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Senior officer files rights complaint against Peel police

A South Asian police officer from Brampton has filed a human rights complaint against the Peel Police Services Board and the forces former chief for alleged racial discrimination and reprisal, after testifying in a similar case 10 years ago.

Safety concerns at Toronto park that averages 1 police call a day

Some residents living near Barbara Hall Park in Torontos Church-Wellesley neighbourhood are calling for action over what they say has become an unsafe and unusable public space. Data analyzed by CBC Toronto shows police calls for service are made to the parks address on a near daily basis.

Condo board has residents living in fear of legal letters, say overnight guests policed by board

More than a dozen owners at a Mississauga condominium are raising concerns about how the building is run. Many say they fear harassment and intimidation from the condos board and management.

Ontario family frustrated as stolen licence plate racks up parking tickets

A Brampton, Ont., family saythey've endured weeks of stress and frustration after one of their licence plates was stolenand more than $400 in parking ticketslanded on their lap.

Ontario jail lockdowns slammed by experts as part of class-action lawsuits seeking $1.5B

Hundreds of pages of documents written by experts for two class-action lawsuits paint a picture of Ontario's corrections system as inhumane and poorly managed. The two lawsuits against the province take aim at the use of lockdowns in correctional facilities as a way to deal with staffing shortages from 2009 to 2017.
CBC Investigates

Who are these people? They supposedly worked for a Toronto police board member's companies

A CBC Toronto investigation discovered three seemingly fabricated, or misrepresented, employees on the websites of marketing companies owned by Nadine Spencer, a member of the Toronto Police Service Board.

Shoppers Drug Mart 'volunteer' job posting was an error: Loblaw

A Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy in downtown Toronto is facing backlash over a now-deleted job posting for a volunteer position in the store.The job posting on LinkedIn listed duties including assisting customers, restocking shelves, and organizing inventory all for zero compensation.
CBC Investigates

Prominent charity serving Black business community paid $1.5M to 2 board members' companies, records show

Some members of a prominent charity for the Canadian Black business community are calling for its board of directors to resign and for a third-party audit after discovering the non-profit paid two former board members companies at least $1.5 million for services while they were on the board or CEO of the charity. The Black Business and Professional Association says it has committed to an independent review.

Some Ontario landlords are calling for 'automatic' evictions for tenants who don't pay rent

When Zahid Mahmood bought a house in 2021, he hoped rental income could help him and his wife save money to pay for post-secondary education for their three children. Instead, he's in debt with more than $24,000 in unpaid rent from his former tenants, and a massive mess to clean up.

Murky rules for nurse practitioners give rise to private clinics in Ontario

A growing number of Ontario patients are accessing private primary care from nurse practitioners at clinics that are popping up throughout the province, charging patients typically $70 to $90 for a single appointment, and in some cases hundreds of dollars for an annual membership.