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Updated 2025-03-06 18:00
Fraud trial for Peterborough Huskies founders resumes with a look at David Tuck’s banking records
David and Cathie Tuck accused of defrauding the special needs hockey organization out of more than $32,000
Peterborough Musicfest unveils 2018 free concert lineup
Country, rock, folk and more on the summer schedule
Ontario Real Estate Association says pro-candidate ads were put up ‘in error’
The Ontario Real Estate Association is pulling four election-focused billboard advertisements as it steps away from political advocacy amid a spat with the Toronto Real Estate Board.
Province asks for action on buried airport pollution
The provincial Environment Ministry says it’s “possible” buried firefighting chemicals are still leaching out of city’s airport.
New Alberta parks create world’s largest boreal forest preserve: government
The Alberta government says it is creating the world’s largest boreal forest preserve with new wildland parks in the province’s northeast.
Sour grapes in NOTL over winery concerts
Niagara-on-the-Lake staff will be looking into how to improve enforcement of the town’s noise bylaw for outdoor events at wineries and other commercial establishments that apply for permits for these activities.
Southern B.C. sees first sign of renewed floods
Waters rising in flood-ravaged southern B.C. as residents brace for 'round two'
First Nations activist Vernon Harper dies
Indigenous rights activist Vernon Harper dies in Toronto
Shooting barber within 18 seconds of entering shop proves murder, says Crown
A prosecutor in the trial of two men accused of murdering Mountain barber Neil Harris says there is no doubt they are guilty of first-degree murder.
Niagara farms face challenges finding workers
With nearly 30 per cent of agriculture industry employers say workers lack technical skills and more than 75 per cent lack motivation, Niagara Workforce Planning Board researchers say there is room for improvement in the industry.
Hamilton councillors back sugary drink, bottled water ban
Hamilton’s Board of Health will significantly reduce the availability of bottled water and sugary drinks at all recreation facilities and arenas over the next three years.
Fatal rugby injuries are rare, expert says
Fatal rugby injuries are rare, expert says after high schooler's death
OPP officer injured in South Cayuga collision
OPP officer suffers minor injuries in collision in South Cayuga, Ont.
Public meetings on indoor multi-sport facility
SportHamilton will present the findings of its feasibility study at the meetings, which start next week
Youth injured jumping from moving vehicle
Police investigating after youth injured jumping from moving vehicle
New trial for parents of boy dead from meningitis
Supreme Court hearing for parents convicted in toddler's meningitis death
Liberals, Conservatives embrace Harper
Guess who's back? Liberals, Conservatives alike embrace Harper's return
First Ford Nation conquered the Tories, next is Ontario
Can he convince a broader coalition of voters on June 7 that he deserves to be premier, wonders Martin Reg Cohn
Passengers lose if WestJet goes on strike, advocates say
With no laws in Canada to specifically protect passengers, travellers have a lot to lose if WestJet pilots go on strike, a longtime passenger advocate says.
Tom Wolfe, pioneering ’New Journalist,’ dead at 88
The birth of the literary movement known as New Journalism can be traced to one coffee-fueled episode in 1963: Tom Wolfe’s all-nighter. He had been sent to California by Esquire magazine to report on a gathering of custom-car designers and casually cool teenagers.
Choppers buzzing city on training drills
Look, up in the sky: CH-146 Griffon utility tactical transport rotary-wing aircraft.
Pro-pipeline protest greets Trudeau in Calgary
Ottawa working behind the scenes to get Trans Mountain pipeline built: Trudeau
By the numbers: immigration rates and incomes
By the numbers: looking at Canadian immigration rates and income levels
North Korea threatens to cancel U.S. summit over joint military exercises with South
North Korea cancelled a high-level meeting Wednesday with South Korea and also threatened to call off a historic summit planned next month with the United States, due to ongoing military exercises between the South and the U.S., South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported.
Canadian doctor shot during Gaza protest
Canadian doctor says he's recovering after being shot in legs during Gaza protest
Tom Wolfe, Pyrotechnic ‘New Journalist’ and Novelist, Dies at 88
Tom Wolfe, an innovative journalist and novelist whose Technicolor, wildly punctuated prose brought to life the worlds of California surfers, car customizers, astronauts and Manhattan’s monied status-seekers in works like “The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby,” “The Right Stuff” and “Bonfire of the Vanities,” died Monday in a New York City hospital. He was 87.
