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Cash, passport and hard drive were found hidden in the suspect’s cabin, according to Amanda Todd’s “sextortion” trial

A passport, 10,000 euros in cash and a hard drive were among the items found in a holiday home searched by police investigating the man accused of extorting BC teenager Amanda Todd, according to his trial. Tuesday. Dutch citizen Aydin Coban, 43, has pleaded not guilty to five criminal charges, including possession of child pornography, …

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Blockade lifted in Mississauga High School after a student was found with a fake weapon

A Mississauga high school was temporarily closed Tuesday afternoon after a student was discovered with a weapon that turned out to be fake, according to Peel Regional Police. At around 1:10 p.m., police responded to a dangerous gun call at St. Louis High School. Aloysius Gonzaga, near Winston Churchill Boulevard and Erin Mills Parkway. Police …

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Calgary Rockyview General Hospital is temporarily diverting emergency surgeries

Patients in need of emergency surgery are being diverted from Calgary Rockyview General Hospital Tuesday night due to staff shortages. Alberta Health Services confirmed in an email to CBC News that because medical coverage could not be secured, patients in need of emergency surgery will be referred to one of the city’s other three adult …

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Tenants forced to leave Toronto community housing units deemed unsafe

Tenants forced to evict Toronto community housing units deemed unsafe CBC.ca TCHC works to reassure Swansea Mews tenants forced to leave by unsafe conditions CP24 Toronto Breaking News Swansea Mews residents in Toronto are retracting after being ordered to leave their blogTO homes Swansea Mews tenants are forced to evacuate for “health and safety” CityNews …

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Contentious bill imposing an annulled contract on teachers

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has overturned a controversial law that imposed a contract on Nova Scotia’s 9,300 public school teachers. Judge John A. Keith called the bill, known as Bill 75, “vengeful,” “terribly wrong,” and ultimately unconstitutional in a ruling Tuesday. In February 2017, the previous Liberal government under Stephen McNeil passed Bill 75, …

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The Manitoba government wants to seize the home of the former coach accused of sexual assault

WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is trying to seize the home of a former football coach accused of sexually abusing students. The government is asking the Queen’s Bank Court to grant her Kelsey McKay’s house under the Criminal Property Foreclosure Act. McKay faces charges that include sexual assault, sexual interference and attractions involving eight former …

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Captain with air cadets accused of sex crimes against minors

A captain of a reserve group working with Air cadets faces nine charges, including gun sexual assault and sexual interference, according to Ottawa police. Adrian Schmid, 47, was charged Tuesday with an investigation into sexual assault that police say occurred between January 2020 and June 2022. The alleged crimes were committed against two children under …

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Thousands of people in Calgary affected by power outages during rain and windstorms

Thousands of Calgarians were left without electricity on Tuesday afternoon as rain continued to drag down the city under warnings of rain and wind. According to Enmax, the communities in the northeast, northwest and southwest quadrants of the city were affected in the early afternoon. In a statement, the company said approximately 4,850 customers were …

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