Tag Archives: Ontario
A city councillor says he will lodge a complaint with the integrity commissioner, if someone else doesn’t, following revelations that Rob Ford appears to still be asking registered lobbyists to donate to his private football foundation. The practice, which formed … read more »
A community group is organizing efforts to raise money to support the family of an African refugee who was slain in Toronto this week. Nighisti Semret, who moved to Canada from Eritrea, was fatally stabbed in an alley near Ontario … read more »
Pall bearers pause to touch the casket holding the remains of former Ontario Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander at his state funeral in Hamilton, Ontario October 26, 2012.
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Tagged Canada, Hamilton, Hamilton Ontario, Hamilton Place, IndepthAfrica, Lincoln Alexander, member of parliament, Ontario, Royal Canadian Air Force, Stephen Harper, toronto
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TORONTO – Lincoln Alexander, whose unstoppable energy and fierce determination lifted him from humble beginnings to smashing racial barriers as Canada’s first black MP, has died at the age of 90. The formidable man known to all as “Linc” was … read more »
More than a hundred people attended today’s funeral for one of the two women who died in the collapse of a mall roof in Elliot Lake, Ont. Doloris Perizzolo, a 74-year-old widow, was to be buried at Woodlands Cemetery, not … read more »
Emergency crews were scrutinizing mounds of debris for possible victims after part of a roof collapsed at a busy mall in the northern Ontario city of Elliot Lake Saturday. It was still unclear if anyone was seriously injured or killed … read more »
Catholic schools and parents will soon come to accept the provisions of the government’s anti-bullying legislation, according to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. Ontario’s anti-bullying bill, also known as Bill 13 or the Accepting Schools Act, passed through the legislature just … read more »
A happy, healthy relationship and sex life are all very well, but when it comes to measuring a woman’s sexual desire, all scientists really need to know is how long a couple has been together. Women’s sex drives gradually ebb … read more »
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Tagged Human sexual activity, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, libido, LiveScience, Murray, Ontario, Robin Milhausen, University of Guelph
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A massive cloud of thick, black smoke is billowing from a two-alarm fire at a Hydro One transformer station near highways 401 and 427. The blaze broke out at a facility on Kelfield Street at about 4:45 p.m., although it’s … read more »
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Canada, Embassies and Consulates, Greater Toronto Area, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Ontario, Ontario Highway 401, Pearson International Airport, Power outage, toronto, Toronto Pearson International Airport, World news
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February 2, 2011 by benim
TORONTO – Ontario is being dumped with heavy snow, cancelling hundreds of flights at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, closing schools, and causing dangerous driving conditions as drifting snow blows across provincial highways. Environment Canada says the snowstorm, that hit a … read more »
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Canada, Embassies and Consulates, Environment Canada, Greater Toronto Airport Authority, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, McMaster University, News local news, newspapers, Ontario, Southern Ontario, toronto, Toronto Pearson International Airport, World news
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January 26, 2011 by benim
The governing Liberals say they’re not interested in taking over the Toronto Transit Commission right now. A spokeswoman for Transportation Minister Kathleen Wynne says the province isn’t considering uploading the TTC “at this time.” She says the Ontario Liberals want … read more »
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Business, Dalton McGuinty, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kathleen Wynne, Mayor, News local news, newspapers, Ontario, Rob Ford, toronto, Toronto Transit Commission, World news
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January 21, 2011 by benim
There are some treacherous road conditions between Barrie and Orillia Friday afternoon. One person has been killed in a 40-vehicle pile-up on Highway 11. The highway is expected to be closed for several hours. MORE TO COME
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, Barrie, breaking news, Canada, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, News local news, newspapers, Ontario, Ontario Highway 11, Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Recreation, Roads and Highways, World news
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January 20, 2011 by benim
What a difference an election year makes. More than two-thirds of Ontario households should have more money to spend thanks to the Liberals’ sweeping tax changes — up from an estimate of fewer than half just last June, according to … read more »
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Dalton McGuinty, Embassies and Consulates, Goods and Services Tax (Canada), Harmonized Sales Tax, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Ministry of Finance, News local news, newspapers, Ontario, Stephen Harper, Tax, Tim Hudak, World news
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Some 22,000 jobs were added in December, keeping the unemployment rate for the second consecutive month at 7.6 percent — the lowest level since January 2009, the national statistics institute said Friday. It was a slightly rosier outcome than analysts’ … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, breaking news, British Columbia, Canada, Economy of Canada, Employment, IndepthAfrica, News local news, newspapers, Ontario, Private sector, Quebec, Unemployment, World news
