When Newmarket Mayor John Taylor appointed a few dozen community positivity ambassadors in the southern Ontario town during the COVID-19 pandemic, he wanted someone at the centre of the effort. Enter longtime customer service supervisor Jamie Boyle, who took on the new role of chief positivity officer with aplomb.
When Newmarket Mayor John Taylor appointed a few dozen community positivity ambassadors in the southern Ontario town during the COVID-19 pandemic, he wanted someone at the centre of the effort. Enter longtime customer service supervisor Jamie Boyle, who took on the new role of chief positivity officer with aplomb.
The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated the mandatory minimum sentence for offenders who obtain or solicit sexual services from a minor in exchange for money.
The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated the mandatory minimum sentence for offenders who obtain or solicit sexual services from a minor in exchange for money.
Morning sunlight hits the Supreme Court of Canada as the court hears appeals regarding Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, in Ottawa on Thursday, March 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Transport Canada has ordered the detention of a boat operated by a British Columbia fishing charter operation whose other vessel sank last month, leaving one person dead and six others missing and presumed drowned.
Transport Canada has ordered the detention of a boat operated by a British Columbia fishing charter operation whose other vessel sank last month, leaving one person dead and six others missing and presumed drowned.
Flowers are seen placed alongside the Imperial Landing Dock in Richmond, B.C., in this handout photo, on Sunday, June 5, 2026, to pay tribute to six people who are presumed drowned following the tragic capsizing, on Sunday, June 28, 2026, of a commercial charter fishing boat in the Strait of Georgia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Caryn Zhang (Mandatory Credit)
An Ontario man convicted in the United States of running a drug-trafficking operation across the border into Canada has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
An Ontario man convicted in the United States of running a drug-trafficking operation across the border into Canada has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
FILE — This Jan. 14, 2013, file photo shows a gavel sits on a desk inside the Court of Appeals at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center in Denver. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
Good morning. Prime Minister Mark Carney defended his efforts to rekindle ties with Saudi Arabia during a trip to the kingdom. More on that below, along with Spain’s bullfighting debates and the rising costs of drag.
Good morning. Prime Minister Mark Carney defended his efforts to rekindle ties with Saudi Arabia during a trip to the kingdom. More on that below, along with Spain’s bullfighting debates and the rising costs of drag.
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