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A DNA laboratory in Toronto knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological fathers — ruling out the real dads — and left a trail of shattered lives around the globe, a CBC News investigation has found.  Testing by Viaguard-Accumetrics seemed to use guesswork over science, …

Health units in northwestern Ontario have released their annual food insecurity reports, and the numbers aren’t pretty. Here’s what experts say about the impact of food insecurity on people’s health — and what patrons of a local food service in Thunder Bay say about the importance of food for both …

A Thornhill, Ont., man solicited at least $3.5 million for an alleged Ponzi scheme while charged with fraud for a prior alleged investment scam, according to lawsuits and records reviewed by CBC Toronto. After the criminal charge was dropped, they allege the man went on to defraud another $6.5 million …

Two men are dead and another is seriously injured after a daytime shooting at a south Edmonton work site. In a news release sent Monday night, police said officers responded to a shooting that occurred in a residential area around noon in the Cavanagh neighbourhood, in the area of Cavanagh …

Alberta has a near-billion-dollar plan to expand irrigation while some southern Alberta farmers are already being told there’s not enough water to go around. So how is that possible?  Canada’s biggest irrigation district says farmers will get half the amount they get in a good year. Alberta irrigators told they’ll …

Despite growing frustrations and prolonged negotiations with the federal government, a consortium of Canada’s largest oilsands companies is optimistic about having a “line of sight” in securing the support from Ottawa to advance its proposed $16.5-billion carbon capture pipeline project.  ‘All the pieces are on the table,’ says oilsands group, …

Bringing back beloved brands can be good business. That’s because the factors that lead to a company’s demise can sometimes have little to do with whether consumers are still interested in its products.  Retail experts say bringing back beloved brands can be good business. One brand of clothing — specifically …

A joint investigation between the Peel police and the Canada Border Services Agency has led to the recovery of 20 stolen vehicles and three arrests, the police force said Sunday. In December 2023, an investigation began into a trucking yard in Brampton, Peel police said in a news release issued …

Saskatchewan teachers will begin work-to-rule action on Monday, cutting all teacher voluntary services including lunch supervision and extracurricular activities.  Teachers to cut all voluntary services indefinitely, says teachers’ union. All Saskatchewan teachers will halt extracurricular activities and voluntary supervision on Monday, intensifying job action during drawn-out contract negotiations with the …

Health Canada says thousands of oral health care providers have signed up to start providing care to 1.6 million seniors this May — a number dental associations say is a low turnout. Some seniors are now learning their dentists won’t accept their claims under the new program.  Thousands out of …