Wed, Mar 21: It may be March to all, but for millions of people around the world, it’s New Years. Nowruz, or Navroz is the Persian New Year, but it’s celebrated by people of many faiths. For one 10-year-old Toronto boy, the New Year started the best possible way – with a performance for the Prime Minister. Powered by WPeMatico
Wed, Mar 21: Peel Police have identified a second suspect in the violent beating of a man with autism at a bus terminal in Mississauga. As Catherine McDonald reports, the accused — 21-year-old Parmvir Sign Chahil and 25-year-old Ronjot Sign Dhami — are both known to police in the lower mainland in B.C. Powered by WPeMatico
BRANTFORD, Ont. – An Ontario police force is warning the public about a fraud scheme that left a 76-year-old woman thousands of dollars out of pocket this week. Police in Brantford, Ont., say the victim got a call from someone claiming to be an investigator with the RCMP. They say the fraudster told the woman her bank accounts and credit cards had been hacked by someone using her last name. READ MORE: Two men charged after suspected fentanyl seizure…
Wed, Mar 21: A Toronto-area man, whose vehicle broke down near Guelph last year, is still trying to get it back. As Global’s Sean O’Shea reports, the tow truck company and body shop are demanding almost $13,000 and the man says his only problem was a flat tire. Powered by WPeMatico
Wed, Mar 21: Martha Lawrance is a Therapeutic Harp Practitioner who works with patients at Toronto Grace Health Centre. Through Harp Therapy, Martha supports each patient physically, spiritually and emotionally to bring them to a more peaceful and calmer state. Susan Hay has the story. Powered by WPeMatico
March 21 2018 7:04pm Wed, Mar 21: The Canadian women’s hockey league final runs this weekend and for the first time ever, a team from outside North America will be vying for the Clarkson Cup. Tom Hayes has more. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; //…
March 21 2018 7:01pm Wed, Mar 21: School bus drivers serving several communities east of Toronto are on strike after contract talks between Unifor and First Student Bowmanville broke off Tuesday night. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet…
TORONTO – Ontario’s public service pension plan ended 2017 with an annual investment return of 10.8 per cent, which helped it maintain its funded status at about 97 per cent. The Ontario Pension Board, which administers the plan, says net investment income during the year amounted to $2.5 billion and net assets grew to $26.4 billion by the end of the year. The return came as OPB continued a strategy of shifting assets from public to private markets last…
TORONTO – The latest effort to end a strike by striking contract faculty and teaching assistants at York University have fallen apart. Bargaining had resumed Tuesday with the help of a mediator to end a walkout by more than 3,000 members of CUPE Local 3903 that beganMarch 5 over the key issues of wages and job security. Story continues below But the union says the university’s bargaining team “issued an ultimatum” and refused requests to continue negotiations while the…
Four days after Nnamdi Ogba was gunned down in what Toronto police are calling a random attack, his mother says she has cried all the tears she can and now she wants justice for her eldest son. Story continues below “They took away my heart… Who do they think they are taking an innocent life? I hope… my face haunts them for the rest of their lives,” Margaret Nwosu said on Tuesday as she spoke about the two suspects…
