There has been a spike in requests for dental records by police forces in Ontario, which can help investigators close cold cases by identifying missing persons. Nathaniel Dove explains what’s behind the increase and how police are using dental records to identify missing persons.
UPDATE: After just four days, the giant ‘X’ sign that graced the roof of Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco has been taken down. The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said Monday it received 24 complaints about the illuminated sign, which was put up without a permit.“This morning, building inspectors observed the structure being dismantled,” a
We are hearing new warnings Earth may be at the point of no return when it comes to climate change. From rampant wildfires to record-breaking heat waves this summer, the effects of climate change are being felt across Canada. Today, there were multiple heat warnings in parts of Atlantic Canada and up north in Yukon
Earlier this summer, two Canadians walked into a party in rural Germany. “Canadians?” joked the host. “I thought you’d smell more like smoke.”It’s been that kind of season.Floods, drought, warm waters lapping three coasts — but mostly wildfire smoke from sea to sea and overseas.Yes, this is climate change, scientists say, and expect more weather
The city of Paris, France, is allowing residents to swim in the river Seine again for the first time in a century this weekend. France’s capital has been making efforts to clean the waters since 2018 as part of the city’s objective to revive the river’s ecosystem and ensure that it is safe for use in
Derrick Hollier came home Thursday afternoon to news nobody would want to receive. His 82-year-old mother, Joan, had fallen in the lobby of their Bedford-area condo building about a half hour before, and was lying on the floor in pain, waiting for an ambulance.She had hit her head and shoulder on a radiator and was
Taylor Swift has sung that she’s the problem – but if the problem is what to do with boatloads of cash that she brings in for local economies, then it’s one Toronto is likely to welcome. On Thursday, the acclaimed U.S. singer-songwriter announced she will be performing six shows in Canada’s largest city at the
A group representing Canadian businesses is pushing for rental control for commercial units amid reported increases going 10 to 20 per cent. The Better Way Alliance is a group of Canadian businesses advocating for better employer standards and, more recently, for regulations around commercial rent increases.Whereas many residential rental units have limits on how much
A small town in Costa Rica is reeling after a local soccer player was killed by a crocodile Saturday when he jumped into a river to cool off after exercising, Costa Rican media has reported. Jesús “Chucho” Alberto López Ortiz was just 29-years-old when he died and leaves behind a wife and two children, Derian
Céline Dion‘s sister has revealed a heartbreaking update on the singer’s health as she continues to seek treatment for stiff-person syndrome. Speaking with Le Journal de Montréal, Claudette Dion said that another of their sisters, Linda, had moved in with Céline to help with her care.The 55-year-old chanteuse first revealed her diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome