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Toronto man arrested for sexual assaults involving girls
Toronto police have arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted multiple people, including two girls, in North York, earlier this week.In a release Friday, police said they were investigating reports of sexual assaults near Wilson Avenue and Jane Street. The first incident Tuesday morning involved the accused approaching a group of 14-year-old girls, and allegedly assaulting one of them before leaving the area.The second took place around 8:25 a.m. Thursday, police said. The man approached a
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As summer wildfire season nears, Quebec forest fire workers vote for strike mandate
MONTREAL — Workers with Quebec's forest fire agency have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as the summer wildfire season approaches. The Unifor union, which represents provincial fire service workers including firefighters, communications staff and mechanics, says the mandate allows members to strike "at the opportune moment." Workers with the fire service — the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu, or SOPFEU — were kept busy last year during a record-breaking wildfire se
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VideoPope Francis sees 'ugly' future ahead as he calls for policies against demographic crisis
Pope Francis pressed his campaign Friday to urge Italians to have children, calling for long-term policies to help families warning that the country’s demographic crisis and record low birthrate is threatening the future.
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Mayor pushes police to find safe way to hold Israel Independence Day event
Just days after the city announced it was cancelling an event to mark Israel's Independence Day next week, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said he's asked city officials and the chief of police to find a way to hold an event safely after all."Like all residents of our city, Ottawa's Jewish community deserves to gather whenever it chooses in an environment that is free from hate, violence, and racism," Sutcliffe said in a media statement Friday. "This is fundamental to a city that is free and democratic."On
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Smoke limiting visibility on northern B.C. highway leading to Fort Liard, N.W.T.
The highway that connects northern B.C. to Fort Liard, N.W.T. is being reduced to a single lane of traffic due to poor visibility from smoke. According to Drive B.C., a B.C. government road conditions map, the traffic disruption will be implemented Friday morning and that drivers should "expect delays." The NWT Fire map lists an out of control overwintering fire that was 23 kilometres southwest from Fort Liard on Sunday. The fire is six hectares in size. NWT Fire posted on Facebook Thursday that
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VideoArtillery unit stem Russian attacks on the frontline without rest
As fighting continues on the frontline in Ukraine the Associated Press has filmed and spoken to Ukrainian soldiers as they attempt to stem the Russian advance. Troops from the artillery unit of the 148th Separate Artillery Brigade of the Air Assault Forces outlined what life is like and their hopes for an end to the conflict. (AP video shot by Vasilisa Stepanenko/ Production by Volodymyr Yurchuk)
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VideoMakeshift shelter saves hundreds of dogs amid floods in southern Brazil
Hundreds of volunteers have set up a makeshift dog shelter in an abandoned, roofless warehouse in the Brazilian city of Canoas, one of the hardest hit by floods since last week. They treat and feed sick, hungry, or injured dogs, hoping to reunite them with their owners. Their work was at full steam as heavy rains were expected again in the region for the weekend. (AP Video by Lucas Dumphreys)
