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Proposed Calgary bylaw would require graphic images of fetuses be enveloped – Calgary

Calgarians are one step closer to not having to view graphic images of a fetus without their knowing. The city’s community development committee recommended a bylaw to put some protections around the graphic images. The proposed bylaw would require graphic images of or purporting to show a fetus be placed …

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No completion date for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT amid quality and safety issues

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will remain closed until the province is confident that it’s “100 per cent safe,” Premier Doug Ford said as his government battles a private construction consortium over a definitive completion date. On Thursday, the Ford government and provincial-transit agency Metrolinx, revealed that the much-maligned project has …

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2 teens charged, 1 suspect outstanding after Toronto carjacking – Toronto

Two people have been charged in connection with a carjacking in Toronto, police say. Toronto police said on March 14, officers received a report of a carjacking in the Seminole Avenue and Danforth Road area. Officers said the victim picked up a male he knew as a “casual acquaintance” and …

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Body of missing man identified near northern Manitoba river, RCMP say – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in The Pas, Man., have determined that a body found near the Saskatchewan River on Monday afternoon is that of missing 22-year-old Jayden Mercredi. The body was found just off 1st Street East in the northern Manitoba community. RCMP and the …

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B.C. pastor, fined $2,300 for holding gathering during pandemic, loses appeal – Okanagan

A pastor in B.C.’s Interior who challenged a $2,300 violation ticket for holding a public gathering during the COVID-19 pandemic had his appeal dismissed this week. In a decision posted on April 26, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled that Pastor Arthur Charles Lucier of Kelowna Harvest Church had indeed …

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Distracted driving deaths up 36% over 2 years in Ontario: report

The number of deaths related to distracted driving in Ontario is up 36 per cent over two years, according to a new report. Insurance aggregator hellosafe.ca released its latest distracted driving analysis Thursday, using official provincial numbers, and pointed out that about 18 per cent of fatal collisions in Ontario …

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Toronto shooting sends 1 person to hospital, police seeking suspects – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size At least one person has been taken to hospital after a shooting in Toronto, police say. Toronto police said the incident occurred just before 5:30 on Thursday, in the Varna Drive and Flemington Road area. Police said officers received reports that “multiple …

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Manitoba lieutenant-governor meets with King Charles – Winnipeg

Manitoba’s vice-regal representative was at Buckingham Palace in London Thursday for an audience with King Charles III. Anita Neville, who has served in the constitutional and ceremonial role since last October, is in the U.K. along with her Alberta counterpart, Salma Lakhani, where both had official audiences with the Canadian …

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Senior, 93, forced to sleep in hospital hallway leaves her Edmonton family outraged

It’s been a distressing few days for Carmen Renderos and her family in Edmonton. Last week, her 93-year-old mother, Virginia Chacon, was admitted to the University of Alberta Hospital after a bad fall. “We called the ambulance and we thought she had a fracture or something,” Renderos said. At first, …

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Ontario to create bail compliance teams, premier says

Ontario will forge new “bail compliance teams” in its latest effort to tackle violent crime, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday. The province is investing $112 million to create dedicated teams in police forces across the province, expand a provincial squad that tracks down those who’ve broken bail conditions or are …

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