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    Money from Ottawa boosting number of EV fast-chargers in P.E.I. by 13

    Prince Edward Island will have 13 new fast-charging stations for electric and hybrid vehicles by the fall of next year, with Ottawa's help. The federal government is handing over $1.4 million to install the chargers at locations across the Island, with the goal of having them in place by September 2025. Charlottetown MP Sean Casey and P.E.I. Environment Minister Murnaghan said announced the funding during a news conference in Wood Islands on Friday. To help drivers switch to electric vehicles, o

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    Trump trial updates: Fired White House aide Madeleine Westerhout wraps testimony as Michael Cohen expected to testify next week

    This is Yahoo News’ succinct update on the criminal and civil cases against Trump. Here are the latest developments.

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Police launch assault investigation into incidents at UVic's protest encampment

    SAANICH, B.C. — Police in Saanich, B.C., say an assault investigation is underway following two alleged incidents at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the grounds of the University of Victoria. Deputy Chief Robert Warren says in a statement the investigation started when special Saanich duty officers at the campus were informed of two alleged incidents earlier this week at the encampment. A group of people set up tents in what they called the "People's Park UVic," on May 1 at the universit

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    $10M project will expand Mount Saint Vincent child-care centre amid 'tremendous' need

    Melanie Waye has seen what quality child care can do.Waye's son, Xander, attends the child study centre at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, where he's benefited from the site's inclusion learning support program and the sense of family and community created by staff, she said."We feel privileged for the opportunity to have him in such an open, caring and nurturing environment," Waye, who is also a parent rep on the centre's board, said Friday."They are rooting for him every step of the

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    2 men from Montreal arrested in drone drug-smuggling investigation at N.B. prison

    Two men from the Montreal area are facing trafficking charges in connection with a drone being used to smuggle drugs and other contraband into a maximum-security prison in rural New Brunswick.Police seized numerous items with an estimated penitentiary value of more than $250,000 in the drone drug-dropping investigation at Atlantic Institution in Renous, said Cpl. Brad Gallant, of the Miramichi integrated enforcement unit.Integrated enforcement units, made up of members of municipal police forces

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    Another alleged intruder at Drake's mansion seriously injured after guard altercation

    TORONTO — Police say an alleged trespasser at Drake's Toronto home was sent to hospital with serious injuries after getting into an altercation with security guards. It's the second reported trespasser at the superstar rapper's Bridle Path mansion since one of his security guards was injured in a high-profile shooting outside the gates early Tuesday. The unrest comes against the backdrop of a rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, which had seen both artists trade increasingly personal attac

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    For first time, more than 1 million people now working — or looking for work — in Calgary

    Calgary's labour force has surpassed one million people for the first time on record, according to new data released Friday by Statistics Canada.At the same time, the city's unemployment rate surged to 7.7 per cent in April, largely due to an increase in the number of people looking for work.The estimated number of people working in the Calgary metropolitan area grew slightly last month to 935,300.The city has seen employment gains every month so far in 2024, but the job spurt has been outpaced

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