Two young boys found dead in Ottawa home, father found dead in vehicle fire

Ontario must pay social assistance benefits to a foreign migrant living illegally in Canada a tribunal has ruled in a case revealing that welfare intake workers did not conduct an immigration check of the applicant to avoid jeopardizing his ability to remain in Canada. The Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal heard an appeal by the man who declared he had come to Canada in 1997 on a temporary work permit. Although his permit expired after four years, he never left. He was able to support himself by working cash jobs until 2023 when he entered the homeless shelter system, he told the...