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Ontario Auditor tallies up eHealth damages

Adding the latest chapter to the scandal-plagued eHealth Ontario saga, provincial Auditor General Jim McCarter said Wednesday that hundreds of millions of dollars have been wasted while Ontario taxpayers got little, or no, value for…


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Affordable housing group builds itself a new home

Habitat for Humanity Toronto has just broken ground on construction for one more safe, affordable home – their own. On Tuesday, Neil Hetherington, Habitat Toronto’s CEO, was joined by Mayor David Miller and supporters of the non-profit affordable housing organization to announce construction and unveil the architect’s drawing of their latest project at 155 Bermondsey Rd.


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Iconic images pack the power for social change

The photograph of American Staff Sgt. William David Cleveland’s naked body being spat on and dragged through the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1993 shocked the American public. Taken by Canadian journalist Paul Watson, the photo – attributed to sparking the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the war-torn country in 1995 – earned him the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography a year later.






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East York boy captains Canada’s presence up North

As with 19th century explorers, Canada’s future in the North rests with skilled mapmakers. The Canadian Coast Guard ship Louis St-Laurent has been taking part in a seabed-mapping mission in Arctic waters with four other countries, the United States, Denmark, Russia and Norway. This scientific research may give Canada the opportunity to extend its jurisdiction beyond the 200 nautical mile limit.