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A B.C. mother says she’s devastated now that the provincial health ministry has rejected her request for funding, so that her son can travel to Germany for treatment for a life-threatening illness. Angela Jung reports.

A 69-year-old man was shot and killed at an Abbotsford homeless camp late Monday night. The B.C. government has denied funding for an eight-year-old boy to travel to Germany for a rare brain procedure and there are water quality concerns on board some BC Ferries.

As disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to stoke fears of a full blown energy crisis, Canada and a number of its allies are expressing their willingness to reopen the critical waterway. Canada signed on shortly after a statement was issued by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands and Japan. It does...

Carney said the U.S. can be trusted with security in the north because the defence systems in the Canadian North and the High Arctic are “fundamentally integrated” and there’s a “level of trust for the system.” He added that Canada was also taking “more control” and “responsibility” for the defence of the Arctic with “our...

Ontario Tech University held a forum about artificial intelligence. It comes as AI is already changing how students learn and raising new questions about trust and accountability. Some of the topics discussed were AI ethics, how classrooms are adapting to students raised with AI, and AI’s implications on energy infrastructure.

A 20-year-old from Whitby has launched a new deal-hunting app. It helps shoppers locate hard-to-find sale items at a time when many people are looking for ways to save. Germain Ma has the story.

Three male adults and two youth are facing charges after another smash and grab at a jewellery store in the Oshawa Centre. Germain Ma reports.

Just 100 days to go until the kickoff of the FIFA World Cup, and the city of Toronto is marking the milestone with a celebration tonight. The event will feature programming, and live performances to celebrate Toronto as host, plus the nations playing here in  the city – including Canada, Croatia, Cote D’Ivoire, Germany, Ghana,...

Police are investigating after a Whitby councillor was allegedly intimidated and harassed by a member of a far-right media outlet at town hall. It happened late Monday night as councillors were heading home after a four-hour meeting. Councillor Victoria Bozinovski says she was confronted over a motion about banning companies participating in the federal Temporary...

The Durham Catholic District School Board has launched an exhibit that pays tribute to the generosity of First Nations in southern Ontario. It features newly discovered archival records revealing how Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Huron-Wendat peoples contributed to Irish Famine Relief in 1847. During “The Great Hunger,” about a million people died of starvation and related...

Durham Region is finding itself in the spotlight. There has been a significant increase in film and TV productions in the area that includes a new Netflix series partially shot in Uxbridge. Germain Ma reports from just north of Hollywood north.

Lead in school drinking water remains an issue in Ontario schools, according to a new report from the Canadian Environmental Association. The Dufferin Peel Catholic, Toronto, Peel, and Durham district school boards all rank in the top ten of schools having high levels of lead in their water. A newly-built elementary school in Beaverton tops...

A small rink in Durham Region has been named the Ontario finalist for this year’s Kraft Hockeyville contest. The program, now in its 20th year, awards $50,000 to provincial and territorial winners for arena upgrades–plus, a chance to compete for the grand prize. As Germain Ma reports, the community hopes this will provide the cash...

A law firm has decided a motion from Whitby Councillor Chris Leahy directing town staff to look at prohibiting awarding contracts to companies participating in the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program is “discriminatory.” Lerners LLP says such a bylaw amendment would “almost certainly be successfully challenged in the courts and struck down, exposing the Town...

Provincial Animal Welfare Services is investigating after three pythons were left abandoned outside a reptile zoo in Whitby. Staff say they were likely kept as pets. Germain Ma has the details.

Durham Police say they have uncovered a massive financial fraud scheme, spanning more than 15 years. A local business was allegedly defrauded of more than $3 million dollars by a trusted employee. Germain Ma reports on Project Fletcher.’

Fans are mourning the death of Pockets Warhol, a world-renowned monkey artist, who’s died at his sanctuary in Brock township. Germain Ma speaks with the woman known as his muse.

The temporary release of a convicted murderer is raising safety concerns in Oshawa. Police describe the man as a “High-risk offender.” Germain ma reports.

The governments of Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands announced Saturday they are convinced that late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin in a penal colony two years ago.

Students from more than 20 high schools across Durham region rallied this afternoon to protest the ford government’s recent changes to OSAP. Many say they are worried cuts to grant funding will create barriers to post-secondary education. Germain ma reports.