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A family from Evansburg, Alta., with three children who have been diagnosed with the rare and fatal Batten disease has been given a new kind of hope due to an older medication. Members of the Lamprecht family said they were told the chances of three of their four children having …
Read More »Pickering airport proposal is 50 years old. Opponents hope it will finally be scrapped
After decades of protests against a long-standing proposal to build an airport in Pickering, Ont., opponents of the project are optimistic it will soon be abandoned for good. Those hopes hinge on two recent developments: a Pickering council vote declaring a lack of support for an airport and a suggestion …
Read More »Toronto Maple Leafs tip Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 to finally advance in NHL playoffs
TAMPA, Fla. — John Tavares had dreams of suiting up for the Maple Leafs. When the chance to come home arrived, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to join the team he cheered for as a kid just down the road. Despite a number of painful moments and plenty of …
Read More »Canadian cartoon mystery finally solved after 6 years, thanks to the internet
How well can you remember the names of cartoon characters from your childhood? Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny and Pikachu are easy enough. But a non-descript cartoon elf seen in a Christmas photo has had the internet stumped for years, with some losing sleep trying to figure out exactly where it came …
Read More »An east-end Toronto YMCA is finally opening its doors after years of construction
After years of construction and delays, an east-end Toronto community is looking forward to the opening of a new YMCA. The Steve and Sally Stavro Family YMCA is located on Kingston Road at Balsam Avenue — the former location of East City YMCA, which served the community for decades. “I would like to appreciate …
Read More »Defined by lies, Boris Johnson’s political career has finally crumbled
Boris Johnson’s shaky relationship with the truth flowed through almost everything he did. It characterized much of his career, from his college days at the elite Eton school for boys all the way to 10 Downing Street. Peddling long-held myths about immigration and European meddling paved the way for him …
Read More »Apple will finally let devs tell users about non-App Store purchase options
Getty Images | NurPhoto Apple will finally let developers tell users about purchase options available outside the iOS App Store. The iPhone maker agreed to this and other concessions—including $100 million in payments to developers—in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed by two app developers in 2019. Apple …
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