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Man stabbed during a fight in the Avalon Mall parking lot
The RNC arrived at the Avalon Mall parking lot to find two men fighting, one of whom was suffering from a stab wound. (Malone Mullin/CBC)A fight between two men in St. John's resulted in one of them being hospitalized with a stab wound.The fight occurred on Thursday evening in the Avalon Mall's parking lot, according to a report from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. Police arrived at the scene shortly before 8 p.m. where they located the two men.The man rushed to hospital had "extensive inju
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Analysis-Trump election subversion case bogs down as allies' legal woes grow
Donald Trump got another break when the U.S. Supreme Court signaled some support for his immunity claim, even as more of his allies faced prosecution for the former president's attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Trump, seeking to regain the presidency this year, has managed to delay three of the four criminal cases against him. At the same time, the legal peril has ramped up for Trump associates and supporters who stand accused of aiding his attempt to hold onto power after his defe
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VideoMeToo founder reacts to Weinstein news
MeToo founder Tarana Burke, Taraji P. Henson, Don Lemon and Billy Porter react to the news that Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction in New York has been overturned. 72-year old Weinstein will remain in prison because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape. (April 26)
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VideoIt's her Time: Kylie Minogue at TIME100 Gala
At the TIME100 Gala in New York, Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue describes her joy at being being named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2024. (April 25)
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UPEI kicks off fundraising campaign to revitalize its library
The University of Prince Edward Island is launching a $15 million fundraising campaign to give its 49-year-old Robertson Library a facelift. The aging library will be renovated to create a variety of different spaces to meet student needs, says UPEI's university librarian. "I think students are looking for respite by times, and the library can provide that," Donald Moses told host Mitch Cormier on Island Morning. The revitalization will include an expansion of the special collections space, as w
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Richmond County staff developing vulnerable persons registry for emergency response
Cape Breton's Richmond County is working on creating a vulnerable persons registry to help look after residents affected by increasingly frequent and severe storms.Warden Amanda Mombourquette said county staff are gathering information and will be making recommendations to council soon on how a registry could work.She said Hurricane Fiona in 2022 and a heavy snow storm this February drove home the urgent need to come up with a way to help those living rough or others at home who need some assist
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Justice minister aims to rebuild trust after predecessor's domestic violence comments
Nova Scotia's new justice minister says there is work to do to rebuild trust with service organizations following controversial comments a former cabinet colleague made last week about domestic violence.Brad Johns resigned as justice minister a day after casting doubt on the pervasiveness of domestic violence and telling reporters he thought there were "bigger issues" in the province, including drugs and guns.His comments came on the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that be
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