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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 16, 2024 3:22 pm Updated August 16, 2024 6:34 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Fire Services say a two-storey downtown building has been evacuated and is at risk of collapsing due to a compromised roof. …
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Manitoba RCMP look for leads in RM of Springfield machete incident – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba RCMP are hoping the public can help them identify the owner of a vehicle that was spotted in the RM of Springfield around the time of a machete attack last month. Police said they were called to a business on Jean …
Read More »El Salvador extradites suspect wanted in 20-year-old Ontario murder back to Canada
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say El Salvador has finally allowed the extradition of a man wanted for the murder of a woman from 20 years ago. Police said 26-year-old Rosaura Tolentino Ramos was found dead inside a home in the Finch Avenue West and …
Read More »Toronto reports 1st probable human case of West Nile virus this year – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 16, 2024 4:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto’s public health unit is reporting the city’s first probable human case of the West Nile virus this year. Toronto Public Health says in a news release on …
Read More »Manitoba, feds provide $986K to community resource in Tina Fontaine’s memory – Winnipeg
The life and legacy of a young girl murdered in Winnipeg 10 years ago will be honoured with federal and provincial funding for a community resource aimed at helping at-risk youth. The Manitoba government announced Friday that $986,000 in funding is going toward the Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad organization to support programming …
Read More »N.S. charities using online raffle site will now face new ‘piece of red tape’ – Halifax
Some charities in Nova Scotia are expressing concern about changes to an online platform that runs raffles, with one animal rescuer calling it a “kick in the stomach.” Angela Welburn, the owner of Integrity’s Haven Equine Rescue Centre, uses online raffles as a way to support her organization. The Chester …
Read More »Doug Ford unveils new education minister, weeks after naming her predecessor
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named his new education minister hours after her predecessor, Todd Smith, announced his surprise resignation from politics to take a role in the private sector. On Friday afternoon, Ford confirmed former minister of colleges and universities Jill Dunlop would move to education, while junior cabinet …
Read More »Ontario man found guilty in impaired driving crash that killed Uber passenger – Toronto
The man accused of crashing into an Uber in Brampton, Ont., and killing its passenger while drunk has been found guilty by a jury of all seven charges he was facing. Akamjot Sandhu was accused of dangerous driving and impaired driving causing death, among other charges, in the death of …
Read More »Manitoba to investigate after family receives and buries the body of wrong person – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 16, 2024 3:08 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s provincial health authority is examining what went wrong after a family received — and buried — the remains of what was supposed to be their loved …
Read More »Is tongue-tie surgery for babies needed? Experts are divided – National
A growing chorus of medical experts is questioning the widespread use of surgery to treat tongue-tie — a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) raising concerns about potential over-diagnosis and unnecessary procedures. Last month, the AAP warned about the rising practice …
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