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Solomon Islands lawmakers choose Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
(Reuters) -Solomon Islands lawmakers selected a new prime minister in a secret ballot on Thursday, choosing foreign minister Jeremiah Manele, who has pledged to continue the Pacific Island nation's foreign policy that saw it grow close to China. Governor General Sir David Vunagi announced outside parliament house that Manele had won 31 votes, to Opposition leader Matthew Wales' 18 votes.
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'Thunderhead' LGBTQ national monument breaks ground in Ottawa
OTTAWA — After a rainy night in Ottawa, the sun broke through Wednesday afternoon ahead of a ceremony to break ground for a national LGBTQ+ monument. That was no coincidence, Albert McLeod told a crowd gathered under a bridge near the Supreme Court of Canada and the Ottawa River, or the Kitchissippi, as it's known to Algonquin Peoples. "Those thunderers came last night and cleared the way for us to be here today — to celebrate being human, and to share that courage and strength," said McLeod, a
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Snow and a tornado on the same day? Welcome to Canadian spring
The end of April saw a wild twist in Alberta's weather, with a dose of heavy snowfall and its first tornado of the year occurring on the same day.
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VideoStudents speak out about overnight violence at UCLA protests
Students speak out after counter-protesters “forcefully" attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA early Wednesday. (AP video by Rick Taber)(AP produced by Javier Arciga)
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Man dies after assault at Toronto jail, police say
A man has died after being assaulted at a Toronto jail late last month, police say.Toronto police say Ibrahim Ali, 31, was assaulted by an inmate at the Toronto South Detention Centre on April 21st and taken to hospital in critical condition.Ali died of his injuries in hospital on Monday, they said in a news release Wednesday.A 27-year-old Toronto man was charged with attempted murder, but police say that charge is expected to be upgraded to first-degree murder at his next court appearance. Anyo
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Edmonton e-scooter contracts could charge users extra for poor parking job, city says
Love or loathe them, electric scooters and bikes will be back on Edmonton streets this season with new rules aimed at getting users to be safer and more responsible as micromobility choices become more popular. E-scooters trips spiked 124 per cent to just over one million (1,011,756) rides in 2023, up from 452,170 in 2022, a new city report shows. E-bike trips also went up slightly, more than five per cent, to 49,641 rides from 46,997.The activity comes with its share of safety and behaviour com
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VideoAlberta government reverses course, will continue to fund low-income transit passes
The Alberta government is walking back plans to pull funding from a municipal transit program, less than 24 hours after it was first announced. The moves comes as low-income Albertans continue to grapple with nearly losing what they deem an essential. Morgan Black reports.
