Lights back on in Manitoba First Nation, but frozen water posing new threat: chief
News Staff / citynews - The chief of a Manitoba First Nation says about 4,000 residents haven’t been able to return to the community and dozens more are set to leave because its water system has frozen after a days-long power outage. Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias sa…
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Calgary officials urge conservation after water use creeps up during pipe rupture
Fakiha Baig / theglobeandmail - Officials say unsustainable usage could take water away from life-saving services such as fire response
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Police accuse Swiss bar operators of negligent homicide in deadly fire
Washington Post / torontosun - The bar managers are accused of negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm and negligent causing of a conflagration, Swiss police said
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Franktown-area man, 50, dies in snowmobile crash
Norman Provencher / ottawacitizen - A 50-year-old Franktown-area man is dead after the snowmobile he was riding crashed into a parked trailer. Provincial police said on social media they were called to a crash site on private property adjacent to Brunton Sideroad. A family member had found …
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Canadian woman charged with illegally crossing into U.S., kicking border agent’s face
Denio Lourenco / citynews - A Canadian woman has been charged in the United States with crossing into Washington state and kicking a border agent in the face. The accused is facing one count each of assault on a federal officer and improper entry after the incident Tuesday. In U.S. …
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Dozens missing after boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsized off the coast of Gambia
News Staff / citynews - BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Dozens are missing after a boat carrying more than 200 migrants on their way to Europe capsized off the coast of Gambia, the West African nation’s leader said late Friday, setting off a frantic search and rescue operation. At least 1…
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Liberals’ stricter crime policy is a response to public concern: justice minister
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has so far put a heavy emphasis on stricter crime policies, tabling three justice bills in the fall sitting of Parliament. They incorporate a long list of Criminal Code amendments, from making bail tougher …
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US strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country
sootoday - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure on Nicolás Maduro's government — an extraord
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Elon Musk’s Grok accused of producing sexualized AI images of women, minors
theglobeandmail - Chatbot says images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’ were the result of lapses in safeguards
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Two dead, one injured in Marieville apartment fire
Adriana Gentile / citynews - A fire in an apartment building in Marieville, in the Montérégie region, left two people dead and one injured early Friday morning. Emergency services were called to the four-unit building on Sainte-Marie Street around 2:30 a.m. “The fire was brought unde…
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