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TORONTO — Polls are open for Torontonians to vote for their pick for the next mayor of Canada’s most populous city, capping a hotly contested byelection campaign to replace scandal-departed John Tory. It’s the second mayoral election for the city since October, after Tory admitted to having an affair with …
Read More »Single mothers’ lawsuit against province’s legal aid system heads to B.C. Supreme Court
The B.C. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday from a group of B.C. single mothers who are challenging the province’s legal aid system. The case, launched in 2017 by the Single Mothers Alliance, argues the province’s legal aid funding for women fleeing abuse is inadequate, and puts them further at risk. A judge …
Read More »N.B. fifth-grader with ‘off the charts memory’ heads to national spelling bee
Austin He is 11 years old — with typical 11-year-old hobbies, like building Lego sets, collecting Pokémon cards, drawing comic books, and playing with his brother, Daniel. Less typical, however, is the Quispamsis student’s talent for memorization. Take the entire periodic table, which he learned by heart in a week. …
Read More »‘Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning’ heads to Switch on March 16th
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is making its way to Nintendo Switch on March 16th, publisher THQ Nordic announced today. The 2020 remaster of 2012’s Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning first came out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. It comes with all of the game’s currently available DLC. What’s more, …
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