Skip to content

Beyond Local

Packaged fresh broccoli recalled after possible salmonella risk

Packaged fresh broccoli recalled after possible salmonella risk

The product had a best-before date of Nov. 26, 2025.
Read more >
Province takes control of Near North school board, sparking backlash

Province takes control of Near North school board, sparking backlash

‘How can the Minister of Education fire duly elected officials?’ wondered Rob Hammond, president of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario of the Near North Teacher's Local
Read more >
Most assisted deaths in Canada come after cancer diagnosis, annual report finds

Most assisted deaths in Canada come after cancer diagnosis, annual report finds

Most people who chose medical assistance in dying in 2024 had a cancer diagnosis and were over the age of 70, new data from Health Canada shows
Read more >
New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors should not be 'gatekeeping' PrEP

New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors should not be 'gatekeeping' PrEP

A coalition of doctors across Canada is releasing a new guideline for prescribing medications that can prevent HIV infection, with a strong focus on increasing the promotion and awareness of the expanding class of drugs
Read more >
Ontario NDP asks for lobbying investigation into labour minister’s wife, who rejects allegations

Ontario NDP asks for lobbying investigation into labour minister’s wife, who rejects allegations

Labour Minister David Piccini and his wife say they have a formal ethics screen set up, co-ordinated by the integrity commissioner’s office
Read more >
Colour coded: Environment Canada launches new weather alerts

Colour coded: Environment Canada launches new weather alerts

The new yellow, orange and red coded warnings, advisories and watches are designed to more accurately reflect what impacts more severe weather could have.
Read more >
Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources

Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources

The company’s CEO also worked closely with the wife of the minister in charge of the grant program at the time
Read more >
Travellers should expect heavy snow north and south of Sudbury

Travellers should expect heavy snow north and south of Sudbury

Parts of southern Ontario will be hit by heavy winds and blowing snow this week, while some northern areas brace for up to 60 centimetres of snowfall
Read more >
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform

Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform

Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours when she obtained her mental health records through a freedom of information request
Read more >
Internal government data shows which long-term care homes met Ontario's hands-on care targets — and which didn't

Internal government data shows which long-term care homes met Ontario's hands-on care targets — and which didn't

As the province has lifted long-term care staffing levels since the pandemic, some companies’ homes have lagged behind, records show
Read more >