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Dershowitz reportedly told the newspaper that Canada had made itself an enemy due to its recognition of a nonexistent entity a reference to Canada's recent recognition of the State of Palestine. Dershowitz who recently made headlines over his feud with a Martha's Vineyard pierogi vendor also accused Canada of not doing enough to combat antisemitism and said he was in favour of Trump putting tariffs on Canada for its statements regarding Israel and Netanyahu, and even sanctions perhaps.

The Ontario government is proposing to help first-time homebuyers by lowering costs with a sales tax rebate it says could save up to $130,000, when combined with other provincial and federal saving initiatives. The proposal, which will be included in next week's fall economic statement, will rebate the eight per cent provincial harmonized sales tax (HST) for first-time buyers purchasing a home valued up to $1 million.

My boss, the Gazette's national editor, was Brian Kappler, strawberry blond and in his forties, viewed with suspicion among my fellow Serious Young Reporters because he was unfashionably conservative (he liked Rush Limbaugh's radio show) and sometimes not serious (he earned good side-gig money moonlighting as the paper's celebrity gossip columnist, using the pen name Doug Camilli). But I liked Kappler fine.

Hundreds of General Motors employees took to the sidewalk outside the CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont., on Wednesday to call on the automotive company to find a new vehicle for production at the plant. The workers, represented by Unifor Local 88, want clarity soon on the future of production after last week's announcement that the CAMI plant would no longer be involved in the BrightDrop electric delivery van.

Government House Leader Steve Clark is proposing to fast track a red tape reduction bill that includes banning speed cameras, a labour bill and an emergency management bill. The government plans to stop any further debate at the second reading stage for the three bills, then entirely bypass the committee stage that usually follows a time to hear from the public on the bill and make any amendments and limit debate time for the final, third reading stage.

S ince the Quiet Revolution, the question of whether one identifies first as Québécois or Canadian has remained a powerful marker of Quebec's political and cultural life. The ambivalence of Quebec identity is deeply rooted in a long historical evolution-from the "Canadians" of New France before the British conquest to the "French Canadians" after the Act of Union of 1840, and, finally, to the "Quebecers" of today.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says pursuing forfeiture of a seized Russian cargo plane that has been parked for years at Toronto Pearson International Airport has forced the government to disentangle the aircraft's complex ownership structure. This is a legal process, but it's also in the context of: How else can we help Ukraine in its time of need?' Anand said at a Friday news conference. The owners of the Antonov aircraft used complex corporate structures that have required significant time to disentangle.

An MEG Energy Corp. shareholder vote on a proposed takeover by Cenovus Energy Inc. has been delayed another week. MEG board chair James McFarland twice paused a meeting Thursday to address a last-minute "regulatory inquiry" before adjourning it until Nov. 6. It's the latest twist in a bitter months-long takeover fight that pitted oilsands giant Cenovus against smaller rival bidder Strathcona Resources Ltd.

A motion approved approved at Peel Regional Council last month proposes control of the Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives (PAMA) be transferred to the City of Brampton, with a plan to enhance programming and modernize the funding model. The site, which was originally the Peel County courthouse and jail, was built in 1867. But for more than 55 years it's housed thousands of pieces of art and artifacts representing the history of the region.

The victims included a municipal water facility where pressure values were changed, an oil and gas company whose tank gauge was tampered with, and a farm silo where drying temperatures were altered, "resulting in potentially unsafe conditions if not caught on time." Officials stressed these weren't sophisticated, state-sponsored operations but opportunistic intrusions that caused real-world disruption ranging from false alarms to degraded service. The attackers didn't need custom malware or insider access either - just a connection and curiosity.

A home in Vaughan has been shot at for the third time in two months, York Regional Police say. Officers say they responded to a shooting at a residence on Allison Ann Way, near Bathurst Street and Major MacKenzie Drive W., around 5 a.m. Monday. No one was injured, police said in a news release Monday. Several shots were fired, they say, hitting the home and a car in the driveway.

A house fire in Mississauga on Halloween night is being investigated as suspicious, Peel police say. Just before 9 p.m. Friday, officers responded to a residential fire in the area of Mississauga and Kane roads, where they found Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services crews working to extinguish a blaze at a two-storey home, Peel police said in an email. The house sustained heavy damage as a result.

