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CFB Kingston employee contracts Legionnaires disease at base warehouse – Kingston

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It was early December last year that it became known that a CFB Kingston employee had contracted Legionnaires disease. Legionella is a bacteria that is commonly found in water. Stagnant water is one of the factors that can provide conditions for the …

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Siakam leads Raptors past Pelicans 115-110

TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors made the most of the all-star break without losing any of their momentum. Pascal Siakam, Toronto’s only all-star this season, scored 26 points to help the Raptors fend off the New Orleans Pelicans 115-110 on Thursday as both teams returned from the break. It was …

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Niagara couple ‘lucky to be alive’ after giant tree crashes into bedroom of Fort Erie, Ont. home

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Robyn Voyce says it started with a “big bang” and then the whole roof fell in. A Fort Erie, Ont., couple say they’re “lucky to be alive” after a giant tree covered in ice crashed into their Crystal Beach home around midnight …

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Hamilton Tiger Cats deal veteran quarterback Dane Evans to B.C. Lions

Dane Evans’s CFL career will continue on the West Coast. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats traded Evans to the B.C. Lions on Thursday for a conditional 2024 fourth-round draft pick. Evans was the Ticats’ starter for their two Grey Cup losses to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2019, 2021). The move comes just …

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Lytton, B.C. woman says insurance at risk over delays to rebuild fire-ravaged village

A Lytton, B.C., woman is calling on the province for help as she faces the potential loss of an insurance settlement over the loss of her home in the fire that razed the village to the ground. Tiffany Callewaert Haugan’s home was among the scores of properties destroyed when a …

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Man arrested after students chased, assaulted at Toronto Catholic high school – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say a man is facing an assault charge after a group of students were chased outside a Catholic high school earlier this week. On Tuesday at around the lunch hour, investigators said they were called to St. Mary’s Catholic Academy …

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Kingston family claims bureaucracy is denying children education program opportunity – Kingston

A Kingston family is frustrated that two of their children may miss out on a great learning opportunity because of school board bureaucracy. An education program offered by the Limestone District School Board is open to children who are with the Catholic board. But the family says schools have been …

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A look at the ‘daunting’ costs many Ontario homebuyers face in their 1st year of ownership

New analysis is shining some light on the “daunting” costs many Ontario homebuyers face in their first year of ownership, particularly in the Toronto area. Point2 Homes released new data on Thursday looking at upfront costs and annual recurring expenses, including closing costs, the down payment, mortgage, property tax and …

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Man charged 5 months after fatal hit-and-run pedestrian collision in East Gwillimbury

Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Regional Police say they have arrested a driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run collision that killed a 70-year-old pedestrian out for a walk in East Gwillimbury, Ont. about five months ago. On Sept. 28, 2022, at around noon, police said …

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