A settlement has been reached involving millions of dollars raised in a Chase the Ace fundraiser for a St. John’s-area parish nearly five years ago.Thousands of people were drawn to St. Kevin’s Parish in the Goulds neighbourhood of St. John’s in the summer of 2017 for its weekly drawing of the card in the Chase…
An Ontario Superior Court judge has extended a rare injunction that has frozen millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies and other financial donations to the so-called Freedom Convoy.Rare legal move freezes cash, crypto tied to Ottawa protestAn Ontario court has frozen millions of dollars and cryptocurrency tied to Ottawa protest organizers by obtaining what’s known as a…
Rogers and Bell said Sunday they will no longer be carrying Russian state-controlled network RT in their TV channel lineups in the latest action against Russian entities following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.A placard against Russian broadcaster RT is displayed at a protest rally against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Toronto on Sunday. (Chris Helgren/Reuters)Rogers and Bell said…
Demonstrations were held in more Canadian cities to show of solidarity with Ukraine on Sunday, which marked the fourth day of Russia’s wide-ranging invasion.People in downtown Toronto waved Ukrainian flags on Sunday as they protested against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Lorenda Reddekopp/CBC)Demonstrations were held in more Canadian cities to show of solidarity with Ukraine on Sunday, which marked the fourth day of…
On Monday, proof of vaccination will no longer be required at restaurants or gyms, but businesses are still allowed to ask for it.Proof of vaccination will no longer be required to enter establishments such as restaurants, gyms and movie theatres in New Brunswick on Monday. (Jon Collicott/CBC)After a difficult two years working through COVID-19 restrictions…
The federal government committed to send at least $25 million in additional non-lethal military aid to Ukraine as that country fights against a Russian invasion.’Our goal is to suffocate the Russian regime,’ Canada’s minister of foreign affairsCanada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly joins Rosemary Barton Live as a G7 meeting discussing the response to Russia’s…
Both Canada and the European Union are closing their airspace to Russian aircraft operators. Both announced the move Sunday.The logo for Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot is seen on an Airbus A320 in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, on Sept. 26, 2017. Canada as well as the 27-country EU are closing their airspace to Russian aircraft operators effective…
“We have so many positive stories in our community that [are] not told,” says Montreal Black community activist Gemma Raeburn-Baynes. The Contact, a biweekly newspaper and online resource, has been telling those stories for decades.This is the front page of the Montreal Community Contact’s Black History Month edition. (The Montreal Community Contact/January 28, 2022)CBC Quebec…
Earlier in the pandemic, the prospect of starting university or college online led to increased interest in a gap year. Now, some post-secondary students with several terms of virtual-only learning under their belts are hitting pause on school and finding that time away to be productive and rewarding.Anthony Russell leads an art class at Light…
An international student in Brampton, Ont., has won more than $16,000 in unpaid wages after going public with her labour battle with the operators of a local restaurant.Satinder Kaur Grewal joins a protest outside her former employer’s restaurant, Chat Hut, in December 2021. Grewal has since been paid more than $16,000 in wages the company…