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What we’re tracking in Windsor-Essex on Thursday, April 16
After a stormy week, forecasters say Thursday could see more thunderstorms
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Surging prices provide ‘adrenaline shot’ for Canadian helium industry
The global shortage of helium caused by the conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is providing a boost to Canada’s nascent helium industry.
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Three years after clergy-abuse case settled for $10M, victims still haven’t been paid
More than 60 victims of sexual abuse by clergy from what is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth are still waiting to be paid from a settlement that was approved in November 2022. Some are growing frustrated with the delays and what they view as a lack of information.
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For a second time, father-and-son duo donate portion of Cain’s Quest winnings
A father and son duo from central Labrador are donating some of the proceeds from winning a gruelling 3,400-kilometre snowmobile race to a hospital that treats children.
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Why this Calgary neighbourhood does its own security patrols
The Meadowlark Park Crime Chat is a WhatsApp group that monitors crime and social disorder in the tiny neighbourhood on the west edge of CF Chinook Centre. About 10 members do daily patrols, both on foot and in vehicles.
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Diplomat’s son gets race-based discount on kidnapping sentence
His father, a diplomat, helped him buy his first condo in Mississauga, Ont. His brother later helped him purchase a house in Hamilton and invest in several legitimate businesses. But a judge considered his race while sentencing Samir Abdelgadir for helping to kidnap a 14-year-old Black boy for 36 hours in order to recoup 90…
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Canadian Armed Forces embrace fun after discovering ‘no actual requirement to be boring’ on social media
Canada’s armed forces admit they have embraced their fun side on social media. “After careful review of our policies, we learned that there was no actual requirement for us to be boring all the time. This was as much of a surprise to us as it was to everyone else.” That’s how a spokesperson for…
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Canadians flocking to Cayman Islands drive record-breaking tourism numbers this year
Amid rising airfares, global political unrest and strained relations with America, Canadians continue to seek out sunny destinations, especially in the cold months of winter. And Cayman Islands is the latest destination to report record numbers of visitors from our country. The self-governing British Overseas Territory, situated between Jamaica and Cuba in the western Caribbean,…
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From Parliament to Page Six: Justin Trudeau is living it up post-politics
This time 14 months ago, even with his tenure as prime minister near its end, an embattled Justin Trudeau was still butting heads with Donald Trump over Canada’s sovereignty. Nowadays, however, the 54-year-old spends his days skiing with Prince Harry, posing for selfies with his 21st-century pop icon sweetheart Katy Perry, or vibing in the…
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Gisèle Pelicot vs. a pack of rapists: 50 strangers and my former husband
In 2020, Gisèle Pelicot discovered that her then-husband, Dominique, had been secretly drugging her and raping her for years — and had invited strangers into their home in Mazan, France, to do the same. In total, 51 men were eventually convicted of rape and assault. In excerpts from her new autobiography, A Hymn to Life:…