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Your Saskatchewan photo of the day: February 2024

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Frost and the fluffy stuff can be seen around the province, and new pictures taken around Saskatchewan are being shared by photographers! We want to see the beautiful photos you capture from all over the province. Each day, Global Saskatoon and Global …

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Ontario health units told to prepare for ‘potential outbreaks’ of measles

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s top doctor is warning public health agencies to be ready and prepared for a potential increase in the number of measles cases after two were reported in the Greater Toronto Area. Dr. Kieran Moore sent a memo, obtained by Global News, …

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‘I wish I could trade my life with his,’ says Toronto man on trial for stabbing Victoria Park CI student – Toronto

Breaking down in tears on the stand in a University Avenue courtroom Tuesday, Ahmed Rafin told Madam Justice Katherine B. Corrick that on the day his friend Maahir Dosani was fatally stabbed outside Victoria Park Collegiate Institute, Nov. 16, 2021, he went there to protect him. But Dosani ended up …

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Income taxes can now be filed. What you should know – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Money is on the minds of many as tax season opens up. Feb. 20 is the first day that 2023 income taxes can be filed, and the deadline is April 30, said Jack Waterman, the tax service line leader for the Prairie …

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Ottawa mulling new ombudsperson to field concerns over online harms: source – National

The federal government’s evolving plan to help protect Canadians from harm online could include a new ombudsperson to field public concerns and a regulator that would oversee the conduct of internet platforms. The new positions would be established as a part of the forthcoming online-harms legislation, which the government is …

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‘Enormous pressure’ expected in Ontario home care due to high growth of senior population

Ontario will need close to another 7,000 health specialists to accommodate an aging population likely to seek more home care over the next five years, according to researchers. A McMaster University team that co-produced a study for Home Care Ontario is predicting “dire consequences” with the province’s senior population amid …

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Protesters outside Toronto hospital dispute antisemitism allegations – Toronto

A group of demonstrators who protested along ‘Hospital Row’ in downtown Toronto is challenging claims its actions on Feb. 12 were antisemitic. The crowd began protesting at Yonge and Bloor streets early in the evening, before eventually finding its way to the stretch along University Avenue. Video footage posted to …

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Power play stays hot, Brossoit rock solid as Winnipeg Jets dump Wild 6-3 – Winnipeg

There’s something about Central Division games that brings out the best in the Winnipeg Jets. After a lacklustre showing in Calgary on Monday night, the Jets bounced back with a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Wild Tuesday for their fourth win in their last five outings, improving to 13-3-1 against …

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N.S. volunteer firefighters upset by long waits for paramedics at crash scenes

Volunteer firefighters say they’re feeling “helpless” as they endure long waits for paramedics to arrive at health emergencies in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. Dwayne Barteaux — who has been volunteering in the Annapolis Royal Fire Department for 35 years — says he waited at the scene of a highway car …

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Ontario documents show patient complaints over cataract billings

As Ontario prepares to expand the number of private clinics that perform publicly funded cataract surgeries, documents show those procedures form one of the most common complaints the province receives from patients about unfair billing practices. The Canadian Press submitted a freedom-of-information request for copies of complaints made under the law banning …

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