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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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Ontario/Quebec, Weather

February 4, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Ontario cities running low on road salt amid harsh winter, increased exports to U.S.

Some Ontario municipalities and private contractors are mixing salt with…

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U.S. indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro, escalating Trump pressure campaign
Star

February 4, 2026

U.S. indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro, escalating Trump pressure campaign

Were the planes shot down in 1996 really on a…

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Trump looking for a 'win' on Cuba as Raul Castro indictment expected
Star

February 4, 2026

Trump looking for a ‘win’ on Cuba as Raul Castro indictment expected

As the U.S. appears poised to announce criminal charges against…

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Canadian companies could face big losses as change looms in Cuba
Star

February 4, 2026

Canadian companies could face big losses as change looms in Cuba

In Havana on Friday, Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández…

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Cuban officials report country-wide blackout amid U.S. energy blockade
Star

February 4, 2026

Cuban officials report country-wide blackout amid U.S. energy blockade

Officials in Cuba reported an island-wide blackout on Monday as…

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In Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists flee
Star

February 4, 2026

In Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists flee

Some Cubans say everyday life on the Caribbean island has…

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Canada's major airlines wind down flights to Cuba as Havana airport warns it will run out of jet fuel
Star

February 4, 2026

Canada’s major airlines wind down flights to Cuba as Havana airport warns it will run out of jet fuel

Canada’s major airlines have all suspended service to Cuba, with…

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Should you stay or should you go? Canadians reconsider Cuba travel plans after advisory
Star

February 4, 2026

Should you stay or should you go? Canadians reconsider Cuba travel plans after advisory

Ask the travellers who keep going year after year, and…

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Ontario/Quebec

February 4, 2026

Jordan Omstead

Why a turtle die-off has this Ottawa researcher worried about warming winters

Grégory Bulté was snorkelling in the cold waters of Ontario’s…

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