Friday, April 12th, 2024
Toronto police suspensions have cost public $1.3M so far in 2024
Toronto taxpayers have spent roughly $1.3 million dollars so far in 2024 to pay the salaries of 31 suspended Toronto police officers, according to an exclusive database compiled by CBC News that surveyed reports about hundreds of Ontario police officers who were sent home with pay after being accused of misconduct or breaking the law. The investigation collected publicly available information about officers across 44 police departments, including the Toronto Police Service. The Toronto police suspensions are related to a wide variety of allegations including gender-based violence, impaired driving, fraud,Read more
‘I’m not so passionate about it’: Winner of multimillion-dollar Gretzky card case says he’s changed his mind
The man who bought a highly sought-after, multimillion-dollar case of hockey cards now says he doesn’t want them anymore. CBC confirmed that Ontario-based real estate agent Jack Arshawsky won the auction for a case containing thousands of unopened 1979-1980 O-Pee-Chee brand hockey cards — the set that contains Wayne Gretzky’s rookie card — for $3.72 million US. However, Arshawsky says he has not paid the full amount for the cards yet, so they remain in the auction house’s “vault.” The box of unopened hockey cards was found in a Saskatchewan family’sRead more
The Biden administration wants to tackle the ‘gun show loophole.’ Here’s how
A rule requiring gun dealers to obtain federal licences and conduct background checks regardless of where they sell guns has been finalized and will soon go into effect, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday. The rule makes clear that anyone who sells firearms predominantly to earn a profit must be federally licensed and conduct background checks. “This is going to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and felons,” President Joe Biden said in a statement. “My administration is going to continue to do everything we possiblyRead more