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Police in Ontario are warning residents about fraudsters impersonating telecommunications companies to gain remote access to their devices and online bank accounts. Ontario Provincial Police recently warned about an uptick of the telco impersonation scheme in Dryden and a similar scheme was previously flagged by police in Kingston.

Metroland Media is serving up some news stories that resonated with readers across the province in this edition of Ontario News This Week, including what Canadians need to know about the Ontario wildfires, air quality, and the outbreak of the food-borne parasite cyclospora in the U.S. Other top stories include high demand for The Tragically Chip Kawartha Dairy flavour, beach water testing ending in Parry Sound and GTA housing price gap widens in Brampton and Mississauga.

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Much of Muskoka is about embracing modern travel trends. And then there is tiny Bala, a peaceful village content in its own skin. Understated and slow-moving, it feels as though time here has stood pleasingly still. A collection of historic buildings distracts visitors from speeding powerboats and upscale boutiques, serving instead as a beautiful reminder of Muskoka as it used to be. Bala is an ideal spot to spend a weekend in Ontario during the summer.

Are you passionate about Canada’s Black history and do you love to travel and learn? The Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS) is organizing two bus tours – one local, and the other in Nova Scotia. Denise Francis, program co-ordinator at the GBHS, said she is really excited about the trips and hopes to grow and promote Black heritage tourism for years to come. “There’s so much rich Black history in our country and people don’t know the stories,” she said.

Health Canada issued new product recall notices affecting common household items including a Panasonic toaster, a children’s kitchen step stool, cordless vacuum cleaners, food containers and more. Issue Electrical hazard. Where was the product sold 2,184 units of the affected product were sold in Canada, including through Best Buy, Costco and Amazon, and around 11,500 were sold in the U.S. from November 2025 to March.

A fast-spreading Cyclospora outbreak has sickened thousands of people across the United States from the parasite that causes severe diarrhea, and a University of Waterloo infectious disease expert warns an outbreak could happen here. Prof. Abiola Olaitan, whose research in Waterloo’s biology department focuses on infectious diseases, encourages Canadians to be vigilant and practice good food hygiene to reduce the risk of becoming sick.

STRATHMORE, July 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Three years ago, when Heidi Panych signed up for the Enbridge Tour Alberta for Cancer, she was riding for the people she loved, including a close friend whose life was saved by a donor-funded clinical trial. Last year, she pedaled through the emotional weight of waiting for her own biopsy results.

Porter is again raising the fee, which applies to new VIPorter reward bookings, because “the global oil market has since experienced unexpected and sharp price increases,” the airline said in an email to VIPorter members Friday evening. Porter added that its goal was to eliminate the fuel surcharge entirely when it halved the fee to $20 on June 23. “We truly hoped our next update would confirm that full removal,” the email reads.

Ford has recalled thousands of vehicles in Canada recently over a variety of potential safety defects. The automaker issued six separate recalls, which were posted on the Transport Canada website between July 13 and 17. We go over them one by one below. Flex It affects 5,302 SUVs. This recall replaces Transport Canada recall No. 2025-588.