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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Barrie, Ont., man who thought he won $1,000 was happily surprised to find a few extra zeros at the end of his winning ticket. Ontario Lottery Gaming Corp. says Kanthasamy Thirumaran matched all seven Encore numbers in exact order in the …
Read More »Barrie woman victimized by racist attack turns pain into purpose, opening a youth center
When Shanicka “Shak” Edwards first moved to Innisfill from Toronto, it was a difficult adjustment. “My family was the only Black family in the community. So, I struggled finding spaces that I could see people that were reflective of me or accessing resources,” she said. Edwards built Shak’s World Community …
Read More »Ontario man charged with 1st-degree murder after missing friend turns up dead
Ontario Provincial Police have upgraded the charges against a 25-year-old man to first degree murder after his friend was reported missing and later found dead earlier last month. On Jan., 21, Gabriel DiCecco, from the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio, was arrested and charged under the Criminal Code for obstructing a peace …
Read More »Suspect flees then turns himself in after man critically injured in assault: Durham police
A suspect fled and then later turned himself in after an assault left a man in life-threatening condition, Durham Regional Police say. Police said officers responded to an unknown trouble call at a home on Cousins Street in Courtice, Ont., Thursday and found a 67-year-old victim suffering from obvious signs …
Read More »Rogers turns on cell service at remaining TTC subway stations for its own customers – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 17, 2023 10:45 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Rogers Communications Inc. says it has turned on wireless service for its customers at all Toronto subway stations, plus the tunnels between Sheppard West and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stations. The move …
Read More »As tone on foreign interference inquiry turns positive, could it happen soon? – National
Discussions about a public inquiry on foreign interference have stretched well into the summer, as House leaders put aside political jabs that dominated Parliament for much of the year in exchange for “collaborative” chats from hotel rooms and the cottage. Alex Marland, a professor in Acadia University’s politics department, said …
Read More »Quebec cemetery turns former golf course into forest for the deceased – Montreal
At a new ecological cemetery north of Montreal there are no gravestones or plaques. Instead, people locate burial sites with the help of a cellphone app. Cemetery Forêt de la Seconde Vie opened in Ste-Sophie, Que., on Aug. 7 with the goal of transforming a 232,000-square-metre ex-golf course into a dense …
Read More »Toronto-based Aecon turns $28-million profit in 2nd quarter as it inks significant new contracts – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 27, 2023 10:04 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Aecon Group Inc. says its second-quarter earnings reached $28.2 million in profit, marking a turnaround from the $6.4 million loss the construction firm saw for the period last year. The Toronto-based …
Read More »The Last Commando, Second World War veteran who inspired James Bond, turns 100
The motorcycles had filled up a long stretch of parking in the southwestern Ontario town of Tillsonburg, long enough that then-98-year-old Tom Boneham and his caregiver/friend Christine Grim had to walk around them. Boneham noticed a patch on one of their jackets that said “30 Commando.” “I’m in charge of …
Read More »They lived in their Catalina home for 40 years. But it turns out they don’t own it
The Diamonds are trying to sell the home where they lived for decades, and the Harts are trying to buy it. Newfoundland and Labrador’s Crown Lands division stands in the way. (Darrell Roberts/CBC) Pauline Diamond gazes out the window of the Catalina home where she lived for almost 40 years, …
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