Kellogg latest U.S. brand to ditch crisis-wracked Venezuela
Kellogg Co. closed operations in Venezuela and laid off 300 workers Tuesday at a time of widespread hunger in the crisis-wracked South American nation.
Toronto police end search of accused serial killer McArthur’s apartment
An exhaustive and exhausting four-month search of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur’s apartment has concluded, Toronto police announced Tuesday, saying their probe of the unit where multiple murders are alleged to have occurred necessitated painstaking forensic examination.
Legal pot spurs demand for commercial real estate
Legal pot spurs demand for commercial real estate, particularly in Alberta
Family class immigrant incomes too low: study
Fix low incomes among family class immigrants to help Canada's economy: study
Chef couple hosting live baking demonstration
In advance of the weekend’s royal wedding, Food Network Canada’s Anna Olson will share her expertise decorating cupcakes with floral frostings and steeping tea in front of an audience at Seasons Strathroy and live through Facebook.
University stands by non-Aboriginal professor
Non-Indigenous professor gets go-ahead to teach residential schools course
The boss wants you to give up your desk, and it’s probably to cut costs
Like fax machines and desktop telephones, your individual office workspace may be headed for extinction.
Green Party candidate Janet Errygers looking forward to election
A new face in the political scene, self-professed ‘strong environmentalist’ Janet Errygers is entering her fourth week as a Green Party member.
A quick look at PFAS chemicals in Canada
A primer on PFAS chemicals, prevalent in baby products, outdoor wear in Canada
North Korea threatens to cancel US summit
North Korea cancelled a high-level meeting Wednesday with South Korea and threatened also to call off a historic summit planned later this month with the United States due to ongoing military exercises between the South and the U.S., South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
TD Bank discounts 5-year variable mortgage rate as competition heats up
TD Bank is joining a rival bank in offering a highly discounted variable mortgage rate as competition among Canada’s biggest lenders heats up.
Budget bill offers leeway for corporate crime
Federal budget bill quietly proposes tool to ease penalties for corporate crime
White prof to teach residential schools course
Non-Indigenous professor gets go-ahead to teach residential schools course
Woman charged following Ont. Amber Alert
Thunder Bay, Ont., woman charged following Amber Alert for boy, 8
‘Praise be:’ Supreme Court orders new trial for couple convicted in son’s death
A couple who had been convicted in the meningitis death of their son say they have been vindicated by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to order a new trial.
Charges laid in child abduction case: police
Police say person arrested in alleged child abduction is a stranger
Leaders all agree Hydro One raises wrong
The thorny issue of compensation at Hydro One reared its head on the Ontario election campaign trail Tuesday, with the Liberal premier calling raises for the company’s board of directors unacceptable, while her rivals slammed the pay hikes as the consequence of the government’s privatization of the utility.
Facebook: We’re better at policing nudity than hate speech
Getting rid of racist, sexist and other hateful remarks on Facebook is challenging for the company because computer programs have difficulties understanding the nuances of human language, the company said Tuesday.
Police end search of Bruce McArthur's apartment
Toronto police end search of accused serial killer Bruce McArthur's apartment
Prosecutor wants jail time in polygamy case
Prosecutor wants jail time for two men in British Columbia polygamy case
Political will needed for safe injection sites: expert
Expert says political will needed to open safe injection sites in Manitoba
Israel faces diplomatic fallout after dozens killed in Gaza
Israel faced a growing backlash Tuesday and new charges of using excessive force, a day after Israeli troops firing from across a border fence killed 59 Palestinians and wounded more than 2,700 at a mass protest in Gaza.
Ontario police sound alarm over perceived lack of funds for pot legalization
TORONTO — Ontario’s chiefs of police are again sounding alarm bells about the impending legalization of recreational cannabis, saying federal funding for police operations may not go far enough to cover increased costs.
Tim Hortons franchisee sues parent company for $4 million over licence renewal
A Tim Hortons franchisee filed a $4-million lawsuit against the coffee-and-doughnut chain’s parent company after he says it refused to renew a licence of one of his stores in bad faith.
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