Food banks in the Greater Toronto Area say they are finding it more difficult to secure donations for their Thanksgiving food drives this year as the cost of groceries and the demand for their services soar in the region.
A 29-year-old woman is facing a terrorism related offence for her alleged participation in the activities of ISIS, according to the RCMP.A Canadian woman has been released from a Hong Kong prison after spending 270 days behind bars on cocaine smuggling charges. Suzana Thayer, 65, from Barrie, Ont., was arrested at the Hong Kong airport last year after being found with cocaine hidden inside her suitcase.
Millions of Canadian homes are unaffordable, over-crowded or in need of major repairs: new census data Millions of Canadian homes are damaged, over-crowded or too expensive for the people living in them, newly published census figures show.Travis Kelce has long prided himself on his ability to compartmentalize his personal life and his professional life. That ability has been put to the test the past few weeks.
A woman who was injured after walking into a darkened lamppost in Burnaby, B.C., has lost a small claims case seeking damages for the mishap.Philippe was declared a post-tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center on Friday afternoon, though that does not mean the storm has weakened.A 65-year-old teacher suffered upper-body injuries after being assaulted in class by a 13-year-old student on Thursday afternoon at a Laval school.
Most of the team will be there, on the ice Friday night in Edmonton for the Oilers final dress rehearsal of the preseason, with the exception of a big defenceman and a speedy centre.The Old Strathcona Business Association is celebrating its 30th anniversary with the installation of new outdoor furniture throughout the shopping district.The city is hoping to give businesses along Stony Plain Road a boost during LRT construction with the development of a new promotional website.
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