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Student transport driver charged with sexual assault
Ottawa police have charged a man who worked as a driver for a Centretown high school with sexually assaulting a girl younger than 16. The accused, 56-year-old Jean-Pierre Mutabazi, was charged Thursday with sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching, Ottawa Police Service said in a news release.Police allege that on March 1, Mutabazi had dropped off the other students and was driving the girl home when he stopped his van and forced her to perform a sexual act.He then d
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VideoHead-on crash: Truck collides with school bus in Deroche
One person was airlifted to hospital after a head-on crash between a truck and a school bus in Deroche.
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Brief, but intense winter weather wallops Newfoundland Thursday
Special weather statements continue to line Newfoundland for a brief, but intense blast of winter weather forecast across the island on Thursday. Brace for quickly deteriorating travel conditions through the afternoon hours
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Police charge man with manslaughter in death of Calgary toddler
CALGARY — Police in Calgary have charged a man with manslaughter in the death of a two-year-old girl. Olivia Hayden was rushed to hospital in September 2022 and was later pronounced dead. The toddler's death was deemed a homicide following an autopsy and a lengthy police investigation. Winston Campbell, who is 45, was arrested Wednesday. He is scheduled to appear in court Friday. Police say the accused knew the child, and her death was not random. This report by The Canadian Press was first publ
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Vancouver's Cambie Bridge to close overnight for movie shoot
The Cambie Street Bridge in Vancouver is set to close Thursday night into Friday morning to accommodate the filming of a "major motion picture," according to the city.The bridge, a main thoroughfare connecting the downtown core with southern areas of the city, will be closed from 7 p.m. PT on April 18 to 6 a.m. on April 19.In a release, the city says traffic will be closed in both directions on Cambie Street from 7th Avenue to Beatty Street."The city strongly supports Vancouver's thriving film a
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Brand new Bedford schools 'busting at the seams,' say parents
Despite opening their doors less than a year ago, new schools in the rapidly growing community of Bedford, N.S., are due to exceed capacity by September, prompting the need for modular classrooms.The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) announced earlier this week it would be installing two modular structures containing 12 classrooms at the site of West Bedford School and West Bedford High School to help alleviate enrolment pressures.Capacity at the two schools — which are on the same si
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Mpox cases on the rise again, OPH warns
Mpox cases in Ontario are on the rise, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is warning local doctors and nurses.The province has reported 26 cases so far in 2024, with OPH noting in its Wednesday statement that four had been confirmed in Ottawa.Mpox is a rare viral disease that is typically endemic in some central and west African countries.But in May 2022, the disease burst onto the global landscape, with cases identified in Canada and other countries where it's not usually found. The first case in Ottaw
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