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An independent hearing started in Saskatoon on Monday that is going to determine who police officers should be able to call friends. Former Sgt. Robbie Taylor was fired in March because of a relationship with a man who was an associate of the Hells Angels biker gang. He appealed the firing and an …
Read More »Joly says Canada-U.K. friendship is ‘in our DNA’ after British PM’s White House comments
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said she doesn’t believe the relationship between Canada and the United Kingdom has changed after comments made by the British prime minister during a visit to the White House. At a news conference in Vancouver on Friday, Joly said “no country on Earth will be able …
Read More »These Ontario residents sparked an unlikely friendship and they owe it all to a green bench
Cecile Wilkinson always wanted grandchildren. This past June, she finally got her wish — though it didn’t happen as you might expect. Wilkinson was sitting on a green bench at the library branch in Tecumseh, Ont., when a young teenage boy sat down beside her. The 83-year-old lives at The Village of …
Read More »‘Everybody needs friendship’: How Helping Hands Street Mission in Hamilton is meeting that need
Friendship is at the heart of everything the small staff does at Helping Hands Street Mission in Hamilton, and the organization’s executive director says the need for it is especially important over the holidays. Alice Plug-Buist said Helen Norris started the mission 21 years ago because she was inspired by a woman …
Read More »Sask. sets record for longest friendship bracelet in hopes of bringing Taylor Swift to the province
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Swifties of Saskatchewan have hit the finish line and have set a new record for the longest Taylor Swift friendship bracelet. The previous record of 852.19 metres was blown out of the water, with the Saskatchewan bracelet coming in at 1,200 …
Read More »Indigenous Friendship Centre returning to Winnipeg – Winnipeg
A friendship centre serving the needs of Indigenous people will return to Winnipeg, nearly five years after closing its doors. The facility, which will now be known as the Winnipeg Indigenous Friendship Centre, will be resurrected on the same spot it used to stand on 45 Robinson Street when it …
Read More »RCMP foreign interference investigators visit B.C. friendship society
RCMP national security officers investigating China’s foreign interference activities in Canada were at the headquarters of a Richmond, B.C. non-profit group on Saturday. The RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team conducted interviews at the Wenzhou Friendship Society and in the surrounding neighbourhood. At least a half-dozen officers canvassed the area. …
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