This summer camp kept an instructor who pleaded guilty to assaulting kids. Ontario law allows it

For weeks this summer, a lead instructor at a Kawartha Lakes hockey camp was a man who recently pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting children. There is currently no Ontario legislation that requires summer camps to screen staff that work with children.


U.S. businessowners don't want to leave their Canadian suppliers, but 50% tariffs might leave them no choice

American entrepreneurs say sustained, 50 per cent tariffs would force them to make the choice they've been hoping to avoid for more than a year and a half: breaking away from longstanding, good-faith relationships with Canadian suppliers for the sake of their finances.


Ambassador Bridge 'aggressively' pursued trucking clients amid Gordie Howe delay: industry rep

As uncertainty swelled in recent months around the long-awaited opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, representatives from the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge up the Detroit River were “aggressively” pursuing trucking companies in an apparent bid to retain their business, according to an industry representative.


What the Churchill Falls deal means for Quebec – and the provincial election

Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador and the federal government are hailing the new Churchill Falls deal as a win-win-win.The new agreement will have major consequences for Quebec, and could also have an impact on the upcoming provincial election.


Wildfire evacuees from northwestern Ontario wait to hear if they can go home, with lots of prep work ahead

It’s been weeks since wildfire evacuees from Whitestand First Nation and Armstrong in northwestern Ontario have been home. The communities are awaiting word from the province of changes in evacuation orders. In the meantime, preparations are underway to ensure essential supplies and infrastructure, as well as mental health resources, are in place.


No referendum with Trump around, says PQ ahead of October election

The Parti Québécois will not hold a referendum as long as U.S. President Donald Trump remains in power, party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced Tuesday morning.


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Fake troops loot earthquake-hit homes in Japan’s Kumamoto

Houses in Hikawa, Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture, damaged by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake on July 28. Photo: Kyodo

Men in military fatigues identical to those worn by Japan ’s Ground Self-Defence Forces (SDF) are reportedly prowling evacuated communities in Kumamoto prefecture to loot abandoned homes and businesses in the aftermath of last month’s earthquake .

An official at the prefectural government confirmed media reports of “fake SDF personnel” attempting to enter properties in affected areas, although she said the authority’s immediate priority was still to find shelter and provide food and

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エレコム、マグネットで固定できるUSB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-Cハブ

エレコムは、マグネットでの固定に対応する4ポートUSBハブ「U3HC-T040PBK」を8月下旬より発売する。実売予想価格は4,180円前後の見込み。

US strikes kept Iran’s fishermen off Hormuz. They can no longer afford to stay idle

Aboard his boat moored along the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian fisherman Mohammad Amin mended a torn fishing net after a long day in waters that have long sustained his livelihood, but are now shadowed by the threat of death.

It has been less than a month since the 47-year-old resumed his routine of waking before dawn, heading out to sea and returning hours later with the day’s catch – a routine he had to put on hold during months of fighting between Iran and the United States in and