Sara Parks

3 days ago | castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |Alessia Passafiume |David Baxter |Sara Parks

Toronto police say they have arrested 10 people in connection with a string of violent incidents, including three suspects in the mass shooting at a Scarborough pub in March that injured 12 people. Investigators are still looking for one more suspect and say they have laid a total of 203 charges, including 24 counts of attempted murder. The mass shooting at the Piper Arms pub near the Scarborough Town Centre on March 7 left 12 people injured, with nine of them wounded by bullets.

3 days ago | castanet.net | Alessia Passafiume |David Baxter |Sara Parks |Hannah Alberga

Justice Minister Sean Fraser apologized Wednesday for comments he made about the government's duty to consult with Indigenous leaders on major projects. Fraser said Tuesday that the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples requires consultation but does not amount to "a blanket veto power" over projects.

3 days ago | castanet.net | David Baxter |Sara Parks |Hannah Alberga |Jack Farrell

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will take "some time" to craft a response to increased U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled the damaging duties on Wednesday. Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to increase the levies on steel and aluminum to 50 per cent, claiming it was necessary to protect national security and industries in the United States.

3 days ago | castanet.net | Alessia Passafiume |David Baxter |Sara Parks |Hannah Alberga

Justice Minister Sean Fraser says there will still be mechanisms allowing people to make asylum claims after being in the country for more than a year if the government's border bill passes. Critics and advocacy groups say the wide-ranging border security legislation threatens to remove civil liberties and due process from the immigration and asylum system. One of the proposed changes would prevent people from making asylum claims if they've been in Canada for more than a year.

3 days ago | castanet.net | Sara Parks |Hannah Alberga |Jack Farrell |Rianna Lim

A Saskatchewan wildfire has reached the community of La Ronge, destroying the Rona and Robertson’s Trading Post stores. Derek Wrightson posted a photo saying Rona is gone and Robertson’s Trading Post was on fire. Likewise, Canadian Challenge Sled Dog posted on June 4 that fires destroyed the legendary Robertson’s Trading Post Stores and Rona in the heart of La Ronge.