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Halifax man serving manslaughter sentence being released from prison
A Halifax man with a history of violence is being released from prison, even though the Parole Board of Canada said he is a high risk to reoffend.Joseph James Greene, 61, is serving an 11-year, four-month sentence for manslaughter. Under the law, most federal offenders must be released after serving two-thirds of their sentence.Due to the risk Greene poses, the parole board is ordering that he must live in a halfway house until the final day of his sentence.The board has also attached conditions
2 min read - NewsThe Weather Network
Tropics are waking up with the first disturbance of 2024
The National Hurricane Centre issued the first tropical outlook of the 2024 hurricane season early Thursday morning.
1 min read - US PoliticsThe Canadian Press
Tory MP for Oshawa joins ranks of federal politicians who won't run in next election
OTTAWA — Conservative member of Parliament Colin Carrie, who represents Oshawa, Ont., says he will not run in the next election. Carrie was first elected in 2004 and re-elected six times. He says it's been an honour to serve as an MP but it's time to clear a path for someone new to represent the community. In February, the House of Commons unanimously adopted a private member's bill that Carrie introduced. It would ensure that more information about the temporary absences, releases or parole of
1 min read - US PoliticsYahoo News
Trump trial live updates: David Pecker returns to witness stand to testify about 'catch-and-kill' scheme
The former president's hush money trial is set to resume Thursday at Manhattan Criminal Court, where ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker — the first witness to testify in the historic case — will return to stand.
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VideoVenice launches experiment to charge day-trippers an access fee in bid to combat over-tourism
Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launches a pilot program Thursday to charge day-trippers a 5-euro (around $5.35) entry fee that authorities hope will discourage visitors from arriving on peak days and make the city more liveable for its dwindling residents. Signs advising arriving visitors of the new requirement for a test phase of 29 days through July have been erected outside the main train station and other points of arrival. (AP Video by Paolo Santaluci
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Tim Hortons to stage theatrical production loosely based around 2010 Sarnia, Ont., snowstorm
In the last year, Tim Hortons has treated cottaging Canadians to a boat drive thru, revived its beloved Dutchie doughnut and launched flatbread pizzas. But perhaps its biggest surprise will come this summer, on the heels of its 60th anniversary on May 17, when it enters a realm so unexpected for a fast-food giant that even its executives expect some people's first reactions to be, "What?!"The head-scratcher will come in the form of The Last Timbit, a musical for which Tim Hortons has assembled a
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Canada opens personal-use mackerel bait fishery, extends commercial moratorium
Canada is opening a personal-use bait fishery for mackerel this spring while extending the moratorium on commercial mackerel fishing in Atlantic Canada and Quebec in 2024.Fish caught under a bait licence are intended for personal-use and cannot be sold, traded or bartered.The Department of Fisheries and Oceans said in a news release Thursday the bait fishery will help licence holders supply their other fisheries, such lobster, with bait without jeopardizing the ongoing rebuilding of the stock.Th
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