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The sister of an eastern Ontario man who was fatally shot at an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment in 2017 says she hopes to learn more about her brother’s final minutes during a coroner’s inquest that begins this week.Babak Saidi’s sister Elly Saidi had called for a coroner’s inquest into her brother’s shooting death at an OPP detachment. Now, more…

With the start of Ontario’s election campaign still two weeks away, Premier Doug Ford’s government has announced at least $10 billion in new financial commitments since early March and could unveil even more in next week’s provincial budget.In Mississauga on April 11, Ontario Premier Doug Ford inaugurated work on the tunnel section of the Eglinton…

The ‘truck tax’ that has been a centrepiece of Conservative Party of Canada fundraising in recent days would be a perfect political prop but for one thing — it’s not a government policy.Jason Kenney made this blue pickup truck a symbol of his campaign during Alberta’s provincial election in 2019. Now, he and other prominent…

The latest cases of bird flu, otherwise known as “highly pathogenic avian influenza” (HPAI), have been confirmed in Idaho. On Saturday, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), announced that two non-commercial, backyard flocks were infected in Caribou County and Gooding County. The affected flocks have been quarantined and are…

Masks are no longer mandatory in U.S. airports or on planes after a district court judge in Tampa ruled on Monday that the mask mandate for airlines is beyond the statutory authority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The change is effective immediately, meaning that the Transportation Security Administration will no longer require…

Rapid testing for COVID-19 has become part of many Americans’ lives since late 2021, but now, a new COVID-19 breath test might make it even more convenient to get tested. On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 breath test that can detect chemical compounds associated with SARS-CoV-2 in…

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The family of a Portage la Prairie woman says they’re still in the dark about what happened the night she and her two young children died in their home. Shantelle Murphy and her children Mason Murphy, left, and Isabella Murphy, right. The three were killed in their Portage la Prairie home. (Submitted by Tammi St. Jean)The…

A single mother living in the heritage district of Lunenburg, N.S., is fighting to get back into her apartment of six years after the water and power were shut off when the landlord began demolition work on the building earlier this month. The tenant and her 10-year-old daughter have lived at 186 Fox St. in Lunenburg, N.S., since…

Earlier this month amateur wildlife photographer Nick Landry felt as if he was snapping photos in the Serengeti.Sandhill cranes have started showing up in the Tantramar Marsh area along the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia border. (Submitted by Nick Landry)Earlier this month, amateur wildlife photographer Nick Landry felt as if he was snapping photos in…