Liam Casey
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Squash bee pollinator decimated by insecticide, Ontario research suggests
A popular insecticide used on farms across Canada has been shown to have dire effects on ground-nesting bees, according to new research from the University of Guelph.
Families of downed Ukrainian Flight 752 victims still struggle with loss
A broken cellphone and a muddied wallet were the only possessions Alireza Ghandchi received from Iran after his wife and two children were killed in a Ukrainian plane crash last year.
Ontario hospitals, long-term care homes have little room for second-wave surge, inquiry hears
Hospitals and long-term care homes are nearly at capacity and won't be able to handle a surge in COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic, an independent commission has heard.
Ontario's mixed messaging on COVID-19 leading to distrust, experts say
"The rules are complex and they haven't been communicated as clearly as needed,” said Prof. Steven Hoffman of York University. "And some of them just don't make sense."
Hundreds march to protest 62 year old man killed by police
Hundreds of people marched through the streets of Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, June 22, 2020, to protest the police shooting of a 62-year-old man suffering from mental illness.
Transit workers concerned over lack of COVID-19 protective gear
Jason Watts hides in the washroom right up until the moment his shift as a bus driver in Toronto's transit system begins.
Cruise ships carrying Canadians now on the move toward Florida
An Ottawa woman stranded at sea for more than a week on a cruise ship where four passengers have died said on Monday, March 30, 2020, she's "had it" after being moved to another ship that's en route to Florida.
Health officials sound alarm over looming shortage of protective gear
A southwestern Ontario city and a nearby county have joined hospitals and health-care associations in their call out to communities for face masks and other protective gear to help during the COVID-19 crisis.
Minassian admits planning, carrying out deadly Toronto van attack
A man who killed 10 people when he drove a van into crowds of pedestrians on a busy Toronto sidewalk in 2018 admitted to planning and carrying out the attack, court heard on Thursday, March 5, 2020.