Month: January 2018

TORONTO – Four women who have filed sexual assault and harassment lawsuits against a prominent figure in Canadian theatre and the well-known company he co-founded will speak out today at a news conference in Toronto. The lawsuits naming Toronto-based  Soulpepper Theatre Company and its founding artistic director Albert Schultz were filed this week by Patricia Fagan, Hannah Miller, Kristin Booth and Diana Bentley, who have all agreed to be named publicly. Story continues below In the lawsuits, the actresses allege…

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Toronto police say the death of a woman in the city’s west end Wednesday evening is now being investigated as a homicide. Police said officers were called to the Callowhill Drive and Farley Crescent area, near Martin Grove Road and The Westway, at 9:35 p.m. with a request to assist with a medical complaint. A spokesperson told Global News officers found the woman with severe injuries and without vital signs. A Toronto Paramedics spokesperson said crews were called to…

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If you have plans to be outdoors in southern Ontario over the coming days, be prepared for temperatures to drop as arctic air is set to return. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Wednesday for many parts of the province. The weather agency said the cold snap will begin Thursday night. “A bitterly cold northwesterly flow will develop over southern Ontario Thursday,” the statement read. More extreme, record breaking cold for the #GTA #Toronto & Southern Ontario –…

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An 84-year-old Canadian man injured and admitted to an intensive care unit in Germany at the beginning of December can’t come back home to Toronto because no local hospital will guarantee him a bed. Ali Davari, a Greater Toronto Area resident, needed two surgeries after falling at a railway station in Cologne. He suffered bleeding in his head and has spent weeks in an ICU in Frankfurt. Story continues below The situation, originally reported by Global News in December,…

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The first store location of the popular chain Caplansky’s Deli has closed, a year-and-a-half after a dispute with its downtown Toronto landlord, according to a statement from the company’s founder. “I am making this decision with tremendous sadness and reluctance. I have spent 10 years of my life bringing traditional deli to Toronto,” Zane Caplansky said in a note posted on the College Street restaurant’s doors and shared on social media. Story continues below “I have poured my heart…

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January 3 2018 7:34pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Hosted by Alan Carter and Farah Nasser. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) {…

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Shaw Communications has announced that former CEO Jim Shaw has passed away. In a statement, the company said Shaw “died peacefully surrounded by family and friends” Wednesday after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn, three children and three step-children. Shaw joined the company founded by his father, JR Shaw, in 1982, eventually becoming Chief Executive Officer in 1998. Story continues below “I am saddened at Jim’s passing but grateful for 60 years with my son…

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OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada estimates there will be about 60,000 fewer jobs by 2019 due to the increases in minimum wages across the country, but that labour income will be higher due to the increases. In examining the impact of the wage increases, the report estimated that the consumer price index could be boosted by about 0.1 percentage points on average and real gross domestic product could be cut by 0.1 per cent by early 2019. Story…

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January 3 2018 6:39pm Wed, Jan 3: A Toronto man in serious condition is stuck in a German hospital. The reason? No Toronto-area hospitals will agree to admit him on his return. As Sean O’Shea reports, that means his family to stuck with growing medical bills every day. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection…

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January 3 2018 6:39pm Wed, Jan 3: Catherine McDonald sits down with the widow of a young father killed by a suspected impaired driver seven weeks ago who has a message for anyone who contemplates getting behind the wheel while impaired. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); }…

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