Fake tokens, Metropasses cost TTC nearly $2M last year: report
The TTC says phony tokens and fake Metropasses cost the transit service close to $2 million last year alone. The Toronto Star reports counterfeiters are constantly improving and getting better at...
View ArticleBixi Toronto still owes $3.9M to city
A report to be dealt with by Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee next week reveals bike-sharing company Bixi is having a tough time repaying a $4.5-million start-up loan from the city. Two years in...
View ArticleLotto 649 price going up, every draw will have $1M winner
There are two major changes coming to Lotto 649 in the fall: the cost of a ticket will be going up, from $2 to $3, and there will be at least one million-dollar winner for every draw. With each $3...
View ArticleBlackBerry reports first-quarter net loss of $84M
BlackBerry delivered a hazy look at its first-quarter results on Friday, posting a loss of US$84 million that fell short of analyst expectations, while offering few details on whether its new phones...
View ArticleOntario’s police chiefs want changes to rules about suspended officers’ pay
Suspended police officers in Ontario collect millions of dollars each year, and in the only province where police chiefs have no power to revoke their pay, there’s a push for change. Even if convicted...
View Article‘Million Second Quiz’ winner claims $2.6M prize
Andrew Kravis, known as the “Ginger Genius,” won $2.6 million after a million seconds of competition. He was the last remaining contestant on Million Second Quiz, an American game show that wrapped up...
View ArticleB.C. polygamous leader appeals tax court ruling, claims charter rights violated
British Columbia polygamous community leader Winston Blackmore is appealing a decision by a Federal Tax Court that he underreported his income by $1.8 million. Documents filed in the Federal Court of...
View ArticleGTHA drivers over-paying for road infrastructure costs: study
Drivers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area are paying about $1-billion more in fees and taxes than the annual cost of construction, maintenance and policing, according to a new study. The...
View ArticleOntario woman collects $20M Lotto 6/49 jackpot
Rockland, Ont., resident Pierrette Levesque is Canada‘s latest multi-millionaire after winning $20 million in the Nov. 16 Lotto 6/49 draw. The widow and retired Canada Post employee from the community...
View Article$50M Lotto Max jackpot goes unclaimed for yet another week
No one has the winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in the Lotto Max draw. Twenty MaxMillions prizes of $1-million were available in Friday’s draw, and claims are being made for six of them. One...
View Article$50M Lotto Max Jackpot goes unclaimed for yet another week
Once again, no winning ticket was sold for the $50-million dollar Lotto Max jackpot. However, winning tickets were sold for five of the 28 MaxMillions prizes of $1-million each that were up for grabs...
View ArticleWinning Lotto Max ticket sold in Quebec
The $50-million jackpot in Friday’s Lotto Max draw has finally been won after going unclaimed for the previous three weekly draws. The winning ticket was sold in Quebec, though exactly where has not...
View ArticleMan defrauded Checkpoint Systems of $5.5M: police
A Vaughan man lived an “extravagant” lifestyle for eight years until he was accused of defrauding his employer of $5.5 million, York police say. Gianni Ceolin, 51, allegedly spent some of his money on...
View ArticleBowmanville community to appear on Oprah Sunday
Residents of Bowmanville will have their turn in the spotlight on Sunday as they appear in Million Dollar Neighbourhood on the Oprah Winfrey Network. In the reality show, 100 families have only 10...
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Man shot and stabbed in Mississauga
The victim was found in the lobby of the Alt Hotel on Viscount Road.
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