Canada

An Ottawa-area high school teacher is facing several criminal charges after allegedly defrauding a local minor hockey association in the Township of Madawaska Valley, and it's not the only sports organization that has raised concerns.Wanda Malone, 46, was arrested Aug. 16 by Killaloe Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and charged with fraud over…

Catherine Ready still grapples with nightmares nearly two months after surviving a vicious knife attack that killed her mother and sister, a dark incident that has forever altered the fates of two families in a quiet Ottawa suburb. The 19-year-old University of Ottawa student, who now bears scars across the back of her hand, scalp and forehead,…

Just when residents of a midtown Toronto street thought months of construction "hell" were over, the city has ordered much of the work redone — meaning they'll have to put up with torn-up asphalt, blocked driveways and traffic jams until at least early September.Arthur Eklove has lived on Glen Cedar Road, just south of Eglinton Avenue West near…

Fatima Sherefa, 17, had a rough night at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Aug. 6. Her flight from Toronto home to Winnipeg had been delayed several times and then, just after midnight, it was cancelled. Sherefa says Air Canada staff didn't offer hotel accommodation for the night, and instead passed out yoga mats to stranded travellers.Sherefa says…

The bailiff who taped an eviction notice to the doors of St. Brigid's says The United People of Canada (TUPC) need to leave the church immediately and the building's locks will soon be changed.Locks at the Rectory Art House next to the church were swapped out on Thursday, so only the owners of the property and the artists who rent from them can…

Lisa LaFlamme anchors an episode of CTV National News on May 14, 2020. Ms. LaFlamme was with the network for 35 years before her sudden ouster this week.CTVShortly after Michael Melling became head of CTV News, he raised questions about host Lisa LaFlamme’s hair.According to a senior CTV official who was present at the meeting, Mr. Melling asked…

New bike path taking shape Photo: City of Kelowna The Houghton Road bike path extension is nearing completion in Rutland. The City of Kelowna says it is working to encourage active transportation in the community and the Houghton "active transportation corridor" will help in extending the current corridor down Lester Road to Leathead…

Skeletal remains found in a wooded area Friday belong to Kyle LeBlanc, police say.The Saint John man had been missing since December 2020. He was last seen in the Lakewood Heights area on the city's east side, in the same area where his remains were found by a hiker Friday.In a news release Tuesday night, police spokesperson Sean Rocca said…

Canadians are getting creative trying to cut the long waits for passports that have been dragging on for close to five months after a surge in post-pandemic travel demand overwhelmed the system.By Aug. 11, a total of 1,092,560 passport applications had been filed this year – with more than 550,000 of those applications flooding in since…

An invasive insect species has the potential to do millions of dollars of damage to Ontario's wine and grape-growing industry, experts say.The spotted lanternfly was recently detected in New York state, not far from the Niagara wine-growing region.There is cause for concern, and this insect "really likes to feed on grape vines," said Emily…