Crown attorneys say “sexual predator” and serial killer Bruce McArthur should not be eligible for parole for 50 years.
Venezuela’s crisis: Why now and what’s next?
Long divided between supporters and opponents of the socialist government and ravaged by shortages of food, medicine and other basic goods, Venezuelans are suffering through a political crisis that intensified in January, when Juan Guaido declared himself interim president.
TSB says train began to move on its own before fatal derailment
Investigators say a Canadian Pacific freight train was parked and began to move on its own before it derailed and killed three crew members on the Alberta-British Columbia boundary early Monday.
Consumer spending on track for worst year in decade, says National Bank
A combination of a softening housing market resulting in Canadians feeling less wealthy, pressure from higher interest rates and a low household savings rate will lead consumers to spend less, according to National Bank.
QuadrigaCX granted creditor protection while it searches for $250M in cryptocurrency
Lawyer for Canadian cryptocurrency company QuadrigaCX says as much as $250 million Cdn of users’ money may be ‘floating around out there’ after the company’s CEO was reported to have died suddenly.
Canada’s Sunrise Records swoops in to buy British music store chain HMV out of bankruptcy
Canadian music store chain Sunrise Records has struck a deal to buy British retailer HMV out of bankruptcy in a deal that will keep most of the locations in Britain open.
Canadian case is another warning about the murky world of cryptocurrency: Don Pittis
$190 million worth of crypto goes missing from a Canadian “bank.” Except for the victims, outrage is missing, too.
Cold saps power from electric cars, but owners say vehicles still outperform the rest
Electric vehicles lose lots of battery power to keep the car warm during Canadian cold snaps, but turns out that isn’t a huge hindrance for Winnipeg commuters like Jordan Loewen.
Organized labour lines up against Canada’s stance on Venezuela
Organized labour in Canada is voicing its opposition to the federal government’s decision to embrace Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido over the regime of Nicolas Maduro — which has been accused of human rights abuses and of winning the last election through vote-rigging.
Lima Group embraces Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido, calls on military to quit Maduro
The countries of the Lima Group completed their meeting in Ottawa on the crisis in Venezuela today — proclaiming the South American nation’s opposition leader and its National Assembly as full members of the multi-nation group while ruling out military intervention to end the humanitarian crisis gripping the oil-rich nation.