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Roommate of slain Ontario care home resident charged with murder: police

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 40-year-old Hamilton man has been charged with second-degree murder after his 46-year-old roommate was killed over the weekend. Hamilton police said David Fulger was found unconscious in his room at Queen’s Lodge – a residential care facility in the downtown – …

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Toronto police inspector found guilty of misconduct after going to nephew’s crash – Toronto

A senior Toronto police officer has been found guilty of two counts of misconduct, after a tribunal heard she had failed to ensure a thorough investigation and created a conflict of interest when she attended a single-vehicle collision scene involving her nephew in 2022. A decision from a Toronto police …

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Cross-country canoeist stops in Manitoba on ambitious journey – Winnipeg

A New Zealand man says he threw himself “into the deep end” when he started a trip paddling across Canada in a canoe — especially since he’d never canoed before. Tom Hudson, who found himself in northern Manitoba Wednesday, told 680 CJOB’s The Start that he’s a frequent traveller, with a …

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Quebec restaurants want to serve penalties for no-shows. Those calls are getting louder – Montreal

Like many restaurants, it hasn’t been easy for Mundo Trattoria lately. Between construction, inflation, labour costs and staffing, staying afloat is sometimes a struggle. On top of that, there’s been another challenge: people reserving a table and not showing up. “It is more frequent than not,” said Julian Ierfino, Mundo …

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Doug Ford ‘happy as punch’ Tim Walz is Kamala Harris’ running mate

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he’s “happy as punch” that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was chosen to be U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris’ running mate for her presidential campaign. Ford said he and Walz had a productive meeting at Queen’s Park just two months before the governor was asked to …

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Blue Jays fall 7-3 in Orioles’ comeback victory

TORONTO – Hours after Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro blamed his team’s disappointing year on the bullpen, his relievers frittered away another outing. The Blue Jays (52-62) bullpen wasted a decent five-inning performance from Bowden Francis, allowing two runs in the seventh and three more in the …

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Axe-wielding suspect arrested for hitting gas tanks at Manitoba First Nation: RCMP – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Manitoba man is facing weapons and mischief charges after an incident Monday involving a pickaxe and some very important gas tanks. RCMP said they were called around 11:25 p.m. about a man hitting the tanks, which supply fuel to Ebb and …

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Unsealed documents reveal past of Edmonton terror convict

An Edmonton gas station employee convicted in the U.K. of a terrorism offence came to the attention of the RCMP after returning to Canada from Lebanon in 2017, records obtained by Global News reveal. The unsealed court documents show that Khaled Hussein, sentenced to five years last week for joining …

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This Ontario woman once considered MAID for chronic pain. A historic surgery saved her life

The chronic, lifelong facial pain Mandy Dostie endured as a result of growing up in a severely abusive household was so intense that the Barrie, Ont., woman had considered medical assistance in dying, but a unique surgery — the first of its kind in Canada — means she can now …

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