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Ontario Government to Purchase 5 Police Helicopters for $134 Million
Ontario will buy five new police helicopters at a cost of about $100 million more than what the province earmarked for leasing the…
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Preparations Intensify as ‘Planet Killer’ Asteroid, Cruise Ship-Sized, Approaches Earth
Astronomy’s most notorious asteroid is big, solid, and headed our way. In less than five years, Apophis—the “God of Chaos”—will come especially close…
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Farmers’ Markets and Business Groups Clash with Loblaws Over Controversial Ad
Recent ads from Loblaw Co. encouraging shoppers to skip the line at their local farmers’ markets and visit its budget subsidiary NoFrills instead…
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Increase in Tick-Borne Illnesses in Canada
The incidence of tick-borne illnesses in Canada is rising, with diseases that were once confined to the United States now spreading northward, and…
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Health Canada Issues Warning About Dosing Instruction Error in Naloxone Take-Home Kits
Health Canada has issued a warning regarding naloxone take-home kits (NTH kits) distributed by Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd. These kits may contain incorrect…
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Supreme Court: Crown Disrespected First Nations Treaties for 150 Years.
For the past 150 years, the governments of Ontario and Canada have disregarded their treaty obligations to the Anishinaabe of the upper Great…
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Canada’s Envoy to NYC Summoned to Testify Over $9M Condo Purchase on ‘Billionaires’ Row
Canada’s Consul General in New York City must justify the government’s $9-million purchase of a condo in Manhattan’s renowned “Billionaires’ Row” to a…
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Tornado Warning Issued Southwest of Ottawa Due to Thunderstorms
Environment Canada tracked a severe thunderstorm southwest of Ottawa that was “possibly producing a tornado. By 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, it had been downgraded…
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Thunder Bay City Council Rejects Proposal for New Central Library
The city council has decided not to proceed with establishing a centralized library at the Inter-city Shopping Centre. Councillors voted against the proposal,…
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Thunder Bay Long-Term Care Homes Advocate for Flexible Funding to Enhance Services
Long-term care homes in Thunder Bay, Ont., are celebrating recent facility upgrades supported by provincial funding. Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland visited Southbridge…