Jul 26 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — A Toronto woman has launched legal action against two titans of the fashion world, alleging misapplied makeup has caused the "complete loss of her enjoyment of life." Tracey Dunn's complaint against designer Gucci America Inc. and luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue alleges an aggressive salesman applied eyeliner against her will during a 2016 trip to […]
Jul 25 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The president of a prominent mental health hospital from which two men with violent histories escaped recently said she's ordered an external review in a bid to allay public safety fears. Catherine Zahn said the escapes prompted calls for a closer look at patient passes and privileges at the Centre for Addiction and […]
Jul 25 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — A team of Ontario researchers say they've come up with a way to convert common types of viruses into a gel with potential for a wide variety of medical and environmental uses. The scientists at Hamilton's McMaster University say the gel is comprised of bacteriophages, or viruses found throughout the human body and surrounding environments that […]
Jul 23 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Another man convicted of violent criminal offences and deemed to pose a significant risk to the public managed to briefly escape from a Toronto mental health treatment facility where he was being detained, police said Tuesday, confirming it was the second such incident this month. Const. Jenifferjit Sidhu said 27-year-old Ahmed Sualim, who was found "not […]
Jul 22 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A Toronto woman is calling on the Ontario government to levee fines against people who call emergency dispatchers to complain about broadcasts of Amber Alerts. Dalia Monacelli says she's been appalled to read about repeated calls to 911 in the wake of the federally mandated emergency broadcasts, which go out to wireless devices across […]
Jul 19 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The doors at St. Barnabas on the Danforth are always open, but the people seeking solace inside the Anglican church the day after a deadly shooting wanted to bolt them shut. Less than 24 hours earlier, gunfire had shattered the cheer of Toronto's Greektown where the church is located. In the melee, a troubled man had […]
Jul 19 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The doors at St. Barnabas on the Danforth are always open, but the people seeking solace inside the Anglican church the day after a deadly shooting wanted to bolt them shut. Less than 24 hours earlier, gunfire had shattered the cheer of Toronto's Greektown where the church is located. In the melee, a troubled man had […]
Jul 18 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — Researchers in Ontario say sexual assault needs to be more broadly defined in medical settings to accurately capture the scope of the problem. A study published Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health examined sexual assaults documented in Ontario hospitals and doctors' offices between 2002 and 2016. Researchers with ICES — formerly known as the Institute for […]
Jul 17 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — An Ontario man is calling out a member of the Trump family for using an image of his young son as part of a political attack on those opposing the American president. Jeremy Rupke says Donald Trump's son Eric showed "disrespect" and lack of forethought when he included an image of four-year-old Mason Rupke in a recent […]
Jul 17 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — An Ontario man is calling out a member of the Trump family for using an image of his young son as part of a political attack on those opposing the American president. Jeremy Rupke says Donald Trump's son Eric showed "disrespect" and lack of forethought when he included an image of four-year-old Mason Rupke in a recent […]
Jul 11 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — A Canadian school teacher who spent the past five years in an Indonesian prison on child sex abuse charges he's long denied said Thursday that he had returned to Canada after being granted clemency. Neil Bantleman issued a brief statement saying the government of Indonesia, where he once worked and had expected to spend […]
Jul 11 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — A Canadian school teacher who spent the past five years in an Indonesian prison on child sex abuse charges he's long denied said Thursday that he had returned to Canada after being granted clemency. Neil Bantleman issued a brief statement saying the government of Indonesia, where he once worked and had expected to spend […]
Jul 3 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Increasing awareness and understanding of concussions are allowing researchers to better track the prevalence of the condition, a new study suggests, noting that rates of such injuries in Ontario are about twice as previously reported. A team of researchers with Toronto's University Health Network combed through patient data collected throughout the province between 2008 […]
Jul 3 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — A recent editorial cartoon taking aim at Donald Trump may have brought an Atlantic Canadian artist to international attention, but the man behind the image does not believe the sketch itself is what resulted in the loss of a working relationship he had for nearly two decades. Michael de Adder said his online presence — replete with anti-Trump messages — is what he believes ultimately […]
Jun 30 2019 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — Many hail July 1 as Canada Day, others may hearken back to when the nation's birthday was labelled Dominion Day, and some may wish to ignore it altogether, just like those who refused to celebrate the country's founding for the first dozen years of its existence. No matter the approach, the official celebrations of Canada's creation are arguably more controversial than […]