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Person stops to pick up discarded table in Hamilton, finds loaded gun

A person who stopped to pick up a discarded table on the side of a Hamilton road last week discovered a loaded handgun attached to the underside of the table, police say. Hamilton police said shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Friday, a person was driving in the area of Barton …

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Investigating officer in Dafonte Miller assault guilty of neglect of duty, OPIRD finds

A Durham police officer has been penalized 60 hours without pay after pleading guilty to neglect of duty. Det. Const. Craig Willis was found guilty in relation to his investigation into the assault of young Black man, Dafonte Miller. The charge is related to the 2016 investigation that made headlines …

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Team McEwen finds spark at Ontario Tankard to earn berth at Tim Hortons Brier

After a mediocre first half of the season, Mike McEwen’s new-look team finally found the spark it was looking for at the Ontario Tankard. Now the foursome will wear home province colours at the March 3-12 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ont. Read more: The Brier returning to London, Ont. …

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Nearly 20% of Toronto family doctors planning to close practices in next 5 years, survey finds

With Ontario’s health-care system already in crisis, a new study suggests that nearly 20 per cent of family doctors in Toronto will be closing their practices in the next five years. The research is a major concern for some in the health-care field as it suggests the current problems people have finding a …

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Facing racism when using status cards is ‘near-universal’ experience, UBCIC report finds

Discrimination, racism and confusion are “near-universal” experiences for Indigenous people who use status cards in everyday transactions, according to a new report from the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC). A survey released with the report found 99 per cent of respondents had been mistreated when they used the government-issued cards to purchase …

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Renter finds out ‘guaranteed’ U-Haul reservation isn’t guaranteed

Sam Everitt was well prepared for his move from Montreal to Toronto. The Concordia master’s student knew July 1 was Quebec’s famous “moving day,” when tens of thousands of rental leases expire across the province. So he reserved his truck nearly four months in advance. He received reassuring emails from U-Haul about his “guaranteed” …

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More than 3,700 homes lost to short-term rentals across the province, Halifax group finds

More than 3,700 homes in Nova Scotia aren’t available to families seeking permanent housing because they are listed as short-term vacation rentals, according to research by a Halifax community group. Neighbours Speak Up compiled data from the Government of Nova Scotia’s short-term accommodations registry — as well as short-term rental …

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Cold War-era fighter jet finds new home in Calgary

A Cold War-era jet aircraft — known as the T-Bird — has made its way to Calgary from Cold Lake, Alta., finding a new home at the Air Force Museum of Alberta. The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star is joining the museum’s Cold War Exhibit.  The T-Bird, or T-33, was in service with the Royal …

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More kids hospitalized for cannabis poisonings after edibles legalized, study finds

The average number of kids hospitalized for unintentional cannabis poisonings spiked in some provinces after they legalized edibles, according to a new study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Ontario-based researchers also found that three such provinces — Alberta, B.C. and Ontario — saw twice the increase in pediatric …

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Report finds Albertans have highest rate of food insecurity in the country

More than 20 per cent of Albertans say they are struggling to put food on the table, according to data analyzed in a University of Toronto (U of T) report released earlier this month. That is the highest percentage out of all the provinces. Researchers found that about 5.8 million people …

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