It’s Wednesday, July 29. Here are the top stories we’re following today:
Mississauga trucker charged after getting wedged in ‘hairpin turn’ in Caledon
A commercial truck driver is facing charges after his massive motor vehicle “became wedged” on a scenic road in Caledon. The driver, a 65-year-old Mississauga man, was attempting to make a “tight hairpin turn” on Forks of the Credit Road on Friday, when the truck and trailer became wedged into the guardrail, Caledon OPP said in a news release. The area has signs indicating that it is a no heavy truck route.
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka.
Maple Leafs bolster front office with several additions
The all-important job of leading the amateur scouting staff of the Maple Leafs will be filled by Dan Palango. Wednesday’s news that the former Minnesota Wild amateur scout is coming aboard follows the arrival last month of Judd Brackett from the Wild to be one of general manager John Chayka’s assistants, in charge of player evaluation. Two other moves to the hockey office were announced on Wednesday, Brad Rossen as vice-president of research and development and J.P. Perpich to head a newly titled department of U.S. amateur scouting.
The eight suspects in the largest human trafficking case in HRPS history,
HUNTER: GTA family’s alleged low-rent sex trafficking empire
Among those named in the largest sex trafficking bust in Halton Regional Police history, announced Tuesday, were members of the Brooks family of Burlington, who allegedly defiled and obliterated the souls of young women and girls in lonely hot-sheet motels. With the Brooks family, you have grandma, mom, sisters and other associates. None of the charges have been tested in court.
A pile of Canadian money.
Federal execs received $200M in bonuses despite half of targets being missed
Despite not meeting their own performance targets, executives in Canada’s federal public service pocketed over $200 million in bonuses last year. That’s according to access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, which showed that roughly 88% of eligible federal executives took home the extra cash through a combination of performance pay, “at-risk” pay and bilingual bonuses.
A Canadian flag flies in front of the peace tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on December 4, 2015, as part of the ceremonies to the start Canada’s 42nd parliament.
How sham marriages fueled India’s foreign student influx to Canada
Closing a troublesome loophole allowing international students to bring spouses to Canada on open work permits gave government officials a glimpse into widespread “marriage of convenience” scams in India, internal government documents suggest. Internal emails from Canada’s High Commission in New Delhi, obtained via an access-to-information request, show how the now-closed loophole allowed prospective foreign students to enter into transactional marriages that granted their “spouse” open work permits — a scheme openly advertised in Indian newspaper ads and online dating apps.