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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A special air quality statement has been issued for the City of Edmonton and several surrounding areas due to wildfire smoke that has drifted into the region from northeastern British Columbia causing poor air quality and reduced visibility. The statement was issued …
Read More »Mother’s Day Miracle: Rare medical intervention saves high-risk pregnancy for Ontario woman
There was a list of diagnoses including incompetent cervix, uterine dehiscence and placenta accreta that worked against Brampton, Ontario’s Tehmina Chaudhry but her extremely weak cervix was the cause of several miscarriages. “Incompetent cervix is something you don’t know you have until you have a loss,” said Chaudhry. Tehmina had …
Read More »Man who poses ‘significant risk’ to children released by court into community: Durham police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man who “poses a significant risk to the community, especially children,” has been released by a court into the community, police in Durham Region say. Durham Regional Police issued a community safety alert Friday, warning of a “high-risk offender” who was …
Read More »Mobile pet food bank making paw-sitive impact in Winnipeg – Winnipeg
A group of good Samaritans in Winnipeg are trying to help shoulder-high costs of living, by feeding residents’ furry friends. Friday morning, dozens of people lined up by Bear Clan Patrol headquarters on Selkirk Avenue, waiting to get free bags and boxes of pet food. Angela Klassen, the Bear Clan’s …
Read More »62 charges laid, 7 people arrested for ‘violent kidnapping’ in New Brunswick – New Brunswick
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A total of 62 charges have been filed against seven people in relation to an alleged violent kidnapping and assault that occurred in Tobique First Nation, N.B., last month. In a release on Friday evening, police said members of the Tobique RCMP …
Read More »Santana lifts Twins over Blue Jays 3-2
TORONTO – Yusei Kikuchi wanted to start an important six-game stretch against American League rivals with some of his best pitching. Unfortunately, an efficient performance still wasn’t enough as Kikuchi gave up the go-ahead home run to Carlos Santana in the fifth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto …
Read More »Girl sexually assaulted on Toronto transit bus: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man is wanted after a girl was sexually assaulted on a Toronto transit bus earlier this week, police say. Toronto police said they responded to a call for a sex assault in the Acorn Avenue and Dundas Street West area, which …
Read More »Canadian Blood Services apologizes to LGBTQ2 communities for previous donation policy
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s being called a landmark apology by advocates after Canadian Blood Services acknowledged a previous policy it had in place was discriminatory and homophobic. The old criteria prevented all sexually active men who have sex with men, and some trans people, from …
Read More »N.S. parents ‘terrified’ over bullying, violence in schools. One student speaks out
Two parents in Nova Scotia are expressing frustrations regarding what they say is a lack of support for students who are at risk of physical violence and bullying in public schools. Laura Pellow said her son, who’s in his first year of junior high, was allegedly assaulted by a group …
Read More »Ontario father watches son — his ‘bike buddy’ — die in motorcycle crash
The father of a 19-year-old university student who died after a crash in Windsor, Ont., says his son was doing what he loved before his death, riding his motorcycle. Hashmat Bhatti says he was just metres behind Ali Hashmat when his Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle collided with a car making a …
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