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Doctor testifies on erectile dysfunction at lawyer's trial in defence attempt to cast doubt on allegations
Warning: The content in this story involves alleged sexual assault and the details may be disturbing to some.Jerome Kennedy presented Dr. Douglas Drover with a series of hypothetical scenarios Tuesday in Supreme Court in St. John's in an effort to determine whether his client could have possibly done what he's accused of doing. The former health authority chief of staff and urologist took the stand as an expert witness in the trial of Robert Regular, 72, Tuesday.He was the third witness called b
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Fredericton bridge repair will push final work on Regent Street to 2025
Construction on the Princess Margaret Bridge by the province this summer will mean more work on Regent Street in downtown Fredericton next year.The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure project will close the Princess Margaret, one of the two bridges connecting the city's north and south sides, for five weeks starting in May. Melissa Steeves, assistant manager of engineering, design and construction, said the city wants to avoid closing a section of Regent Street during the anticipated
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Canada's spring allergy season is underway. Top triggers to watch for
Aerobiology Research Laboratories has released its pollen forecast for Spring 2024. Here are some triggers to watch out for.
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MP, Caldwell First Nation applaud millions for Windsor's Ojibway National Urban Park in federal budget
Millions in funding announced in Tuesday's federal budget have been set aside for the proposed Ojibway National Urban Park in Windsor, Ont.The budget unveiled in Ottawa proposes to provide $36.1 million over five years starting in 2024-25 and "$4.6 million per year ongoing" for the park. "What that means is within the next 12 months, we will open an Ojibway National Urban Park here in Windsor-Essex," said Irek Kusmierczyk, Liberal MP for Windsor-Tecumseh.The funding will go toward the park's ope
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Man charged in stabbing death of woman in South Vancouver
A man has been charged in the stabbing death of a woman in South Vancouver in early April.Vancouver resident Gertrude Cheong, 49, died after she was found by police lying on the ground near Fraserview Golf Course, early on April 3.Officers had responded to reports of screams and a person lying on Rosemont Drive around 6 a.m. PT, according to Insp. Mike Rowe, who leads the Vancouver Police Department's major crimes unit.Eric Lau, a 29-year-old man from Burnaby, B.C., has now been charged with sec
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Here's the latest for Tuesday, April 16: Jury selection in Trump trial in second day; Denmark's Old Stock Exchange burns; Israeli airstrikes hit refugee camp; Rehabilitated tortoises emerge from hibernation.
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Coral Harbour, Nunavut, elects new mayor in byelection
Patterk Netser has been elected mayor of Coral Harbour, Nunavut.Netser, who was ousted from Nunavut's cabinet in 2020 over controversial social media posts that same year, won a byelection held in the community on Monday. He beat three other candidates by collecting 85 votes.The other candidates included Willie Nakoolak, who received 61 votes; Aidan Saviakjuk, who received 49 votes; and Lenny Emiktaut, who received five votes.Voter turnout was 43 per cent, according to Elections Nunavut.Netser's
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