6 h. ago Invasive plant is taking over Ontario but you can help by killing and eating it

The arrival of warm weather has many Ontario residents thinking about gardening season, but your outdoor spaces may already be harbouring a dangerous invasive species known as garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata).But, while this species is capable of choking out native plant life and causing widespread ecological damage, you can do your part by incorporating invasive garlic mustard into a tasty dish.People will say you can't make your problems go away by shoveling in more calories, but this might actually be one instance of a problem we can literally eat our way to fixing.What is garlic mustard and how did it get here?As its name suggests, the plant is an edible herb that offers up a distinctive smell similar to garlic when crushed, though it was this very culinary use that directly led to the havoc this invasive weed is now wreaking on Ontario's natural ecosystems.First introduced to North America from Europe in the 1800s, the plant quickly made the leap from garden pots to the wild...

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29 h. ago Ontario man accused of killing girlfriend pleads guilty to murder on eve of trial

A Toronto man accused of killing his on-and-off again girlfriend has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on the eve of his trial.

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3 d. ago Man fleeing police caused deadly crash north of London: Watchdog

A driver fleeing from provincial police was responsible for a crash that killed him and seriously injured two others four months ago, Ontario’s police watchdog says

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7 d. ago Woman accused of killing three in Ontario unfit to stand trial, court rules

Sabrina Kauldhar has been ordered into a 60-day psychiatric treatment before she'll be reassessed

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9 d. ago Judge finds Ontario man not criminally responsible for killing ex

Devret Clarke’s lawyers have argued for a not criminally responsible finding due to Clarke's untreated schizophrenia at the time of Gars Kourjakian's death on Dec. 30, 2022

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1 week ago MANDEL: ‘I’m not the captain anymore,’ says man who denies being at wheel during fatal boat crash

A nervous Filip Grkovski took the stand in his own defence, continuing to point the finger at his former friend for the Lake Ontario boat crash that killed two of his passengers. After a late afternoon and night of partying at a “tie-up” with other boats on the water near Centre Island, Grkovski, 41, insisted […]

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3 w. ago Pilot error likely caused Nashville plane crash that killed Ontario family: NTSB

A fiery small plane crash in Nashville that killed an Ontario family last year was most likely caused by pilot error, the National Transportation Safety Board says.

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4 w. ago Person, dog shot and killed at Ontario home targeted 5 times before

York Regional Police say one person is dead, as well as a dog, after a shooting at a home in Markham, Ont., that has been targeted multiple times in the past.

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