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Small child pronounced dead after Ajax, Ont. drowning call

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police and first responders are on the scene of a drowning reportedly involving a three-year-old child in Ajax, Ont. Durham Regional Police said a drowning call came on Tuesday evening in the area of Rossland Road West and Harwood Avenue. A three-year-old …

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Manitoba highway construction to cause delays, but projects worth the wait – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Highways across Manitoba will be getting facelifts over the coming months, and with that will come more traffic delays. With the announcement of a multi-year infrastructure strategy in March – and more than $500 million tagged for projects in 2023 alone – …

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Your Saskatchewan photo of the day: May 2023

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Spring has sprung, the days are warmer, and photographers are taking photos as things start to bloom. We want to see the wonderful photos you capture from all over the province. Each day, Global Saskatoon and Global Regina feature a viewer-submitted photo …

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Former employee of youth camp near London facing historic sexual assault charges

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa police say a man from Minneapolis, Minn., faces multiple charges over alleged sexual assaults from his time at a youth camp near London, Ont., over two decades ago. Police say the 48-year-old was employed at a Youth Leadership Camp near London …

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Top Toronto mayoral candidates set to debate vision for Scarborough – Toronto

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2023 6:13 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — The six leading Toronto mayoral candidates are set to square off in a debate today where they’ll get a chance to outline their vision for Scarborough, the east-end region …

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Manitoba Crown corporation head ousted after review, board chair says – Winnipeg

The chief executive officer of Manitoba’s auto insurance Crown corporation was let go on the long weekend after an internal review of his conduct, officials said Tuesday. Eric Herbelin’s dismissal from the top post at Manitoba Public Insurance is the latest in a string of moves following cost overruns and plans by the …

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Calgary ER doctors sound alarm over system in crisis – Calgary

Doctors across Calgary are sounding the alarm over the state of emergency care in the city. “Signs of a capacity crisis are everywhere,” an open letter to Albertans signed by more than 180 emergency physicians reads. “Our emergency departments are collapsing and frontline healthcare workers have truly had enough. We …

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Will Ontario fund Toronto’s World Cup plan? Inside the provincial deliberations

Toronto’s plans to host five games as part of the 2026 World Cup could be in jeopardy as provincial officials continue painstaking deliberations over whether or not to pitch in and help pay for the event, something the city expects them to do. During increasingly detailed discussions about how to …

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1 dead, 1 injured in double shooting in Vaughan – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Regional Police say a man is dead and another has been taken to hospital after a double shooting in Vaughan, Ont., early Wednesday. Police said officers were called to an industrial plaza at Creditstone Road and Highway 7 at around 3:50 …

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to spend day in Winnipeg – Winnipeg

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 24, 2023 9:01 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Winnipeg Wednesday. Trudeau is set to meet with Indigenous high school students in the morning before making an announcement about protecting …

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