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Fun in the sun becomes 'living nightmare' as Ontario man faces 'bogus' drug charges in Dominican Republic

Fun in the sun becomes ‘living nightmare’ as Ontario man faces ‘bogus’ drug charges in Dominican Republic

Jane Wilcox and David Bennett of Burlington, Ont., were on holiday in the Dominican Republic when he was pulled from a security-check line at the airport while they were heading home. Wilcox says her husband faces drug charges and can’t leave the Caribbean country after a piece of luggage was mistaken for being his. “The fact that he’s being held on these bogus charges is just so against his character,” she says.

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Tenant who accepted Ontario landlord’s $40K to move out for renos says he’s worse off
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March 13, 2026

Tenant who accepted Ontario landlord’s $40K to move out for renos says he’s worse off

After a months-long fight with his landlord, Shannon Lucas accepted…

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For every 100 nurses hired, Manitoba lost 57, provincial data shows
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March 13, 2026

For every 100 nurses hired, Manitoba lost 57, provincial data shows

Turnover is erasing more than half of the nurse hiring…

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Hospital ERs in Canada are at a breaking point and have been for some time. Is this the new normal?
Star

March 13, 2026

Hospital ERs in Canada are at a breaking point and have been for some time. Is this the new normal?

Six days in an overflow stretcher. Beds in storage rooms….

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Business, Disaster, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec, Travel

March 13, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Canadians turning to March break alternatives amid tensions in Cuba, Mexico

TORONTO — Many Canadian travellers have opted for alternative March…

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Sports

March 13, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

Maple Leafs top Ducks to end losing streak; Matthews injured after knee-on-knee hit

TORONTO — William Nylander scored the go-ahead goal on a…

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Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man's death
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March 13, 2026

Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man’s death

To help prevent a backlog of patients in emergency rooms,…

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As war between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, life in Lebanon poised to get 'uglier day by day'
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March 13, 2026

As war between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, life in Lebanon poised to get ‘uglier day by day’

Almost two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the…

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National, Ontario/Quebec

March 12, 2026

Allison Jones

Niagara chair resigns after accusations of owning signed copy of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’

An Ontario government appointee has resigned as chair of the…

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Human Interest, Ontario/Quebec

March 12, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

‘Right thing to do’: Ontario town begins renaming process for Prince Andrew Island

An Ontario township has taken its first official step toward…

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