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Nova Scotia girl, 15, faces child porn charges

Nova Scotia girl, 15, faces child porn charges

A 15-year-old girl is facing child pornography charges after she allegedly shared “inappropriate images” online. The RCMP say they received information Wednesday that the images had been shared on a social media site by a girl in Windsor, N.S.

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Daughter charged after mother mowed down in parking lot, police say

Daughter charged after mother mowed down in parking lot, police say

A 43-year-old Toronto woman has been charged with murdering her mother after the latter woman was hit by a car in a Leon’s parking lot in North York on Tuesday. Police allege 65-year-old Eleanor Campbell was “deliberately struck by a vehicle” in the parking lot of the Leon’s Furniture store at 10 Suntract Rd. southeast of Hwy. 401 and Hwy. …

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RCMP asking for help to find missing two-year-old boy

RCMP asking for help to find missing two-year-old boy

A massive and urgent search is continuing in western Manitoba for a toddler who’s been missing since Tuesday evening. Mounties say their only priority right now is to find Chase Martens. Chase was last seen playing at 6 p.m. Tuesday night outside his home in the Austin area, where temperatures dropped to -12 C overnight.

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Toronto Woman confronted for parking in handicap spot flips out (Video)

Toronto Woman confronted for parking in handicap spot flips out (Video)

A man confronted a woman who parked her vehicle in an wheelchair-accessible parking spot outside of a Toronto Tim Hortons on Monday and in exchange she threw all of her drinks at him. The video was posted to YouTube by an account with the name Ryan Favro and also to Reddit’s Toronto discussion board on Monday. In the video, the …

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Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford dead at age 46, family says

Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford dead at age 46, family says

Rob Ford, the long-time Toronto politician who became known for his personal troubles as much as his penny-pinching ways on city council, has died at the age of 46. Ford passed away following a battle with a rare and aggressive form of soft tissue cancer known as pleomorphic liposarcoma.

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Sandvine gets $15 million Ontario grant, creating 75 new jobs

Sandvine gets $15 million Ontario grant, creating 75 new jobs

A Waterloo tech firm is getting another hefty grant from Queen’s Park to keep jobs in Ontario. Premier Kathleen Wynne announced Wednesday that Sandvine will be given up to $15 million to support research and development. As a result, the company will be able to hire 75 new employees and will help retain 267 employees.

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Philicity Rhea Lafreniere: Woman arrested on ice floe near Prince George

Philicity Rhea Lafreniere: Woman arrested on ice floe near Prince George

With Prince George RCMP in hot pursuit, an accused thief fled the scene of her alleged crime Sunday on an ice floe. RCMP Corporal Craig Douglass says the 25 year old woman floated two kilometres down the frigid Nechako River atop the piece of ice before a police dog tracked her down. Police said the homeowner had returned to find …

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College de Maisonneuve gets $400K to combat radicalization (Video)

College de Maisonneuve gets $400K to combat radicalization (Video)

College de Maisonneuve is receiving $400,000 from the Quebec government in an effort to help break down tension between cultural communities. Post-secondary Education Minister Helene David was at the CEGEP Sunday to announce the pilot project aimed at helping communities live together and foster understanding. In a press release, the Quebec government said the pilot project would implement “measures to …

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Ellis Kirkland: Yorkville exec charged with attempted murder in stabbing

Ellis Kirkland: Yorkville exec charged with attempted murder in stabbing

A woman accused of stabbing a man with a large knife in an upscale Toronto neighbourhood has been ordered to receive medical attention and appear in mental-health court on Monday. Toronto police say they were called to a condominium building in the area of Rosedale Valley Boulevard and Park Road at about 7:30 a.m. They arrived to find a 67-year-old …

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