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Nearly 60 years ago, a French town was hit by a sudden outbreak of hallucinations, which left five people dead and many seriously ill. For years it was blamed on bread contaminated with a psychedelic fungus - but that theory is now being challenged.

The only person charged under a controversial G20 regulation appeared in court Wednesday only to discover his charge has mysteriously disappeared.

Coun. Pat Lorje has asked civic administrators to look into the possibility of adding more teeth to the city's panhandling bylaw.

The 90-day probe — now his office's "top priority" — will examine why the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services resorted to the regulation, which many believed allowed police to arrest people who came within five metres of the summit security fence if they didn't produce identification.

A video highlighting how badly the police failed the city of Toronto during the G20

20 people arrested at the G20 tell of ‘inhumane’ treatment at the hands of police

A newspaper photographer has been shot with a rubber bullet in the backside, while another had an officer point a gun in his face despite identifying himself as a member of the media.

As the longest strike in Sudbury’s history rolls on, United Steelworkers union organizers are calling for an end to the use of replacement workers, blaming the practice for prolonging the strike.

Residential schools for Aboriginal people in Canada date back to the 1870s. Over 130 residential schools were located across the country, and the last school closed in 1996. These government-funded, church-run schools were set up to eliminate parental involvement in the intellectual, cultural, and spiritual development of Aboriginal children.

A Union Carbide plant in the central city of Bhopal accidentally released toxic gases into the air towards nearby slums and the government says around 3,500 people died as a result. Activists say 25,000 died in the immediate aftermath and the years that followed.

Some 189 nations agreed to the 28-page document following a month-long conference on strengthening the NPT, the cornerstone of global disarmament efforts.

The criminal charges against Ontario’s former attorney general in the death of a cyclist were withdrawn Tuesday after the prosecutor said there was little chance of a conviction.