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Trent helps Raptors shoot the lights out vs. Heat

TORONTO – Gary Trent Jr. wasn’t going to miss his opportunity — or many baskets — as emotions ran high in the Toronto Raptors locker room. Trent had a season-high 28 points, combined with a season-best eight three-pointers, as Toronto stunned the Miami Heat 121-97 on Wednesday, hours after the …

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Hamilton considers tech that can override traffic lights for emergency vehicles – Hamilton

Descrease article font size Increase article font size As many major traffic corridors in Hamilton, Ont., see safety adjustments and changes for an incoming Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, the city is looking at technology to ensure ambulances and fire trucks can navigate through potentially congested streets. Emergency Vehicle Pre-emption …

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Parts of Canada treated to stunning display of northern lights

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Aurora borealis put on quite the show Tuesday night. While most of Canada was tucked in bed, a vivid aurora borealis sent teal, green, purple and pink hues shimmering across the sky. Read more: Another spectacular aurora borealis lights up Alberta sky: …

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Winnipeg man stabbed attempting to retrieve stolen Christmas lights: police – Winnipeg

A Winnipeg man was stabbed after attempting to retrieve his Christmas lights stolen by a number of suspects, police say. On Dec. 29 at 11:15 p.m., police went to a home in the first 100 block of McArthur Street after a report of a person having their vehicle stolen. Officers …

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Winnipeg’s next mayor loves jazz, hates putting up Christmas lights and plans to raise your taxes

Winnipeg’s next mayor is a former pastor who is known by some of his closest friends and family as a genuine, patient man — who also got very familiar with the penalty box while playing junior hockey as a teen. Scott Kitching has known Scott Gilllingham, who was elected as Winnipeg’s …

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Is installing blue lights the answer to deterring drug use in public bathrooms?

The owner-operator of a Tim Hortons in Woodstock, Ont., says installing blue lights in its washrooms has decreased the number of drug overdoses in the coffee shop. Some businesses have installed blue lights in their public washrooms in an effort to curb intravenous drug use there, working on the concept the lights reduce vein visibility. But …

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Why thousands of city street lights are turning purple

There’s disagreement about what hue the street lights currently are in parts of downtown Vancouver, but they’re definitely not white. Perhaps “light blue,” “definitely purple,” or “black light-ish” — all depending on who you ask walking under their glow on Davie Street, near Richards. Nancy and Sebastian Schlote have been puzzling about …

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Sue Google. Focus on ‘hyper-local.’ How small-town newspapers hope to keep the lights on

On a typical Wednesday, Rob Vogt comes into the office of the Claresholm Local Press early to label each copy and slide advertising flyers into that morning’s weekly newspaper. It’s the start of a long day. From there, he’ll dash to a lengthy Municipal District of Willow Creek council meeting, slurping …

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