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Mounties seek ‘specific, verifiable details’ one year after Lilly and Jack Sullivan disappeared
Mounties are still investigating the disappearance of Lilly and Jack Sullivan a year after the children went missing from their home in northeastern Nova Scotia. Lilly, 6, and her four-year-old brother, Jack, were first reported missing from their home on Gairloch Road in Landsdowne Station at 10:01 a.m. on May 2, 2025, by their mother,…
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What we’re tracking on April 30
School cellphone, social media ban reaction, Windsor spring road repairs and a Chatham radio station is getting set to turn off its AM dial for a new, full-time FM signal.
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Carmakers bank on $2.3B US in future tariff refunds, risking Trump’s ire
Ford, GM, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis among first to estimate anticipated reimbursements.
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Everything you need to know about Toronto’s Ontario Line subway project, from cost to timelines
Toronto has started tunnelling on its new subway route. The Ontario Line will open up 15 stops between Exhibition Place, west of downtown, and the old location of the Ontario Science Centre in North York. The project is over 15 kilometres long, with more than half of the line running underground . The subway is…
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At York University’s primate lab, allegations of bruises, bloody wounds and escapes
After more than a day of scratching at his protruding brain implant until it bled, Kenny, a research macaque who lives inside a York University lab, reportedly pulled out the implant from his right ear, revealing an oozing wound. Kenny is one of at least nine research macaques held at York — Canada’s fourth largest…
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Drug ban lifted for Ontario man who stabbed 83-year-old stranger while on drugs
An Ontario man found not criminally responsible for stabbing an 83-year-old stranger in the eye after using crystal methamphetamine and smoking two or three cannabis joints has seen his drug ban lifted. Richard P. Pillar — who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia; social anxiety disorder; substance use disorder, in remission; antisocial personality disorder; and borderline…
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Ontario proposes new tire recycling rules but critics say changes won’t fix industry woes
As Ontarians begin putting on their summer tires, the Ford government wants to change the rules about how used tires are recycled and critics are already sounding the alarm.
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ER nightmare: Users overdosing on toxic drug supply turn violent, putting doctors, patients at risk
An increasingly toxic drug supply is having a knock-on effect on Canada’s already overloaded emergency rooms, forcing doctors to balance reversing overdoses while avoiding users going into such severe withdrawal they endanger others. Illicit street drugs have become so contaminated with other chemicals — including animal tranquilizers — it can take 10 times the usual…
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Women oppose publication bans in Nunavut sexual assault case
Three women who have reported allegations of historical sexual assault to the RCMP say they want to tell their stories publicly, using a 2023 amendment to the Criminal Code that makes it easier for complainants to waive a publication ban on their names and anything that would identify them.
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Your past is calling: Why ‘retro’ landline phones are trending with adults and kids alike
It’s trending with Gen Alpha as parents seek out an antidote to screen time, but the Tin Can is also just one of several landline brands surging in popularity as a growing number of consumers try to reduce their reliance on smartphones.