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Families say valued possessions still missing years after bank emptied their safety deposit boxes
If there’s one thing Sheila Levy-Bencheton took for granted, it’s that the safety deposit box her father rented from a big bank was...
Halifax boy meets his hero as Nova Scotia’s top doctor pays a visit
A Halifax boy got to meet his hero on Wednesday when the province’s top doctor stopped by for a special visit. Seven-year-old Hughie Dauphinee was...
Rogers says plans for Blue Jays’ stadium on hold amid pandemic despite report of possible demolition
Rogers Communications Inc. says it was exploring the future of its Toronto stadium prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the virus has caused it to put...
Her classroom is a school change room. Here’s how she’s making online teaching work
There are no windows in Robyn O’Drowsky’s classroom. Her walls would usually be plastered with posters and kids’ art. Instead, she’s staring at drab...
How local, online startups are hoping to snatch Black Friday away from the big boys amid COVID-19
Black Friday sales on now have traditionally been the domain of big, national chains with beefed-up advertising budgets. But this year, there’s a growing...
Is it possible to make a sustainable smartphone?
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
Here’s what Tiffany Trump looks like without makeup
Tiffany Trump is not the type who favors a pared-down look for her public appearances. Most often, Donald Trump’s youngest daughter tends to...
How the health system is addressing vaccine hesitancy, a looming hurdle in race to end pandemic
Tanya Hayles is not an anti-vaxxer. The Torontonian has made sure her eight-year-old son Jackson is up to date with the standard vaccines,...
A surge in bitcoin in the COVID-19 era outshines gold, but can it last?
A return of bitcoin to its stratospheric highs has top financial experts scratching their heads and cryptocurrency boosters saying I told you so....
Small retailers push back against lockdown policy that favours big-box stores
Small businesses in Toronto and Peel Region say it’s not fair that they should be closed for in-person shopping while big-box stores can sell all...
Landlords say poor tenants who received CERB can’t make rent after losing social assistance
Landlords in Saskatchewan say they are in a “morally tough spot,” forced to choose between evicting tenants whose social assistance payments have been...
High school athletes struggle to score scholarships in COVID times
Madison Shanks dreams of getting a scholarship to play volleyball at a Canadian university. The 17-year old student’s athletic prowess helped her team...
New business ventures help Canadian snowbirds circumvent a closed U.S. land border
Despite the Canada-U.S. land border closure to non-essential traffic, Canadian snowbirds Bernard Loiselle and Sylvie Charbonneau are on their way to Florida — in...
How COVID-19 has forged new friendships
Candice Makhan never accepts Facebook friends she doesn’t know. For some reason, she decided to accept a random request from Ruth Castellanos. Both got sick...
Colleagues, friends reflect on fallen Manitoulin Island OPP officer
A retired OPP officer and former colleague of Constable Marc Hovingh says all of Ontario’s Manitoulin Island is in a state of shock...
Despite 30,000 pandemic-related price-gouging complaints, there have been few repercussions
Within weeks of the coronavirus pandemic being declared, one premier after another made tough promises to stop price gouging on essential products. Yet,...
