Category: News

Ontario’s police watchdog has concluded a one-year-old boy was fatally shot by police after his father’s pickup truck crashed into a cruiser in Kawartha Lakes. The SIU says the finding is based on the results of an autopsy and forensic analysis of bloodstains and other evidence. The boy was shot during an altercation between his father and police after an … Read more

Tuesday night police in Amsterdam were patrolling the Oosterpark when they thought they spotted a dead body in the snow.  They got closer to investigate and determined there was no dead body. Instead, the object that caught their attention was a horizontal snow sculpture that someone had made. The snowman even had a carrot for a nose, which the officers … Read more

A new survey from personal finance company LendingTree shows that 39% of us will skip out on Valentine’s Day to save money.  The survey commissioned from experience management company Qualtrics, surveyed 1,250 people across four generations: Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z.  

Out of the four groups, it appears that younger generations are more likely to ditch Valentine’s … Read more

Miller High Life is offering to rent out one couple’s favorite bar for what it’s calling “the best Valentine’s Day date ever.”  It can’t just be any bar. According to a press release, the lucky couple will get to have their own private date at their favorite local dive bar.  The date will include endless peanuts, popcorn and … Read more

A new survey asked 2,000 respondents about the romance they hope to achieve one day. It found that seven in 10 just want to have one “movie magic” kiss in their lifetime. At this point in their lives, the average person has only had seven romantic moments they would describe as magical – and 14% have only had one to … Read more

A new study asked 2,000 people to think about their relationships, past, present and future and found that a third refuse to date a specific astrological sign ever again – with Geminis topping the list. If you’re a Cancer, Taurus, Aries or Leo – you may want to tread lightly in your relationships, as these signs were next in line … Read more

Mill Street Brewery says it’s disappointed that the Tragically Hip has filed a lawsuit over the promotion of its 100th Meridian lager. The band alleges the Labatt subsidiary has tried to ride on the coattails of its success through misleading social media posts associating it with the Lager. But general manager Daryl Minor says Mill Street is confident the … Read more

A new report from the parliamentary budget officer says the government may be slightly underestimating how much revenue it could get by taxing services like Netflix. As it is, foreign-based online services can sell their products in Canada without charging federal sales taxes. The PBO estimates the bump in tax revenues could be more than $1.3 billion dollars over five … Read more

Fashion icon Louis Vuitton has removed their new “Jamaican Stripe Sweater” after admitting that they got the colours from the Jamaican flag wrong. The sweater, which retailed for $1,340, is supposed to pay homage to the Jamaican flag.  But the sweater is green, yellow, and red. The Jamaican flag is green, yellow, and black. It appears that Louis Vuitton may … Read more

Flair Airlines has announced a formal arrangement with the Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF). Flair Airlines will provide non-stop domestic air service to Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Halifax multiple times a week. The current anticipated start of service is May 1, 2021 pending the lifting of travel restrictions due to COVID-19.

“Our community deserves affordable travel … Read more

A Texas lawyer attending a virtual hearing via Zoom had to clarify that he is “not a cat” when he was unable to turn off a filter that turned his face into a kitten.  A video of the 394th Judicial District Court hearing, posted to YouTube, shows lawyer Rod Ponton struggling with some technical difficulties when he logged … Read more

After you break up with someone, and once you’re done scrubbing all the photos of them from your social media accounts, change the passwords to those accounts too. According to a new study, there’s a real chance your ex will continue to log into your social media accounts and more; including apps that can track your location. 26% of people … Read more

An accidental 911 call has landed a Guelph man in jail. Shortly before 8pm on Monday night, police were called to a hotel at Silvercreek and Woodlawn Rd to investigate a dropped 911 call. While speaking to her, they found a man hiding inside the room. It turned out he had an outstanding warrant, was on house arrest and was … Read more

The Parole Board of Canada has granted full parole to the man who killed three children and their grandfather while driving drunk. But the board has imposed a number of conditions on Marco Muzzo, including that he not consume alcohol or go into bars and strip clubs, He also has to stay out of Brampton and York. Muzzo was denied … Read more

Post-secondary students needing mental-health or addictions services are getting a boost. The Ontario government says it will put seven million dollars towards on-campus and virtual supports. The money can also be used to address the needs of Indigenous and LGBTQ students as well those with disabilities. The province says the funds will allow colleges and universities to expand services.

