Durham Latest News

• Court blocks U.S. child vaccine changes, says RFK Jr. may have violated law

  The decision halts an order to end broad recommendations for all children to be vaccinated against flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, some forms of meningitis and RSV.

  Health

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• Ontario records consecutive months of improving housing starts

  New data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation shows housing starts in the province increased year-over-year for the second month in a row. 

  Canada

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• Why Iran is using passage through Strait of Hormuz as geopolitical ‘ransom’

  Iran is reportedly allowing some ships to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping chokepoint to access the resource-rich Persian Gulf.

  World

  1 hour
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• How Iran oil shock is spurring a crackdown to save energy around the world

  In Thailand, an order for civil servants to work from home for the foreseeable future came with another – use the stairs while the energy squeeze continues.

  Economy

  1 hour
• ‘AI brain fry’ or ‘under-challenged’ workers? New reports weigh AI at work

  A Harvard Business Review study described 'AI brain fry' as 'intensive back-and-forth with the tools, followed by an inability to think clearly, like a mental hangover.'

  Economy

  1 hour
• Ontario’s solicitor general breaks silence on police corruption investigation

  Ontario's solicitor general has broken his silence on the arrest of seven serving Toronto police officers, weeks after the results of a massive anti-corruption probe were released.

  Politics

  2 hours
• Cardi B calls out Canadian fans for not selling out Hamilton show

  'Y'all not breaking my perfectly sold-out streak. I'm not playing with y'all,' Cardi B said.

  Entertainment

  2 hours
• 2 people dead after meningitis outbreak at U.K. university

  The institution cancelled all in-person exams on Monday, and the students' union called off events and shut down venues in response to the outbreak.

  Trending

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• IN PHOTOS: Northern Ontario buried under heavy snow amid winter storm

  Dozens of centimetres of snow has fallen in northern Ontario, creating difficulties accessing vehicles and leaving homes. More snow is expected.

  Weather

  3 hours
• Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with breast cancer

  Trump said Wiles plans to begin treatment immediately but made no suggestion she was pulling back on her work as one of his closest advisers, in a Truth Social post on Monday.

  U.S. News

  3 hours
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• Cuba reports nationwide blackout as fuel, economic crises deepen

  The Ministry of Energy and Mines announced a 'complete disconnection' of the country’s fuel-powered electrical system, plunging nearly 11 million people into darkness.

  World

  3 hours
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• Ford accused of limiting transparency law because of cellphone defeat in court

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford saw his attempts to stop his cellphone records being partially released blocked by a panel of judges. Critics say he's changing the law as a result.

  Politics

  4 hours
• Preventable cold-related deaths take toll on Ontario’s homeless population, hospital staff

  Hypothermia contributed to the deaths of 62 people in 2023, with nine of them considered homeless, and 57 deaths in 2024 with 11 people listed as homeless.

  Canada

  4 hours
• Calgary, Edmonton and Prague to host 2028 World Cup of Hockey

  The NHL has announced that the cities of Calgary and Edmonton, along with Prague in the Czech Republic, have been chosen to co-host the 2028 World Cup of Hockey.

  Sports

  4 hours
• After giving families fake ashes, ex-funeral home owner faces 20 years in prison

  Jon Hallford and his wife, Carie, co-owned Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs, where they deceived grieving families by claiming to perform cremations.

  U.S. News

  4 hours
• Nearly 40K Toyota vehicles recalled due to ‘seats and restraints’ issue

  According to Transport Canada, 'the seatback recliners for the second-row seats may not have been manufactured properly' on certain vehicles.

  Consumer

  5 hours
• Deportation hearing begins for alleged senior Iranian regime official

  Abbas Omidi is one of 32 'senior officials' of Iran’s regime located in Canada.

  Canada

  5 hours
• Trump suggests he may ‘make a deal’ with Cuba following protests, uprising

  In recent weeks, Trump has ​made a series of statements claiming Cuba was on the verge of collapse or eager to make a deal with the U.S.

  Trending

  6 hours
• Ontario cutting funding for 7 supervised drug consumption sites

  The government in 2024 banned supervised consumption sites within 200 metres of a school or daycare, targeting 10 sites across the province for closure by the end of March 2025.

  Health

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• Umar Zameer’s lawyer expresses ‘serious misgivings’ about report into police conduct

  Toronto police spokesperson Stephanie Sayer said Monday the report will be released this week, with more details on the timing expected in the coming days.

  Crime

  6 hours
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• Trump warns NATO to help secure Strait of Hormuz or face ‘very bad future’

  About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage of water between Iran and Oman.

  Canada

  6 hours
• Oscars 2026 in memoriam snubs James Van Der Beek, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and others

  The segment, honouring notable figures from the film industry who have died over the last year, also did not include Eric Dane and Brigitte Bardot, among others.

  Entertainment

  7 hours
• Ontario influencer fatally stabbed had home targeted in arson: police

  An Ontario woman who was stabbed to death earlier this month also had her home targeted in an arson late last year, provincial police say.

  Crime

  7 hours
• Montreal father loses nearly $20,000 in impersonation scam

  A few weeks ago, Eric Sauvageau received a call from someone he believed was his son. He withdrew thousands from the bank and paid it before realizing he'd been scammed.

  Canada

  7 hours
• Cooler inflation in February was ‘the dip before the spike,’ says economist

  Consumer inflation cooled to 1.8 per cent in February compared to a year earlier, when the federal GST/HST tax holiday meant lower prices for many consumer goods and services.

  Consumer

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