Sunday, July 20, 2025

COMMUNITY

Many Canadians feel schools should inform parents if children wish to change their pronouns

Last week Saskatchewan joined New Brunswick in adopting a new gender and pronoun policy for schools, which would require parental consent for students who...

Ontario education minister announces curriculum changes for new school year

Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced new student supports and an updated curriculum for the 2023-24 school year as well as the hiring of 2,000...

Illegal weed store in Mississauga shut down by police

Peel police shut down an illegal cannabis store and charged two men with drug-related offences in Mississauga at the end of last week. During August,...

Third arrest made in the death of Peterborough man Shawn Singh

Police said it has arrested another suspect in connection with the murder of a 37-year-old Indo-Canadian man in Ontario last year. Eduardo Tito Silva, 34,...

Salt-free diet may cut heart attack and stroke risk by 20%, study says

Eating a salt-free diet can reduce your risk of cardiovascular diseases like heart attack and stroke by almost a fifth, finds a study. According to...

GTA real estate fraud: Police looking for 4 suspects who duped victims of nearly...

Peel police is asking for the public's assistance in locating and identifying several suspects who are allegedly involved in real estate scams. Between June 2022...

Kleenex tissues will no longer be available in Canada

U.S. manufacturer Kimberly-Clark has announced that its Kleenex facial tissue business will be leaving Canada. The difficult decision was prompted by supply constraints and “unique...

Mysterious dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere detected from Earth for the first time

Astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere, with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it. This is the first time...

Ontario earmarks an additional $160 mn for skills training

The Ontario government is investing an additional $160 million in the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to tackle the labour shortage and help at least...

22-year-old charged with dangerous driving after clocking 146 km/hr on Vaughan street

A young man has been charged with the criminal offence of Dangerous Driving after he was found driving 146 km/h in a 60 km/h...