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TORONTO — Police and the public need to be able to clearly distinguish between valid street checks by officers and random stops that should be abandoned altogether, a judge tasked with reviewing the province's regulations on the issue said Friday.

OTTAWA — An overhaul of the Canada Food Guide is set to be released soon, a highly anticipated makeover that will do away with the rainbow visual many Canadians associate with the dietary guide commonly used in hospitals and daycares.

Middle-aged Canadians who have had a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest are less likely to be working three years later

A judge has found the enforcement powers held by Ontario's private animal welfare agency to be unconstitutional, saying the province must re-write laws governing the organization to remedy the situation.

'If you're going to drink, drink responsibly and that's entirely up to you, but if you want to take advantage of of this, and stop drinking for the month, it will do you a lot of good.' said Dr. Mitch Shulman

Humane Society plans on working with city to try and make sure it doesn't happen again

TORONTO — Police street checks widely known as carding have little to no value as a law enforcement tool and should be significantly limited across Ontario, a judge tasked with reviewing the practice said Monday.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says 2,000 Canadians died in the first six months of 2018 from opioid-related overdoses

Gas prices across the province have dropped significantly over the last few months, but petroleum experts say the Ford government is only responsible for about five cents of that

The Canadian Space Agency says Thirsk is the only person on Earth who fits the bill for the job