Albert Wagner 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says people have a right to express their “anguish” and to protest around the Israel-Hamas war, but when protests turn to harassment of fellow citizens, “there’s a line that’s crossed.” “Canadians have a right to protest, absolutely; to make their anguish, their anger, heard by other Canadians. That’s important … Read more
LOS ANGELES – This year’s Oscar gift bags will have nominees well-rested with great skin and full stomachs. For the 22nd year, Lash Fary, founder of Los Angeles-based marketing company Distinctive Assets, has put together a mix of treats for a select number of nominees at the Academy Awards. “We call it … Read more
Wet conditions were the main talking point during the U.S. women’s soccer team’s penalty shootout victory over Canada in the W Gold Cup semifinals on Wednesday. The game was played on a heavily waterlogged pitch at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego after torrential rain fell in the build up, with huge sections of standing water … Read more
Tucked away near a receiving bay and mere feet from a green garbage dumpster, a group of industrial freezers are holding a growing amount of human bodies outside Newfoundland and Labrador’s biggest hospital. The freezers are overflow units for the hospital morgue, which is getting fuller as more human remains go unclaimed. The problem is … Read more
Allison Venditti knows how hard the “should I stay or should I go” question can be. The Toronto-based career coach and founder of Moms at Work, an online networking community of working women, has seen many clients wracked with indecision about whether to leave their current, stable job for a new opportunity that … Read more
If you ask the “King of Succulents” Johnny Tai how his plants are doing, do it gently. The 80-year-old Richmond, B.C., gardener hasn’t recovered yet from what he calls the “crime scene” he found in two greenhouses one morning in mid-January – thousands of dead and dying plants, thanks to a sudden cold … Read more
TORONTO – When Amrita Maharaj-Dube goes shopping with her daughter, the five-year-old is instantly drawn toward all things pink and sparkly. But when unicorns and hearts make an item more expensive than one with dinosaurs or space ships, her mother draws a line. “I started buying more gender-neutral colours for my children,” … Read more
DALLAS – Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer. Where did this all come from, though? How we came to move the clock forward in … Read more
Four children and two adults are dead in a Barrhaven homicide. Ottawa police responded to 911 calls just before 11 p.m. The six victims were found deceased inside a home on Berrigan Drive. One person is in custody. This is a breaking news story. The original story is below. Ottawa … Read more
A former British Columbia cabinet minister quit the New Democrat government Wednesday, citing antisemitism in the party caucus and indifference towards the problem. Selina Robinson, who is Jewish, said she could no longer remain in the government because it was not properly addressing antisemitism in the province or among some of her former … Read more
