The United States’ top diplomat Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv on Friday to push for humanitarian pauses as Israel claims it has surrounded Gaza’s biggest city with the focus of annihilating Hamas. While not calling for a ceasefire like many other countries, White House wants to see humanitarian pauses. …
Read More »FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers
A New York jury has convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of fraud in a scheme that cheated customers and investors of at least $10 billion US. Jurors reject claim he never meant to cheat customers before cryptocurrency exchange collapsed. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency …
Read More »Carbon tax change has Canadians asking about the program. Here’s how it’s supposed to work
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to exempt home heating oil from the carbon tax has thrust the controversial policy back into the spotlight. Here are some of your questions, answered. Your questions answered about the federal policy and the fallout from the heating oil exemption. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision …
Read More »PWHL discussing whether to adopt neck guard policy after Adam Johnson’s death
The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is discussing whether to adopt a policy on neck guards after the death of American hockey player Adam Johnson in England last Saturday. Players’ association executive director Brian Burke says he guesses neck guards will become mandatory. The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is …
Read More »Uber and Lyft to pay $328M to settle wage theft claims in N.Y. court case
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle wage theft claims in New York, Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. Drivers outside New York City will earn minimum of $26 an hour. Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million US to …
Read More »Interest swells for Alberta’s ruling party AGM that boasts controversial resolutions
Alberta’s United Conservatives will hold their second annual general meeting under Premier Danielle Smith on Friday and Saturday, an event that has seen registrations surge with seats on the party’s board up for grabs. Party unity key area of focus as social conservative group eyes board takeover. Alberta’s United Conservatives …
Read More »Should e-bike collisions be covered by public auto insurance? This Montrealer thinks so
Luc Allard was cycling home from downtown Montreal when someone riding an electric Bixi crashed into him, snapping his ankle. Now he’s joined those calling on Quebec to extend the province’s public automobile coverage to electric bikes and scooters. Hit by someone riding a 30-kg electric Bixi, Montreal man will …
Read More »Reported hate crimes in several Canadian cities higher amid Israel-Hamas war, police say
Police say reports of hate crimes are up in several Canadian cities since Oct. 7 when Hamas launched its brutal attack on Israel — including spikes of antisemitism and Islamophobia in Toronto and Montreal. Rabbi’s house egged and vandalized with swastika, mosque smeared with feces among reported hate crimes. Police …
Read More »‘A national travesty:’ Prison watchdog urges reform to tackle Indigenous over-incarceration
Canada’s prison watchdog is denouncing the over-representation of Indigenous people in federal prisons as a travesty while urging significant reform as he releases the second part of a two-year investigation. Correctional investigator calls for transfer of power back to Indigenous people as special probe concludes. Canada’s prison watchdog is denouncing …
Read More »The basketball star, the Crypto King and the $8.4M mansion
Just days after Canadian NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander moved into his $8.4 million lakefront mansion, he allegedly received a threatening visit from a stranger demanding the whereabouts of Aiden Pleterski: the self-proclaimed Crypto King at the centre of a contentious bankruptcy proceeding. NBA player suing to undo home sale after …
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