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Public health agency investigates after Air France passenger sat in blood-soaked area

Public health agency investigates after Air France passenger sat in blood-soaked area

TORONTO — Canada's public health agency is investigating after a passenger on an Air France flight from Paris to Toronto said he sat amid the uncleaned remnants of a previous passenger's hemorrhage.
Three people taken to hospital after machete attack in Windsor, Ont.

Three people taken to hospital after machete attack in Windsor, Ont.

Police say three people were taken to hospital after a masked person emerged from a van and attacked them with a machete in Windsor, Ont. Windsor police say the attack on two women and a man occurred around 3 a.m.
Ontario police arrest suspected impaired driver with baby raccoon in car

Ontario police arrest suspected impaired driver with baby raccoon in car

TORONTO — It was an arrest with a bit of a wild streak – police making an impaired driving arrest in Ontario say they found a baby raccoon in the suspect's car.
As more notable Canadians join Threads, will the Twitterati flock over?

As more notable Canadians join Threads, will the Twitterati flock over?

TORONTO — Having tweeted more than 60,000 times and amassed upwards of 6,000 followers in the last decade, Dan Seljak is a self-described Twitter "power user" — one with complicated feelings about the direction the site has taken since it was purchas
Emergency declared in Eabametoong First Nation after fire causes water service cut

Emergency declared in Eabametoong First Nation after fire causes water service cut

A fire at a water treatment plant in the remote Eabametoong First Nation has left the community without water for nearly a week, forcing the evacuation of dozens of people to Thunder Bay, Ont.
Encampment fires banned as Kingston, Ont., asks court to evict site residents

Encampment fires banned as Kingston, Ont., asks court to evict site residents

The eastern Ontario city of Kingston has been granted a temporary injunction that bans fires at a homeless encampment it is trying to clear.
Ford didn't see or approve list of lawyers getting King's counsel designation

Ford didn't see or approve list of lawyers getting King's counsel designation

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he did not see or approve names of lawyers his attorney general has designated King's Counsel, an honorary title done away with decades ago due to patronage concerns.
Canadian universities likely examining security, inclusivity after stabbing

Canadian universities likely examining security, inclusivity after stabbing

The CEO of a group advocating for Canada's universities says the country's post-secondary institutions will be re-evaluating both security and inclusivity initiatives in the wake of a triple stabbing at an Ontario university that police allege was mo
Surge of weekend drug overdoses in Ottawa part of ongoing national crisis

Surge of weekend drug overdoses in Ottawa part of ongoing national crisis

Ottawa police confirmed Monday that nearly two dozen people suffered drug overdoses over the weekend in the country's capital city.
Ontario to seek new wind, solar power to help ease coming electricity supply crunch

Ontario to seek new wind, solar power to help ease coming electricity supply crunch

TORONTO — Ontario is working toward filling all of the province's quickly growing electricity needs with emissions-free sources, including a plan to secure new renewable generation, but isn't quite ready to commit to a moratorium on natural gas.