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Indigenous artifacts to be returned to Canada from the Vatican in December

Sixty-two artifacts from various First Nations, Inuit, and Metis communities will be finally returning home to Canada, a century after being collected by missionaries and sent to Rome. Around 100,000 objects were collected and sent by missionaries to be a...

Nov 21, 2025 | Local

Brampton man arrested for allegedly impersonating financial institution, selling victim fake GICs

In the short-selling, meme-stock, crypto-crazed world of investing, Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) are supposed to be the safe, fairly boring bet. The payout may be moderate, but you’re not supposed to lose money. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case as...

Nov 21, 2025 | Local

Mayor orders investigation into snowplow incident at pro-Palestinian protest

An investigation has been ordered after a snowplow drove directly through a crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside the U.S. consulate on University Avenue two days ago. Video posted to social media from people who were at the protest shows a sidewalk...

Nov 21, 2025 | Local

Major cuts to George Brown College’s culinary and hospitality programs

For Michelin-star chef Jeremy Austin, the Italian culinary program at George Brown College wasn’t just schooling — it was the foundation of his entire career. Now, that very program, along with six others in the chef school and hospitality department, is...

Nov 21, 2025 | Local

Freeland will move to U.K. for new job at prestigious Rhodes Trust

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland will move to Oxford, England, to take on a new position next summer administering the Rhodes Trust, the educational charity confirmed Thursday. The charity is famous for its prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, which offers students...

Nov 21, 2025 | Local

Mississauga crime blogger helped assassins find federal witness in Ryan Wedding case: Federal indictment

A crime blog, that helped orchestrate a crime. Web hits, that turned into a real hit. Those are among the allegations the co-founder of the The Dirty Newz website, Gursewak Singh Bal, 33, of Mississauga, is facing after he was...

Nov 21, 2025 | Local

Activists award Canada ‘fossil of the day’ title at UN climate conference

OTTAWA — Canada’s reputation as a global climate leader took a hit Tuesday when it was awarded the satirical “fossil of the day” title at the UN Climate Conference in Brazil. The Climate Action Network, which has handed out the...

Nov 20, 2025 | Local

New trade deal to chop red tape, knock down trade barriers across Canada

VICTORIA — Trade of tens of thousands of goods across Canada’s 14 jurisdictions will soon be free after an agreement has been signed between all provinces, territories and the federal government to allow businesses to sell their products across Canada....

Nov 20, 2025 | Local

Study finds diet high in ultra-processed foods linked to dozens of health conditions

A new report is warning about the danger of eating ultra-processed foods, and the research might make you think twice about what you buy at the grocery store. Ready-made meals, sweet and savoury snacks, fizzy drinks and breakfast cereals – these are some...

Nov 20, 2025 | Local

Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts. Trump could have chosen to...

Nov 20, 2025 | Local