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Metrolinx has announced changes to the Go Train line out of Kitchener. Beginning Monday, June 28, there will be schedule changes on the Kitchener line. The previous phase of construction related to the Highway 401 and 409 Rail Tunnels Project has been completed and we are reverting back to previous departure and arrival times, with some minor changes to improve … Read more

Loblaw is expanding its PC Optimum loyalty program at Esso gas stations. Starting early next year, Optimum members can earn and redeem points for rewards including fuel and car washes when they fill up their tanks. Since Loblaw and Imperial Oil teamed up in 2018, members could just earn points when buying gas at Esso stations. Imperial is going to … Read more

The US is lifting a Trump-era 25 per cent tariff on single malt Scotch. The decision to suspend tariffs on one of Scotland’s main exports follows the resolution of a trade dispute between Washington and … Read more

NASA says the Hubble Space Telescope has been idle since Sunday. The offline period is said to be a result of the 1980s-era computer that controls its science instruments. It shut down, halting all astronomical viewing. The problem could be a bad memory board, and flight controllers are trying to switch to a backup unit. Hubble was launched in 1990 … Read more

Vladimir Putin claims most of the cyberattacks in the world are carried out from the United States, but the Russian president says Canada isn’t far behind. Following talks with US President Joe Biden yesterday, Putin alleged two Latin American countries and Britain were also among the biggest sources of cybercrime. The most damaging cyberattacks on record have come either from … Read more

The woman who was on a boat during a fatal collision on Lake Joseph back in August, 2019, acknowledged in court yesterday that she can’t clearly recall how many of the boat’s lights were on when it was struck by the other vessel. Susan Auricchio testified yesterday at the trial of Linda O’Leary, who is charged under the Canada Shipping … Read more

The Ontario government says families can enjoy fishing province-wide this weekend without having to purchase a licence or carry an outdoors card. John Yakabuski, the minister of natural resources and forestry, says free fishing on Father’s Day weekend is a fun and safe way to bond with your family. The provincial government says it’s still important to help keep recreational … Read more

An Ontario Court has been told a boat carrying a group of stargazers on Lake Joseph had its lights on when it was hit by another boat captained by the wife of celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary. Richard Ruh was operating the 16-foot Nautique at the time of the late-night crash that killed two people in August of 2019. He testified … Read more

Police say a 35-year-old man is facing charges after a driver was stabbed in the face in a road rage incident in Oakville last weekend. Halton Police say two vehicles followed one another after the incident on Saturday. They say one of the drivers was taken to hospital with a laceration to his face after an altercation occurred when the … Read more

The Canadian Real Estate Association is forecasting record housing sales in 2021 even though the market is starting to cool from highs set earlier this year. CREA says sales last month were down 7.4 per cent from April as declines occurred in close to 80 per cent of all markets. Association chair Cliff Stevenson attributes slowing sales to soaring prices … Read more

International women’s rights advocates are calling on Canada to apply existing laws to hold tech giants like Pornhub accountable in stopping the violence and exploitation of women, not just in Canada but around the world. NDP ethics critic, Charlie Angus, is urging the Liberal government to make Pornhub and other platforms follow legal obligations under child pornography laws and laws … Read more

Health Minister Patty Hajdu says documents related to the firing of two scientists and the transfer of viruses from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to a research facility in Wuhan, China are too sensitive to hand over to the special committee on Canada-China relations. She told a Commons committee Monday night the records they seek come with privacy and … Read more

The Ontario government is drawing serious criticism over its use of the notwithstanding clause to pass election-related legislation deemed unconstitutional by a judge. Yesterday the government reintroduced amendments that limit what third parties can spend on advertising in the 12 months before an election is called. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says it is looking into legal options to … Read more

A man whose boat was struck by a vessel operated by Linda O’Leary on a summer night nearly two years ago testified that he heard an engine revving at high speed, moments before the fatal collision. Irv Edwards, a California-based physician testified yesterday that he was stargazing before his boat was struck by O’Leary’s vessel on the evening of August … Read more

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A trial is set to begin today for Linda O’Leary, who faces charges under the Canada Shipping Act following a deadly boat crash. The wife of celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary is charged with careless operation of a vessel in the crash that killed two people nearly two years ago. Her lawyer has previously said she is … Read more

A woman in Michigan got a folding chair stuck around her waist last week, and firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to get her out. The 27-year-old Ann Arbor, Michigan resident, who goes by Sydney Jo on TikTok, makes money posting something called “stuck” videos. She films herself getting stuck in different ways.  For example, she might get … Read more

The Ontario legislature will sit this weekend to debate a bill that will include the notwithstanding clause to restore Elections Act restrictions on third-party advertising. Government House leader Paul Calandra says the bill restoring provisions that were ruled unconstitutional by an Ontario Superior Court judge were introduced for first reading yesterday. Calandra says the House will be brought back after … Read more

Education Minister Stephen Lecce has announced a new Grade 9 math curriculum that eliminates the streaming of students into academic or applied courses. Critics had been calling for an end to a practice they said discriminated against students from marginalized communities. The new curriculum to begin in the fall will involve more real-life math applications and include lessons on financial … Read more

The mayor of London was joined by Muslim community leaders, the premier, the prime minister, and the leaders of the federal Conservatives, New Democrats and Greens at last night’s vigil outside the London Muslim Mosque to honour a family left forever changed by a hate-fuelled hit and run. Police have called Sunday’s tragedy that killed four family members and injured … Read more

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will be aboard for Blue Origin’s first human space flight next month. In an Instagram post yesterday, Bezos says he, his brother, and the winner of an ongoing auction will be aboard Blue Origin‘s New Shepard spacecraft when it launches on July 20th. Bezos said in early February that he was stepping down as CEO … Read more

A second incidence of inappropriate exposure on camera has resulted in consequences for Quebec Liberal MP William Amos. He’s been found in contempt of the House of Commons. Speaker Anthony Rota ruled Amos breached the privileges of his fellow MPs last month when he urinated while his computer camera was on during the internal parliamentary feed of proceedings. He noted … Read more

London Police say they believe a family of five struck by a black truck while out for a walk on Sunday were targeted due to their Islamic faith. They say it was pre-planned and premeditated. Chief Steve Williams says all of the victims were members of the same family — two women aged 74 and 44, a 46-year-old man and … Read more

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The excitement of opening weekend for the Premier Lacrosse League in Foxborough, Massachusetts was overshadowed by a grizzly incident that allegedly happened off the field. Reports say there was an altercation between Hamilton’s Matt Gaudet and Austin Staats of Six Nations of the Grand … Read more