David Bruser

‘Hey, baby!’ Several Niagara Regional Police officers stood roadside, watching as a man allegedly leaned out of a SUV and hollered the taunt.

Doctors and loved ones thought their side-effect reports would alarm Health Canada and send its investigators digging for more information. They would be disappointed.

Judges in Peel Region have let at least eight alleged gun offenders walk free after finding police made illegal searches and, in some cases, misled the court to cover up the misconduct

It all started after the Star’s revelations about a “crack video,” with police following the elusive Alexander “Sandro” Lisi. He was no easy target.

More bombshells are contained in a weighty police document used to obtain a search warrant for Mayor Rob Ford’s friend and occasional driver, according to a Star analysis of court information already released.

A Health Ministry study commissioned after the Star began investigating the practice found nearly half of Ontario nursing home residents aged 65-79 are being given “dangerous” drugs.

Health Canada says generic drug maker will stop distribution to Canadian retailers of “all products” manufactured at factory in Bangalore, India — but the agency hasn’t revealed which products are affected.

Mercury contamination has plagued the Grassy Narrows First Nation for decades, but the Ontario premier is worried a cleanup could make the situation worse.

As part of the ongoing initiative in Grassy Narrows, Murray said, the province has earmarked $300,000 for testing of the local fish as well as another $300,000 to Grassy Narrows leaders to conduct their own studies.

Special analysis of nearly 6,000 homicide reports done to explore “casual relationship” ties between victims, murderers.

Working with provincial and First Nations leaders, Ottawa will address mercury contamination that has plagued Grassy Narrows for decades, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.

Generations sickened by mercury poisoning prompt province to agree to fund cleanup.

Class action litigator Sandy Zaitzeff is now also the subject of a defamation lawsuit filed by Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs, who appears in the YouTube video featuring clowns and a marriage proposal.

A confidential 2016 report says provincial officials were told in the 1990s that the site of a paper mill near Grassy Narrows First Nation was contaminated with mercury — and that the poison is likely still present.

Legislation introduced Tuesday would ensure money is set for remediation regardless of who is in power.

It’s not the first time the First Nation community has made this request. Top officials from both the provincial and federal governments say they are taking the request seriously.

Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott first made the promise at a closed-door meeting Wednesday. “We will support them through the troubles that they are facing,” she said.

Grassy Narrows Chief Rudy Turtle met with environment minister in October and was told dig plans would be sent within two weeks. None came.

In addition to the projected $19.5-million construction cost, Ottawa commits to provide long-term funding for operations and maintenance, including federally funded services such as nursing, personal support workers and palliative care.

Thousands of undocumented Torontonians who were brought to this country as minors and flourished in our public schools are being shut out of university and college by restrictive tuition and student loan policies.