30th annual McHappy Day: Supporting B.C. families with sick children
On McHappy Day a portion of proceeds from all menu items sold all day at McDonald’s will go towards Ronald McDonald’s House Charities.
Lifestyle
May 7
McDonald’s outage ‘not related to a cybersecurity event,’ Canada arm says
A technical outage impacting some McDonald’s operations worldwide on Friday was “not related to a cybersecurity event,” its Canadian division says.
Canada
Mar 15
Distracted driving ticket issued in Saskatoon McDonald’s parking lot not a drive-thru infraction: RCMP
RCMP say one adult male was charged under the traffic safety act on May 13 after a traffic stop was conducted in the parking lot of a McDonald's in Saskatoon.
Canada
May 15
Video: Man spits on drive-thru worker in Coquitlam, B.C.
Coquitlam RCMP have released a video of a man spitting on a McDonald's worker in the hopes that someone will recognize him.
Crime
May 15
Young bear tranquillized near downtown Kelowna will be relocated
The black bear, which will be ear-tagged, is estimated to be four to five years old, with a weight of 250 pounds.
Canada
May 17
UTRCA ‘recommending refusal’ on flood plain McDonald’s as proposed
The proposed development would include a four-unit, single-storey commercial building and a McDonald’s, complete with drive-thru.
Canada
Feb 16
Full parole granted to man convicted in notorious ‘McDonald’s murders’ in Cape Breton
The board decided during a hearing today that 55-year-old Freeman MacNeil should receive a conditional release because his risk to reoffend is rated at low to moderate.
Canada
Mar 28
Parents of teen killed in 2021 Muskoka boat crash say other boater involved was impaired
Quinn Cammaert's parents have been grieving quietly for nearly three years since their 13-year-old daughter was killed in a boating collision on Lake Rosseau in July 2021.
Crime
May 17
Did Ontario man who stabbed, decapitated his mother intend to kill her? Defence says no
At closing arguments Thursday after a three-week trial, the defence said Dallas Ly did not intend to kill his mother when he struck her with a knife.
Crime
May 16
Toronto man accused of killing his mom suffered PTSD, major depressive disorder: expert testifies
A Toronto man is on trial for the second-degree murder of his mother Tien Ly, a nail salon owner who died in March 2022. The court has heard she was allegedly abusive to her son.
Crime
May 13
Toronto man likely developed PTSD after dismembering mother, Crown psychiatrist tells court
Dallas Ly has admitted to fatally stabbing his mother, Tien Ly, on the night of March 27, 2022, in the Leslieville condominium they shared but testified he never meant to kill her.
Crime
May 14
Ontario man on trial for killing his mother takes the stand: ‘I lost it’
Dallas Ly of Toronto told the court how, since the age of six, his mother Tien Le had been physically abusive towards him when he got poor grades at school or misbehaved.
Crime
May 8
Daughter of woman killed in Gardiner crash: ‘I don’t understand the recklessness of it’
A 33-year-old Toronto man pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death of a woman and dangerous driving causing bodily harm to her husband in March.
Crime
May 7
Penalty hearing underway for Toronto police superintendent over cheating scandal
A Toronto police prosecutor told a tribunal Monday an appropriate penalty for Supt. Stacy Clarke, who admitted to a 2021 promotional cheating scandal, would be a two-rank demotion.
Crime
May 6
Mother’s decapitated body found in garbage bag, Toronto murder trial hears
Dallas Ly sat quietly Monday as assistant Crown attorney Jay Spare told the jury that it is an admitted fact that he stabbed his mother Thanh 'Tien' Ly and caused her death.
Crime
Apr 29
Toronto man given conditional sentence for fatal hit-and-run
At a sentencing hearing Thursday, the man told the court that he regretted leaving the scene after striking a pedestrian around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 26, 2021.
Crime
Apr 25
Toronto police chief backtracks on comment after Umar Zameer verdict
Toronto's chief of police, Myron Demkiw, deflected criticism Tuesday regarding a controversial comment he made outside the Superior Courthouse Sunday.
Crime
Apr 23
‘Sad human being’: Toronto mother faces speeding drunk driver who killed son
Gregory Girgis was walking in downtown Toronto almost two years ago when he was fatally struck by an impaired driver who a red light and collided with two cars.
Crime
Apr 18
Trial for Brampton, Ont. man accused in deadly 2020 fire nears its end
First-degree murder trial for Brampton man accused of setting a fire that killed his mother-in-law and nearly five others is coming to a close.
Crime
Apr 16
Calgary family turns grief into good with Kelsey’s Day of Kindness
A Calgary mother is keeping the legacy of her daughter alive, 10 years after she lost her to complications with Type 1 diabetes.
Education
May 8
