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By Hannah Alberga The Canadian Press Posted August 15, 2024 7:50 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Public Health Agency of Canada says it was only after multiple Listeria cases emerged in Ontario in June that it recognized a broader outbreak that had …
Read More »Ontario restaurant owner’s slaying leads to arrest 1 year later
Almost a year after an Owen Sound restaurant owner was brutally attacked outside his business, later succumbing to his injuries, police have announced multiple arrests. Sharif Rahman, 44, was assaulted by three men on Aug. 17, 2023, outside his Owen Sound restaurant, The Curry House. Reports are that Rahman had …
Read More »The story of a lost Ontario cat found 1 year later and 2 provinces away
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A stray cat found in the Fredericton, N.B., area is set to be returned to her owner, two provinces away. Birdie was brought into the Oromocto SPCA on Monday by a woman who had been feeding her periodically for the last few …
Read More »Ontario municipalities say there were 1,400 homeless encampments last year
Cities and towns across Ontario saw at least 1,400 homeless encampments in their communities last year, according to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, which is asking the province for guidance on how to handle them, as well as more help to house and support people. The number comes from an AMO survey …
Read More »Winnipeg Sea Bears clinch playoff spot for second year in a row – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Sea Bears are going back to the post-season for the second year in a row. The Sea Bears overcame a double-digit deficit to beat the Calgary Surge 111-104 to claim their playoff spot on Tuesday. The Sea Bears trailed by …
Read More »Chow ambitious as mayor enters 2nd year on job: ‘We can do a lot more’ – Toronto
On Friday, Olivia Chow marked her one-year anniversary as Toronto’s mayor, a year that has been filled with major triumphs in pushing the city towards a better financial outlook but also marred by growing pains for a mayor who came onto the job several months after a mandate would typically …
Read More »Grocery weight label complaints more than doubled in a year, data shows – National
The number of complaints about grocery weight labelling filed to Canada’s food regulatory authority has gone up in the past three years, data shows, as frustration over the cost of living continues to run high across the country. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency received 89 complaints related to “net quantity …
Read More »Rally in Cobourg, Ont. demands answers for toddler’s death at daycare one year ago
On the anniversary of a toddler found dead at a daycare just north Cobourg, Ont., residents held a rally on Saturday demanding answers from officials. Northumberland OPP say on May 25, 2023, a girl was found dead after she was reported missing from an “address in Hamilton Township.” Witnesses say …
Read More »Are cancer cases set to rise in Canada this year? What new projections say – National
The number of cancer cases and deaths in Canada is expected to increase this year because of a growing and aging population. But despite this trend, the overall incidence rates of people diagnosed with and dying from cancer will continue to decline, according to the latest data from the Canadian …
Read More »Canadians filed fewer complaints over language rights in last year
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 7, 2024 12:35 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The number of complaints from Canadians who say their official language rights weren’t respected dropped by more than half last year. In his annual report released Tuesday, official …
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