64 m. ago Obituary: Royal Vic pioneer Dr. Balfour Mount was North America's father of palliative care

Mount "sought to provide comfort, share solace and accompany vulnerable individuals so that they could make the most of the precious moments of life they had left with their loved ones."

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5 d. ago Friends carry on funding for Mark Kirton’s courageous battle against ALS

Though ALS took his life after eight years of battling the disease, Mark Kirton continues to inspire patients and fund-raising efforts. A second Super Fund campaign draw with help from NHL teams that was going to feature Kirton as special guest at a Toronto gala was postponed when former Maple Leaf Kirton died Aug. 17, […]

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5 d. ago Dying Toronto woman’s daughter says she spotted bedbugs in palliative care bed

Nancy Hayes, 81, had been suffering from lung cancer, vascular dementia and end-stage kidney failure, said Hayes's daughter. On Sunday, she died.

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7 d. ago Raptors refresher: Who are these guys as training camp opens?

It would be perfectly natural for all but diehard fans to not be completely up to speed with the Toronto Raptors, who begin the 2025-26 season with media day in Toronto Monday morning.

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1 week ago Woman, 38, dies after family with stroller hit by pickup in Guelph

A man and a woman were walking with their three-year-old daughter in the crosswalk when struck

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1 week ago Aptose and Hanmi Pharmaceutical Extend Loan Agreement to Continue Development of Tuspetinib in Triplet Therapy for AML

SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aptose Biosciences Inc. (“Aptose” or the “Company”) (TSX: APS; OTC: APTOF), a clinical-stage precision oncology company developing a tuspetinib (TUS) based triple drug frontline therapy to treat patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), today announced that it has entered into a US$11.9 million […]

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2 w. ago Ontario mother who took baby to Russia charged with abduction, disobeying court order

South Simcoe police say a warrant has been issued for the arrest of a woman who allegedly took her infant daughter to Russia and refused to return despite a family court order. Police say the baby had been living with both parents in Innisfil, just south of Barrie, when the child abduction was reported in […]

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3 w. ago Man dies in altercation with Toronto police after stun gun used

The Special Investigations Unit says a man has died after a physical altercation with Toronto police where a stun gun, commonly known as a taser, was used.

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