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Tenants protest ‘loophole’ that allows landlords to break rent control caps
— Tenants at a highrise in an up-and-coming Toronto neighbourhood have staged a rent strike, saying landlords are taking advantage of loopholes in Ontario’s housing law to drive low-income residents out of their homes.
McMaster offers online course for the world
A new McMaster University course about the mysteries of DNA is offered around the world through a California based technology company.
Virginia park changing name of ‘Rebel Yell’ roller-coaster
— A Virginia amusement park is changing the moniker of a roller-coaster named after the war whoop of a Confederate soldier.
Dieppe 75th
Find out about the Spec's plans for Dieppe Raid anniversary coverage.
Democratic, GOP lawmakers say memo doesn’t clear Trump in probe
— President Donald Trump was wrong to assert that a GOP-produced classified memo on FBI surveillance powers cleared him in the Russia investigation, Democratic and Republican lawmakers said Sunday.
Dieppe veteran Ken Curry
RHLI and Dieppe veteran Ken Curry
Dedication ceremony for a fellow Riley
Lieut. Henry W. Vallance was killed in action June 13, 1916.
The enigma of Dieppe
Les Arcades Restaurant and Hotel figures into an intriguing aspect of the Dieppe raid.
War Memories
Relatives share their mementoes and memories of family members who sacrificed.
WINTERFEST WEEKEND
New EKOS/CP polling explores populist sentiment bubbling in Canada. Here’s how.
— Across the world, citizens who have felt side-swiped by technological, cultural and economic progress have sought to regain some measure of control by seeking to upend the political status quo in their home countries.
Rally held at site of now-removed statue of Halifax’s controversial founder
— A group of demonstrators sang an Indigenous honour song on Sunday at the site where a statue of Halifax’s controversial founder stood just days before.
Greeks rally in Athens to protest use of the name Macedonia
— Well over 100,000 protesters from across Greece converged Sunday on Athens’ main square to protest a potential Greek compromise in a dispute with neighbouring Macedonia over the former Yugoslav republic’s official name.
Billionaire takes a property tax stand over pooping geese
Billionaire Tom Golisano says he tried stringing up fishing line, spraying smelly repellent and even posting a wolf decoy.
Police say extremist shows no remorse for shooting Africans
— A right-wing extremist suspected in the shooting rampage that wounded six Africans in central Italy was “lucid and determined, aware of what he had done” and exhibited no remorse for his actions, an Italian law enforcement official said Sunday.
Five questions with … Cyndi Ingle
Who: Cyndi Ingle
PHOTOS: HPO’s WinterFest Pinocchio
Universities, colleges offering more training for marijuana industry
From growing the perfect crop to marketing within restrictive rules, Canadian colleges and universities are cultivating courses for those wanting to work in the booming marijuana industry.
New research suggests room for Rob Ford’s populist appeal to be duplicated
— Ask whether populist politics could ever gain national traction in Canada and the answer is immediate: well, Rob Ford already did it in Toronto.
Tenants fight unreasonable rent
Tenants at a highrise in an up-and-coming Toronto neighbourhood have staged a rent strike, saying landlords are taking advantage of loopholes in Ontario’s housing law to drive low-income residents out of their homes.
Actress Kim Cattrall tweets that missing brother Christopher is dead
“Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall says on social media that her brother Chris has died.
N. Korea to send nominal head of state to S. Korea
— North Korea will send its nominal head of state and other senior officials to South Korea this week, Seoul officials said Sunday, as the rivals push through with rare rapprochement steps ahead of this month’s Winter Olympics in the South.
Interpol joins hunt for Innisfil man suspected of trafficking fentanyl
Wojciech Joseph Grzesiowski, 40, has been on the run since November, when he was named as part of an international drug ring that mistakenly admitted a police agent into its ranks.
New polling explores populism in Canada
New EKOS/CP polling explores populist sentiment bubbling in Canada. Here's how.
Could Rob Ford's populist appeal be duplicated?
New research suggests room for Rob Ford's populist appeal to be duplicated
Israel to legalize settlement outpost deep in West Bank
— Israel on Sunday said it plans to legalize an isolated West Bank outpost in response to the murder of one of its residents in a shooting attack last month.
Two men charged with defrauding Ontario town of $800,000
Provincial police say two men have been charged with allegedly defrauding a northeastern Ontario town of about $800,000.
Man with sledgehammer pounds dozen parked Dallas police cars
Man with sledgehammer pounds dozen parked Dallas police cars
Time has come for national big-data strategy, tech leaders tell governments
Tech leaders are challenging the federal Liberal government to get serious about reaping the rewards of one of the next big frontiers in the information revolution: big data.
Vigil planned in Toronto to mourn victims of alleged serial killer
A downtown Toronto community will come together this evening to mourn the deaths of several men in the LGBTQ community at the hands of an alleged serial killer.
Police searching for Kim Cattrall’s missing brother Christopher Cattrall
Actress Kim Cattrall has taken to social media for help finding her brother, who police say is missing from his home in Lacombe, Alta.
Tenants protest rent control 'loophole'
Tenants protest 'loophole' that allows landlords to break rent control caps
Beer, cider in more grocery stores this April
The Ontario government is expanding beer and cider sales to 87 more grocery stores, including some in Burlington, Ancaster and Grimsby, in April.
Tech leaders call for national data strategy
Time has come for national big-data strategy, tech leaders tell governments
Two dead, 116 injured as trains collide in South Carolina
An Amtrak passenger train slammed into a freight train parked on a side track in South Carolina early Sunday, killing two Amtrak crew members and injuring more than 110 people, authorities said. It was the third deadly wreck involving Amtrak in less than two months.
Caroline Mulroney to join PC leadership race
Caroline Mulroney to officially join PC leadership race Monday: source
Two men charged with murder in death of man
Two men facing murder charges after man was chased and stabbed in Toronto
Rare civil trial arising out of G20 to start
Cops searched bag, took goggles: rare civil trial stemming from G20 to start
Candlelight vigil to mourn LGBTQ deaths
Vigil planned in Toronto to mourn victims of alleged serial killer
Police investigate alleged murder-suicide
Police investigating alleged murder-suicide in west-end Ottawa
Candlelight vigil to mourn LGBTQ deaths
Vigil planned in Toronto to mourn victims of alleged serial killer
Yazidi boy gets short meeting with Trudeau
Yazidi boy gets short meeting with Trudeau after showing up at town hall forum
AI's challenge to intellectual property
AI's challenge to businesses: patenting machine-created intellectual property
Five things to watch for in Canadian business
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
Stolen vehicle found in north Burlington
Halton police are asking the public for any information in relation to a stolen 2016 black Honda Civic being found at a home on Bluffs Way in Burlington Saturday afternoon.
Man, 32, charged with second-degree murder
Man, 32, charged with second-degree murder in Fort Erie, Ont.
Men charged with defrauding town of $800,000
Men charged with defrauding northeastern Ontario town of $800K over five months
South Carolina train crash leaves at least 2 dead, 50 hurt
South Carolina train crash leaves at least 2 dead, 50 hurt
Marijuana education growing across Canada
Universities, colleges offering more training for marijuana industry
Andrew Wilkinson wins B.C. Liberal leadership
B.C. Liberals elect new leader today as party rebuilds after 16 years in power
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