Mounties seized 2,300 cartons of contraband cigarettes valued at more than $400,000 during a traffic stop on Vancouver Island last month.
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Teen takes parents’ car to grab food, rear-ends another vehicle on Highway 401: OPP
Ontario Provincial Police allege a 14-year-old took their parents’ car to get food before crashing into another vehicle and then fleeing on foot when it caught fire.
Extended B.C. eviction timeline could mean buyer financing headaches, industry reps say
As the NDP government moves to protect tenants in B.C. from bad-faith evictions – some who work in the housing industry are pushing back.
Arrests made in deadly daylight stabbing at Toronto subway station: police
Two arrests have been made in connection with a deadly daylight stabbing at a subway station in Toronto last week, police say.
North Bay OPP arrest two, seize $223,000 worth of drugs
The car was travelling approximately 94 km/hr above the posted speed limit. Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop, vehicle fled.
Nikkei Falters After Hitting All-Time High
Asia-Pacific markets were largely lower on Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 paring gains after crossing the 41,000 mark and hitting fresh record highs.The Nikkei removed 1.28 points to 40,912.37. Japan’s household spending for May unexpectedly dipped 1.8% in real terms compared to the same period last year. Economists polled by Reuters had estimated a 0.1% rise.Household spending data is a key metric for the Bank of Japan’s to assess its goal of realizing a “virtuous cycle” of rising wages and prices.Average spending per household in May was 290,328 yen ($1,799.28), while average…
Petition calls for drug use to be banned in Kelowna supportive housing project
A man who lives near Kelowna’s Stephen Village housing project has launched a petition calling for facility operators to ban drug and alcohol use among residents.Tyler Zeeman lives near the supportive housing building at 2025 Agassiz Rd., near the Orchard Plaza Shopping Centre, and says he has w…
LCBO stores closed as Ontario-wide strike begins
A breakdown in talks means no deal could be reached between the LCBO and its union, with some 9,000 workers walking off the job after the 12:01 a.m. deadline on Friday.
Distracting preschoolers with devices could cause trouble down the road, study suggests
Parents who steal a moment of calm by handing over a smartphone or tablet to a fussy toddler could set off a cycle of poor anger management and other problems, according to a recent study.
Copper theft has been growing. The telecom industry wants tougher penalties
The Canadian telecommunications industry wants stiffer penalties for copper wire thieves, who they say are repeatedly causing outages that can leave thousands of customers without service when they cut the wire off telephone poles to sell for scrap metal.