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1 dead in U-Haul crash; Edmonton Police and RCMP search for suspect – Edmonton

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A bystander is dead and police are searching for a male suspect after a hit-and-run Saturday night. Around 9:40 p.m. the RCMP requested Edmonton police to send officers to 50 Street and 22 Avenue SW. Police were told that Beaumont RCMP had …

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Immanuel Quickley learning to be aggressive

The most important lesson Immanuel Quickley has learned in his 22 games with the Toronto Raptors is to be aggressive. Quickley was acquired by the Raptors in a trade at the end of 2023 and was immediately slotted into the team’s starting lineup as its point guard. Since then, head …

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Ontario expected to announce post-secondary funding increase

Ontario’s colleges and universities minister is expected to announce funding today for post-secondary institutions to respond to their precarious finances. A government-commissioned report released in November said that low levels of provincial funding to colleges and universities combined with a tuition cut and freeze in 2019 are posing a “significant …

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Family’s climate action journey: From carbon cutting challenge to sustainable living – Winnipeg

Canadian Geographic’s Live Net Zero Challenge has transformed one Winnipeg family’s carbon footprint and inspired climate action. Six months ago Winnipeggers Brigette DePape and Kari Rodrigues set out to cut down on their carbon emissions as part of the challenge and now they are beginning to see the fruits of …

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Grand River Conservation Authority passes their 2024 budget

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) have completed their 2024 budget process. It comes in at over $37 million with member municipalities contributing $13.3 million representing 36 per cent of the total budget, an increase of 2.5 per cent from last year. …

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Ford government begins boosting housing numbers with LTC beds, basements

The Ford government has officially started counting long-term care beds and basement units toward its overall goal of building 1.5 million homes by 2031, significantly boosting its housing supply numbers. According to the province’s housing tracker, there were 109,011 “new homes created in Ontario” in 2023 — representing 99 per …

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Vaughan Royal Canadian Legion branch shuts down due to association with outlaw biker groups – Toronto

A Royal Canadian Legion branch in Vaughan, Ont., has been shut down due to its association with outlaw motorcycle gangs. The decision was delivered to members of Branch 414, also known as Mackenzie branch, through a written letter on Feb. 12. “It is with great sorrow that I inform you that …

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Former Manitoba government presented ‘incomplete’ financial picture, report says – Winnipeg

Manitoba’s former Progressive Conservative government presented an incomplete picture of the province’s financial pressures, had aggressive energy-revenue assumptions and made significant spending commitments in the months leading up to the provincial election, says a consultant’s report released Friday. “From the release of the 2023-2024 budget to Oct. 3, 2023, budgetary …

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‘He’s determined’: Edmonton Oil Kings coach impressed by play of WHL prospect Joe Iginla

He’s only 15, but Joe Iginla — a hockey player with a last name synonymous with excellence in the sport — appears to have already gained some valuable insights about what it will likely take for him to excel in the game he’s passionate about. “(My dad pushes) work ethic …

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Ottawa appeals court ruling that found use of Emergencies Act ‘unreasonable’

By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted February 23, 2024 8:41 pm Updated February 23, 2024 8:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa has filed to appeal a Federal Court decision that found its invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the …

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