Shorter days and the brisk edge to the air draw Canadians to their annual autumn ritual: welcoming the pumpkin spice latte back to coffee shops, signalling fall’s true arrival. Each year, as August nears its close, Starbucks readies its fall menu for eager fans across Canada. The pumpkin spice latte, launched anew every season, has […]
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Record numbers may fill the ranks, but the Canadian Armed Forces still face a stubborn shortage—and it’s not just a numbers game. The real issue, hiding in plain sight, is ageism. As waves of young recruits exit almost as quickly as they arrive, what if the answer to the military’s personnel crisis lies in the
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In the quiet hours of summer, a new threat has crept through open windows and attic vents: bats. Ontario’s Peterborough Public Health, now merged with Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit, is sounding the alarm after a spike in bat-related exposures left residents and officials on edge. Across the region, an uptick in encounters
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Forty-one thousand jobs vanished across Canada in July, a stark number with outsized meaning for working families in Ontario’s towns and cities. Yet, the official unemployment rate held its breath at 6.9 per cent, according to Statistics Canada, masking the churn beneath the surface. Ontario’s job market, already weathered by economic uncertainty, absorbed the brunt
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The quiet removal of a placard in a Washington museum might seem a trivial act—just another shifting detail in the vast tapestry of history. But for Canadians, tracking these small moments across the border is not a matter of idle curiosity. It’s a front-row seat to the subtle, sometimes invisible, ways authoritarian tactics shape collective
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A hospital can be a lifeline or a last hope, but in rural Ontario, keeping its doors open often hinges on a single word: locum. With over 350 physician vacancies lingering in northern communities, the struggle to find doctors isn’t just a headline—it’s a daily reality. The shortage of full-time physicians across rural and northern
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A prescription slip in hand, a patient steps into the pharmacy only to find relief is out of stock. It’s a scenario playing out across Canada as the painkiller shortage tightens its grip, leaving patients and pharmacists navigating uncharted waters. Acetaminophen with codeine and acetaminophen with oxycodone have become scarce, and not just in big
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The morning calm at Barrie’s ONroute shattered in an instant—a vehicle engulfed in flames, smoke curling skyward, the hum of traffic breaking for sirens. Yet, as the last ember faded, one fact stood out: not a single person was hurt. In the unpredictable theatre of highway emergencies, that is no accident. Vehicle fires on highways
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At just past 1:00 p.m. on July 26, Wasaga Beach’s signature shoreline became the site of heartbreak, as what began as a summer kayak outing quickly unravelled into tragedy. According to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), three individuals set out together in kayaks near River Road East, a stretch familiar to locals and visitors alike. In
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Fifty-five per cent of Canadians say the country is making progress on reconciliation. But does that optimism echo in the voices of Indigenous Peoples themselves, or does it mask a deeper disconnect? A decade has passed since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report, urging Canada to confront uncomfortable truths and chart a
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