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May 19, 2026 - 09:30 | | CBC News - Canada
The B.C. Provincial Health Office is reporting that one of four high-risk individuals who was on the cruise ship M.V. Hondius and self-isolating on Vancouver Island has tested presumptive positive for the Andes hantavirus. The person was transported to hospital for assessment and care on May 14, according to a statement released by the Public Health Agency of Canada released on Saturday. The person’s spouse also has mild symptoms and was taken to hospital. “Both will remain in isolation in hospital,” says the statement. Meanwhile, a third person who was isolating has been transferred...
May 16, 2026 - 17:55 | National Post Staff | National Post
The Toronto Police Service Board has made a request to Ontario’s Inspectorate of Policing to conduct an expedited inspection of recent antisemitism allegations levelled at the Toronto Police Service. Late last month, former homicide detective Hank Idsinga made allegations of antisemitism in the Toronto Police Service in the pages of his recently released memoir. In a public statement released Friday, board chair Shelley Carroll said the board’s request follows consultations with Jewish community stakeholders and members of the board’s Jewish Community Advisory Table. “The Board has...
May 15, 2026 - 15:24 | National Post Staff | National Post
TORONTO — Susie Sheffman is caught in a love triangle. Her two lovers? Tennis and pickleball. “People feel really hellbent on wanting me to choose, and I don’t understand,” said the 66-year-old from Toronto. “I really am torn between two loves, and I don’t know why I have to choose. Why can’t I date both?” Sheffman’s history with tennis began 30 years ago. As a kid, she had no hand-eye coordination and avoided sports. Later in life, her ex-husband and friends helped her learn the fundamentals. She’s played regularly ever since. Pickleball — described as a cross between tennis, table...
May 14, 2026 - 07:00 | Special to National Post | National Post
Three “inconsistent and evasive” men pulled over for a traffic stop in New York State were found with a cache of 89 firearms they were attempting to smuggle into Canada, say U.S. authorities. Canadian citizen Malik Bromfield, 22, Pakistani citizen Faizan Ali, 25, and Kamal Salman, 22, a citizen of Canada, the United States, and Jordan were charged after a joint operation involving New York State Police (NYSP), the FBI and theU.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The three men “were caught transporting more than 80 guns, including short-barreled rifles and stolen...
May 9, 2026 - 14:33 | National Post Staff | National Post
A new survey has found that 45 per cent of Gen Z Canadians (born between 1997 and 2012) say they’re likely to travel to the U.S. next year, compared to just 8 per cent of Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964). Among Canadians who are travelling this year, nearly two‑thirds (61 per cent) of Gen Z respondents said the U.S. is on their itinerary, compared to 48 per cent of Millennials (born 1981-1996), 28 per cent of Gen X (1965-1980), and 14 per cent of Boomers. The 2026 Smart Traveller Survey, which was run by The Harris Poll in March on behalf of Travel Health Insurance Association of...
May 7, 2026 - 11:30 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
