Grandparent scam: London, Ont., senior beats fraudsters not once, but twice
It was a typical Tuesday for Mabel Beharrell, 84, until she got the call that would turn her world upside down. Her teenaged grandson was in trouble and needed her help.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:
Corporate Canada, small business owners and investors alike will be watching closely Monday as the country votes in a federal election. The major parties have made campaign pledges about housing supply, corporate tax rates and support for sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, among other things.
Cineplex Inc. CEO Ellis Jacob is expected to testify during the week in the company's court case against Cineworld Group PLC. Toronto-based Cineplex is seeking to recoup $2.18 billion in damages from Cineworld after the company walked away from the December 2019 deal amid a strict COVID-19 lockdown in June 2020.
Three former executives of CannTrust Holdings Inc. are scheduled to appear in court on Monday on quasi-criminal charges after their cases were remanded in July. Former chief executive Peter Aceto, former vice-chairman Mark Litwin, and former chairman Eric Paul are accused of securities charges related to an unlicensed growing scandal at one of the company's production facilities.
BlackBerry is scheduled to hold a call to discuss its second-quarter results on Wednesday. The Waterloo, Ont., based company said in June it lost 11 cents per share in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $1.14 per share or US$636 million a year earlier.
Statistics Canada will release retail trade figures for July on Thursday. The agency recently reported that retail sales rose 4.2 per cent to $56.2 billion in June as public health restrictions were eased in many parts of the country. However, it said its preliminary estimate for July suggests retail sales fell 1.7 per cent that month.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 19, 2021.
It was a typical Tuesday for Mabel Beharrell, 84, until she got the call that would turn her world upside down. Her teenaged grandson was in trouble and needed her help.
The deaths of four people on a farm near the Saskatchewan village of Neudorf have been confirmed a murder-suicide.
Genetic analysis has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of U.S. President George Washington's younger brother Samuel and his kin.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is officially selling a copy of the Bible themed to Lee Greenwood’s famous song, 'God Bless the USA.' But the concept of a Bible covered in the American flag has raised concern among religious circles.
The Parole Board of Canada has granted full parole to one of three men convicted in the brutal murders of three McDonald's restaurant workers in Cape Breton more than 30 years ago.
Rainfall warnings of up to 90 millimetres and other alerts have been issued for six Canadian provinces, according to the latest forecasts.
Ontario released its annual sunshine list Thursday afternoon, noting that the largest year-over-year increases were in hospitals, municipalities, and post-secondary sectors.
A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said.
Calgary police have shut down a number of bridges into and out of the downtown core as officers deal with a distraught individual.
B.C. conservation officers recently seized a nine-foot-long Burmese python from a home in Chilliwack.
A New Brunswicker will go to bed Thursday night much richer than he was Wednesday after collecting on a winning lottery ticket he let sit on his bedroom dresser for nearly a year.
The Ontario government is introducing changes to auto-insurance, but some experts say the move is ill-advised.
A Toronto restaurant introduced a surprising new rule that reduced the cost of a meal and raised the salaries of staff.
Newfoundland’s unique version of the Pine Marten has grown out of its threatened designation.
A Toronto man is out $12,000 after falling victim to a deepfake cryptocurrency scam that appeared to involve Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
It started small with a little pop tab collection to simply raise some money for charity and help someone — but it didn’t take long for word to get out that 10-year-old Jace Weber from Mildmay, Ont. was quickly building up a large supply of aluminum pop tabs.
There’s a group of people in Saskatoon that proudly call themselves dumpster divers, and they’re turning the city’s trash into treasure.
Ontario is facing a larger than anticipated deficit but the Doug Ford government still plans to balance its books before the next provincial election.