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In the election campaign’s lone debate, neither leader appeared to get rattled, for all the scorn the rivals tried to heap on each other about their pasts.  Neither leader appeared rattled in the debate. Do zingers zing if nobody’s zung? The party leaders stood a few feet away from each …

Neil Hetherington sees it in the growing lineups at the Daily Bread Food Bank.  The organization’s CEO says Toronto’s struggle with affordability has to be on the radar of the city’s mayoral candidates. It’s the reason why Daily Bread hosted the first major debate of the byelection campaign earlier this …

Experts say mixed-use developments in and around existing malls are taking off in the GTA and are leading a trend as the region faces housing crunch with demand outpacing supply.  Dozens of plans are in the works for mixed-use developments in and around malls. From Yorkdale to Fairview Mall to …

Nearly seven years after police told them their son would never come home, the family of Soleiman Faqiri might finally learn the answers to the questions that have haunted them since his death in an Ontario jail cell. 30-year-old with mental illness died from restraint, injuries from struggle with guards. …

As wildfires continue to rage across Alberta, the province is warning of the heightened risk that new fires will ignite over the Victoria Day long weekend.  Fire bans are in place for more than 280 provincial parks and recreation areas. The Alberta government has closed 12 provincial parks and recreation …

As wildfire smoke swirled, parts of Alberta have endured some of the worst air quality on the planet this week, in particular when it comes to fine particulate matter.  Higher levels of airborne fine particulate matter than some of the most polluted places on Earth. As wildfire smoke swirled, parts …

When a destructive windstorm swept through the nation’s capital last May, a tree fell on Barton McKinley’s roof and pierced a hole in it. He’s one of the many people still waiting for repairs, chasing insurance companies and contractors to get the work done.  Barton McKinley was out of a …

The London Public Library in southwestern Ontario is standing by its decision to block The Society for Academic Freedom from holding an event featuring controversial British author and commentator Joanna Williams.  Williams’s books include Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity and How Woke Won. Her views on being woke …

The Windsor Police Service has launched a new service called Community Accessible Resource Education Support (CARES). It’s meant to connect victims of violent crimes to community programs and resources via videos shared on social media.  WPS CARES connects victims of crime to community resources with social media videos. Bianca Colaluca …

A report from the World Meteorological Organization forecasts that global temperatures are likely to soon pass the 1.5 C limit set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement. But Canada has already blown past that threshold, so what does it mean here?  World Meteorological Organization suggests global temperatures may breach key …