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Calgary legal support group calls on candidates to focus on people who can’t afford lawyers

A Calgary organization that offers free legal services to people who don’t qualify for legal aid in Alberta is calling on candidates in the provincial election to remove barriers to accessing justice. “We have political parties talking specifically about crime in our downtown area and on our trains, and there …

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Winnipeg’s Iranian community condemns executions, demands action at CMHR rally – Winnipeg

Members of Winnipeg’s Iranian community held a rally at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Saturday protesting the recent surge in executions in the country. The United Nations reports the Iranian government has executed at least 259 people in 2023 so far. The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police …

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Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet scores 97.25 per cent in confidence vote – Montreal

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 21, 2023 6:59 pm Updated May 21, 2023 7:03 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet scored 97.25 per cent in a confidence vote at his party’s national convention on Saturday. It was …

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Fentanyl, cocaine and gun seized in OPP drug bust

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people have been arrested and charged after a drug trafficking investigation that involved police operations in Brampton, Caledon, Vaughan and Barrie, Ont. According to police, officers with the Caledon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) started an investigation into drug …

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Firefighters injured, cats dead after Transcona house fire – Winnipeg

A Saturday afternoon blaze was likely caused by unattended cooking, say the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service. WFPS responded to a fire on Macoun Place in Transcona just after 4:30 p.m., where they found heavy smoke coming from the building. All the occupants of the house self-evacuated, but two cats were …

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Driver arrested after injuring two people in road rage incident near Montreal: police – Montreal

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 21, 2023 7:14 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police have arrested two people after an alleged road rage incident in the Montreal suburb of St-Eustache, Que., that left two others seriously injured Sunday morning. Police said …

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ATV rollover in eastern Ontario leaves 3 seriously injured, impaired charge laid

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A London, Ont., resident has been charged with impaired operation after an ATV rollover in eastern Ontario left three people seriously injured, police say. Ontario Provincial Police said officers responded to the scene after 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday on Sutherland Road in …

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MPI names Marnie Kacher as interim CEO – Winnipeg

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has appointed Marnie Kacher as interim President and CEO. Kacher previously served as MPI’s Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and has been with the crown corporation for 12 years. “Effictively immediately, Mr. Eric Herbelin is no longer employed with Manitoba Public Insurance,” MPI Board of …

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