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'I feel like I'm 66': Veteran celebrates 100th birthday

'I feel like I'm 66': Veteran celebrates 100th birthday

'All the freedom we have came at a price. It came at the price of friends of mine,' Jim Parks reminds his friends attending his centennial birthday
Parole extended for man who murdered cop in 1993

Parole extended for man who murdered cop in 1993

Peter Pennettt, 60, was granted day parole a year ago, which was extended this past April
BEYOND LOCAL: Financial uncertainty, singlehood cited as reasons child-free adults delay parenthood

BEYOND LOCAL: Financial uncertainty, singlehood cited as reasons child-free adults delay parenthood

TORONTO — A new poll suggests half of 18- to 50-year-olds in Canada who plan on having kids have delayed parenthood, with respondents citing reasons that include financial uncertainty, difficulties finding a partner and the cost of child care.
Modular home neighbourhood soon to be filled with homeless seniors

Modular home neighbourhood soon to be filled with homeless seniors

'This is so needed,' says company charged with managing 14 rooms created at Campbell Street hub
Daughter of murder victim 'distraught' over not guilty verdict

Daughter of murder victim 'distraught' over not guilty verdict

'It has been a lifetime that has been stolen from me and a lifetime that I will never be able to share with her,' says victim's daughter
Community rallies behind woman diagnosed with cancer while visiting from Japan

Community rallies behind woman diagnosed with cancer while visiting from Japan

Nearly $30,000 has been raised for a woman who was diagnosed with cancer on vacation to Guelph from Tokyo and she is facing large medical bills since she isn't an Ontario resident
BEYOND LOCAL: Hockey Canada to hold a second Beyond The Boards summit to examine culture

BEYOND LOCAL: Hockey Canada to hold a second Beyond The Boards summit to examine culture

It's Hockey Canada's second summit after last year's in Calgary, where toxic masculinity in elite men's hockey was under the microscope
BEYOND LOCAL: Private-label food got more popular thanks to inflation — but now it's here to stay

BEYOND LOCAL: Private-label food got more popular thanks to inflation — but now it's here to stay

Amid renewed investment by grocers in their store-branded offerings, studies show many shoppers no longer see store brands as lower quality than name brands
Resident puts city's bike-friendliness to the test

Resident puts city's bike-friendliness to the test

Steve Roper has been cycling around Collingwood for his daily errands since May
'We're not going away,' Residents launch protest against Ontario's biggest 'renovictor'

'We're not going away,' Residents launch protest against Ontario's biggest 'renovictor'

Tenants stand up for themselves during silent protest in Preston as they face renoviction