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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Air Canada says a mother and her newborn child are believed to be in good health after the woman went into premature labour and gave birth mid-flight.  Woman delivered baby with help of 2 doctors who happened to be on board: airline. Air Canada says a mother and her newborn …

Ottawa police admit they made mistakes last week when communicating key information about the city’s worst mass killing in recent history.  Ottawa police admit they misspoke during ‘quickly evolving’ investigation. Ottawa police admit they made mistakes last week when communicating key information about the city’s worst mass killing in recent …

As he approaches three years on the provincial registry for people who need a family doctor, Paul Morris looks forward to the day he has one. The number of people on the registry has ballooned, more than doubling since 2021.  About 15,000 people have been on the provincial registry for …