The business of collecting donated clothes, selling them in local thrift stores and shipping them overseas has become so lucrative it has created a cut-throat turf war in Ontario. One man in the industry said competition for routes in the past two to three years has become “violent.” “People are getting beat up because these [...]

Toronto homicide detectives say they are ready to lay murder charges in connection with one of the city’s most recent homicides, but they need witnesses to come forward. Anthony Spencer was shot inside a Scarborough recording studio near Brimley Road and Lawrence Avenue East, in the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 21. Anthony Spencer [...]

An Ottawa-based architect is proposing a housing solution for northern First Nations. Andy Thomson is part of a group of concerned citizens working on a plan for better housing in the North. He said shipping houses to the region is like paying to move a big box of air. So he’s come up with lightweight [...]

The City of Ottawa is increasing water rates by six per cent in 2012 and then seven per cent in each of the next two years. (CBC) The average household’s water rate in Ottawa is set to increase by $37.82 a year, or about six per cent, which is higher than predicted. That means the [...]

A 19-year-old woman accused of manslaughter in the death of her three-week-old baby will learn Tuesday if she’ll be granted bail on a new charge of obstructing justice. In June 2010 the woman, who was 17 at the time, was with her mother on the balcony of their home in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, near Saint-Hyacinthe. That’s when [...]