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Fri, 2 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDTInformant was branded a 'rat' and attacked in jail after outing by Peel police, lawsuit claims
A confidential informant injured in a jailhouse attack by inmates after his identity was revealed by police has launched a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit against Peel Regional Police.
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Fri, 2 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDTMany Americans still aren't coming to Canada. Is the ArriveCAN app to blame?
Although travel is resurging, the number of Americans making road trips to Canada was still down by close to half over the past two months. The mayor and several businesses in Niagara Falls, Ont., say...
Fri, 2 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDTCannonballs and grilled-cheese sandwiches: Ontario summer camp helps Ukrainian kids keep war at bay
Organizers of a special summer camp for two dozen Ukrainian children in Ontario's Northumberland County hoped a week of traditional camp activities ahead of a new school year in a new country would gi...
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 13:49:53 EDTBidets are making a splash with Canadians worried about waste
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how bidets might be a sustainable lifestyle choice and what can be learned from Germany's super-cheap rail ticket experiment.
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Thu, 1 Sep 2022 21:10:59 EDTOfficers were told toddler was in truck before fatal Kawartha Lakes shooting, audio reveals
Audio from the deadly police shooting of a father and toddler in Kawartha Lakes, Ont., is casting new light on the moments before police opened fire and what they might have known heading into the en...
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 17:54:47 EDTTributes pour in for Eli Palfreyman, Ontario junior hockey captain who died after collapsing at tourney
Eli Palfreyman was the kind of hockey player you wanted on your team and you didn't want to have to play against, says the Ayr Centennials' vice-president. The hockey community, the mayor and others p...
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 07:00:00 EDTVancouver man advertises $5K reward for help finding a family doctor
"I have young kids, and if something were to happen to me, it would really be a disaster for them," said Gary Shuster, who suffers from a rare metabolic disease known as CPT2 deficiency.
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Thu, 1 Sep 2022 14:48:20 EDTProposed sovereignty act would be scrutinized before given royal assent, says Alberta Lt.-Gov.
Alberta Lieutenant-Governor Salma Lakhani says her office would independently evaluate whether a proposed Alberta Sovereignty Act was constitutional before signing it into law.
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 17:08:16 EDTFilmmaker Mani Amar killed in fight between Surrey neighbours: police
Investigators have identified a man they say was killed when a fight between neighbours in Surrey, B.C., escalated on Wednesday.
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 12:11:59 EDTMan lost in the Quebec wilderness for 33 days survived on rabbit and berries
Percy James Poucachiche was found Aug. 24 across the lake from his community of Lac Simon, after a large volunteer effort to find him. The 26-year-old had been reported missing on July 23.
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Thu, 1 Sep 2022 18:35:42 EDTEnvironment Canada says online reports of 'climate police' are false
Environment and Climate Change Canada is responding to online reports it says are falsely accusing the ministry of recruiting officers to police climate change.
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 13:12:07 EDTNew documents reveal 43 more deaths at former Mohawk Institute, survivor-led group says
New documents related to the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., have revealed 43 more deaths, according to the survivor-led group overseeing the search for potential unma...
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 06:23:13 EDTDiscovery of black widow spiders prompts fumigation of Cape Breton bus, garage
The discovery of western black widow spiders in a new bus delivered from California to Sydney, N.S., has led to the closure of Transit Cape Breton's main Welton Street garage as the facility undergoes...
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 10:22:03 EDTHealth Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for Omicron variant
Health Canada has formally approved Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant.
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 12:11:59 EDTProminent Jewish funeral home ordered to refund fees taken from memorial donations
After discovering that Benjamin's was taking a 10 per cent cut of the donations made in his son's memory, Raziel Zisman complained to the Bereavement Authority of Ontario.
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT'We all believed he was possessed,' says boy who witnessed exorcism at Sask. Bible camp
Parker Bond and the other boys in his camp cabin were subjected to an exorcism. They were so terrified they called their parents to rescue them.
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 04:00:15 EDTCritics warn Ottawa's new 'luxury tax' on pricey cars, planes and boats could backfire
Ottawa's luxury tax on high-priced cars, planes and boats is coming into effect today, despite warnings from some critics that the measure will hurt the economy and turn out to be more trouble than it...
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 16:49:52 EDTAmbassador Bridge permit for a 2nd span expires, fuelling uncertainty in west-end Windsor
Tammy Murray is relieved the Ambassador Bridge no longer has Canadian approval to twin the international crossing after the permit expired this week, but the west-end Windsor, Ont., resident is among ...
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDTHumans want to mine the moon. Here's what space law experts say the rules are
Mining the moon might sound like a concept that belongs in a science fiction novel, but it's likely to be a part of reality in the not-so-distant future. That's made it a hot topic of discussion amon...
Thu, 1 Sep 2022 09:58:12 EDTDiscovery of dinosaur fossil with skin in southern Alberta excites paleontologists
A recent discovery at Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park — which is world-renowned for its abundance of fossils — has paleontologists more excited than usual.