plan to use a hidden briefcase camera to photograph Communists and Soviet Bloc personnel travelling through Toronto’s airport, declassified records show. The idea of snapping surreptitious images developed in late November 1964 when a […]
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The Associated PressKatherine Roth It’s been 120 years since New York ornithologist Frank Chapman launched his Christmas Bird Count as a bold new alternative to what had been a longtime Christmas tradition of hunting birds. Today, the annual count continues, stronger and more important than ever. “He realized that we […]
The Canadian Press GUELPH, Ont.–Police in Guelph, Ont., say they’ve charged a man with aggravated assault after he allegedly attacked his roommate with a glass bong last night. Investigators say the roommates got into a fight over one of the men playing video games too loudly at around 11 p.m. […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canada’s election watchdog said the NDP did nothing wrong when it used the national voters list to send Christmas cards from Jagmeet Singh. Still, a spokesman for the NDP leader is apologizing and said it won’t happen again. Under the Canada Elections Act, parties are authorized to […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–School principals in Ontario asked the provincial government yesterday to halt some standardized testing and elementary school report cards as teachers’ unions wage an ongoing work-to-rule campaign. In a letter to the education minister, the Ontario Council of Principals asked that mid-January standardized math testing for […]
The Canadian PressIan Bickis OSHAWA, Ont.–The last pickup trucks rolled down the line yesterday at General Motor’s Oshawa Assembly Plant as an era of vehicle production comes to a close for the Ontario motor city. “This has been coming in slow motion, and suddenly it’s here,” said Joel Smith, a […]
The Canadian PressDavid PaddonRoss Marowits TORONTO–Government privacy commissioners are investigating a data breach at LifeLabs, one of Canada’s largest medical services companies, after hackers gained access to the personal information of up to 15 million customers. Most of its customers are in B.C. and Ontario, with relatively few customers in […]
The Associated PressSteve Karnowski ST. PAUL, Minn.–Twin Metals Minnesota formally submitted a plan to regulators yesterday for an underground copper-nickel mine near Ely in northeastern Minnesota, a project that has drawn fierce opposition because it would sit just upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Company officials said in […]
The Associated PressJoe Harris ST. LOUIS–Blues coach Craig Berube took a chance and challenged a late goal. Even though it didn’t work out, his players soon rewarded his faith in them. Brayden Schenn scored, Jake Allen made 35 saves and St. Louis beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 last night. Mackenzie […]
The Associated PressNoah Trister DETROIT–The Toronto Raptors beat Detroit but lost two more players in the process. “A win with a heavy price,” coach Nick Nurse said. Kyle Lowry had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for a triple-double and the Raptors had an 11-0 run in the third […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — A prominent Toronto psychiatric hospital vowed Wednesday to implement all recommendations made by an external panel that probed recent cases of patients with a violent history escaping the facility. Catherine Zahn, president of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, said the hospital will build […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Quebec’s Chantier Davie shipyard is on track to win potentially billions of dollars in federal work after the Liberal government announced this morning that it was the only yard to qualify to join Ottawa’s massive shipbuilding strategy. The announcement by federal Procurement Minister Anita Anand follows the […]
