What started out as a normal visit to the dog park turned into a tragic day for Nicole Fellner and her family after their two-year-old dog, Cooper, injured herself and had to be put down. Fellner said the incident took place on Sunday at the off-leash dog park in Regina’s …
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‘Insanely old’ city ticket wreaks havoc on Ottawa man’s credit score
Richard McGrath says he got a “rude awakening” last Friday when he received an alert from his credit bureau that his credit score had unexpectedly taken a nosedive. The 57-year-old teacher soon learned from the City of Ottawa that, back in 2005, before his university-age daughter was even born, he’d …
Read More »$13M in drugs seized, 9 arrested in southern Ontario trafficking bust: OPP
Millions of dollars worth of drugs were seized and nine people were arrested earlier this year in connection with a drug trafficking network operating out of southern Ontario, police say. The suspects were arrested on Jan. 21 and face a combined total of 44 charges, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said …
Read More »Less than half of daycare spaces promised by Ottawa have been created ahead of 2026 deadline
The launch of a new national daycare program fuelled high hopes among Canadian families three years ago, but new figures show Ottawa is still a long way from meeting its goal of offering affordable spaces to “all families who need it” by 2026. Ottawa pledged 250,000 new child-care spaces over …
Read More »He doesn’t remember getting a $127 ticket 19 years ago. It just sunk his credit score
Richard McGrath got an alert last Friday that his credit score took a nosedive for an unpaid $127 ticket he was physically handed in 2005 on Elgin Street. He isn’t alone. Richard McGrath says city’s hired arm suddenly came after him for 2005 ticket. Richard McGrath says he got a …
Read More »Why Windsor-Essex is one of the last regions in Canada where you can see baby sturgeon
Sturgeon are the largest fish in the Great Lakes and “the closest anybody comes to seeing a dinosaur alive today.” But their population in the Detroit River has been dwindling. The fish, a researcher says, is ‘the closest anybody comes to seeing a dinosaur alive today.’ At up to two …
Read More »Canadians shocked at price of deodorant at Shoppers Drug Mart: ‘Not worth the price at all’
Canadian shoppers are once again shocked at eyebrow-raising prices of an everyday item at Shoppers Drug Mart — this time a deodorant stick going for $21. The photo — posted to the popular Reddit thread Loblaws Is Out of Control — has garnered nearly 200 comments. It shows several racks …
Read More »Hackers stole 100,000 of her Aeroplan points. She wants to warn others about how they did it
A woman living on Montreal’s South Shore lost 100,000 Aeroplan points after being hacked. She wants to warn others about email bombing, the technique that was used to distract her from what was happening. Even if she lost points, not money, Montreal-area woman feels ‘violated.’ Last Sunday, Jacinthe Dupuis knew …
Read More »2 men dead, 1 arrested after ‘terrifying’ daytime shooting in Toronto, police say
Two men are dead, a woman is injured and another man is in custody after a daytime shooting in downtown Toronto on Tuesday, police say. All four people involved, the three victims and one suspect, are related, according to Det.-Sgt. Tiffany Castell of the Toronto Police Service. Castell declined to …
Read More »Mom speaking out after 16-year-old son beaten by group outside mall
It was supposed to be a simple night out at the mall with friends for one Windsor 16-year-old, a chance to build some independence and have some fun. But by the end of the night he was in the hospital, and Windsor police are now investigating an assault and beating …
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