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On a dry, hot day this summer, Kathryn Barnwell, a retired English professor, marched up the road from her home in Nanaimo, B.C., to take another crack at the mayor. Leonard Krog, a longtime friend of Barnwell’s, was standing by the entrance to a parched wooded lot, the proposed site …
Read More »Production company for TIFF film 40 Acres pays outstanding amounts to Sudbury crew, union says
The union representing film crew workers in Sudbury says a settlement has been reached to finally pay some members who worked on a multimillion-dollar Canadian feature film shot in the area a year ago. The film, 40 Acres, was produced by 4T Productions, led by Jennifer Holness, and filmed primarily around the northern Ontario city in …
Read More »U of Waterloo stabbing at gender studies class amounts to terrorism: prosecutors
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2023 6:01 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal prosecutors say the charges against a man accused of a triple stabbing targeting a gender studies class at the University of Waterloo amount to terrorism offences. Deputy Director of Public …
Read More »Lack of data on transit violence amounts to ‘blanket of ignorance’: Toronto researcher – Toronto
Canada needs standardized data on violence on transit systems to help tackle issues ranging from a lack of mental health supports to eroding public trust, say researchers, citing the recent stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy at a Toronto station as the latest example of random attacks on commuters. Prof. …
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