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N.S. mother calls for more inclusion support after autistic son went missing from school
The boy, 5, ran away from his pre-primary group and was missing for a half-hour before he was found safely in the woods behind the school. His mother believes he waded knee-deep into a stream while he was gone.
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Transit Windsor’s $8M deficit driven by ridership drops, frozen provincial funding and ‘startling’ sick days
Council heard this week that Transit Windsor’s deficit was driven by the drop in International Students, provincial funding not meeting expectations, and a “startling” number of employee sick days.
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What’s on our radar for April 15
A former civilian Windsor police employee who defrauded the police service is being sentenced today
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Ontario judge decries justice system for prioritizing foreign-born criminals over their Canadian victims
An Ontario judge has launched a remarkable attack on the Canadian judiciary, arguing that the justice system is “at an inflexion point” and must decide whether to prioritize the needs of vulnerable Canadians or criminals who have abused them. Justice Antonio Skarica’s broadside on his fellow judges came as he sentenced a Nigerian university student…
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‘Extraordinary valor’: Petition asks for review of Afghanistan vets for Canadian Victoria Cross
A delegation will be in Ottawa Wednesday urging the Government of Canada to establish an independent body to review cases of heroic soldiers who fought in Afghanistan in order to determine if they deserve this country’s top military honour. Since it was first created in 1993, “Canada has never awarded its Victoria Cross despite extraordinary…
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Coast Guard planning Arctic surveillance flights in Canada’s north with Israeli-made drone
The Canadian Coast Guard is planning summer test flights with an Israeli-made drone aimed at improving Arctic surveillance. The Hermes 900 StarLiner drone was delivered last September. Originally acquired by Transport Canada it was designated for tasks such as monitoring Canada’s north for oil spills and surveys of the ice. But ownership has shifted to…
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‘Deeply troubling’: Pediatric journal’s fictional cases affect more than 2,000 studies
More than 2,000 academic papers have cited or based some of their content on fictional case studies that have now been retroactively corrected by Canada’s leading pediatric journal, the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) has found. Paediatrics & Child Health , published by Oxford University Press for the Canadian Paediatric Society, publicly announced in February the…
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Canada’s summer forecast is warmer than average, except for one region
The Old Farmer’s Almanac has revealed its summer forecast, and Canada is predicted to experience “warmer than normal” weather this year. A publication with a long history in weather forecasting, The Old Farmer’s Almanac is America’s oldest weather forecaster — originally created as a calendar for farmers and gardeners to plan the year ahead —…
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N.L. health minister calls new details of travel nurse agency billings ‘egregious’
Health Minister Lela Evans had some strong words about past billings by a company that provided travel nurses to the province.
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This is why India’s new transgender law terrifies this Windsor resident
Windsor resident Akshat Virmani worries a new law in India would strip her of her transgender identity. “Transphobic”, “dehumanizing”, “dangerous” and “erasure” are the words many are calling India’s latest law.