When Ashley Ferreira's five-year-old son was diagnosed with autism in 2020 she never imagined that a five-year wait lay ahead for him to get access to government-funded core therapies. "I thought that the diagnosis came with help," she said. "It wasn't until I started joining Facebook groups like the Ontario Autism Coalition that I was like, 'Oh.' It was a slap in the face."

A carbon monoxide leak sent six people to hospital in the city's Weston neighbourhood on Monday evening, according to Toronto firefighters and paramedics. Emergency personnel were called to 1942 Weston Road, near Lawrence Avenue W., for a medical call shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday. The leak was inside residential-over-commercial building. When firefighters arrived, they found that the carbon monoxide reading was above the threshold considered dangerous.

In the biggest case ever brought before the HCRA's discipline committee, Briarwood Development Group was accused of violating the province's code of ethics for home builders by coercing 142 buyers into paying more for pre-construction homes, for which they had already paid deposits and signed agreements, ultimately extracting more than $18 million. The counts against Briarwood were all dismissed or withdrawn last month, after the HCRA failed to prove its case and bring forward substantial evidence.

And if you don't get hit with higher prices, you might still wind up paying more due to shrinkflation, a tactic where companies quietly reduce the weight of a product, but not the price. The changes might be difficult for shoppers to detect, because this year's variety packs contain the same number of candy bars as they did in 2024. Both U.S.-based companies said their products may change due to changing customer preferences. Neither provided specific examples.

Toronto police have arrested three people after a robbery investigation in Etobicoke resulted in a collision involving police vehicles and a suspect's vehicle. The collision happened around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday near Kipling Avenue and The Queensway, according to a social media post by Toronto Police Service. Police said they were investigating a robbery in the area at the time.

Two men from Brampton are facing charges for allegedly fabricating a police report of a carjacking in a complex fraud scheme, police said in a news release Thursday. Ontario Provincial Police said they had received a report of a carjacking in Caledon on Sept. 18 around 10 p.m. In the report, the complainant said their car was involved in a collision, then approached by two people one with a handgun who stole the car.

The Halloween season is bringing more than ghosts and goblins this year for many, rising candy prices are the real scare. Stocking up on Halloween supplies in Toronto's Golden Triangle neighbourhood, a popular East York spot for trick-or-treaters, Shannon Crookston said she had to take a different approach this year because of rising costs. We used to do the full-size chocolate bars every year, Crookston said. But just given the cost, unfortunately, that wasn't an option anymore, so we've kind of had to do the treat size instead.

The worker was creating a batch of paint at a Pigments Services Canada Inc. facility in April 2024 when their clothes became tangled in the machine, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development said in a news release Monday. The paint mixing process involved lowering a paddle into a vat driven by an exposed rotating shaft, said the release. While working alone, the worker's clothing became entangled in the unguarded shaft, resulting in a fatal injury.

Joe DaSilva says security camera footage inside of the building showed a suspect break in and set fire to the place. (Submitted by Joe DaSilva) Vice president of the general assembly of Casa da Madeira Joe DaSilva told CBC Toronto the attack on the community centre will take time to recover from. The Portuguese community is all in shock, he said. The devastation of smoke penetration and carbon dust is immense and it

The Ford government introduced a new housing bill on Thursday that it says would streamline approvals and let developers build homes more quickly. But buried in the legislation is a proposal for "alternative options to lease expiry rules that could allow landlords to control who occupies their units and for how long," including through adjustments to rental arrangements based on market conditions, personal needs or business strategies, according to the province's briefing slides Thursday.

A B.C. billionaire who spent the summer fighting to move into former Hudson's Bay properties found herself on the losing end of an Ontario Superior Court decision on Friday. Judge Peter Osborne ruled that landlords for the collapsed retailer will not be forced to accept Ruby Liu as a tenant. In his judgment, Osborne said he had significant concerns about Liu's ability to meet the terms of the leases she wanted.

"It's really a great story, but to get to the Olympics, I think that's still a stretch, Jay," Pierre LeBrun of TSN told Jay Onrait on SportsCentre. "I know you don't really want to hear that, but I don't think he's on Team Canada's radar at the moment."