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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 28, 2023 6:03 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada Post says a vandalism spree has put many of its Toronto mailboxes out of commission. The Crown corporation says a “rapid and unprecedented increase in vandalism” to its street letterboxes …

Thousands  are without power after an outage in Toronto’s midtown area, according to Toronto Hydro. In a tweet, the power provider said crews were “completing an assessment of damaged equipment” in an area around St. Clair Avenue East on Monday evening. The area affected ran from Glencairn Avenue south to …

One person has died after a fire at an encampment in Toronto, officials say. Toronto Fire Capt. Bill Papakonstantinou told Global News crews were called to Liberty Street and Jefferson Avenue in Liberty Village at around 6:10 a.m. for a cell tower fire. When firefighters arrived, they extinguished the blaze. …

One man is dead after two vehicles were struck by a train in Brechin, Ont. Orillia OPP says several different EMS divisions, including OPP, Rama First Nations Police Service, Durham Regional Paramedic Service, Rama Paramedic Services and the Township of Ramara Fire Department were called to Highway 12 at about …

When Tiffany Robinson signed her daughter up for yellow school bus service this year, she expected the 12-year-old would have a reliable way to get to and from school each day, but that hasn’t been her experience.  A province-wide driver shortage means like many others in Alberta, since the school year …

Darryl McCoy has tried to register his kids in swimming lessons at City of Calgary facilities at every opportunity over the last couple of years with little success.  “It’s been an absolute nightmare,” he said.  City pools were closed for good chunks of the pandemic, or limited their offerings, and now …

An Etobicoke father of two says he’s “lucky to be alive” after a road rage incident that left him severely injured.  “It was by far the scariest moment of my life,” 39-year-old Justin Smith told CBC Toronto. “I’m lucky I’m not dead.”  Toronto police say it happened around 5 p.m. last Friday at …

Bad weather during last fall and winter, believed to be a direct result of climate change, has taken its toll on the wine-making industry in Ontario, after an alarming decrease in the grape harvest. Hamilton-based Steve Byfield is a winemaker at the virtual winery Nyarai Cellars, which buys grapes from vineyards across …

This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. (CBC) Data shows that sick leaves in B.C.’s health-care sector are up by a marked amount compared to pre-pandemic levels. According to numbers requested by CBC News, an average of 9.7 per cent of health-care workers in the public system were off sick for at least …

Aid agencies are warning the health and well-being of six million Sri Lankans could be in peril as the country contends with extraordinary political upheaval and a punishing economic collapse. Ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country Wednesday, the day he was set to resign under intense public pressure to step …