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Trump trial updates: 'We have our jury,' Judge Merchan declares after turbulent day in court
Six alternates still need to be selected before opening arguments.
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Province announces $6.4M to integrate local health care teams
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced $6.4 million in funding on Thursday to help connect people to services provided by so-called primary care teams in London, Lambton and Chatham-Kent. Jones made the announcement at Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre's (SOHAC) location at Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, located south of London, which will receive a portion of the funding. Jones said the money will help about 23,000 people establish service with a primary care team
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Human rights inquiry hears from Halifax man who says he was racially profiled on bridge
A human rights board of inquiry has been hearing evidence this week about a complaint by a Halifax man who says officers on the MacDonald Bridge racially profiled him.Ross Gray, who is Black, was walking his bicycle across the bridge on July 17, 2021, when he was tracked down by bridge patrol officers who accused him of riding in the pedestrian lane."It's important for me to be here because I need to send the message to the rest of the Black men that are getting stopped by the justice system," G
2 min read - NewsThe Canadian Press
Correctional service says it's tackling 'evolving threat' posed by drone smugglers
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Correctional Service of Canada says it's taking multiple steps to combat the "evolving threat" of drones dropping contraband into prisons, after B.C. guards held a rally to call attention to violence that they say is fuelled by the smuggling. The correctional service says in a statement it's using a "layered approach" to respond to the drone drops by procuring drone detection equipment and piloting a program using cellphone detection technology. It says it's also using bod
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Alberta snow makes its way into Quebec; here's how much is ahead
Winter's not done with Quebec just yet
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Petition launched to nix Spanish Banks pay parking plan — again
A plan to charge for parking at Vancouver's Spanish Banks beach has been met with public backlash, including a new petition to scrap the move that has garnered more than one thousand signatures.On April 8, Vancouver Park Board staff presented a report about potentially charging for parking at 744 stalls.Parking demand during the peak season "has a serious impact on the road network and surrounding neighbourhood," according to the report."Considerations for implementing paid parking include the n
2 min read - BusinessThe Canadian Press
Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
LANGLEY, B.C. — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and houses to flip. Eby made his comments today in advance of the rule changes on May 1 that limit short-term rental units to within the principal home of a host. The government says figures gathered in March show more than 19,000 entire homes are listed as short-term rentals, something the new regulation
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