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Hunger and homelessness go hand in hand on P.E.I., symposium looking for solutions hears

About 80 Islanders attended a symposium at the University of Prince Edward Island Thursday night that zeroed in on the intersection of food insecurity...

Site C dam reservoir now fully filled, generating power but flooding land loved by locals

After 11 weeks, the Site C dam reservoir in northeastern B.C. is now fully filled.B.C. Hydro announced the process was complete on Nov. 7,...

6 Saskatoon police officers suspended after 2 separate incidents

Saskatchewan's police watchdog is investigating an incident that led to the suspension of five Saskatoon police officers.A sixth officer is also off work because...

Toronto’s ‘waterfront city’ project reaches new milestone

Toronto's decades-long efforts to revitalize the Don River and protect the city against flooding reached a new milestone Friday.Waterfront Toronto has removed the last...

Breaks and ladders: Thieves increasingly targeting 2nd floor to avoid cameras, police say

Ottawa police say organized criminals seeking cash and jewelry have been bypassing ground-level cameras on people's homes by using ladders to gain entry through...

Israel has deliberately made northern Gaza unlivable, say Palestinians. What comes next?

Israeli attacks have created deplorable conditions across Gaza, but humanitarian groups say the month-long siege of towns in the north have essentially rendered the...

Man who set Nyima Dolma on fire on TTC bus not fit for public release, tribunal rules

A Toronto man not found criminally responsible for lighting a nursing student on fire aboard a bus in 2022 could be given privileges to walk...

Wild turkeys filmed terrorizing Ottawa neighbourhood: ‘We have only ourselves to blame,’ expert cautions

Turkeys are making headlines this fall, but for reasons unrelated to Canadian or American Thanksgiving. Wild turkeys have been antagonizing residents of Ottawa neighbourhood...

Canada records its first -30°C temperature of the season, but this is late

This may not be the prize every Canadian wishes for, but on Friday, November 8, the country's first -30°C temperature of the season was...

Arsonist gets more than 3 years in prison for fires that destroyed Napanee arena, garage

The former operator of a roller rink will spend more than three years in prison for setting a pair of fires that destroyed a...

Eastway Tank wins bid to argue Charter rights were violated in fatal explosion criminal probe

A judge has ruled that Eastway Tank, Pump and Meter can go ahead with its plan to argue that search warrants and seizures related...

Does the weather seem ‘weird’ to you lately? You’re not alone

“Weather weirding” might be the best way to describe the summer of 2024 in Canada. Tornadoes in March to record-breaking warmth on Halloween to the...

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