The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge Provincial police say statistics from a single month’s worth of child exploitation investigations show the issue remains a major problem in Ontario and beyond. As part of a bid to raise awareness of child exploitation, the OPP released figures from the month of November. During that […]
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By Maria Cheng The Associated Press LONDON — Brazilian doctors are reporting the world’s first baby born to a woman with a uterus transplanted from a deceased donor. Eleven previous births have used a transplanted womb but from a living donor, usually a relative or friend. Experts said using uteruses […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber A study suggests most Canadian cities have yet to assess the threat posed by climate change despite being the most exposed to any weather disasters it could cause. A survey of 63 municipalities of all sizes from coast to coast found major gaps in how most […]
The Canadian Press Alberta and Saskatchewan want issues facing the oilpatch to be on the agenda when premiers meet with the prime minister later this week. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe have made the request in an open letter to Justin Trudeau. They say the current […]
The Canadian Press A police force north of Toronto says consistently high numbers of impaired driving offences is prompting it to start publishing the names of all those charged. York regional police say the move comes towards the end of a year that’s seen the force lay 1,400 impaired-related charges […]
The Canadian Press TOFINO, B.C.–A British Columbia wildlife refuge says staff are upset and shocked after a bear cub that was rescued near his mother’s dead body this spring died unexpectedly in his enclosure. The bear named “Malcolm” was asphyxiated after getting his head stuck in a small rope handle […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey The deteriorating condition of three sick horses has pitted members of a rural Ontario community against the province’s animal welfare agency, and the dispute reached the legislature yesterday. Protesters have gathered for days outside a property in Norfolk County, Ont., about 90 kilometres southwest of Hamilton, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The trial of a man accused of killing 10 people in a van attack in north Toronto has been set for Feb. 3, 2020. The date was set at a brief hearing for Alek Minassian, who faces 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–The Conservatives easily hung onto a long-time Tory fiefdom yesterday, scoring a convincing victory in a federal byelection held in eastern Ontario. With all polls reporting in Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Conservative candidate Michael Barrett, a municipal councillor, had racked up 57.8 percent of the […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber Half the country’s chinook salmon populations are endangered and most of the rest are in decline, according to a science committee that monitors the health of wildlife populations. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada reported yesterday that of Canada’s 16 Chinook populations, […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is promising more money for police to combat gun and gang violence and says he will audit Canadian jail programs to make sure inmates are ready to rejoin society when their sentences are up. Scheer released the third and final part of […]
The Canadian PressMelanie Marquis OTTAWA–Streets across Ontario were lined in green and white on Saturday as Franco-Ontarians and their supporters held dozens of rallies across the province to protest Premier Doug Ford’s cuts to services for French-speakers. Many donned the signature colours of the flag representing Ontario francophones as they […]
