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KOOP: Soft sentences endanger Canadians

KOOP: Soft sentences endanger Canadians

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists Published Jun 14, 2025 • Last updated 23 minutes ago • 3 minute read This past week brought news that a Winnipeg man found to be guilty of stabbing a stranger to death in 2022 would receive a mere 8-year...

Book excerpt: "The Fate of the Day" by Rick Atkinson

Book excerpt: "The Fate of the Day" by Rick Atkinson

Crown We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Following the introductory volume of his "Revolution Trilogy," 2019's "The British Are Coming," historian Rick Atkinson presents Volume Two, "The Fate of the...

Lewis Hamilton's downbeat verdict caps off disastrous F1 Canadian GP Day 1 for Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton's downbeat verdict caps off disastrous F1 Canadian GP Day 1 for Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton capped off the day for Ferrari with a disappointing verdict, as he felt that making Q3 was going to be tough in qualifying. The British driver has not had a great time ever since he joined the team, as he has struggled to find...

Rights Group ‘Disappointed’ by Ottawa’s Decision to Halt Honorary Citizenship for Hong Kong Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai

Rights Group ‘Disappointed’ by Ottawa’s Decision to Halt Honorary Citizenship for Hong Kong Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai

A human rights group says it is “disappointed” after the federal government told a Liberal MP this week not to move forward with a motion to grant honorary Canadian citizenship to Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, who has been in solitary confinement...

Kenya-Canadian film 'Kipkemboi' earns global acclaim with star-studded cast including Abel Mutua

Kenya-Canadian film 'Kipkemboi' earns global acclaim with star-studded cast including Abel Mutua

The cast and crew of the film 'Kipkemboi' pose for a group photo after a screening at the Michael Joseph Centre, located at Safaricom HQ. A Kenyan-Canadian film that tells the story of a village genius whose algorithm attracts powerful forces has...

Vancouver Payment Processing Company to Pay $3.3M to BCSC for Misrepresentations, Distributing Securities and Operating Unauthorized Exchange

Vancouver Payment Processing Company to Pay $3.3M to BCSC for Misrepresentations, Distributing Securities and Operating Unauthorized Exchange

Vancouver Payment Processing Company to Pay $3.3M to BCSC for Misrepresentations, Distributing Securities and Operating Unauthorized Exchange Vancouver, BC, June 13, 2025--(T-Net)--A Vancouver payment processing company has been ordered to pay...

Alberta Court of Appeal tasked with measuring manageable vs. unmanageable risk

Alberta Court of Appeal tasked with measuring manageable vs. unmanageable risk

By John L. Hill · Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Law360 Canada (June 13, 2025, 10:53 AM EDT) -- We have all heard the phrase, “Lock him up and throw away the key.” The closest our Criminal Code comes to...

Canada Infrastructure Bank invests in wind project to power hamlet of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut

Canada Infrastructure Bank invests in wind project to power hamlet of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut

June 13, 2025 87 views By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A bit of history was made in the Inuit hamlet of Sanikiluaq on June 11. It was announced that the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached financial...

Alberta Insider: A young woman finds her way back to the rink

Alberta Insider: A young woman finds her way back to the rink

Good morning. Bad news is too often the order of the day. At a time when Israel and Iran look like they are headed to war, democracy might be under threat in the United States and consternation over coal mining in Alberta has some people rattled,...

The Notebook by Theo Argitis: Canada’s new power core and defining the Carney doctrine

The Notebook by Theo Argitis: Canada’s new power core and defining the Carney doctrine

In this edition of The Notebook, we look at what Prime Minister Mark Carney’s appointments at the very top of his government reveal about his agenda. We preview the G7 summit and how Carney has been reshaping Canada’s foreign policy ahead of the...

Canadians were behind some of Summer Game Fest’s most creative games

Canadians were behind some of Summer Game Fest’s most creative games

This year’s Summer Game Fest (SGF) was a bit of a strange one. On the one hand, there were plenty of exciting games on display, but on the other, it undoubtedly felt like a quieter year overall. There are many reasons why that could be. Perhaps...

Canadiens: Hutson Named To All-Rookie Team

Canadiens: Hutson Named To All-Rookie Team

While it was a given after he had won the Calder Trophy as the top rookie for the 2024-25 season, Montreal Canadiens’ blueliner Lane Hutson was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team on Thursday night. One hundred eighty-seven members of the...

Jamaican Canadians to receive honorary degrees from Toronto universities

Jamaican Canadians to receive honorary degrees from Toronto universities

Wayne Isaacs, an entrepreneur known for building businesses in developing economies across over 25 countries, does not usually sing his own praises but on June 19 many will know about his work and philanthropy when he receives an honorary doctor...

Edmonton Oilers' goalie carousel keeps spinning in Stanley Cup Final

Edmonton Oilers' goalie carousel keeps spinning in Stanley Cup Final

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Hockey NHL Edmonton Oilers Goalie Calvin Pickard (30) of the Edmonton Oilers makes a save on Brad Marchant (63) the Florida Panthers in game six of the Stanley Cup final in Edmonton on June 14, 2025. Photos by Shaughn...

Opinion: Crown’s 'invisible power' a threat to Canadian democracy

Opinion: Crown’s 'invisible power' a threat to Canadian democracy

The Crown’s power is not just ceremonial. It has real, behind-the-scenes influence. Philippe Lagassé, an associate professor at Carleton University, recently published an essay in The National Post claiming that having King Charles III open...

Toronto queer-owned cafés, bars and restaurants to check out during Pride Month and beyond

Toronto queer-owned cafés, bars and restaurants to check out during Pride Month and beyond

Toronto’s food scene has long been a canvas for cultural expression, and today some of its most compelling flavours are coming from kitchens, cafés, and cocktail bars led by queer entrepreneurs rewriting the rules. With Pride Month officially in...

I’m a TV writer and have just found the best show of the year in 'jaw-dropping' series

I’m a TV writer and have just found the best show of the year in 'jaw-dropping' series

I’m a TV writer and have already found the best show of this year in a series which has been described as 'jaw-dropping'. Usually, when making such a claim, I am talking about a brand new show offering something fresh. However, this recommendation...

TAYLOR: Introducing hockey to diverse Canadian communities

TAYLOR: Introducing hockey to diverse Canadian communities

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Hockey The First Shift ambassadors who will speak at the U of M’s Hockey Conference in June 2025, with Mick E. Moose at the Seven Oaks Community Centre rink. From left, Allan Chan, Ganni Maan and Ron Cantiveros. Photo...

Print still a critical part of retailers’ advertising mix – European research

Print still a critical part of retailers’ advertising mix – European research

With more South African consumers getting online via smartphones, and digital advertising increasing in response, brands often question the relevance of print advertising. Growing bodies of research point to the fact that print ads are still a...

Canada’s sanctions on Israeli MKs a ‘powerful symbol’ with ‘limited impact’

Canada’s sanctions on Israeli MKs a ‘powerful symbol’ with ‘limited impact’

On June 10, Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand announced that the country is joining four other nations in imposing travel and economic sanctions against two extreme-right wing Israeli politicians over their involvement in West Bank settler...

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