Toronto police announced the recovery of 48 stolen vehicles and the arrests of seven people Wednesday as they detailed their latest attempt to crack down on the growing issue of auto theft in the region. Investigators said information gathered during…The post Toronto police recover stolen vehicles amid ongoing rise in auto theft appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.
Year: 2024
Former Laval teacher charged with sexual assault of minors in the ’80s, police believe there are more victims
Laval police (SPL) arrested former teacher John Lawrence Mc Grath, 77, for alleged sexual offences with a minor that occurred in the 1980s and believe there may be other victims.
2 Calder homes damaged by fire
A fire spread from one home to another in the Calder neighbourhood Thursday morning.
Quebec minister agrees to postpone electoral map reform
Quebec Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions Jean-François Roberge has accepted the opposition parties’ request to postpone the reform of the electoral map.
Crawley Borough Council still has no idea what it will do with the site of an adventure playground it closed in 2021
Crawley Borough Council still has no idea what it will do with the site of an adventure playground it closed in 2021.
The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch
The British Museum has appointed Nicholas Cullinan as its new director. It comes as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection. Previous director Hartwig Fischer resigned in August after the museum disclosed that more than 1,800 items were missing in an apparent case of insider theft. The museum fired curator Paul Higgs over the missing items and is suing him at the High Court. Cullinan is currently director of the National Portrait Gallery and will take up his new job in the summer. Cullinan said…
Carer who smothered mother with dementia spared jail over tragic ‘mercy killing’
The defendant told officers that he had put his mother ‘out of her suffering’ with a wet flannel
Schechter Investment Advisors LLC Grows Stock Position in International Business Machines Co. (NYSE:IBM)
Schechter Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in International Business Machines Co. (NYSE:IBM – Free Report) by 2.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,573 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 150 shares during the […]
Gilead Says FDA Expands Approval of Chronic Hep-B Infection Treatment for Use in Kids
(marketscreener.com) By Will Feuer Gilead Sciences said the Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of Vemlidy, its treatment for chronic hepatitis B virus infection, in certain kids ages six and older. Kids treated with the once-daily 25 mg tablet need to weigh at least 25 kg and have compensated liver disease, Gilead said. Vemlidy…https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/GILEAD-SCIENCES-INC-4876/news/Gilead-Says-FDA-Expands-Approval-of-Chronic-Hep-B-Infection-Treatment-for-Use-in-Kids-46311047/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240328
Secret planting operation boosts critically endangered Welsh shrub
(marketscreener.com) At a secret location in the Welsh countryside, naturalists have planted 30 young specimens of a once-common plant that has been collected – and nibbled – almost to extinction.https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Secret-planting-operation-boosts-critically-endangered-Welsh-shrub–46311066/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240328