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Mosquito mayhem: Why the pests are so bad this year in Ontario

They buzz. They bite. They carry diseases that can be bad for your health. It seems there’s more mosquitos than ever this year – and people are noticing.

This image provided by the USDA Agricultural Research Service shows a closeup of a mosquito on human skin. (USDA Agricultural Research Service via AP)

Air quality statement issued in Waterloo region amid wildfires in Ontario, Quebec

Environment Canada says several groups of people across southwestern Ontario are at a higher risk of experiencing health effects caused by wildfire smoke.

There are 20 forest fires active in northeastern Ontario, including eight new confirmed fires reported Friday. (Supplied)

Two vehicles involved in fatal collision near Acton, Ont.

Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say at least one person is dead following a collision just north of Acton.

A vehicle with extensive damage is seen at the site of a fatal collision near Acton, Ont. (OPP)

18-year-old caught going nearly twice the speed limit gets mother's car impounded: Guelph police

Guelph police have charged an 18-year-old after they say he was caught going nearly twice the speed limit in his mother's car.

Police seize loaded handgun after motorcycle crash on Hwy. 401

A 40-year-old man from Toronto is facing weapons charges after police found a loaded handgun at the scene of a crash he was involved in.

Coalition of Muslim Women of KW to host vigil on two year anniversary of the killing of the Afzaal family in London, Ont.

The Coalition of Muslim Women (CMW) of KW is organizing a vigil on Tuesday evening to commemorate the lives lost on June 6, 2021 when four out of the five members of the Afzaal family were struck and killed by a man in a truck in London, Ont.

Downtown Kitchener, Ont. office building being turned into rental units

For the first time in the City of Kitchener, a downtown office high-rise is being converted into rental units.

Road rage in Baden leads to gun charges: WRPS

A Wilmot Township man is facing a long list of charges after an alleged road rage incident in Baden.

'Such outcomes are unspeakable': Fatal fire in Waterloo under investigation

Flames and smoke could be seen shooting out of a home on Graham Street in Waterloo shortly after midnight on Monday, creating a scene that firefighters say was intense before they arrived.

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Johnston to launch foreign interference hearings in July, calls allegations of bias 'quite simply false'

Canada's special rapporteur on foreign interference David Johnston calls the allegations swirling around his objectivity 'quite simply false,' and said Tuesday he plans to push ahead with his work, launching public hearings next month

David Johnston, Independent Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference, appears as a witness at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Poilievre calls on Liberals to make killers like Bernardo stay in max-security prison

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should see to it that mass murderers serve their entire sentences in maximum-security prison.

Sex harassment case involving Trudeau Foundation should be heard in N.L., lawyer says

The lawyer representing a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed by a former Northwest Territories premier says her client would likely have to end her lawsuit if a judge determines the trial should be moved to Quebec.

Rent across Canada climbs to 20 per cent above pandemic lows: report

Across Canada, the average price of rent climbed back up after pandemic lows, with the monthly rate new tenants face now 20 per cent higher than it was two years ago, according to just-released rental data.