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Whitehorse school council candidate charged with mischief, harassment 3 days before polling day
One of the candidates running for school council at Holy Family Elementary School in Whitehorse is facing criminal charges. Kenechukwu Onwudinjo was charged on Thursday with two counts of mischief and two counts of harassment.The school said it cancelled classes at Holy Family last Friday due to a conflict with a parent on Thursday, triggering a hold-and-secure and an RCMP investigation. Parents were told there would be a security guard on school grounds this week. According to court documents f
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VideoLabour’s Sadiq Khan wins third term as London mayor
Khan won a little over a million votes, or nearly 44% of the vote, more than 11 percentage points ahead of his main challenger, the Conservative Party’s Susan Hall. He did particularly well in inner London but struggled in several outer boroughs. He used his victory speech to call for a general election, saying that "it's time for (UK Prime Minister) Rishi Sunak to give the public a choice".
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How to watch the Eta Aquarids, the annual meteor shower that peaks this weekend
What to know about the annual meteor event known as the Eta Aquarids.
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Human remains found near Moose Jaw at least 10 years old, but identity unknown: Sask. RCMP
Saskatchewan RCMP are attempting to identify human remains that were recently found in a rural area near Moose Jaw, and which have been there for 10 years or longer, according to experts.Police say while they don't know whose remains they found last week, investigators do not consider the death suspicious. According to police, a forensic anthropologist and pathologist examined the remains and believe they were at the location for at least a decade.RCMP were called to a rural area northeast of Mo
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Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Brampton stabbing: police
A man has been charged in connection with a stabbing inside a Brampton apartment building Wednesday that left one man dead. In a news release Saturday, Peel Regional Police said they were called to an apartment complex near Bovaird Drive and Creditview Road, just after 8:30 a.m. for reports of an altercation between two men.When officers arrived, they found a man who had been fatally stabbed. At the time, police said a male suspect fled the scene.A 49-year-old man of no fixed address was arreste
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Sadiq Khan wins re-election as London mayor in further boost for Labour
LONDON (Reuters) -Sadiq Khan was re-elected as London's mayor, final results showed on Saturday, helping to cement the Labour Party's commanding lead over the governing Conservatives in local elections ahead of Britain's national vote later this year. Khan's victory, his third in a row, was widely expected despite some public anger over knife crime and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which charges drivers of older, more polluting vehicles a daily fee.
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Anomalously potent May storm will hit the Prairies with drenching rains, winds
An abnormally strong storm is earmarked for impact on the Prairies next week, threatening multiple days of heavy rain and blustery winds
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