3 d. ago Haunting photos show the demolition of a landmark Toronto hospital

A beautiful structure that has served Toronto's health care needs for almost three-quarters of a century is being reduced to rubble, and haunting photos of the demolition at Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) document the final days of this impressive but ultimately doomed landmark.Following the completion of MGH's new Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre in early 2023, the facility is embarking on the next phase of a long-term plan to modernize and expand the complex.However, this next phase of the hospital's transformation will come at a significant cost to the area's architectural character.The old brick wings of MGH (formerly Toronto East General), including a grand structure along Coxwell Avenue, were officially closed back in March and are now in the process of being torn down as part of the hospital's long-term revitalization plan.Constructed in 1951, well after the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne periods, the building exhibits some impressive featu...

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4 d. ago Search for Indigenous teen missing in Edmonton now being investigated as a homicide

Edmonton police said Wednesday that the disappearance of a 14-year-old Indigenous teen is considered suspicious and is now being investigated as a homicide.

Economics

1 week ago Manitoba RCMP investigating suspicious death of Pauingassi First Nation woman

Police said they were initially contacted on Sept. 12 about an earlier assault in the community that had left the victim, 41-year-old Melissa Owens-Keeper, in critical condition.

Economics

1 week ago Alberta RCMP deem death of amateur fighter not suspicious, conclude investigation

EDMONTON — The criminal investigation into the death of an amateur fighter following a mixed martial arts charity event near Edmonton last year has ended. Alberta RCMP said Monday they have deemed the death of Trokon Dousuah not suspicious. Dousuah died at the age of 33 on Nov. 25 of injuries sustained two days earlier […]

Economics

1 week ago Lethbridge police investigating suspicious death at care facility

Lethbridge police are investigating the death of an 87-year-old man at a care home in the city after he was involved in an altercation with another resident.

Events

1 week ago Lethbridge police investigating suspicious death of senior at care facility

So far, the investigation has determined the senior allegedly got into a physical altercation on Aug. 27 with another elderly man living at the care centre

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1 week ago Edmonton police investigating second suspicious death over the weekend

Homicide detectives are investigating a second suspicious death in Edmonton over the weekend. At roughly 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, northwest patrol officers responded to call in the area of Conestoga Street and Bonaventure Avenue, where they located a 34-year-old woman dead. An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, and homicide detectives continue to investigate. Police […]

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2 w. ago String of suspicious West Kelowna fires under investigation by multiple agencies

The first fire erupted late Tuesday morning in a grassy field near city hall. That blaze was followed by five more fires hours later Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning.

Events

2 w. ago Lethbridge first responders celebrate 1 year of youth initiative

Launched in the summer of 2024, Off the Record is a program for southern Alberta kids and teens to play sports with Lethbridge police and firefighters in a relaxed environment.

Culture

2 w. ago Memo sets out new rules for parking outside daycares in wake of deadly crash

Ontario’s education minister is telling licensed daycare providers to immediately prevent the use of parking spaces directly adjacent to child-care facilities, after a toddler was killed when an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto. In a memo to daycares obtained by The Canadian Press, Paul Calandra — who first proposed the measures several […]

Events

3 w. ago Police investigating suspicious death after body found in Waterloo Region

Investigators are looking into the case and say they have identified a vehicle that may have been involved.

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3 w. ago $3K worth of ice cream, milk stolen from Shoppers Drug Mart over 3 weeks

Between Aug. 8 and Aug. 30, Lethbridge police said a man went to a Shoppers Drug Mart in the Alberta city many times and stole 'significant quantities of ice cream and milk.'

Economics

3 w. ago Lethbridge man charged after repeatedly stealing milk, ice cream, say police

A Lethbridge teenager who allegedly stole over $2,000 worth of milk and ice cream last month from a downtown drug store now faces theft charges, police said Friday. Numerous times between Aug. 8 and 30, a male stole “significant quantities” of the dairy products from a Shoppers Drug Mart along the 500 block of 1 […]

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3 w. ago Union rallies to stop job cuts at local long term care facility

CORNWALL, Ontario — The members of CUPE local 1792 held a rally and information picket along Montreal Road on Friday to sound the alarm on the planned cuts to care time at the municipally-owned Glen Stor Dun Lodge. The union represents workers at the long-term care facility says their members have been experiencing significant staffing […]

Transport

3 w. ago Elderly Lethbridge man in critical condition after confronting suspected bike thief

Eighty-year-old victim moved to Foothills Hospital

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