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2021 Silton, Sask. train derailment caused by broken rail

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released the reason for a train derailment near Silton, Sask., in 2021. A train was hauling 200 freight cars loaded with potash south in October 2021 when 27 cars jumped off the tracks, crashing into a heap. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada …

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Raptors star Scottie Barnes out indefinitely with broken middle finger on left hand – Toronto

By The Staff The Associated Press Posted March 2, 2024 9:22 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO (AP) — Raptors star Scottie Barnes will be sidelined indefinitely after he broke the middle finger on his left hand during the first half of Friday …

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‘We’re stuck’: Only elevator in Toronto apartment building broken for days – Toronto

A disability advocate is raising the alarm after a woman with mobility issues found herself trapped in her Toronto apartment for days when the only elevator in the building was taken out of service. The elevator at the building, located on Dawes Road in East York, has not been usable …

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Employee charged after seniors’ rooms broken into at Whitby retirement residence

Durham Regional Police say a 30-year-old woman is facing charges after several residences at a retirement residence in Whitby had their rooms broken into. Police said on Jan. 4, officers began an investigation into a woman who they allege committed break-ins and thefts at a seniors home near Brock Street …

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Peel police release inappropriate call to 911 over broken TV – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peel Regional Police chief posted the audio of a 911 call over someone’s broken TV calling it another example of a misuse of the emergency system. Chief Nishan Duraiappah shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, a 30-second clip of the call …

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How one Ontario child welfare agency is fighting to fix a broken system

3:43 No group homes: Sarnia Children’s Aid Society’s bold approach to child welfare When Dawn Flegel took over Sarnia’s children’s aid society in 2012, she went on a listening tour about the child-welfare system that left her feeling appalled. At roundtables, kids described brutal conditions. Being stigmatized. Feeling isolated. One kid said …

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Ontario Nurses’ Association says bargaining with hospitals has broken down

Contract talks between nurses and the Ontario Hospital Association have broken down and will now head to arbitration, the nurses’ union said Friday. The two sides began bargaining in late January and mediation had started on Wednesday but no deal was reached. “This round of negotiations has been incredibly difficult …

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As Afghans go hungry, the West contends with the Taliban’s broken promises

A year ago today, as rifle-toting Taliban were rolling into Kabul, a flood of questions coursed through the mind of Deborah Lyons, Canada’s former ambassador to Afghanistan. Serving at the time as the United Nations secretary general’s special representative to the long-suffering country, she watched in utter disbelief the swift, merciless collapse of the …

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Her husband died awaiting surgery delayed by the pandemic. She says N.S. health care is broken

Gay Clarke keeps wondering why things didn’t happen differently. “I did all the what-ifs,” she said. She and her husband, Mark Clarke, lived in Kentville, N.S., until his death at the age of 66 in February. Mark died the day before he was supposed to have cardiac surgery that had …

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City of Montreal settles with Black woman whose arm was broken by police

What was supposed to be a fun night out for Majiza Philip and her roommate Shane in 2014, turned into a broken arm and months of depression and anxiety after being arrested by Montreal police officers. Now, almost eight years later, the City of Montreal has reached an out-of-court settlement with …

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