Month: January 2018

She’s only hours old, but Mila Rand is already causing quite a stir. The seven-pound-eight-ounce baby was born in a car on the side of Highway 407 early Monday. “We were shocked,” mother Heidi Rand told Global News from Oakville Trafalgar Hospital on Monday afternoon. “All of a sudden I hear a baby crying, I’m driving down the road at 100 kilometres an hour and I hear a baby crying,” father Joe Rand added. Story continues below It was…

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Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health says the number of reported opioid overdose deaths in Toronto during late spring/early summer of 2017, “nearly doubled” compared to the same time in 2016. However, during the city’s Board of Health meeting on Monday, Dr. Eileen De Villa said there are still challenges in gathering numbers that truly represent the opioid crisis in the city. Story continues below “Those who choose not to engage or cannot engage with the formal health system, those…

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Mon, Jan 22: Downtown Toronto business owners are stepping up their campaign against restrictions for vehicles as a part of the King Street transit pilot project. But those same owners also got some push back against their campaign. Kamil Karamali reports. Powered by WPeMatico

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January 22 2018 6:40pm Mon, Jan 22: As Catherine McDonald reports, no new charges have been laid against Bruce McArthur. But the family of a man who went missing from the Church-Wellesley Village seven years ago say they recently got a call from Toronto police. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection = resp; }…

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Mon, Jan 22: Just days after the prime minister of Jamaica declared a state of emergency in the part of his country that includes Montego Bay, Canadians are still travelling there and flights are still departing for the region. Returning Canadians say they were never told about the violence or warning to stay indoors. Sean O’Shea reports. Powered by WPeMatico

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January 22 2018 6:33pm Mon, Jan 22: We’re often told we are a work of art, but the most stunning pieces of art don’t always depict the most beautiful people. Susan Hay tests the new artwork app that twins your selfie with the works of the masters. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection =…

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January 22 2018 6:29pm Mon, Jan 22: Toronto police have yet to recover the bodies of Andrew Kinsman or Selim Esen, but they had laid charges against Bruce McArthur. As Caryn Lieberman explains, charges and convictions can happen even without the prime piece of evidence. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection = resp; }…

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January 22 2018 6:05pm Global Durham newscast for Monday, January 22, 2018. Hosted by Crystal Goomansingh. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) { var gnca_videoShareCallbackInterval = window.setInterval( function() { //console.log(‘…

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WINDSOR, Ont. – A man is facing charges after allegedly forcing his way into a Windsor, Ont., home, shooting a man and then biting him on the nose. Windsor police say officers went to the home early Saturday to investigate a report of a shooting and were told by family members that two men were fighting inside. They say the officers found two men fighting in a bathroom. READ MORE: Texas man targeted 12-year-old Ontario girl using a messaging…

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