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Windsor-Essex saw 77 suspected overdoses in February — a record for EMS
According to a WECHU official says the number of emergency department for overdose-related visits last month was more than double the monthly average the past few years.
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Canada’s top general weighing military options to support Gulf states in Iran conflict
OTTAWA — Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan said she will be meeting with her European counterparts on Friday morning to discuss military options to support Gulf states. But Carignan ruled out any Canadian military involvement in Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. “We are not talking about…
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Canada’s Alison Mackie skis to U23 cross-country gold, teammate Xavier McKeever earns bronze
Alison Mackie won gold in the women’s 20-kilometre mass start and fellow Canadian Xavier McKeever took bronze in the men’s event Thursday at the under-23 cross-country skiing championships in Lillehammer, Norway.
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Rental company charged in fatal 2024 tent collapse at Alberta meditation retreat
Nearly two years after a tent collapse at a mediation retreat northwest of Edmonton left one woman dead and dozens of others injured, a special event rental company is facing charges. Investigators allege the structure was not safely installed, leaving it vulnerable to severe winds.
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Don Cherry receives Order of Canada nomination from MP Andrew Lawton
Fresh off the announcement that he has been named to the Order of Ontario , 92-year-old hockey commentator Don Cherry might soon have an even bigger feather in his cap — the Order of Canada. Andrew Lawton, the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Elgin–St. Thomas–London South, has announced that he is…
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Violent crime, hate crimes and thefts remain high in Canada, finds think tank’s justice report card
OTTAWA — Violent crime and property theft rates remain stubbornly high across multiple provinces and territories, and Canadians are losing confidence in the authorities to do anything about it, finds a new report on the state of criminal justice in Canada. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s fourth Justice System Report Card , released this week, gives Canada’s…
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Montreal police arrest Canada’s most wanted fugitive
Montreal police arrested Bryan Fuentes Gramajo, 24, overnight Wednesday. He was wanted in connection with the shooting death of 28-year-old Kashif Jamal Bentley-Jean last July in the parking lot of the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto.
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Man charged with threatening Ontario Premier Doug Ford: OPP
A 20-year-old man has been charged with threatening Ontario Premier Doug Ford, provincial police said Thursday
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Slain Canadian woman, an anti-Khalistan influencer, targeted by killer: LaSalle police
The Windsor woman stabbed to death on Tuesday was an outspoken critic of a contentious Indian separatist movement — and she recently posted a video on social media stating she feared for her safety. LaSalle police said Wednesday that Nancy Grewal, 45, of Windsor, was stabbed to death Tuesday at a home in LaSalle. Grewal…
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If you won’t wear headphones, you could get booted from your flight: United Airlines
Passengers who refuse to use headphones while travelling with United Airlines may find themselves removed from their flights. They may even face a permanent ban by the airline. These changes come after United updated its “ contract of carriage ” on Feb. 27 to state that “passengers who fail to use headphones while listening to…