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An expert ice fishing guide recommends caution and vigilance when heading out onto the ice

TORONTO — Police and the public need to be able to clearly distinguish between valid street checks by officers and random stops that should be abandoned altogether, a judge tasked with reviewing the province's regulations on the issue said Friday.

OTTAWA — An overhaul of the Canada Food Guide is set to be released soon, a highly anticipated makeover that will do away with the rainbow visual many Canadians associate with the dietary guide commonly used in hospitals and daycares.

Middle-aged Canadians who have had a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest are less likely to be working three years later

Take time to look after them at home, even if it means you have to stay home yourself

A judge has found the enforcement powers held by Ontario's private animal welfare agency to be unconstitutional, saying the province must re-write laws governing the organization to remedy the situation.

'If you're going to drink, drink responsibly and that's entirely up to you, but if you want to take advantage of of this, and stop drinking for the month, it will do you a lot of good.' said Dr. Mitch Shulman

Humane Society plans on working with city to try and make sure it doesn't happen again

TORONTO — Police street checks widely known as carding have little to no value as a law enforcement tool and should be significantly limited across Ontario, a judge tasked with reviewing the practice said Monday.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says 2,000 Canadians died in the first six months of 2018 from opioid-related overdoses