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Despite court order, landlords still trying to reclaim luxury homes turned into illegal rooming houses
A few Toronto-area landlords are still trying to reclaim their luxury homes after an Ontario Superior Court judge voided their leases two months...
40% COVID-19 test positivity rate for Steinbach, Man., region raises concerns
As COVID-19 case numbers grow across Manitoba, there’s a spike occurring south of Winnipeg in Steinbach that has health-care workers and residents deeply concerned....
‘I am one of yours forever,’ departing Serge Ibaka tells Raptors fans
He may be leaving Toronto, but Serge Ibaka says he’ll always be a Raptor. The 31-year-old took to social media Sunday to dole...
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...
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...
Family of jailed Saudi activist implores Canada to call out kingdom’s human rights record at G20
The family of a women’s rights activist who has been jailed in Saudi Arabia for over two years is calling on the federal...
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...
Matthew Raymond not criminally responsible for killing 2 constables, 2 civilians
A jury has found Matthew Raymond not criminally responsible for the shooting deaths of four Fredericton residents two years ago. The jury returned the...
Indigenous services minister overrules senior bureaucrat on Neskantaga water probe
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller has overruled a senior departmental official over the framing of an investigation into Neskantaga First Nation’s 25-year-long water crisis, CBC...
‘We need a radical change’: Toronto-area students stage walkout to protest racism
York Region Catholic high school students walked out of classes on Thursday to protest what they say is persistent, often unchecked racism in their schools. The...
Nasdaq buying N.L. online security company Verafin in $2.75B US deal
St. John’s-based online security and anti-fraud company Verafin will be sold to global technology giant Nasdaq for $2.75 billion US, the companies announced...
Buyer beware: Ottawa fails to track thousands of puppies, some carrying diseases, imported to Canada each year
The federal government fails to maintain a central database to track the thousands of puppies imported to Canada every year, CBC’s Marketplace has...
Rising COVID-19 cases spark talk of widespread school closures, extending holiday break
The possibility of COVID-19 forcing another widespread school shutdown worries Theresa Morris, as her seven-year-old returned to her Surrey, B.C., school only about a month ago....
Pandemic ‘pressure cooker’ is driving more couples to seek advice about separation, divorce
Tara Mandarano found herself stressed and frustrated during the COVID-19 lockdown last spring. Like millions of Canadians, she was struggling to work from...
Cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta could change lives – if Health Canada approves it
This column is an opinion by Jeremie Saunders, who lives with a genetic lung disease called cystic fibrosis. He is an award-winning actor, producer, and...
