Commentary What started as an offhanded joke by President Trump has acquired a life of its own, mainly as a result of panicky Canadian academics, politicians, and commentators treating it with a seriousness with which it should never have been accorded. Trump, beset by an increasing number of internal and international problems, has been obliged
An Ontario family is asking the public for help in finding their 22-year-old son who disappeared while on a ski trip in Mont-Tremblant, Que. 70 days ago. Liam Toman went missing at around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2 after leaving a bar in the ski village north of Montreal after a night of dinner and
Commentary Justice issues are always of concern for Canadians, but they rarely draw much attention during federal elections. Polling indicates crime and public safety didn’t even register in the top 14 issues for Canadians in this election. The Conservatives had proposed policy items on this file prior to the election campaign. Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre
Commentary Do we know the best way to decide if specific empirical claims are true? Of course we do. The best way is by using the procedures of science. Scientists critically examine the arguments and evidence in research studies to find weaknesses and fallacies. If there are no weaknesses or fallacies, the evidence enters the
A 63-year-old man sustained “life-threatening” injuries after being hit by a gas pump hose while another man drove away with the nozzle still attached to his vehicle, Toronto police say. Officers were called to a gas station in Etobicoke at approximately 5:30 p.m. April 7 for a report of a collision, police said in a
The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life for attempted
Seven suspects have been arrested by the Montreal police this week during an organized crime operation aimed at dismantling the city’s Italian mafia. Six men between the ages of 34 and 59 and one 44-year-old woman were taken into custody by the Montreal Police Service (SVPM) on April 9 after raids were conducted in the
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