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Wrongfully convicted New Brunswick man dies months after exoneration
FREDERICTON — A wrongfully convicted New Brunswick man who spent decades trying to clear his name before being declared innocent by a judge in January has died at the age of 80. Innocence Canada, the organization that led the legal fight to exonerate Walter Gillespie and his friend Robert Mailman of their 1984 murder convictions, says Gillespie died Friday in his home in Saint John, N.B. James Lockyer, founding director of Innocence Canada, called it sad that Gillespie, who spent 21 years in pri
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AHS issues boil-water advisory for areas of Rocky View County
Alberta Health Services has issued a boil-water advisory for areas of Rocky View County after an issue was discovered with one of the systems supplying water to the county, which surrounds the northern half of Calgary.AHS sent out the advisory in a news release late Friday night. "Due to an issue with the Salt Box Coulee waterworks system and several Rocky View County water systems which draw water from it, a boil-water advisory is in place for residences supplied by these water systems," the re
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Popularity of EVs presents waste challenge of dead batteries...or does it?
Electric vehicles are effective tools to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, but their batteries can pose eco-friendly challenges once they reach their inevitable end of life
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VideoTurkish president meets Hamas political leader Haniyeh in Istanbul
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Hamas Political Leader Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday in Istanbul. Footage released by the Turkish presidency showed Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders posing for photos with Erdogan, and the Hamas delegation sitting down with the Turkish delegation.
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Scrutiny of B.C. drug decrim pilot program intensifies
Scrutiny of B.C.'s drug decriminalization pilot is growing, with public safety concerns that have put the spotlight squarely on the governing NDP as the province moves toward a fall election. Earlier this week, Vancouver Police Deputy Chief Fiona Wilson testified at a House of Commons health committee hearing about how the pilot is limiting police response to problematic public drug use, including inside hospitals and at bus stops."In the wake of decriminalization, there are many of those locati
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Iranian fashion designer happy to sew new life on P.E.I.
P.E.I. Fashion Weekend is back for a third year with a focus on diversity, inclusivity and community.Fariba Viand's fashions are just one example.Viand took sewing and tailoring classes in her home country of Iran, helping her become financially independent.When life in Ardabil, Iran, became too dangerous, she had the resources to find a safe place in Canada, and now P.E.I.Viand is having her work showcased this weekend at the Confederation Court Mall in Charlottetown. Viand says she gets inspir
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VideoPalestinians evacuate area of Rafah just before Israeli airstrike
Palestinians carried backpacks and bags of flour as they left an area of Rafah on Saturday near the border with Egypt after receiving an alert from the Israeli army to evacuate.
