Conservatives propose parental leave EI reforms
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives proposed a trio of employment insurance reforms on Thursday, which they argue would make parental leaves more flexible for modern families.
Conservative employment critic Garnett Genuis held a press conference in Ottawa, alongside three of his caucus colleagues who are young mothers, to unveil the proposals.
“New technology and emerging trends in work have created new opportunities for parents to balance work and family life, while the worsening affordability crisis has also put new burdens on families,” Genuis said in the National Press Theatre.
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BMO Field in Toronto to host NCAA football game in the 2027 season
For the first time ever, a NCAA college football game will be played at Toronto’s BMO Field.
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced Thursday that BMO Field will host a game between Syracuse University and Wake Forest University next summer.
The game is scheduled to take place during Week 0 of the 2027 college football season and will likely be played on either August 28 or 29. It will coincide with the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE).
The field is the home stadium of the
Brampton man charged after child approached in recreation facility change room: police
Peel Regional Police are urging the public to come forward with information after a 40‑year‑old Brampton man was arrested in connection with an indecent act involving a child at a local recreation facility.
The incident occurred on April 26 around 3:15 p.m., when a child was using a change room at a recreation centre in the area of Dixie Road and Balmoral Drive.
Police say an unknown man approached the child, attempted to communicate with them, and tried to lure the child into
Privacy watchdog finds thousands of tax account breaches, urges stronger protections
OTTAWA — The federal privacy watchdog says there have been more than 42,000 breaches at the Canada Revenue Agency since 2020 as a result of people gaining unauthorized access to, or modifying, taxpayer information.
In a special report tabled in Parliament, privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne points to gaps in the revenue agency’s prevention, monitoring, detection and handling of breaches.
Dufresne found the agency couldn’t provide details of every confirmed breach due to limitations in its tracking systems and the overall volume
2 additional men charged in deadly Woodbine Mall shooting
Authorities have arrested two more men in connection with the deadly shooting of 37-year-old Chandan Jumar Raja Nandakumar outside Woodbine Mall earlier this year.
In an update shared Thursday, Toronto police said it had arrested 18-year-old Xzavier Blake of Toronto and 18-year-old Dyson Taylor of Brantford.
Blake was charged with first-degree murder and Taylor was charged with accessory after the fact.
Quebec television personality calls for tougher legislation on identify theft
QUÉBEC — A Quebec television personality is calling for tougher laws against online fraudsters and identity thieves after she and other public figures were victimized.
Marie-Claude Barrette told a legislature committee in Quebec City that some victims have even taken their own lives.
She testified Wednesday at the start of consultations on a bill aimed at protecting consumers against the misleading or fraudulent use of a person’s identity or image.
Barrette is one of several Quebec public figures who have recently experienced identity theft, including Véronique Cloutier,
Hamas says a son of its chief negotiator was killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The son of Hamas’ lead negotiator died after being wounded by , the militant group said Thursday, as another Israeli strike killed three Hamas security forces, according to local officials.
Israel meanwhile said it killed three Hezbollah militants in a strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut the day before.
Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya’s 32-year-old son, Azzam, was wounded by a strike in Gaza City on Wednesday that killed another person and wounded
Movie Review: Billie Eilish and James Cameron make concert movie magic with ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’
NEW YORK (AP) — is levitating. Or so it seems. When the pop star first emerges on screen in the mouthful “Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D),” she is suspended above a cube built of LED screens, surrounded by a sold-out crowd of over 23,000 fans in the center of the U.K.’s largest arena — Manchester’s Co-op Live. She launches into the midtempo “
Lionel Messi’s return to draw record crowd ahead of Toronto FC match at BMO Field
Toronto FC is bracing for the largest crowd in club history this Saturday as global superstar Lionel Messi returns to BMO Field with Inter Miami — a matchup that has triggered unprecedented demand.
Just under 45,000 tickets have been distributed for the 1 p.m. ET kickoff on May 9, the club says, marking not only a record‑setting attendance for TFC but also the club’s final home game before BMO Field transitions into FIFA World Cup 2026 mode .
Messi’s presence
Ottawa says Louise Arbour to be installed as governor general on June 8
OTTAWA — Louise Arbour will be sworn in as Canada’s next governor general on June 8, the Canadian Heritage Department confirmed.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Tuesday the retired Supreme Court justice will replace Mary Simon, who became Canada’s first Indigenous viceregal in 2021.
Arbour, an accomplished former jurist, is fluently bilingual, and has also previously served as UN human rights commissioner and chief prosecutor at The Hague.
Arbour, 79, was chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunals for the former