(OAKVILLE, Ont.) – Nothing pairs perfectly with pasta like a bunch of roly-poly puppies. The Pasta & Puppies fundraiser held by the Lions Foundation of Canada raises money to assist clients with unforeseen medical bills their service dogs may have in the future. “You are welcome to sit and visit with our puppies here,” said Close gesturing to an enclosure set up by the front door. Four yellow and black Labrador pups wrestled with an adult standard poodle in an enclosure. A golden retriever ra

With federal election slated for October, prime minister takes to the town hall circuit. Braving bitter cold, over 1,000 people attended a town hall event held by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Milton, Ont., Thursday night. Standing in the centre of the packed Craig Kielburger Secondary School gymnasium, Trudeau took several questions from members of the audience for an hour and a half. There were no hecklers or angry questions throughout the evening. A congenial tone was set with the first

For the last 29 years, the Women’s Institute in Port au Choix has been doing its part to bring Christmas cheer to soldiers from this province who cannot be home for the holidays.

The best way to teach young kids about fire prevention is with a real, live firefighter showing them the ropes. Or in this case, the hoses. Firefighters led crowds of children through a day of fun and games at their Oakville training centre on the weekend. Kids sprayed water on small fires, crawled through a smokey-room simulator and climbed into the driver’s seat of a fire engine. Parents watched demonstrations on cooking safety and appliance maintenance. The firefighters displayed a burned c