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CANADA: Seven in 10 Canadians worried about climate change, link it to extreme weather

CANADA: Seven in 10 Canadians worried about climate change, link it to extreme weather

Globally, temperatures hit record highs in July, while Canadians in every province and much of the North were directly impacted by fires — if not from the blazes directly, then by the thick smoke from those fires that blanketed cities and towns thousands of kilometres away
BEYOND LOCAL: Lemur on the loose! Video shows police chasing critter that escaped in Missouri

BEYOND LOCAL: Lemur on the loose! Video shows police chasing critter that escaped in Missouri

The animal's owners had reported it missing, the department said, and were later reunited with it. But they won’t be able to keep it — city ordinance bans having wild animals as pets
Credit card debt hit all-time high in Q2 as financial pressure builds: Equifax

Credit card debt hit all-time high in Q2 as financial pressure builds: Equifax

Equifax Canada says credit card balances hit an all-time high of $107.4 billion in the second quarter of 2023, in a sign financial stress continued to build in the face of inflation and rising interest rates
BEYOND LOCAL: Veteran trainer Mark Casse sending three horses to Woodbine Mile

BEYOND LOCAL: Veteran trainer Mark Casse sending three horses to Woodbine Mile

A win Saturday would be Casse's third and tie him with Neil Drysdale, Robert Frankel and Charles LoPresti for most Mile victories by a trainer
Ont. drug and alcohol overdose deaths almost doubled during pandemic, researchers say

Ont. drug and alcohol overdose deaths almost doubled during pandemic, researchers say

A new report says the number of accidental drug and alcohol deaths almost doubled in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic
Thirteen kittens abandoned at Barrie animal clinic have died

Thirteen kittens abandoned at Barrie animal clinic have died

'We knew that they were sick and that anything could happen, and unfortunately this is where we are at. We did the best we could and that’s all we could do,' says volunteer
Ford government laid into by opposition for 'burying' long-awaited climate report

Ford government laid into by opposition for 'burying' long-awaited climate report

A 500-plus page climate change impact assessment ordered by the Ford government was released quietly online last month after an almost year-long delay
PC MPPs vote down committee probe of Greenbelt scandal

PC MPPs vote down committee probe of Greenbelt scandal

Liberal MPP Mary-Margaret McMahon's attempt to launch a parliamentary investigation into the controversy was unsuccessful
London attack suspect inspired by white nationalism, planned to kill Muslims: Crown

London attack suspect inspired by white nationalism, planned to kill Muslims: Crown

A man accused of murdering four members of a Muslim family in Ontario was motivated by white nationalist beliefs and told police he meant to kill his victims, federal prosecutors argued Monday as they alleged the attack was an act of terrorism
Video: Man says he was violently arrested after he called OPP

Video: Man says he was violently arrested after he called OPP

'I endured not only multiple taser shocks but also physical assault and verbal taunts from the very officers who were meant to protect me,' says male of incident with OPP