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Illegal marijuana grow operations most often crop up on the Ontario Provincial Police’s radar in Essex County, where farm workers are “almost every time” unaware of the criminals behind the cannabis, police told CBC News. A union rep says migrant workers are ‘easy targets’ for such ‘unscrupulous employers and criminals.’

A Montreal family was reported to youth protection without warning based on their son’s behaviour at daycare. The couple questions whether race played a role in the decision, and point to research that shows Black families are more likely to be reported.

After a Mississauga, Ont., development project went sideways, the builder sold the land. But buyers say they were never told about the sale or the fate of the project. Instead, they received letters stating they were in violation of their sales agreements and the company is keeping their deposits — unless they agree not to take legal action.

When the Ontario Progressive Conservatives took control of the province in 2018, much of the credit for their victory was given to the former Liberal government’s unpopular leader. Now, with current polling showing the PCs in the lead, analysts say Doug Ford is the reason for it, not despite it.

Discrimination based on caste is an issue some people of Indian heritage in Canada say needs to addressed. They say prejudice against the Dalit community persists, and is in some cases is even worse than in India.

Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group and its allies appear to have suffered some losses in this weekend’s parliamentary elections, with their opponents gaining more seats and some of their traditional partners not making it into the legislature, early results showed Monday.

The Calgary Flames won a playoff series for just the second time in the last 17 years with Sunday’s 3-2 overtime win over the visiting Dallas Stars in the seventh and deciding game of their series.

A man opened fire during a lunch reception at a Southern California church on Sunday, killing one person and wounding five senior citizens before being stopped and hog-tied by parishioners in what a sheriff’s official called an act of “exceptional heroism and bravery.”

David Milgaard died in a Calgary hospital this weekend, a source close to the family has confirmed.

Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine says Putin’s irrationality meant no one could have stopped him from war, as NATO seems set to expand with Finland’s application to join the alliance.

Set for May 22 at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Fruit Salad Queer Prom offers a chance for those in the LGBTQ community to experience prom as their true selves, however they have come to define that.

Charles Olfert works with businesses and organizations to make their spaces more accessible for people with physical and intellectual disabilities. He credits his daughter, who has cerebral palsy and for whom he’s designed multiple spaces, with expanding his outlook on accessibility issues.

Francisca Mandeya was a die-hard Zimbabwean who had never dreamed of leaving Africa. But when her family offered hope for a better life in Nunavut, she took the plunge.

Survivors of domestic violence are generally supportive of their children having a relationship with their former partners, but say they wish their concerns about safety, retraumatization and their childrens’ fears about being around the other parent were given greater consideration in family court, a CBC investigation has found.

The last Ontario election in 2018 had the highest voter turnout in almost two decades, with about 57 per cent of eligible voters casting a ballot. Still, that means millions didn’t vote. Here are some of the people who are trying to change that ahead of the June 2 election.