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Ontario, Canada, were faced with a frantic situation when approximately five million bees were accidentally released when a truck carrying crates of beehives fell on a Burlington roadway. The mishap occurred when the straps securing the beehive crates became loose, leading to a ‘bee spill’ on the morning of August 30. The incident occurred in Burlington during the shift of Halton Regional Police Constable Ryan Anderson, who reported receiving a distress call soon after 6 a.m. Local law enforcement responded by issuing a social media alert advising residents and drivers to avoid the area. Thankfully, the local community came to the rescue, with perhaps six or seven beekeepers offering to assist retrieve and protect the displaced bees. «Within a couple of hours,» Anderson said, «the majority of the bees had been safely returned to their hives within the crates and were loaded back onto the trailer.» Michael Barber, proprietor of Tri-City Bee Rescue in Guelph, was among the volunteers who responded to a call from the police at 7 a.m.

Also read: Malaysia National Day 2023: Google Doodle celebrates Hari Merdeka It was “quite the scene," Const. Ryan Anderson said. “Crates were literally on the road and swarms of bees were flying around," he said.

deadly substance online to those at risk of self-harm.York Regional Police Insp. Simon James told reporters on Tuesday that Kenneth Law has now been charged with a total of 14 counts of counselling or aiding suicide within the province of Ontario.James alleges Law operated several websites selling sodium nitrite — a substance which can be lethal in large doses.Sodium nitrite is a white, crystalline substance used as a food additive and typically found in processed meats.

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet went into a huddle at this year’s cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, it was clear that housing was top of mind. When Trudeau emerged from the retreat last week, he told reporters some of the measures Canada most needs.

Former Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul has died, according to Skate Canada. She was 31.

Electric Vehicle maker, Mullen (NASDAQ:MULN) announced Monday a multiunit vehicle purchase order made by NRTC Automation Group for the initial purchase of three all-electric commercial Class 3 Mullen trucks. Delivery of the vehicles is scheduled to begin in the 4Q of 2023.

One person has died after the transport truck they were driving fell through a road in southwest Middlesex County on Wednesday night.

Greenbelt land swap controversy after the matter was referred to them by Ontario Provincial Police.The RCMP initially issued a statement which said they were asked to “investigate irregularities in the disposition of the Greenbelt surrounding Toronto” by Ontario Provincial Police.They later issued a second statement to clarify where they stood with regards to the Greenbelt.“At this time, RCMP O Division are beginning our evaluation of the available information as referred by the Ontario Provincial Police,” the second statement said. “After we have conducted a full assessment, we will determine whether to launch an investigation.”On Tuesday morning, provincial police announced that they had referred the matter to their federal counterparts in an effort to avoid any “perceived conflict of interest.”A spokesperson for Ontario Premier Doug Ford told Global News that the decision to hand the investigation over to the RCMP was made independently and also referenced the province’s response to a recent auditor general’s report on the matter.“The government is currently working to implement all 14 recommendations put forward in the report related to process,” Ivana Yelich said in an emailed statement.Auditor general Bonnie Lysyk released an explosive report on Aug.

Fund managers were assessing four capital raisings on Tuesday morning as a trio of ASX-listed explorers and a traffic management operator entered trading halts.

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On a warm Friday afternoon on Aug. 17, 1923, a determined mother of two boys — one five, the other four — left her home in Toronto’s Cabbagetown and headed to the bank. Mrs. Hill was fretting about the coming winter, paying for coal and winter clothes for the boys she still called her “babies.” Her husband worked “odd jobs” and had “nearly starved himself” to save the $40 Mrs. Hill had tucked away in her purse. Last winter it was her parents that came through with money for coal and clothes. This winter her family would pay their way, she thought.

Canadian homeowners are having regrets over their current mortgage as they face unexpected increases in their monthly payments, says one new study.

Two cities in southern Ontario that share a partial border have taken the number one spots for the rudest and politest cities in Canada.

