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Ontario ice cream maker tarred by ‘lies’ from anti-vaxxers, this time after doctor’s ‘nice’ tweet

One of Canada’s most iconic brands of ice cream has found itself in the eye of a social media firestorm after an Ontario doctor’s tweet became the target of anti-vaxxers. Chapman’s Ice Cream is one of Canada’s best-known brands in dessert products, manufactured at its family-owned Markdale, Ont., plant, about …

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No ring dike, but why? How Peguis First Nation still has no permanent flood protection

Five times over the past 16 years, the Fisher River has spilled its banks at Peguis First Nation. The river channel is so small and the terrain in Manitoba’s northern Interlake is so flat, it doesn’t take much for floodwaters to spread far and wide across the Anishinaabe and Cree community. …

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Manitoulin hockey players speak out over racist ‘war cries’

The conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario (CSPGNO) said it will be implementing compulsory sessions on cultural sensitivity in all of its schools, following incidents involving students from École secondaire Macdonald-Cartier at recent hockey games. At games against the Manitoulin Secondary School (MSS) girls’ hockey team, Manitoulin players said they witnessed …

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After 20 years, Apple is saying goodbye to the iPod

Apple is discontinuing the iPod, more than 20 years after the device became the face of portable music and kickstarted its meteoric evolution into the world’s biggest company. The iPod Touch, the only version of the portable music player still being sold, will be available till supplies last, Apple said in …

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Stratford Festival’s ‘beautiful, intimate’ Tom Patterson Theatre reopens after $72M transformation

The Stratford Festival’s transformed Tom Patterson Theatre has officially reopened to public performances after being stalled by two long pandemic years. “[It’s] a historic day for the Stratford Festival, one that has been years in the making with a few interruptions along the way,” said artistic director Antoni Cimolino during a ribbon-cutting …

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Washington state could face increased demand for abortion services if Roe v. Wade falls, say advocates

Supporters of women’s reproductive rights in Bellingham, Wash., B.C.’s neighbour to the south, say if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, they worry local facilities in Washington will face an overwhelming influx of women with abortion needs from across the country. “We’re looking at 26 states and when …

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Sue Google. Focus on ‘hyper-local.’ How small-town newspapers hope to keep the lights on

On a typical Wednesday, Rob Vogt comes into the office of the Claresholm Local Press early to label each copy and slide advertising flyers into that morning’s weekly newspaper. It’s the start of a long day. From there, he’ll dash to a lengthy Municipal District of Willow Creek council meeting, slurping …

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EU to lift mask requirement for air travellers next week

The European Union will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions across the bloc, authorities said Wednesday. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said it hoped the joint decision, made with the European Centre for Disease …

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Alberta man linked to multi-million dollar hay ‘scam’ in U.S. faces trial in province for similar allegations

An Alberta man who officials say is connected to multi-million dollar hay fraud “scams” in the United States has had a trial set in Canada for similar allegations.  Lawyers for the Crown and Scott James Piggott appeared in court Monday to set a trial date in Lethbridge on the man’s …

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RCMP commissioner denies accusation Mounties used ‘kid gloves’ with Freedom Convoy protesters

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says she doesn’t believe there was a double standard in the way Mounties policed the Freedom Convoy protests and blockades earlier this year and the tactics used with Indigenous protesters. During a heated exchange in a committee meeting Tuesday night, NDP MP Matthew Green asked about …

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