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<b>CANADA:</b> Unemployment rate hit record low in May

CANADA: Unemployment rate hit record low in May

The increase in jobs was made up of full-time employment

Jun 7, 2019 10:18 AM Read more >

<b>ONTARIO:</b> With people dying at an 'alarming rate', OPP targets opioid crisis

ONTARIO: With people dying at an 'alarming rate', OPP targets opioid crisis

Report calls for improved safety measures for officers, promotion of Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, reviewing potential effects of decriminalization on public safety

Jun 6, 2019 3:23 PM Read more >

<b>ONTARIO:</b> Someone 'donated' a bunch of rusty paint cans to the Children's Wish Foundation

ONTARIO: Someone 'donated' a bunch of rusty paint cans to the Children's Wish Foundation

'It’s a charity organization – people should be giving valuable things'

Jun 6, 2019 11:40 AM Read more >

<b>BEYOND LOCAL:</b> Here's how our ancestors used to carve hockey sticks out of a single piece of wood <b>(video)</b>

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's how our ancestors used to carve hockey sticks out of a single piece of wood (video)

Woodworker Bruce McNab takes us along on his quest to complete possibly the most Canadian woodworking project ever in this four-part series

Jun 6, 2019 9:19 AM Read more >

<b>CANADA:</b> A tornado warning was never issued for Ottawa during Sunday's twister

CANADA: A tornado warning was never issued for Ottawa during Sunday's twister

Now, people are wondering why some received alerts on their phones while others did not

Jun 4, 2019 4:03 PM Read more >

<b>ONTARIO:</b> Throw away that wire bristle BBQ brush, surgeons urge backyard chefs

ONTARIO: Throw away that wire bristle BBQ brush, surgeons urge backyard chefs

In this story that originally ran in 2016, an Alliston doctor says wire-bristle barbecue brushes can pose a serious threat when tiny strands of wire fall off and stick to grilled food

Jun 4, 2019 3:31 PM Read more >

<b>CANADA:</b> Trudeau pledges more funding for reproductive health services worldwide

CANADA: Trudeau pledges more funding for reproductive health services worldwide

He has been vocal in criticizing 'backsliding' on women's rights in some American states

Jun 4, 2019 3:00 PM Read more >

<b>CANADA:</b> Drone company inks exclusive deal with Air Canada Cargo

CANADA: Drone company inks exclusive deal with Air Canada Cargo

Air Canada Cargo will market Drone Delivery Canada’s services nationwide

Jun 4, 2019 11:54 AM Read more >

<b>ONTARIO:</b> Tornado damages homes, vehicles in east-end Orléans

ONTARIO: Tornado damages homes, vehicles in east-end Orléans

A confirmed tornado carved a path of destruction through an east-end Orléans neighbourhood, late Sunday, ripping shingles off of roofs and snapping trees

Jun 3, 2019 8:43 AM Read more >

<b>ONTARIO:</b> A double lung transplant saved Luc Robidas' life, but it also took his sight <b>(5 photos)</b>

ONTARIO: A double lung transplant saved Luc Robidas' life, but it also took his sight (5 photos)

And with surgery complications delaying their move back home, a new fundraising campaign has been started to help Luc and his wife Jen stay close to his doctors in Toronto

Jun 1, 2019 12:20 PM Read more >