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Alleged Kenneth Law victim says suicide website was ‘like shopping on Amazon’

EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes a discussion of suicide. A woman who says she was a victim of Kenneth Law is speaking out, saying she hopes to see the Mississauga man found guilty on the 14 counts of first-degree murder he faces. Law was arrested by Peel Regional Police …

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Resident creates ‘mountains’ to spur cleanup action on Winnipeg’s rubble lots – Winnipeg

Longime resident Cheryl Martens creates ‘mountains’ in hopes of spurring cleanup efforts on Winnipeg’s rubble lots. Martens lives in the Spence neighbourhood and she is one of many residents of an inner-city neighbourhood looking for answers and action on abandoned properties. They say that sometimes rubble from demolished buildings is …

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Saskatoon morning news rewind: Wednesday, Jan. 31 – Saskatoon

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Lithium in Saskatchewan, hiring paramedics out of Australia, and more snow melting. Here’s your morning rewind for the Wednesday, Jan. 31, edition of Global News Morning Saskatoon. Grounded Lithium discusses the mineral in Saskatchewan Grounded Lithium CEO Gregg Smith said it’s been …

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York University seeks meeting with union over ‘toolkit on teaching Palestine’ – Toronto

York University officials say they are asking to meet with a union representing teaching assistants over a teaching toolkit calling on staff to divert class time to talk about conflict in the Middle East. A document circulated on social media called a “toolkit on teaching Palestine,” which bears a CUPE 3903 …

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ANALYSIS: Second-line centre a must-have for Jets going forward – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s an interesting lens that we view the Winnipeg Jets through lately. Only a few weeks back, they were rolling through the NHL — winning eight games in a row and accumulating points in 14 straight. As a team, they looked deep, …

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Want to score 20 Gretzky rookie cards? You’ll have to bid at least $1.3M

A Saskatchewan family is in for a major windfall after discovering a massive collection of hockey cards from Wayne Gretzky’s rookie year. The previously unopened case, which holds 16 sealed boxes of 1979 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards, could contain dozens of the most valuable and coveted hockey cards in history — …

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GTA teacher’s aide calling for accountability following sexual assault acquittal

Ashley Jansen, a former teacher’s aide from Durham Region, is speaking out and calling for accountability after a judge ruled that a former student falsely accused her of sexual assault. The allegations cost Jansen her job and spurred a Children’s Aid Society (CAS) probe that temporarily prohibited her from being …

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TDSB voting on whether to cancel classes on day of solar eclipse – Toronto

Canada’s largest school board is voting Wednesday on whether it should revise its school calendar so students can stay home on the day a rare solar eclipse will chart a course through parts of Canada. If the Toronto District School Board votes in favour of the revision, it will join …

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