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Southwestern Ontario Catholics have a new bishop
The Diocese of London announced the papal appointment in a statement issued on Tuesday, naming Fabbro’s successor as Bishop is Daniel Miehm, who has served as Bishop of the Diocese of Peterborough since 2017.
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Walpole Island students to raise sturgeon at new school-based fish hatchery
An Anishinaabemowin immersion school at Walpole Island First Nation is now home to a brand new fish hatchery raising lake sturgeon.
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Erin O’Toole, Lisa Raitt, Ralph Goodale among the names on Carney’s Canada-U.S. council
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped former envoy to the United Kingdom Ralph Goodale and past leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Erin O’Toole to join a newly formed council meant to advise his government on Canada-U.S. relations. The Prime Minister’s Office announced the list of names on Tuesday, some of whom…
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Nunavut man wins volleyball title after surviving 3 days in blizzard on snowmobile trip to tournament
Peter Qayutinuak Jr. was part of a group of five Taloyoak, Nunavut, residents who were headed for Gjoa Haven on snowmobiles on Apr. 7 for a volleyball tournament. There was a blizzard and they tried to beat it, but Qayutinuak ended up getting separated from the group, and he wasn’t found for another three days.
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Posthaste: This fiscal edge has helped Canada become the ‘cleanest dirty shirt’ in the G7
As it prepares an update on its finances next week, Canada has received praise from some lofty channels. “Across the Group of Seven, Canada’s probably in the strongest position fiscally,” Nigel Chalk, director of the International Monetary Fund’s Western Hemisphere Department, said last week in an Bloomberg interview in Washington. What does Canada have going…
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Knives, box cutters, even a hacksaw. What weapon detectors uncovered at the Halifax Infirmary
Devices that look for weapons or items that could be used as a weapon were installed at the Halifax Infirmary following a stabbing last year. Some of the items now in the hospital’s possession include knives, box cutters, a hacksaw and what one official calls “improvised weapons.”
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Brokenhead Ojibway Nation sees new opportunities in purchase of century-old Winnipeg clothing manufacturer
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation has purchased clothing manufacturer Freed & Freed International Ltd. on Friday, saying it sees economic and procurement opportunities within the industry, as well as an oportunity to provide jobs and skills.
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Carney to name new Canada-U.S. trade advisory council, sources say
Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a new advisory council on Canada and U.S. trade on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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Schizophrenic man behind Toronto army recruiting centre knife attack approved for Mecca pilgrimage
A man found not criminally responsible on three counts of attempted murder for a March 2016 knife attack at a Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre in Toronto has been granted a three-week travel pass for Saudi Arabia and Somalia, despite the fact that he “continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.” Ayanle Hassan Ali,…
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Polymarket in talks for new investment at US$15 billion valuation
Polymarket is seeking an additional US$400 million in funding, according to people familiar with the negotiations, after securing US$600 million at a US$15 billion valuation last month. The new deal brings the prediction market startup’s value up from US$9 billion last year, when Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) , the parent company of the New York…