National News Briefs
- More Surgeries For Private Clinics – Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is preparing to significantly ramp up the number of surgeries done in privately run for-profit clinics. For Ontario patients, the move will lead to thousands more surgeries and diagnostic procedures performed each year. (CBC)
- 59 Million Litres Of Waste Dumped Into Lake – The City of Hamilton is estimating that approximately 59 million litres of waste has been dumped into Lake Ontario over more than two decades as the result of a sewage leak discovered this week. The estimate is in addition to the November announcement that discovered 337 million litres of sewage had been dumped into the Hamilton Harbour since 1996. (City News)
- Trump Organization Fined – Donald Trump’s real estate company has been fined $1.6m by a New York judge for tax crimes. The company is synonymous with the former president, but neither he nor his family were part of the trial. (BBC)
- Tornadoes Cause Destruction In Southern US – A massive storm system whipping up severe winds and spawning tornadoes cut a path across the U.S. South, killing at least nine people in Georgia and Alabama, where a twister damaged buildings and tossed cars. Authorities said a more comprehensive picture of the damage and a search for additional victims would come Friday, when conditions were expected to clear. (CBC)
