Vancouver :- It’s believed to be a record for heroin overdoses at Vancouver’s safe injection site. Toxic heroin caused 31 overdoses in two days. Gavin Wilson, a spokesman for Vancouver Coastal Health, says 15 people overdosed at Insite on Monday, and another 16 overdosed on Sunday. He says 13 people overdosed atRead More

Toronto, The Public Health Agency of Canada gave health officials in Spain and Norway a ZMapp-like drug to treat two health-care workers infected with Ebola, the agency confirmed Tuesday. The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg sent Spain and Norway one treatment course each of ZMab, a monoclonal antibody cocktail developedRead More

New Maryland, N.B :- A New Brunswick man says he found a dead mouse at the bottom of his McDonald’s coffee and the fast-food chain says it is investigating his complaint. Ron Morais of New Maryland says he ordered a medium black coffee Monday from a McDonald’s in nearby FrederictonRead More

Toronto, A 21-year-old woman told police she was sexually assaulted when she went into a downtown Toronto beauty boutique for a spa treatment. The woman was at the Divine Beauty Boutique in the Queen Street and Spadina Avenue area on Sept. 8 when she was approached by a male employeeRead More

Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has set Nov. 17 for two federal byelections in Ontario and Alberta, including the seat occupied by late finance minister Jim Flaherty. Voters will go to the polls in Whitby-Oshawa in Ontario and Yellowhead in Alberta. Both seats were held by the Tories. The Whitby-Oshawa ridingRead More

Calgary,As many as 6,000 residents in Calgary will be in the dark for up to a week, following an underground explosion in Calgary’s sewer system Saturday. The 8:20 p.m. explosion caused a power outage and an underground electrical fire in Calgary’s sewer system, which houses the city’s power lines. DozensRead More

Brampton, Peel Police say they are investigating after three people were found dead at a home in the Kennedy Road and Bovaird Drive area in Brampton. Police are describing the situation as a murder-suicide. Police have not yet revealed the age or sex of the victims.

Toronto, The director of the influential World Trade Organization says nations around the planet are keeping a close eye on how Canada and the European Union overcome the stumbling blocks of their ambitious trade agreement. WTO chief Roberto Azevedo shared his thoughts about the Canada-EU pact in a recent interview andRead More

Hamilton, Three people were taken to hospital after a shooting in Hamilton Saturday night. Shots rang out around 11:30 p.m. in the King Street and Emerald Street North area. Police said three people were taken to a local hospital – all with non-life-threatening injuries. It’s not know if the victims and the suspectsRead More

Toronto, Mayoral candidate John Tory is vowing to immediately move forward with much needed repairs to derelict community housing buildings in an effort to “shame” other levels of government into coming to the table. In November, city council unanimously approved a $2.6 billion, 10-year plan to repair hundreds of agingRead More