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‘I’m not paying it’: Ontario family furious over $400/day hospital fine for not moving to LTC

A few weeks ago, Michele Campeau faced what seemed like an impossible decision: move her mom from a hospital bed to a long-term care home the family hated or pay $400 a day to remain at the health-care facility. Campeau chose neither – the family has been racking up a …

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Funeral to be held for Saskatchewan family who died in murder-suicide

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 5, 2024 11:50 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A funeral is to be held for four members of a family who died in a murder-suicide in a rural Saskatchewan home last month. An obituary says the …

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‘Running into roadblocks’: N.B. family fights to get care for daughter with epilepsy

Shana Holloran and Alexander Grant have watched their child turn blue more than any parent ever should. Their young daughter, Charlotte, has epilepsy and regularly suffers from different types of seizures. On a good day, she has 20 to 50 seizures. On other days, she can have more than 150. …

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2 men charged in Manitoba freezing deaths of Indian family have court dates Wednesday – Winnipeg

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 27, 2024 9:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size New details have been released in the Manitoba human trafficking case that saw an Indian family freeze to death in 2022 while trying to cross into the U.S. on …

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Nova Scotia child dies from aggressive form of strep, family speaks out

A six-year-old Nova Scotia boy has passed away after contracting an aggressive form of strep. The family of Jaydon Davis is speaking out with the hope of preventing a similar tragedy. His father, Randy Davis, said when Jaydon first fell sick with a fever they were hesitant to take him …

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Grief, pleas for compassion at funeral for Sri Lankan family slain in Ottawa

More than a hundred mourners offered tearful prayers and calls for solidarity and compassion on Sunday at the funeral for a Sri Lankan family slain in one of the worst mass killing’s in Ottawa’s history. Dozens gathered at the Infinity Convention Centre for a multi-faith service to remember the six …

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RJ Barrett, family mourning brother’s death

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 14, 2024 8:03 pm Updated March 14, 2024 8:32 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Raptors star RJ Barrett is mourning the death of his younger brother, Nathan Tyler Barrett. The Raptors and Canada Basketball shared …

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Meet an Ontario family who say they’re out of options for child care

Megan Saunders, 34, thought she was doing everything right to secure child care early on, but now she is finding herself in an impossible situation because of her daughter’s school zone. “I can put her in school, but I’d…lose my job because there is no before-and-after-school care available at the …

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Owner of Ottawa home where family killed says no idea accused lived there – National

The property owner of a west-end Ottawa home that became the scene of the city’s worst mass killing in recent memory says he did not know the accused killer lived there. Ottawa police allege 19-year-old Sri Lankan national Febrio De-Zoysa murdered a mother, and her four children along with a …

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