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A Guelph male who didn’t notice that tires were falling out of his motor vehicle’s hatchback Monday evening faces impaired driving charges. About 7:10 p.m., a Guelph Police Service officer on patrol spotted the male’s SUV leaving a business on Woolwich Street near Marilyn Drive with the hatchback open. As the vehicle accelerated, three full-size tires fell from the vehicle, … Read more

Are you ready to impress that special someone with roses and a box of candies this Valentine’s Day? Well think again because “being cliché” is out in 2021. A new survey finds more than one in five people in a relationship (23%) have considered leaving their partner after receiving a cliché gift.  So if you’re looking to impress … Read more

The Kansas City Chiefs opened as betting favourites yesterday to win the Super Bowl in 2022, despite their blowout loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday.  Kansas City are 11 to 2 to win Super Bowl LVI, according to Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. The Green Bay Packers, whom the Buccaneers beat Jan. 24 in the NFC Championship game, have … Read more

The red planet is about to get its first visit from the United Arab Emirates. A spacecraft from the UAE is set to swing into orbit around Mars today. The Arab world’s first interplanetary mission is just one of three robotic explorers arriving at Earth’s celestial next-door neighbour over the next week and a half. The orbiter — dubbed Amal, … Read more

A convicted drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather is set to appear before the Parole Board of Canada today via videoconference. Marco Muzzo was granted day parole last April, nearly five years after the crash. The panel had denied him full parole, finding that elements of his plan for self-management were relatively simplistic. He was sentenced to … Read more

Bradford Gauthier lives in Worcester, Massachusetts.  Last Tuesday morning he shoveled snow for about an hour and then he went inside and took a sip of water.  But he couldn’t swallow it. In fact, he had to tip his head forward and let the water drain back out of this throat. That’s when he realized that something was lodged in … Read more

Police are expressing their shock and sadness at an incident that left a man and a woman dead and three others injured in East Gwillimbury on Saturday. Police have said they were called to a home for a reported stabbing, where they found a woman dead. The SIU says two officers then shot and killed the suspect. Police say a … Read more

Aliens already visited planet earth in 2017 and scientists ignored it, a top astronomer from Harvard said.  Professor Avi Loeb, the longest-serving chair at the Ivy League college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who has collaborated with Stephen Hawking, argues in a new book, Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth, that the best explanation for the highly unusual … Read more

A UK novelty company is selling a sex-themed candle.  Yorkshire-based candle company Flaming Crap debuted the “One Night Stand(le),” a scented candle which is meant to evoke memories of a single night of sex.  To achieve that special fragrance, the candle has notes of pizza, passion fruit martini, condoms, and a taxi.  The candle is selling online for £14.99 ($19.50).  … Read more

Life can be busy sometimes. In fact, life can get so busy that one day you wake up and realize that you’re 40 and still single. It appears some career choices have more single people working in them than others. It could be because of long hours or because the job comes with a large social network and people feel … Read more

Who says betting on sports doesn’t pay off? Congratulations to Waterloo’s own Mohamed Adan. Yesterday OLG announced Adan recently won $56,000 playing OLG Pools. Mohamed said he enjoys watching the games and following along on his ticket. “It feels great to win. I will use this toward a down payment on a house,” he shared. The winning ticket was purchased … Read more

Super Bowl celebrations will look different this year, but snacks will continue to be a welcome guest. According to results from Frito-Lay’s latest Snack Index1, a poll focused on consumers’ snacking habits, more than 40 percent of Americans are snacking more than they did last year as the Super Bowl LV broadcast is still expected to be the most-watched event … Read more

Brothers Hatchai Niyomdecha and Worachat Niyomdecha were walking the shore of Nakhon Si Thammarat in the Gulf of Thailand on Jan. 27 when they spotted an abandoned buoy, dotted with shellfish.  The brothers plucked three snails from the apparatus with plans to have them for a snack. But what their father Bangmad Niyomdecha found while cleaning the shells was worth … Read more

A new autism services program is being launched in Ontario in March, starting with six-hundred children. The program will provide children with needs-based supports, including applied behaviour analysis, speech language pathology, and occupational therapy. Social Services Minister Todd Smith says the program will expand throughout the year to include eight-thousand more children by the end of 2021.

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