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Police investigating after shots fired at U.S. Consulate in Toronto
Toronto police are reporting that someone shot at the U.S. Consulate in the city’s downtown early Tuesday morning. In a post to social media, police reported a firearm discharge in the area of University Avenue and Queen Street West at 5:29 a.m. “Police responded to reports that someone discharged a firearm at the American Consulate”…
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Manitobans denied assisted dying at 5 times national average, federal report shows
A Steinbach woman and her family don’t understand why she doesn’t qualify for MAID in a province that denies access far more than anywhere else in Canada.
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What we’re tracking on March 10
Heavy rainfall is possible across the region over the next two days. Tunnel traffic has seen a recent bump, but is it politically driven? And we’re learning more about Nancy Grewal and her family after her killing in LaSalle.
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How a byelection in Quebec could help the Liberals win a majority government
Every vote counts in the Montreal-area federal riding of Terrebonne, and after the Supreme Court annulled the last results over a single uncounted ballot, it’s time for electors to head back to the polls on April 13 — potentially securing a majority for the Liberals.
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This Canadian family fuelled Myanmar’s civil war with ‘blood pearls’
A company with Canadian directors funnelled valuable pearls to Myanmar’s brutal military regime long after the 2021 military coup that sparked a bloody civil war – despite sanctions imposed by Canada and its allies. A CBC investigation has determined the RCMP was asked to look at the activities of Belpearl almost two years ago by…
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Want to make a complaint about a councillor in Niagara Falls, Ont.? It will now cost you $1,000
The cost to file a code of conduct complaint against elected officials in Niagara Falls has doubled, after councillors approved a motion for an increase.
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Canada restricts drug boat intel from U.S. Navy’s Caribbean airstrike operation
HMCS Yellowknife has just ended its deployment in a U.S.-led anti-drug-smuggling mission in the Caribbean, where American airstrikes on suspected drug boats have killed over 150 people. Canadian officials say the Canadian Armed Forces and Canadian Coast Guard aren’t involved in those strikes, and will ensure that intelligence about boats they detect and track is…
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Notorious Miramichi serial killer Allan Legere dead at 78
Miramichi serial killer Allan Legere has died at the age of 78. Correctional Service Canada confirmed in a release that Legere died on Monday while serving a life sentence at the Edmonton Institution in Alberta.
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Sister of Sikh influencer killed outside LaSalle, Ont., home says she was ‘kind-hearted’
The family of Nancy Grewal — a personal support worker and Sikh social media influencer who was fatally stabbed outside a LaSalle, Ont., home — is remembering her as a kind-hearted and jovial woman.
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U.S. consulate target of gunfire, no injuries reported: Toronto police
Police say officers responded to reports of gunfire directed at the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.