SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A single point and more late-game pain for Toronto FC. Toronto, on the strength of a 58th-minute goal by Lorenzo Insigne, seemed headed for its first road win of the season only to have to settle for a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday after …
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Heated fight in Winnipeg ends with machete, shotgun seized: WPS – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police say a heated armed fight in Norwood resulted in the seizure of a machete and shotgun. On Friday at 5:30 p.m., officers went to the area of Dubuc Street and Braemar Avenue for the report of a fight involving a …
Read More »Singh says NDP won’t trigger election over Johnston, interference. Why? – National
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is defending his party’s decision not to make its motion calling for David Johnston to step down as special rapporteur binding and says an election does not “make sense” if the goal is protecting Canada’s democracy. Singh told The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson in an interview …
Read More »Teachers’ union blames province for cuts as Ottawa school board eyes balanced budget – Ottawa
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is proposing to balance its budget for the coming fiscal year, but getting into the black will mean cuts. A draft budget for 2023-24 tabled this week finds $19 million in savings, including cuts to what are described as “discretionary” education positions. The president of …
Read More »Toronto police hunt for 2 ‘violent’ suspects after downtown assault – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Toronto are looking for two men officers believe assaulted someone in downtown Toronto in the early hours of Saturday morning. Toronto police said someone was assaulted before 4 a.m. around King Street West and Blue Jays Way on Saturday. Few details …
Read More »Manitoba Métis Federation approves historic Red River Métis self-government treaty – Winnipeg
The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), alongside thousands of members who joined in-person and online, approved the Red River Métis Self Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty. David Chartrand, president of the MMF, says the vote was quoted “as extraordinary as the assembly itself,” which the MMF claims was the largest in …
Read More »Why Danielle Smith says she will try ‘persuading’ Trudeau on climate goals
Newly re-elected Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she got a “very strong” mandate in Monday’s provincial election and is ready to lead for all Albertans — despite her United Conservative Party losing seats and dropping in its share of the vote. And she says she is confident she will be …
Read More »Notorious killer Paul Bernardo moved to a medium-security prison
Convicted teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo was quietly moved to a medium-security prison in Quebec on Monday, the lawyer for his victims’ families says. Bernardo has been serving a life sentence for kidnapping, torturing and killing Kristen French, 15, and Leslie Mahaffy, 14, in the early 1990s near …
Read More »Police investigating after man arrives at Toronto hospital with gunshot wound – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Investigators in Toronto are working to piece together what happened on Sunday morning after someone walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound. Toronto police said the victim arrived at a hospital with injuries from a shooting just after 4:30 a.m. They …
Read More »Winnipeg Pride parade brings road closures, locals urged to plan ahead – Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Pride parade happens Sunday, bringing some road closures and prompting the city to urge people to plan ahead for the festivities. The parade starts at 10 a.m. with a rally at the Manitoba legislature, and will proceed up Memorial Boulevard, down Portage Avenue, and end at The Forks. …
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