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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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Toxic animal tranquilizer showing up in N.B. street drugs
A dangerous animal tranquilizer is showing up in New Brunswick's unregulated drug supply, according to those who work on the front line with drug users.Xylazine, a veterinary sedative with effects similar to the depressant benzodiazepine, was identified in a Health Canada report in 2022 as an emerging additive to illegally sold opioids.The drug is added to the mix to "increase bulk and enhance or mimic the effects of other illicit drugs."The federal report showed just five cases of the drug in N
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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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Town of Woodstock will no longer fly Pride banners on downtown lampposts
For many years, Pride flags have been among the banners flown on lampposts in downtown Woodstock.But going forward, a change in the town's rules means they will no longer be allowed. "We're disappointed that that's the position the town has taken," said Amanda Lightbody, founder and president of The Rainbow Crosswalk, a non-profit Pride organization supporting the Woodstock region.Last October, her group appeared before town council to thank them for the Pride banners over the years, after Light
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