After Ontario Premier Doug Ford made controversial comments about solutions to get people out of homeless encampments, advocates and members of the opposition spoke up on Tuesday.
"If you're healthy, get off your A-S-S and start working like everyone else is," the Premier said Monday while responding to a question about affordable housing waitlists. "Get an application and drop it off at one of these companies and start working."The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App
The Premier's comments were met with scrutiny from advocates for ending homelessness, like Meg McCallum, the interim Executive Director for the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa. "I have constituents who are working two jobs just to stay housed. People in my riding are working full time and still need to use food banks."Ottawa residents from Lebanon watching Israel-Hezbollah conflict closelyMan arrested following assault on 'multiple' OC Transpo passengers MondayBoosting Canadian seniors’ benefits would cost a 'chunk of change,' says PBO
CTV News and the Investigative Journalism Foundation spoke with a Canadian who claims his identity was stolen and used to set up a series of companies peddling fraudulent investment schemes.An 18-year-old woman who allegedly stole a Porsche and then ran over its owner in a caught-on-video incident in Mississauga earlier this month is now facing auto theft charges in Toronto.
As temperatures cool down, the Halifax Regional Municipality is serving eviction notices to residents at one of the city’s larger tent encampments.Antigonish County District RCMP is trying to track down a man wanted on a provincewide arrest warrant for sexual assault in Nova Scotia.The Saint John Police Force is asking for the public’s help in locating Eric Martin, 48, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.
A reward of up to $50K has been issued by Waterloo Regional Police for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Joshua Bennett.Back in July, a plot of land had an immature crop of corn destroyed. It was an action that outraged local farmers. Now, a new report into the matter has been released and will be presented to regional council Wednesday.
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