Liam Casey
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Liam Casey
Publisher says newsroom intentionally set on fire
The office of an Ontario First Nation weekly newspaper was set on fire during a "targeted attack" earlier this week, the outlet's publisher said on Thursday, October 31, 2019.
'Trans rights are human rights!' Speaker at Toronto library challenged on LGBTQ2 views
Several hundred protesters gathered on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, evening outside a Toronto library hosting an event that featured a speaker opposed to transgender rights.
Belugas bought and sold in Marineland-Mystic Aquarium deal
Marineland has applied for permits to sell five beluga whales to a U.S. facility that plans to use them for research and breeding, which is currently banned in Canada.
PETA takes Toronto to court over removal of anti-Canada Goose ads
Toronto violated an animal welfare organization's right to free expression when a company contracted by the city took down the group's anti-Canada Goose ads, court heard on Tuesday, October 15, 2019.
'Save the kids!' Dorian survivor tells the harrowing story of his wife's death
Cialin Dany knew he was in trouble when he saw a massive palm tree laying on the ground next to the Abaco Lodge.
Charity calls on Ottawa to rescue 25 Canadian kids trapped in Syria
At least 25 "innocent" Canadian children are trapped in a refugee camp not far from where Turkey has launched a military offensive in northeastern Syria, an international charity said on Thursday, October 10, 2019, as it called on Ottawa to act now to rescue them.
'I accomplished my mission,' accused in Yonge Street van attack told police
Hours after driving a rented van down a busy Toronto sidewalk killing 10 people and injuring 16 others, Alek Minassian described himself to police as a 25-year-old virgin seeking retribution for years of sexual rejection and ridicule by women.
After death of boaters, wife of Kevin O'Leary charged
The wife of celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary and an American man have been charged in connection with a boat crash that left two people dead and three others injured.
Brain activity 'dampened' by vaped THC, similar to those with schizophrenia: study
A new study by Ontario researchers suggests that brain activity in rats exposed a single time to THC — the vapourized psychoactive component of marijuana — is similar to those with schizophrenia and cannabis-induced psychosis.
Naked B.C. man who jumped in Toronto shark tank pleads guilty to mischief
A British Columbia man who stripped naked and jumped into a shark tank at a Toronto aquarium last year apologized for his actions on Thursday, September 19, 2019, as he pleaded guilty to mischief.