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When Michael Cnudde, who has autism, learned that lawyers for the man accused of Toronto’s deadly van attack in 2018 would be using the disorder as a defence for their client, his immediate reaction was: “How dare they?” Yet despite the rejection of that argument on Wednesday by Ontario Superior …

An Instagram post from New York Times Cooking has raised the ire of some Canadians — particularly those on the West Coast — for depicting the Nanaimo bar incorrectly. Commentators decried the imposter bar as having not enough custard, with one saying, “You left out the Nanaimo in your bar.” …

The painstaking detective work of contact tracing usually starts with an infected person and works forward, asking who has that person seen since they became potentially contagious with COVID-19. But that mainstay of public health has a less high-profile cousin that’s become instrumental in spotting superspreader events quickly — working …

The entire 32-member crew of the Atlantic Destiny has now been evacuated from the fishing vessel, which started taking on water following a fire Tuesday night in rough seas and high winds about 200 kilometres off the coast of Nova Scotia, according to the company that owns the vessel. “That …

A judge has declared that the man responsible for Toronto’s deadly van attack in 2018, is guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder. In rendering her decision, which was broadcast on YouTube Wednesday morning, Justice Anne Molloy said Alek Minassian’s rampage was “the act …

A judge has declared that the man responsible for Toronto’s deadly van attack in 2018, is guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder. In rendering her decision, which was broadcast on YouTube Wednesday morning, Justice Anne Molloy said Alek Minassian’s rampage was “the act …

A former B.C. conservation officer who made international headlines in 2015 for refusing to kill two orphaned bear cubs is suing to get his job back and his lost pay returned. In a new civil lawsuit and affidavit filed in late February, Bryce Casavant — who has spent five years …

A former B.C. conservation officer who made international headlines in 2015 for refusing to kill two orphaned bear cubs is suing to get his job back and his lost pay returned. In a new civil lawsuit and affidavit filed in late February, Bryce Casavant — who has spent five years …

The entire 32-member crew of the Atlantic Destiny has now been evacuated from the fishing vessel, which started taking on water following a fire Tuesday night in rough seas and high winds about 200 kilometres off the coast of Nova Scotia, according to the company that owns the vessel. “That …

The entire 32-member crew of the Atlantic Destiny has now been evacuated from the fishing vessel, which started taking on water following a fire Tuesday night in rough seas and high winds about 200 kilometres off the coast of Nova Scotia, according to the company that owns the vessel. “That …