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Collin Alfred, 28, has been offering up his barber skills at Gore Park most Saturdays for over a year. For some of his regular clients, like one man experiencing homelessness, he has become ‘family.’  Collin Alfred is in Gore Park most Saturdays, ready to cut hair for people with lower …

Videos and pictures of hundreds of people lined up outside businesses in Ontario in efforts to land jobs have gone viral on social media. The videos, taken in Waterloo region and other cities, include ones on the social media platform Reddit, where users reported seeing lineups at a Dollar Tree …

Police Supt. Steve Watts attributes Toronto’s success, at least in part, to a focus on detection, intervention and prevention strategies.  Decrease means less victims and higher solve rates for shooting crimes, police say. Toronto gun violence continued its downward trend in 2023, after hitting a record-high five years ago. In …

It’s no surprise it’s been a mild December across Canada, thanks to a strong El Niño humming along in the Pacific Ocean. Although there are a lot of negatives associated with lack of snow cover and warmer temperatures, persistent inflation means many Canadians are looking for unintended savings. DON’T MISS: …

Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill, of New Westminster, B.C., made history in 1958 when he became the first Indo-Canadian medical doctor.  New Westminster, B.C., doctor made history in 1958 as the first Indo-Canadian to practice medicine. Canada’s first-ever South Asian physician died at 92 in New Westminster, B.C., last Sunday. Dr. …

For nearly 30 years, people have been predicting the death of malls, but some are thriving because they offer new environments and unique experiences alongside luxury goods.  Instagram-worthy experiences and unexpected places are part of malls’ future success, experts say. To anyone who visits Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre in the …

Some Canadians are cutting back on spending this Christmas as they face yet another year of inflation. For many, wallets are feeling especially light as they struggle to meet the expectations of buying gifts and cooking hearty meals for family and friends.  Some are spending less on gifts or food …

Demand for the first ever Musical Ride horse put up for public adoption has been strong, with at least 1,500 people applying to adopt Alaska in the first 24 hours.  At least 1,600 Canadians applied to adopt 20-year-old gelding in the first 24 hours. Alaska, a 20-year-old gelding who spent …

A school in eastern P.E.I. is providing counselling and support this week after the loss of a teenager from the area. Tyson MacDonald’s death and news of the first-degree murder charges laid against two young people as a result have hit the Island hard. That’s especially the case in Montague, …

When Trudy Goold received a cost-of-living increase to her Canada Pension Plan disability payments earlier this year, she felt a sense of relief. But it didn’t last long. The increase of $66 per month was then deducted from her provincial disability support payment, leaving her right where she started. “It’s …