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How a massive ‘dumb money’ movement sent GameStop’s stock price soaring and cost Wall Street millions

Jess Carignan is a flight dispatcher from Quebec City. Justin Niklaus runs a family bakery in Owen Sound. David Halpert publishes a cannabis magazine in North Toronto. This week, they were among the millions of amateur investors who took part in a trading frenzy that… Read More »How a massive ‘dumb money’ movement sent GameStop’s stock price soaring and cost Wall Street millions

New maritime cybersecurity centre to fight pirates on the high seas and the digital world

MONTREAL – A new research centre created at Montreal’s Polytechnique university will aim to protect ships from pirates – and they’re not talking about Blackbeard or Captain Kidd. Canada’s Maritime Cyber Security Centre of Excellence will combine the expertise of two Polytechnique researchers, Quebec cybersecurity… Read More »New maritime cybersecurity centre to fight pirates on the high seas and the digital world

Mississauga man charged with illegal use of emergency red and blue lights in Caledon, OPP say – Toronto

Ontario Provincial Police say a vehicle using emergency red and blue lighting roared by a patrolling cruiser on Highway 410 Saturday night. The officer pulled the vehicle over and, after investigating, seized two emergency light bars. A 20-year-old from Mississauga is now charged with use… Read More »Mississauga man charged with illegal use of emergency red and blue lights in Caledon, OPP say – Toronto

Niagara Falls man arrested after being found asleep at the wheel in Kitchener: police

Waterloo Regional Police said a 36-year-old Niagara Falls man was arrested after allegedly being found asleep at the wheel in Kitchener during Tuesday morning’s rush hour. Police were called to Duke Street East and Cameron Street North in Kitchener at around 8 a.m. for a… Read More »Niagara Falls man arrested after being found asleep at the wheel in Kitchener: police

Drug smuggler linked to Canadian Hells Angels gets last-minute pardon from Donald Trump

An international drug smuggler who exported more than $1.7 billion of marijuana from Canada into the U.S. is one of the convicted criminals whose sentence was commuted by former American President Donald Trump. Jonathan Braun, 35, of New York, was convicted on Nov. 3, 2011,… Read More »Drug smuggler linked to Canadian Hells Angels gets last-minute pardon from Donald Trump

Multiple changes to religious gathering directions create confusion for Outremont Hasidic community – Montreal

The Quebec Council of Hasidic Jews says the religious gathering directives they’ve received from public health officials in the last three days have changed multiple times, proving difficult for the community to interpret. “It’s a sad day when we have to discuss that buying alcohol… Read More »Multiple changes to religious gathering directions create confusion for Outremont Hasidic community – Montreal