Pearson gold heist suspect arrested after flying into Toronto from India
Another suspect is in custody in connection with the gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport last year, police say.
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.
Another suspect is in custody in connection with the gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport last year, police say.
Hailey and Justin Bieber are going to be parents. The couple announced the news on Thursday on Instagram, both sharing a video that showcases Hailey Bieber's growing belly.
A family of fifth generation farmers from Ituna, Sask. are trying to find answers after discovering several strange objects lying on their land.
A B.C. man has been convicted of assault with a weapon after using a skid-steer Bobcat to chase two homeless people from his lawn, injuring one of them in the process.
A Conservative government led by Pierre Poilievre would not legislate on, nor use the notwithstanding clause, on abortion, his office says, as anti-abortion protesters gather on Parliament Hill.
A southwestern Ontario woman has received an $8,400 bill from a hospital in Windsor, Ont., after she refused to put her mother in a nursing home she hated -- and she says she has no intention of paying it.
Miss Teen USA resigned Wednesday, sending further shock waves through the pageant community just days after Miss USA said she would relinquish her crown.
A grieving mother is speaking out after her 36-year-old son was shot and killed in North Preston, N.S., Wednesday night.
A small Ajax dessert shop that recently received a glowing review from celebrity food critic Keith Lee is being forced to move after a zoning complaint was made following the social media influencer’s visit last month.
A Listowel, Ont. man, drafted by the Hamilton Tigercats last week, is also getting looks from the NFL, despite only playing 27 games of football in his life.
A small Ajax dessert shop that recently received a glowing review from celebrity food critic Keith Lee is being forced to move after a zoning complaint was made following the social media influencer’s visit last month.
The Canada Science and Technology Museum is inviting visitors to explore their poop. A new exhibition opens at the Ottawa museum on Friday called, 'Oh Crap! Rethinking human waste.'
The Regina Police Service says it is the first in Saskatchewan and possibly Canada to implement new technology in its detention facility that will offer real-time monitoring of detainees’ vital health metrics.
The stakes have been set for a bet between Vancouver and Edmonton's mayors on who will win Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
A grieving mother is hosting a helmet drive in the hopes of protecting children on Manitoba First Nations from a similar tragedy that killed her daughter.
A chicken farmer near Mattawa made an 'eggstraordinary' find Friday morning when she discovered one of her hens laid an egg close to three times the size of an average large chicken egg.
A P.E.I. lighthouse and a New Brunswick river are being honoured in a Canada Post series.
An Ontario man says he paid more than $7,700 for a luxury villa he found on a popular travel website -- but the listing was fake.