TORONTO — Aimia Inc. says it has a new deal for Toronto−based Porter Airlines to become a preferred Canadian airline for the Aeroplan loyalty points program as of July 2020, when the current arrangement with Air Canada ends. The announcement follows Aimia’s rejection of a bid for Aeroplan from an Air Canada−led group that includes…
Newfoundland Man Fatally Shoots Dog That Attacked His Own Pet
CORNER BROOK, N.L. — A “well−respected” 79−year−old businessman has been sentenced to house arrest after hunting down and fatally shooting a dog in revenge for attacking his own pet. George Payne had no criminal record before he shot the dog, named Sammy, twice in tiny Parson’s Pond, N.L., as children played nearby, on May 11,…
Close Call For Two Toronto Men in Flooded Elevator
Toronto police mounted a dramatic elevator rescue on Tuesday night while the city was being drenched by a heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding, street closures and several cars to be trapped in flooded underpasses. Two men had to be rescued from an elevator that was stuck in the basement of a commercial building in…
Great-Grandmother’s Need for Speed on Her 90th
TORONTO — With her 90th birthday on the horizon, Marie Hollo had a need for speed. The great−grandmother said she had long been a fan of Formula One racing and wanted to mark turning another year older with an advance celebration that involved being driven around a racetrack at more than 200 kilometres an hour.…
A Quebec Driver was Clocked at 232 KM/H
THOMSON STATION, N.S. — Nova Scotia police say it’s one of the fastest speeds they’ve ever clocked: A young Quebec man was allegedly caught driving 232 kilometres an hour on the Trans−Canada Highway. Cpl. Dal Hutchinson says officers were conducting radar enforcement on Highway 104 in Thomson Station, N.S., around noon Saturday when they saw…
Calgary Triple Homicide Tears Family & Friends Apart
CALGARY — Family and friends of three people found dead in two Calgary homes say they have been torn apart by the deaths. Dustin Duthie, who is 25, faces three counts of second−degree murder. The dead have been identified as Taylor Toller, who was Duthie’s girlfriend, and his parents, Alan Pennylegion and Shawn Boshuck. Shane…
Ontario Judge Rules Ex-Wife Gets Frozen Embryo
TORONTO — A frozen embryo sold to a now divorced couple belongs to the ex−wife and can be implanted in her, an Ontario court has ruled in what appears to be a precedent−setting case. The decision as to ownership of the embryo — created from donated sperm and eggs — turned on clauses in contracts…
Lamborghini Aventador & a 2016 McLaren 675 Caught Racing on a BC Highway
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — Two high−end sports cars have been impounded for a week and their drivers issued tickets after police in Metro Vancouver say they recorded the vehicles going almost 50 kilometres an hour over the posted speed limit. RCMP in Maple Ridge say officers doing routine traffic enforcement saw a 2017 Lamborghini Aventador…
Illegal Border Crossers Cost at Least $270 Million
OTTAWA — The federal government has spent over $270 million on irregular border crossers over the last year and a half, according to government figures submitted to the parliamentary budget office. The figures were requested by Parliamentary budget officer Jean−Denis Frechette in early July and were recently released to members of the immigration committee. All…
Dump Truck Loses Control & Plows Into Home
CHATEAU−RICHER, Que. — The driver of a dump truck who was taking a curve on a steep road near Quebec City lost control of the vehicle Thursday and plowed into a duplex below. Provincial police said the driver is in his 60s and suffered minor injuries. One woman who was in the apartment at the…