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Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
As Canada’s premiers gather in Ontario’s cottage country to talk tariffs and trade, health-care advocacy groups are trying to streamline their own messages to ensure the country’s fragile health ...
Auditor general plans to examine Canada’s international students program
The federal auditor general is planning a probe of Canada's international students program after critics claimed that public services were ill-equipped to take on a surge in student visas.
Inmate charged with first-degree murder in death of serial killer Robert Pickton
A federal inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of serial killer Robert Pickton last year. Martin Charest, 52, was charged on July 3 for allegedly attacking Pickton at Quebec’s ...
City threatens ‘legal action’ against church and outreach program in Brampton
Growing community complaints and safety concerns have led the city to send a letter threatening future "legal action" against ...
Surprise lotto ticket purchase earns Ontario man more than $194,000
A utility technician from Bowmanville has nearly $200,000 to pay off his mortgage and save for his childrens’ future after winning a Lotto Max second prize in the May 9 draw. Geoffrey Halverson, a ...
‘High-risk’ behaviour leads to charges for over 130 drivers in Mississauga and Brampton: police
Over 130 drivers linked to “high-risk” behaviour on the road in Mississauga and Brampton have been charged, police say. The charges were laid between May and June and are part of Peel Regional ...
3 dead after vehicle strikes tree, catches fire in Niagara-on-the-Lake: police
Police say three people have died after a car struck a tree and caught fire Monday morning in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
Cocaine seized in Ontario drug probe; Mississauga man, 2 others charged
A drug trafficking investigation in northwestern Ontario has led to the arrests of a Mississauga man and two women from Thunder Bay. Following a four-week probe into the trafficking of illegal drugs ...
Vehicle windshield damaged after rocks thrown from highway bridge in Ontario town
Police are looking for two men wanted for throwing rocks off the Harwood Street bridge over Highway 401 Sunday morning. A motor vehicle suffered windshield damage in what Cst. Taylor Konkle of the OPP ...
Shots fired at home in Whitby, Ontario
Police are investigating after shots were fired at a home in Whitby Monday morning. Officers responded to Annes Street and Maria Street in the town’s west end just after 7 a.m. Monday after a ...
Father charged with murder in New York in death of Montreal nine-year-old
A Montreal father is facing a murder charge after the body of his nine-year daughter was found over the weekend in New York state. Luciano Frattolin, 45, is facing charges in New York state of ...
Are bacteria levels in Lake Ontario safe for Mississauga swimmers?
To help keep residents safe, Peel Public Health regularly takes water samples from Lake Ontario to make sure it is safe for ...