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Publication Date: August 20, 2026 - 04:00
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Why lithium-ion battery fires are so dangerous
August 20, 2026
Fires can be more aggressive based on how charged the battery is, which firefighters often have no way of knowing. The batteries can explode and become projectiles while crews are responding. And Toronto Fire has had to expand its decontamination process to get carcinogens off its gear, because the standard protocol isn’t good enough.
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A Toronto man found not criminally responsible for killing his girlfriend who got a conditional discharge earlier this year from the Ontario Review Board is subject to a new detention order after police found him this summer roaming naked around a Simcoe County lake screaming about God. Subsequent urine testing found that Michal Nowaczek-Said was not taking his anti-psychotic medication, according to a recent decision from the ORB, an independent tribunal that regularly reviews the status of individuals found not criminally responsible due to mental disorder. “In this case, the nature...
September 12, 2026 - 08:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
Nearly one in two Canadians would vote for Mark Carney’s Liberals if an election were held today, according to a new Postmedia-Leger poll . The Liberals continue to lead nationally with 49 per cent support among decided voters and up three points since August. Meanwhile, the Conservatives are sitting at 33 per cent (down one point). “These results confirm once again that when Canada-U.S. relations take a downturn and/or President Trump starts attacking Canada, that’s good news for the Liberal Party, and it seems, bad news for Conservatives,” says Andrew Enns, executive vice-president...
September 12, 2026 - 08:00 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
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