2 d. ago Dogs saved from testing lab at Ontario hospital will soon go up for adoption

A group of dogs recently saved from an animal testing facility that was secretly — and shockingly — housed in an Ontario hospital will soon be among the most eligible adoptable pets in the province.Citizens were appalled when news broke last month that scientists at St. Joseph's Health Care in London had been surreptitiously experimenting on pups, forcing them to undergo hours-long heart attacks and eventually killing them in the name of cardiac research.Staff from the medical facility's Lawson Research Institute did their best to hide evidence of the dogs, many of whom were under a year old, going as far as disguising discarded animal food bags and blasting music to cover the noise, according to an Investigative Journalism Bureau exposé that ran in the National Post in early August.Following condemnation from animal activist groups, Premier Doug Ford and the general public, the hospital announced on August 11 t...

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4 d. ago Watchdog clears London police officers in arrest of man after wild chase

Two London police tactical officers used conducted-energy weapons on a fleeing man before he lost consciousness and was taken to the hospital, Ontario’s police watchdog say.

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5 d. ago Ontario home care nurses demand same pay, benefits as hospital counterparts

Hundreds of home care nurses say they want to be paid the same as their counterparts in hospitals, as bargaining on a new deal gets underway.

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5 d. ago Ontario home care nurses demand same pay, benefits as hospital nurses

The Ontario Nurses' Association says it is asking the Victorian Order of Nurses for fair pay for home care nurses

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1 week ago Ontario hospital nurses awarded 5.25 per cent in raises, but decry lack of staffing ratios

An arbitrator has awarded Ontario's hospital nurses pay increases of 5.25 per cent over two years, in a new contract their union calls disappointing.

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1 week ago Ontario child hospitalized after being sexually assaulted during break in: police

The child, who Niagara Regional Police say is under the age of five, is in hospital in stable condition following a break in and alleged sexual assault.

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3 w. ago UWindsor distances itself from dog testing at London lab tied to professor

The University of Windsor says it does not conduct canine experiments.

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3 w. ago MANDEL: Cabbie killer restricted from roaming mental hospital grounds alone

The Ontario Review Board ruled it too dangerous to ever allow him to roam the grounds of Ontario Shores mental hospital without an escort

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3 w. ago Terror hoaxster freed despite Ontario hospital’s view he poses a ‘significant threat’

The former director of a Sarnia shelter describes the man as a 'puppy dog' who is an 'amazing worker' with a 'great heart'

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4 w. ago Letters: Liberty versus wildfire risk and other burning issues

Readers weigh in on forest bans during wildfire season, the exposé on animal testing at an Ontario hospital, whether our elbows should be "up" or down, plus much more

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