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Mallard Cottage's new owner says he fell in love with the restaurant in one night
Mallard Cottage's new sole owner, Blair McIntosh, says the restaurant will reopen by the end of the month. (Elizabeth Whitten/CBC)Mallard Cottage's new sole owner says he has navigated the St. John's restaurant out of potential bankruptcy and plans to reopen by the end of the month.Quebec entrepreneur Blair McIntosh said he became enchanted with the restaurant, in the city's Quidi Vidi during a visit to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2015."My son and I were in town, just visiting some friends, and
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Philippine military chief accuses China of 'malign influence effort'
The Philippines' military chief accused China of a "malign influence effort" on Wednesday, after a local newspaper reported a Filipino vice admiral had made a deal with Beijing to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea. The Manila Times published what it said was a transcript of a phone conversation during which it said a Philippine admiral had agreed to China's proposal of a "new model", where the Philippines would use fewer vessels in resupply missions to troops at the disputed Second Th
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P.E.I.'s reliance on special warrants undercuts democratic process, says watchdog
P.E.I.'s auditor general says the provincial government should bring more spending bills to the legislature for debate rather than authorizing additional expenditures through cabinet, sometimes months after the money has already been spent. Darren Noonan presented his office's recommendations to the province's public accounts committee on Monday.Under P.E.I.'s Financial Administration Act, governments can authorize additional spending beyond what's included in the provincial budget through speci
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Poland's Tusk seeks to revive commission to investigate Russian influence
Poland's prime minister wants to revive a Polish commission investigating Russian influence, he said on Wednesday, amid heightened fears about espionage after a Polish judge who had access to military secrets asked for asylum in Belarus. While Poland has long said that its position as a key distribution hub for supplies to Ukraine makes it a major target for Russian spies, judge Tomasz Szmydt's asylum request put the country on heightened alert. The judge was slated to rule on cases concerning
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Ottawa cancels public ceremony for Israeli flag-raising, citing security concerns
OTTAWA — City officials say they've cancelled a flag-raising ceremony at Ottawa City Hall to mark the establishment of Israel because of security concerns. The flag will be raised next Tuesday, but a ceremony involving the mayor, diplomats and members of the Jewish community will not go ahead. The city says it has intelligence that suggests the event would pose a substantial risk to public safety, though it is not offering details. The group Ottawa 4 Palestine had shared on social media that it
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VideoRussia's Manizha releases 'Candlelight,' in face of music ban
Russia's 2021 Eurovision entrant Manizha - who is banned from performing in her home country after speaking out against the war in Ukraine - releases new single "Candlelight," "to give hope;" and considers whether Russia, expelled from the Song Contest over the invasion, could one day return. (May 8)
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Northern projects net $3.2 million funding boost from Arctic Inspiration Prize
A project to revitalise Inuttitut and promote pride in Inuit identity in northern Labrador has collected the top award from the 12th annual Arctic Inspiration Prize. At the ceremony in Whitehorse on Tuesday night, judges also endorsed a two-eyed recovery and wellbeing centre, a therapeutic farm school for neurodiverse learners in the Yukon, and an initiative to teach boys and young men traditional fishing skills for Arctic Char in Nunavut, among others. The Arctic Inspiration Prize website says
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