Toronto, A spokesman for Ward 12 candidate Lekan Olawoye says the campaign has been the target of vandalism for the second time in recent months after the door to Olawoye’s Eglinton Avenue office was smashed in over the weekend. Matt McNama, Olawoye’s deputy campaign manager, said police have been notifiedRead More

Tornoto, Doug Ford is sitting out another day of campaigning as his family awaits further information on Mayor Rob Ford’s condition. An upset-looking Ford visited his brother in hospital Sunday and told reporters that the family should know more about his condition within the next few days. “He’s in aRead More

North York, One person has been pronounced dead and another person has been arrested following a stabbing at a home in North York Sunday night. It happened in the Don Mills Road and Van Horne Avenue area, south of Finch Avenue around 8:45 p.m. last night, police said. A femaleRead More

Sydney/Australia – Two Canadian-Vietnamese dual citizens have been charged with smuggling heroin and methamphetamine worth 75 million Australian dollars ($68 million) hidden in a consignment of frozen fish fillets shipped from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney. A law enforcement statement said on Monday the men, aged 57 and 55, appeared inRead More

Sugar rather than salt could be to blame for high blood pressure. If you suffer from high blood pressure, cutting out sugar might be more effective than ditching the salt. For years, people have been urged to look at their salt intake if they want to lower the risk ofRead More

Switching from driving a car to walking or cycling to work improves our well-being, a study suggests. Active commuters felt better able to concentrate and under less strain than when travelling by car, University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers said. Even going by public transport was preferable to driving, dataRead More

Gurgoan, The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is not contesting the Haryana state election is now eyeing the various Municipal Corporation elections in the state, according to sources. Speaking to HT, Yogendra Yadav, senior AAP leader, said party leaders had unanimously decided not to contest Vidhan Sabha election to focusRead More

For people with mild hyper-tension, encouraging lifestyle changes should be the first line of recommendations for physicians rather than putting them on drugs, suggest experts. Lead researcher Stephen Martin and colleagues argue that the current strategy is failing patients and wasting healthcare resources. ‘Over-emphasis on drug treatment risks adverse effectsRead More

Paris, The leaders of France and Iraq Monday urged swift action against Islamic State militants at an international conference to shore up an anti-jihadist coalition, but Iran immediately slapped down any possibility of taking part. “There`s no time to lose,” said French President Francois Hollande as he opened the ParisRead More

Washington: President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress to approve his request for $88 million to fund a major Ebola offensive in West Africa that would include greater military involvement, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Obama is due to outline his plan Tuesday during a visit to the US CentersRead More