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By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted February 15, 2024 2:51 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba RCMP are asking southern Manitobans to stay safe and aware if they’re pulling over to help someone on the side of the road. This comes after Mounties …
Read More »Ontario leaders warn of rising antisemitism as they observe Holocaust Remembrance Day
Political leaders in Ontario are observing International Holocaust Remembrance Day amid a reported rise in antisemitism since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East. Saturday marks the 79th anniversary of the day Auschwitz-Birkenau, a key concentration camp in the Nazi Holocaust, was liberated. Nearly six million European …
Read More »Canadian cities warn fiscal update ‘does not reflect’ scale of housing need
The plan from Ottawa on housing in its fall economic statement “does not reflect” the scale of need to address the housing crisis, Canadian cities say. Scott Pearce, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), said the federal government’s fiscal update takes “some steps to improve housing affordability,” but lacks …
Read More »Ontario hospitals warn stolen patient, employee data may be published after ransomware attack
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 1, 2023 12:56 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Five Ontario hospitals affected by a recent ransomware attack, along with their shared IT provider, are warning patients and staff that their data may be published. The attack caused an outage …
Read More »‘No other obvious federal programs’: Feds warn provinces to apply for Chignecto Isthmus funding
Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc is warning provincial governments in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia that federal funding to help protect the Chignecto Isthmus may not be available should they fail to meet a Wednesday deadline for a federal program. “There is no other obvious federal programs that would …
Read More »‘Do not approach’: OPP warn public as biker gang violence erupts in eastern Ontario
Descrease article font size Increase article font size OPP say people should avoid engaging with members of biker gangs after violence broke out between two rival motorcycle clubs in eastern Ontario this week. The situation is serious enough that the OPP is even cautioning people not to wear gang-related clothing, …
Read More »‘It’s a little odd’: Halifax police warn of suspicious call as wildfire rages on
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As a more-than 800-hectare wildfire continues to burn in the Halifax area, police are warning the public about a suspicious call reported Wednesday. Halifax Regional Police said a member of the public said they had received a call saying the fire was …
Read More »Packages with ‘potentially lethal substance’ being mailed in Ontario, OPP warn
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario Provincial Police are warning the public about a “potentially lethal substance” being mailed across the province in packages. Investigators said the packages “may have been sent to individuals at risk of self-harm in communities across Ontario.” The packages contain sodium …
Read More »Business owners in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood warn of vehicle repair scam – Toronto
A Beaches business owner has decided to speak out after he says he was nearly scammed out of his hard-earned cash. Kay Phung tells Global News he is co-owner of Velvet Beauty, a nail salon located at Queen Street East and Woodbine Avenue. He says they were contacted more than …
Read More »Several southern Ontario public health units warn whooping cough on the rise
Several public health units in southwestern Ontario say they’ve seen a spike in cases of whooping cough and are urging residents to get vaccinated against the respiratory illness that can be particularly severe in young children. Southwestern Public Health — which serves Oxford County, Elgin County and St. Thomas, Ont. …
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