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City announces ‘pod-style’ tiny home concept for vacant Windsor Arena
The former Windsor Arena could soon be home to a “pod-style” village of tiny homes, says Windsor mayor.
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OPP recover over $145k worth of guns, drugs and cash following raid at a home in Essex County
Ontario provincial police say they have recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in firearms, money and drugs after executing raids at a home in Essex County. The search warrants were carried out on Wednesday, May 20 and the following day, May 21 at a residence on Erie View Avenue in Harrow.
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Windsor police charge rideshare driver with sexual assault, following passenger incident
Windsor Police have arrested and charged a 30-year-old rideshare driver with sexual assault following an incident involving a passenger last month. Police say members of the Windsor Police Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit launched the investigation on April 18, after receiving a report that a woman had been sexually assaulted by her rideshare driver…
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First Nations step up efforts to have Dryden, Ont., paper mill shut down over mercury contamination
Members of Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong Independent Nations in northwestern Ontario have joined forces to call for the shutdown of the Dryden paper mill, as efforts continue to address mercury contamination in the English-Wabigoon River System. They also want the province to take swift action to clean up the river. Here’s the latest…
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Liberals to improve protection for encryption in police data interception bill after fierce criticism
OTTAWA — After weeks of fierce criticism towards his lawful access bill, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Liberals will propose some changes to better protect encryption and water down the type of data companies must retain. Speaking to reporters about Bill C-22, the minister also swung back at some of the tech companies opposing…
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Fact check: Did 700K Albertans want a referendum on separation?
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said 700,000 people in the province signed petitions indicating they want a referendum about either remaining in Canada or separating. CBC’s Fact Check team takes a look at the context behind that number.
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Canadian coach Marsch’s faith in Promise David’s recovery kept forward working to fulfill World Cup dream
Canadian forward Promise David’s World Cup dream looked to have ended when he suffered a serious hip injury in February. But the 24-year-old has worked his way back and should be on the team named Friday.
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With Guilbeault gone, McKenna says Liberals ‘who actually talk about the climate crisis’ need to speak up
OTTAWA —The departure of Steven Guilbeault, the Liberals’ face of climate, has sparked a question among fellow progressives. Is there a home for those who swing centre-left and who believe in unapologetically championing the environment under Prime Minister Mark Carney? Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May, who back in the fall offered her vote…
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Carney’s in-flight menu includes fine wine, braised beef and ‘luxury’ butter: Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Your grocery list this week probably didn’t include “luxury Normandy butter cups” or beef tenderloin, and you probably opted for the $25 bottle of red wine instead the one more than twice the price, but the Canadian Taxpayers Federation wants you to know that “Prime Minister Mark Carney and his entourage” are enjoying such luxuries…
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Toronto man given 33-year sentence for sexually exploiting over 140 children in U.S.
A Canadian man has been sentenced in the United States to more than 30 years in prison for what American officials described as a widespread, yearslong sextortion scheme targeting more than 100 children.