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Warning: This story contains sensitive and graphic content that may be disturbing to some readers. A Toronto couple convicted of murder for allegedly killing their child has been granted a retrial by Ontario’s top court. Comments made by the trial judge, urging them to plead guilty, were found on appeal …
Read More »Winnipeg couple voices concerns over personal care home rates in Manitoba – Winnipeg
Two Winnipeggers are speaking out over what they’re calling unaffordable personal care home charges. Gerald Trapp and Susan Howse are the caregivers of their friend, Alan Howard or “Howie” Metzler, who was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia and is currently living in a personal care home. “He needs care every …
Read More »Ontario couple celebrating 65 years of marriage. Learn their secret to happiness
Not many couples get to the stage where they can celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary, but one couple from Wasaga Beach, Ont., is among the lucky few. Lois, 84, and Alexander (Alec) Boyter, 88, will mark their 65th anniversary on March 28, but their family has a celebration planned for …
Read More »Whitby couple charged after Home Depot stores defrauded
Durham Regional Police say a Whitby couple have been charged after several Home Depot stores in the region were allegedly defrauded. Police said since July 2023, the couple had targeted Home Depot stores in Ajax, Pickering, Whitby and Clarington on at least seven different occasions. Investigators allege the couple would …
Read More »Kelowna couple auctioning Taylor Swift tickets for hospice fundraiser – Okanagan
Lane and April Martin are business owners in Kelowna. However, these days, they’ve made it their business to raise money for a worthwhile cause. “I thought we would jump right in with both feet and go for it and see what we could do together,” April Martin told Global News. …
Read More »Doug Ford ready to spend a ‘couple of billion’ dollars on Mississauga LRT extension – Toronto
The late-stage expansion of the Hurontario LRT could add a “couple of billion” dollars to the project’s final price tag, according to Ontario Premier Doug Ford who spilled the financial details to a business and political crowd in Mississauga. In late January, Queen’s Park directed provincial transit agency Metrolinx to …
Read More »End of an era: Manitoba couple selling mobile apiary – Winnipeg
There are four school buses on the Kostrabas’ property near Beausejour, Man. One, parked next to the house, stores a winter’s worth of firewood. Two more, down a narrow road leading further into the acreage, are filled to the ceiling with barrels, boxes and frames, with more piled in heaps …
Read More »Inquest to be held into 2017 deaths of couple shot in Ontario hospital
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2023 6:08 am Updated August 10, 2023 9:09 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A date has been set for an inquest into the 2017 deaths of a married couple following shootings in a southern Ontario hospital. During the …
Read More »Winnipeg couple disappointed after ‘dismissive’ police response to attempted break-in – Winnipeg
Racheal Blair and her husband say they feel let down by the people they called for help on what was a very scary night at their home in St. James. Blair, her husband and two young children were sleeping at 3 a.m. on Saturday, June 24 night when she woke …
Read More »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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