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December 28, 2010 by benim
FALMOUTH, JAMAICA—Jamaican police have charged an Ontario man with attempted murder after his wife was found in their car with her throat slashed near the resort area of Montego Bay. A police officer in the parish of Falmouth, who spoke … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Canada, Canada news, Caribbean, IndepthAfrica, Jamaica, Montego Bay, News local news, newspapers, Ontario, Ottawa, Paul Martin, Police officer, World news
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December 19, 2010 by benim
Ottawa and Ontario say Craigslist appears to have pulled prostitution ads from its Canadian websites after months of pressure from politicians. The San Francisco-based company’s “erotic services” section did not appear on the majority of its Canadian homepages Saturday, although … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Canadian Press, Chris Bentley, Craigslist, Human trafficking, IndepthAfrica, Jim Buckmaster, News local news, Ontario, prostitution ads, Rob Nicholson, San Francisco, World news
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December 17, 2010 by benim
TORONTO – Ontario’s highest court has rejected arguments that the definition of “terrorist activity” in the Criminal Code is unconstitutional. In a decision released today in the cases of convicted terrorist Momin Khawaja and two men facing extradition, the Court … read more »
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Tagged 2006 Toronto terrorism plot, Canada, Canada news, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, convicted terrorists, Court of Appeal for Ontario, criminal code, disasters-news, Human rights in Canada, IndepthAfrica, Law Crime, Momin Khawaja, Ontario, Religion Belief, Saad Khalid, terrorism, thought, toronto, United States, Zakaria Amara
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December 2, 2010 by benim
Canada’s Court of Appeal Thursday blocked a court ruling that effectively decriminalized prostitution in Canada until April to allow for an appeal. The Ontario Superior Court declared in September that portions of a law banning brothels and soliciting were unconstitutional, … read more »
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Tagged Canada, Canadas Court of Appeal, court order, Criminology, decriminalization, human behavior, human sexuality, IndepthAfrica, Law Crime, lifestyle-news, Ontario, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Prostitution, Prostitution in Canada, Prostitution in Europe, Prostitution in New Zealand, Rob Nicholson, sex, sex trade, Social Issues, toronto
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November 25, 2010 by benim
Video of a wrongfully arrested Ottawa woman being kneed, pinned to the floor and her shirt and bra cut off with scissors has been released to The Citizen. The video of Stacy Bonds’s treatment in the Ottawa police cells was … read more »
November 5, 2010 by benim
Niagara Regional Police said Thursday that they were able to break up a recent sexual assault in progress because the victim’s cellphone was on during the course of the attack. “She made contact (with 911) but was unable to converse … read more »
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Tagged assault, Business and Economy, Canada, crimes, IndepthAfrica, Law Crime, lifestyle-news, Lundy, Niagara, Niagara Falls, Niagara Regional Police, Niagara Regional Police Service, Niagra Falls, Ontario, Ontario Court of Justice, Paul Bevan, sex, Sexual assault, Social Issues, Violence
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November 1, 2010 by benim
If we spent more on health care, would we be healthier? That’s not a conclusion that leaps out at me after going through the annual report on health spending in Canada published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. The … read more »
October 26, 2010 by benim
Rob Ford has emerged as the victor in Toronto’s race for mayor, riding a wave of support for his cost-cutting promises. With 96.5 per cent of polls reporting in Monday’s municipal election, Ford garnered 47.3 per cent of the vote, … read more »
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Tagged Canada, David Miller, Ford Motor Company, George Harrison, George Smitherman, Indepth Africa, Joe Pantalone, Manufacturing, Ontario, Ontario Liberal Party, percentage, political-news, Provinces and territories of Canada, Rob Ford, Technology Internet, toronto
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October 21, 2010 by benim
The Canadian rate is 610 properties broken into per 100,000 population, but an astonishing 53 of the top 100 cities have rates worse than the national average. RANK CITIES PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE WITH THE NATIONAL RATE 1 Chilliwack, B.C. 104.28% 2 … read more »
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Tagged Andy Lloyd, Canada, CFB Trenton, crimes, crimes against humanity, criminal law, crown attorney, disasters-news, ethics, guilty, Indepth Africa, Jessica, Jessica Lloyd, Law, Law Crime, life imprisonment, Marie-France Comeau, Michael Edelson, Murder, murders, Ontario, Prison, Robert Falcon Scott, Russell, Russell Williams, Sexual assault, toronto, Williams, Williams Handed Two Concurrent Life
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October 21, 2010 by benim
A judge has sentenced Col. Russell Williams to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for the first-degree murders of Cpl. Marie-France Comeau and Jessica Lloyd. The decorated former commander of Canadian Forces Base Trenton was … read more »
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