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Toronto's homeless residents and frontline workers brace for bitter winter
December 16, 2023 - 1:00 AM

TORONTO - In warmer weather, Jamie Lee Pauk is usually on the move searching for food or a job. But as winter closes in, she's mostly staying close to a downtown Toronto encampment squeezed into a churchyard lot off the sidewalk of a busy downtown street.
Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred former Italian leader, dies at 86
June 12, 2023 - 10:23 AM

MILAN (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy's longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died Monday. He was 86.
Trump arrest prompts Jesus comparisons: 'Spiritual warfare'
April 06, 2023 - 11:55 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the most devoted Trump conspiracy theorists, there are no coincidences and timing is everything.
Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine
March 30, 2023 - 4:02 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property law today.
Oklahoma voters reject legalizing recreational marijuana
March 07, 2023 - 8:22 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters on Tuesday rejected the legalization of recreational marijuana, following a late blitz of opposition from faith leaders, law enforcement and prosecutors.
'Scum of the earth': Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners
March 10, 2022 - 4:35 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Angry, defiant and sometimes tearful, more than two dozen Americans whose lives were upended by the opioid crisis finally had their long-awaited chance Thursday to confront in court some members of the family they blame for fueling it.
A look at COVID-19 vaccine certificate programs across Canada
October 07, 2021 - 2:14 PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will be mandatory for people travelling by air and rail by the end of October. By the end of November, all travellers will need to be vaccinated.
Church leaders seek Home Depot boycott on Georgia voting law
April 20, 2021 - 1:49 PM

ATLANTA - A group of religious leaders is calling for a boycott of Georgia-based Home Depot, saying the home improvement giant hasn't done enough to oppose the state's new voting laws.
Pressure mounts on corporations to denounce GOP voting bills
April 03, 2021 - 9:59 AM

ATLANTA - Liberal activists are stepping up calls for corporate America to denounce Republican efforts to tighten state voting laws, and businesses accustomed to cozy political relationships now find themselves in the middle of a growing partisan fight over voting rights.
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan
March 16, 2021 - 11:52 AM

SALT LAKE CITY - Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography in a plan that critics call a significant intrusion on free speech.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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Toronto's homeless residents and frontline workers brace for bitter winter

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred former Italian leader, dies at 86

Trump arrest prompts Jesus comparisons: 'Spiritual warfare'

Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine

Oklahoma voters reject legalizing recreational marijuana

'Scum of the earth': Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners

A look at COVID-19 vaccine certificate programs across Canada

Church leaders seek Home Depot boycott on Georgia voting law

Pressure mounts on corporations to denounce GOP voting bills

Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan

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