Colin Perkel
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Colin Perkel
Canada Post racking up close to $1 million a year in parking fines, data show
Canada Post is racking up close to $1 million annually in parking tickets as drivers struggle to navigate increasingly congested city streets, data show.
Racial profiling penalties coming
Police officers who are guilty of race-based discrimination should face disciplinary measures that include firing, the Ontario Human Rights Commission said on Friday, September 20, 2019, as it released the country's first policy on racial profiling.
Mountie who alleged unrelenting harassment loses final bid to sue RCMP
An RCMP officer who accused his superiors of waging an unrelenting campaign to ruin his career lost his 12-year battle to sue the force for harassment and intentional infliction of distress when the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday, September 19, 2019, refused to hear the case.
New high-tech web tool aims to enlist Canadians to help find missing kids
Thousands of children are reported missing across the country each year but only a handful of Amber Alerts are issued, potentially leaving large numbers of people who might be able to help find them in the dark.
Lawsuit says illegal to force gas stations to paste carbon-price stickers
An Ontario law forcing gas stations to display stickers showing the cost of federal carbon pricing is illegal and should be thrown out, a new lawsuit asserts.
Your Ward News editor jailed for hateful propaganda
The editor of a Toronto-based publication was handed the maximum one-year jail sentence on Thursday, August 22, 2019, for promoting hatred against women and Jews.
Court urges new laws to assign liability for victims of cyberfraud
A deputy judge is calling for passage of clear laws on which innocent party should bear responsibility for financial losses related to cyberfraud.
Loblaws off the hook for Rana Plaza disaster; Bangladeshi lawsuit fails
One of the country's largest retailers is finally off the hook for the devastating collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh six years ago.
BMW wins skirmish in $175M claim against Autoport over stored cars
BMW Canada has won a skirmish in its quest for $175 million in compensation from storage company Autoport for alleged damage to thousands of imported vehicles.