Patricia D'Cunha

2 weeks ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Patricia D'Cunha

It’s an age old question – how do you ensure your kids grow up to be successful? A new book by an award-winning New York Times journalist tries to answer it. Susan Dominus details six compelling stories in The Family Dynamic, which uncovers how both parents and siblings help shape individual success. Host Gurdeep Ahluwalia speaks to Dominus about her research and how her own family dynamic helped shape her.

3 weeks ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Patricia D'Cunha

Ontario’s police watchdog says two Hamilton officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man in an apartment building last year used reasonable force in the face of what they believed was an imminent threat of serious harm or death. The director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Joseph Martino, says he has determined there are no reasonable grounds to believe the officers who opened fire on a 43-year-old man on Nov. 10 committed a criminal offence.

3 weeks ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Patricia D'Cunha

Interest rates weren’t cut this week. Why? Well, it’s complicated. The Bank of Canada didn’t give borrowers a break when it set policy on Wednesday, as the central bank’s governor, Tiff Macklem, cited the need to wait for more data points. The word “uncertainty” is being thrown around, although ironically, the economy was actually stronger in the first quarter than forecast. Host Mike Eppel speaks to experts about the lack of a cut and what that means for the market, home buyers and home owners.

3 weeks ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Patricia D'Cunha

It’s a mystery in Nova Scotia that’s gained attention across the country. This week marked one month since the disappearance of six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old other brother, Jack Sullivan. The kids were reported missing by their step-dad and mother on the morning of May 2. RCMP in Nova Scotia immediately launched a missing persons’ investigation and in the days that followed, numerous searches of the area were carried out, but the children still haven’t been found.

3 weeks ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Patricia D'Cunha

Don Mattingly’s baseball legacy stretches far beyond Yankee Stadium. Now wearing Blue Jays blue for the last few seasons as part of the coaching staff, the former New York Yankees captain is quietly building something just as meaningful off the field — hope for kids back home.