Unpublished Newswire
The Cost of Care
As Monica Kidd writes in her cover story, “Need a Knee Replacement? You Can Get It at the Mall” (May), Canada is known for its “universal” health care system. However, we still come second to big-profit interests. According to a 2015 Angus Reid study, nearly 25 percent of Canadians chose not to fill or renew a prescription in the previous year due to the cost of medication. This often results in many low-income patients returning to the hospital, ultimately costing the health care system more than if the prescriptions had been covered. We continue to be one of the world’...
August 28, 2025 - 06:29 | Readers | Walrus
Toronto’s last shooting range has won a legal battle against Ontario’s chief firearms officer.
The Toronto Revolver Club (TRC) took the province’s chief firearms officer (CFO) to Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice after a 2024 inspection where the Ontario Provincial Police inspector who holds the position visited the 120-year-old non-profit’s facility and issued a new shooting range approval containing several conditions.
“One of these conditions required the closure of two of the TRC’s ten firing lanes for safety reasons,” Justice Shaun Nakatsuru wrote in a recent decision.
But...
August 28, 2025 - 06:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
In the early days of Doug Ford’s first term as Ontario Premier, Stephanie Smyth says she used to get phone calls from him, voicing his displeasure about the news coverage on her TV channel, CP24.As CP24’s anchor and managing editor, she said she would always take the Premier’s calls to hear what he had to say.
August 28, 2025 - 06:00 | Laura Stone | The Globe and Mail
A man told U.S. agents he flew his drone to record the beauty of Florida nature, sunrises and cruise ships. Federal agents found photos and videos of classified Space Force sites.
August 28, 2025 - 05:00 | Andrew McIntosh | Global News - Canada
A man told U.S. agents he flew his drone to record the beauty of Florida nature, sunrises and cruise ships. Federal agents found photos and videos of classified Space Force sites.
August 28, 2025 - 05:00 | Andrew McIntosh | Global News - Ottawa
Re: Deachman, Stop watering your lawns, Ottawa, Aug 22. Read More
August 28, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
