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Argonauts give veteran defensive lineman Foley his walking papers via text

TORONTO — Ricky Foley was released by the Toronto Argonauts on Friday, with the veteran defensive end getting the news in a text message from a front-office official. "Released via text message by the assistant GM smh...

Mar 31, 2017 5:16 PM Read more >

McDonald's Canada says info of 95,000 job applicants compromised

TORONTO — McDonald's Canada says the jobs section of its website has been hacked, compromising the personal information of about 95,000 applicants over the last three years.

Mar 31, 2017 5:10 PM Read more >

Alberta man surrenders over 100 dogs to SPCA after they were seized from home

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A man who had 101 dogs seized from his house in southern Alberta has voluntarily surrendered the animals to the Alberta SPCA.

Mar 31, 2017 4:57 PM Read more >

The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories

Highlights from the news file for Friday, March 31 ——— MCDONALD'S CANADA WEBSITE HACKED: McDonald's Canadian subsidiary says hackers breached the job section of its website, compromising the personal information of about 95,000 applicants over the la

Mar 31, 2017 4:53 PM Read more >

OPP charge 2 men and 2 woman in alleged theft ring and recover $350K in property

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Provincial police say they've recovered more than $350,000 in property and charged four people following an investigation into an alleged theft ring operating in eastern Ontario.

Mar 31, 2017 4:32 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia increases gender, diversity balance on bench with four appointments

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has appointed two black lawyers, an openly gay lawyer and a female Crown attorney as judges, bringing its provincial and family courts closer to gender and diversity balance.

Mar 31, 2017 4:31 PM Read more >

Fewer than half of promised 500 electric car charging stations ready

TORONTO — Ontario transportation officials say only about 40 per cent of the 500 electric vehicle charging stations the government said would be up and running by today are actually ready for use.

Mar 31, 2017 4:29 PM Read more >

List of public workers making over $100K in Ontario grows; top earner made $1.2M

TORONTO — The CEO of Ontario Power Generation earned nearly $1.2 million last year, making him the highest-paid public-sector employee in the province on a growing list of those earning $100,000 or more.

Mar 31, 2017 4:26 PM Read more >

Tool for financial service regulators to collect fines from advisers limited

TORONTO — New legislation in Ontario is expected to improve financial service regulators' ability to collect fines levied against unscrupulous advisers, but an investor advocacy group says the majority of rule-breaking advisers will still likely neve

Mar 31, 2017 4:13 PM Read more >

Seven-year term for trafficking girl, 14: 'As low as humanity gets'

HALIFAX — His name was Owen, but he called himself Staxx — street-slang for a pile of money. She was 14 when she met him online, at a vulnerable time in her life, and they talked regularly through Instagram and Snapchat.

Mar 31, 2017 4:06 PM Read more >