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Hantavirus patients evacuated as cruise ship steams for the Canary Islands

6 May 2026 at 23:26
A vessel grappling with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus evacuated three people on Wednesday, including two in serious condition, and will head toward Spain’s Canary Islands to disembark the roughly 150 passengers still on board. Read More

Furor erupts among Barrie, Ont. parents after ‘safer snorting’ booklet passed out at school by CMHA

6 May 2026 at 21:44
A furore among Barrie, Ontario parents has developed after a harm reduction booklet entitled "safer snorting" was distributed by the Canadian Mental Health Association at a local high school. Read More

Here’s the political baggage Louise Arbour brings to the role of governor general

6 May 2026 at 21:22
Whenever a new governor general is selected, it usually takes a while to find any dirt on them. Even Julie Payette, whose term became enough of a disaster to prompt her early resignation, was greeted at the outset as an accomplished scientist and one of only a handful of Canadians to have visited space. Read More

‘My message to Canada: do not expand’: Dutch psychiatrists warn on MAID 

6 May 2026 at 21:20
Euthanasia for mental suffering can be the equivalent of suicide carried out by a doctor and it's irresponsible to frame MAID as a way to prevent people from dying by suicide at their own hands, parliamentarians heard this week. Read More

Scott Stinson: Ontario’s crackdown on drugs on public transit has been a long time coming

6 May 2026 at 20:12
After the Progressive Conservative government announced plans this week to grant new powers to public-transit special constables so that they can arrest drug users, there was nary a word of protest from the opposition parties at Queen’s Park. Read More

Toronto police charge man in connection with two synagogue shootings in one night

6 May 2026 at 19:18
Toronto police say they have charged a suspect in connection with a pair of shootings at synagogues in Toronto and Vaughan in March. Read More

Canadian Trump critic sues after Homeland Security seeks ‘vast swaths’ of his Google information

6 May 2026 at 19:10
A Canadian critic of the Trump administration has filed a legal complaint against Markwayne Mullin, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, aimed at stopping the U.S. government from obtaining his personal information from Google. Read More

‘Exceptional’ number of Americans want to become Canadian citizens

6 May 2026 at 17:19
Archivists and genealogists have reportedly been flooded with inquiries from Americans following recent changes to Canadian citizenship legislation. Read More

Carney says ‘challenges’ face auto sector after Honda reportedly pulls out of EV plant in Ontario

6 May 2026 at 15:36
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted the auto sector in Canada is facing headwinds, after a report by a Japanese outlet confirmed Honda will be pulling out of a $15-billion electric vehicle plant in Ontario. Read More
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