Victim is international student Satwinder Singh, 28, Halton police say Another victim in Monday’s shooting at an auto body shop in Milton has died, Halton Regional Police say. Satwinder Singh, 28, an international student from India, died in Hamilton General Hospital, police said in a news release on Saturday. Singh was working part-time at MK Auto Repairs at the time of shooting. His family and friends were by his side, police added. “This is heartbreaking news for our community which hasn’t even begun to heal from Monday’s traumatic events,”  Halton RegionalRead more

Panel reserved its decision on Friday to green light historic settlement agreement Tens of thousands of First Nations children and caregivers are waiting on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to determine whether Ottawa’s $20-billion offer to compensate them for discrimination satisfies its human rights orders. The panel reserved its decision on Friday after hearing arguments over two days for and against the historic settlement agreement. “It’s not even close to the losses that we’ve incurred over time,” said Carolyn Buffalo, a mother from Montana First Nation in Maskwacis, Alta., duringRead more

Altercation happened Thursday afternoo Edmonton police say an officer shown on video roughly shoving a woman to the ground was attempting to disarm her, alleging she had a knife. Police responded after a video of the incident was posted to social media on Friday. The video was posted by Bear Clan Patrol: Beaver Hills House leader Judith Gale. Gale said the video was shot around 4 p.m. on Thursday at the corner of 106th Avenue and 100th Street not far from Hope Mission in central Edmonton. She said the video was shot byRead more

Addressing the abuse, not accepting it as part of the job, is key, say local leaders In the Vancouver suburb of Port Coquitlam, about 30 kilometres east of Vancouver, a man allegedly became so upset over a bylaw issue he threatened to cause death or bodily harm to Mayor Brad West. West, who was not involved with the bylaw, claims the man also threatened his wife and two young children. “My son is five years old, my other son is 15 months old. They have nothing to do with anything that mightRead more

Experts say government must think long term when it comes to addressing supply For Canadians like Missy Anderson, the cost of living is becoming a crisis. She’s 38 years old, a mother of four, and lives in Burlington, Ont. Like many other Canadians she has been forced to make difficult choices about how she spends her money. “It’s a juggling act,” she said in an interview on CBC’s The House that aired Saturday. On top of the costs of feeding and caring for her children, a low-dose chemotherapy treatment to address Stage 1Read more