WARNING: This article contains allegations of abuse. Someone who was allegedly being sexually exploited since 2019 is now safe, and four other people — all from Ottawa and all in their 20s — are facing human trafficking charges, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). A Wednesday morning OPP news release …
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Boy charged with murder in Mississauga carjacking that killed food delivery driver
A boy has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a Brampton food delivery driver, who police say was lured to an area and attacked in Mississauga back in July. Peel police previously said 24-year-old pizza delivery driver Gurvinder Nath was working in the area of …
Read More »Instagram’s ‘Mr. Adventure’ accused of illegally killing bears in Yukon
Tristan James Hamm — who goes by “Mr. Adventure” on Instagram, describing himself as an outdoor connoisseur, adventure athlete and an entrepreneur — is accused of illegally killing two Yukon black bears and a grizzly. Tristan James Hamm accused of providing misleading information to obtain a Yukon resident hunting licence. …
Read More »Escalating cost of living tarnishes the golden years for pensioners
When Doreen Noseworthy retired in 2002 after a teaching career that spanned almost four decades, she believed she and her husband, Gerry, an accountant, were set for life. What they did not foresee was the sharp escalation in the cost of living in recent years that would see the buying …
Read More »In an uncertain economic climate, the federal government banks on hope
The federal government’s Fall Economic Statement shows the Canadian economy is weak but headed toward improvement. It also shows just how quickly its economic assumptions can be upended if things don’t improve. The Fall Economic Statement hinges on an improving economy, which is no sure thing. Almost any budgetary process …
Read More »RSV infections surge as hospitals brace for return of ‘normal’ respiratory virus season
On a weekday afternoon, coughs and cries echo throughout the brightly lit waiting room of the Just for Kids Clinic at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto. It’s clear this year’s respiratory virus season is already underway, said Dr. Anne Wormsbecker, chief of pediatrics at the hospital, one of three …
Read More »Billions at stake as Doug Ford government prepares to change booze retailing in Ontario
For Ford’s Progressive Conservatives, the chief goal is meeting a yet-to-be-fulfilled 2018 campaign promise to allow convenience stores to sell beer and wine. But multiple sources in various parts of the alcohol and retail industry say much more than that is on the table. Negotiations involve beer, wine and spirits …
Read More »A walk-in visit could kick you off a family doctor wait-list
An Ottawa woman says she was kicked off an Ontario waiting list for a family doctor after visiting an Appletree clinic where she says she was rostered with a family doctor without her knowledge. Charlotte Coates, 30, joined the Health Care Connect wait-list — a government-run matching program — in …
Read More »47-year-old Sask. student turns to crowdfunding to buy her very first home
Lori Deets has been in the rental market since she graduated high school almost 20 years ago. But now, the 47-year-old is hoping to crack into Saskatchewan’s housing market with a novel approach: crowdfunding to buy her very first home. Inflation, debt, cost of living are making it hard for …
Read More »Freezing rain warning issued for Ottawa area
Tuesday evening could be icy for Ottawa and its neighbours. Environment Canada issued freezing rain warnings around 1 p.m. for the capital and communities around it as far as Gatineau, Prescott-Russell, Brockville and Sharbot Lake. Environment Canada has freezing rain warnings, in red, and winter weather travel advisories, in grey, …
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