Northwest Territories as wildfires threaten multiple communities, including the capital, Yellowknife.Territorial officials told reporters during a Thursday evening briefing that 22 flights will be available with more to be made available Saturday, depending on weather conditions and the availability of crews and planes.“We will be running flights 24/7 until the population that is wanting to get out on flights are able to evacuate via those flights,” said Jennifer Young, information officer for the territory’s emergency management organization.Additional flights out of the territory will be provided by the Canadian Armed Forces, who Global News confirmed Thursday was deploying four more aircraft to assist with evacuations.Earlier in the week, the Canadian Forces already started flying out evacuees on two Hercules transport aircraft.On Thursday, military sources confirmed to Global News that two more Hercules aircraft, one C-17 aircraft and one Polaris aircraft were to be involved in evacuation efforts. They will come from CFB Trenton in Ontario and are expected to arrive in Edmonton on Thursday before heading north.The arrival of further military assets on Friday was confirmed by Chief Warrant Officer Richard Francoeur during the media briefing Thursday.Efforts to evacuate Yellowknife’s 20,000 residents and two nearby First Nations are quickly approaching a deadline of noon on Friday, as a wildfire nears the city.

letter to his city colleagues, Shawn Lewis highlighted municipal data that shows 319 people arriving from outside the city in the first half of 2023 seeking homelessness support services have been sent back to communities “where they have a natural support network.”Of those 319 individuals, more than 25 per cent were initially “sent here against their will, or under false pretenses, by various individuals and organizations from outside London.”“That represents almost one person every other day,” Lewis explained in his letter.He did not identify the individuals and or organizations allegedly sending people to London for the city’s homeless resources. But he did confirm to Global News that they are aware of some locations these people are coming from.“I don’t think that it’s an organized effort on behalf of a municipal service provider, in any community, and I’m not even convinced that they’re intentionally trying to make the problem somebody else’s,” he said in an interview.“I think in some cases, these may be organizations or individuals with really good intentions.

A temple was vandalised on Saturday in Canada's British Columbia with anti-India and pro-Khalistan posters pasted on its front gate and rear wall. The objectionable posters were pasted in front of the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir. The matter had been reported to the Surrey detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or RCMP, according to the president of the temple Satish Kumar.

Listeria contamination.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued the recall Thursday for six products sold by U.S. brand Soft Serve on The Go after cases of Listeria illness were reported in the United States.The affected cups of ice creams, sorbet and frozen desserts were sold in Ontario and Quebec.A food safety investigation is being conducted, which may lead to the recall of other products, CFIA said.So far, no illnesses have been reported in Canada for the products flagged by CFIA.The agency is advising Canadians to not consume or distribute the recalled products and if they were purchased to throw them out or return to the store.CFIA said the recall was triggered by an alert in another country without naming the U.S., where several Soft Serve On The Go ice cream cups were pulled from 20 states this week.At least two people have been hospitalized in New York and Pennsylvania, but no deaths reported, according to the U.S.

The Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate hikes appear to have put the brakes on the housing market rebound in many cities and the road ahead for further recovery is expected to be rocky, say economists at the Royal Bank of Canada.

detective and a coroner stand in a lab and look at an X-ray to confirm the identity of the person lying in front of them.Police and coroners really do rely on dental records to identify the dead when they otherwise can’t — maybe if the body was pulled from a fire, removed from a car after a bad crash or scooped out of a river.And there’s been a nearly 400 per cent spike in requests for them in Ontario so far this year.There were 48 requests between Jan. 1 and July 31 in 2023 compared to 10 during the same period in 2022, according to the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, which sends the requests to all dentists in the province.That’s already more than 2022 and 2021, which saw 38 and 41, respectively.But Ontario’s Chief Coroner told Global News it’s likely not because more people are dying.Dr.

Investigators say pilot fatigue contributed to an incident in which a FedEx plane landed on the wrong runway after an overnight flight

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board is considering making a US$100 million investment in Indian e-commerce logistics startup Xpressbees, according to people familiar with the matter.