The donkeys at The Spry Farm appreciated a quick snack from a young visitor, during their recent public open day. Covid prevented visitors to the petting zoo and farm, but with lifting restrictions, school groups and the public have been welcomed back, to the delight of both animals and kids. […]
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By Noushin Ziafati
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A coroner’s inquest has highlighted the need for a co-ordinated approach to intimate partner violence, including ways to address perpetrators as well as oversight and accountability measures to ensure that real change is being made, experts say. A five member-jury presented a list of recommendations Tuesday at the inquest into […]
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The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says an independent investigation has found its leader engaged in workplace sexual harassment. A meeting is to be held soon to officially remove Arlen Dumas from the role of grand chief, the assembly said in a news release Thursday. A staff member lodged a workplace […]
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Ontario legislators will return to provincial parliament on Aug. 8. Premier Doug Ford says the legislature will sit for approximately five weeks. The main item on the agenda is debate and voting on the provincial budget that was introduced but not passed before the spring election. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy […]
By Rob Drinkwater
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
EDMONTON – Police say a 13-year-old Edmonton girl missing for more than a week has been found alive in the United States. She was located following a week-long search that began when she was seen arriving at her junior high school but didn’t show up for class. Edmonton Police Insp. […]
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Police in Saanich, B.C., say they’ve cleared and reopened the area around a local bank that was the scene of a deadly shooting last week. Saanich police issued a tweet saying the crime scene at the Bank of Montreal on Shelbourne Street has been released and reopened to all traffic. […]
By Virginie Ann
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – Advocates for Montreal’s homeless residents ramped up critiques of Parks Canada over the weekend, saying a series of local camping events the agency has scheduled throughout the summer set a double standard between those with financial means and those without. The events, dubbed learn-to-camp, are described as an […]
By Frances D’emilio
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROME (AP) – Thunderstorms hampered Monday the search for more than a dozen hikers who remained unaccounted for a day after a huge chunk of an Alpine glacier in Italy broke off, sending an avalanche of ice, snow and rocks down the slope. Italy’s state TV said another body was […]
Kaylyn Levesque of Nor-West Animal Clinic pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw for July this morning. Leah Rodriguez is the winner of a trip to Punta Cana, valued at $4,200. Next month’s draw will be for a trip to Arizona ($3,900). – Ken […]
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NEWYORK(AP)-In a decisive chowdown comeback, record-holder Miki Sudo won the women’s title at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest Monday after skipping last year’s frank fest because she was pregnant. “I knew I was excited to come back, but the feeling that you get once you’re […]
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Barcelona boosted its midfield and defense by signing Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen on Monday. The 25-year-old Kessie, who had been playing for AC Milan since 2017, arrives as a free agent on a contract until June 2026 and a buyout clause of 500 million euros ($522 million). Christensen comes […]
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Rick Bowness is returning to his roots. The Winnipeg Jets announced the hiring of Bowness as their head coach on Sunday after several days of speculation. The 67-year-old Bowness, who becomes the team’s eighth head coach in franchise history and third since the club’s relocation to Winnipeg, began his coaching […]
