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Toronto A Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy in downtown Toronto is facing backlash over a now-deleted job posting for a “volunteer” position in the store. The job posting on LinkedIn listed duties including assisting customers, restocking shelves, and organizing inventory — all for zero compensation. Pharmacist behind LinkedIn posting says intentions were goodSarahContinue Reading

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Toronto Ontario warns Toronto to drop drug decriminalization requestThe Ontario government says it is “100 per cent opposed” to Toronto Public Health’s bid to have small amounts of illegal drugs for personal use decriminalized in the city. City submitted application to decriminalize drugs for personal use in 2022CBC News · Posted: MayContinue Reading

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After seven painful years spent calling for accountability, Soleiman Faqiri’s family hoped that by now, the province of Ontario would have acted on at least one of the recommendations issued in the inquest into his death at the hands of jail guards. Instead, they say, there’s been radio silence. In December, aContinue Reading

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Toronto Ontario’s ‘Crypto King’ arrested after Durham police’s largest fraud investigation everOntario’s self-proclaimed Crypto King was arrested and charged with fraud and money laundering this week following what Durham Region’s police chief called  the “largest fraud investigation” the region had ever seen. Aiden Pleterski, 25, posts on Tiktok, Instagram after beingContinue Reading

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Toronto Ontario plans to toughen penalties for impaired driversOntario plans to bring in legislation that would impose tough new penalties on impaired drivers, the provincial government says. Those convicted of impaired driving causing death to face lifetime licence suspension, province saysCBC News · Posted: May 15, 2024 6:00 AM EDTContinue Reading