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• Guards union says second pigeon with a backpack found in B.C. prison

  16-03-2023 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — A pigeon wearing a tiny empty backpack has been captured inside a federal prison in British Columbia, in what a union official says was likely another plan by inmates to smuggle drugs.
  
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• Guards union says second pigeon wearing tiny backpack found in B.C. prison

  16-03-2023 23:50 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — A pigeon wearing a tiny empty backpack has been captured inside a federal prison in British Columbia, in what a union official says was likely another plan by inmates to smuggle drugs.
  
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• Princeton stuns Arizona 59-55 in March Madness

  16-03-2023 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday.
  
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• Hexo reports net loss of $11.1 million in second quarter, lower revenues

  16-03-2023 23:35 via sudbury.com
  
  GATINEAU, Que. — Hexo Corp. reported a net loss of $11.1 million in its latest quarter, up from a year earlier, when it reported a loss of $690.3 million, which included $616 million in one-time impairment charges. The Gatineau, Que.
  
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• Dozens of workers reject union at big Nissan Tennessee plant

  16-03-2023 23:05 via sudbury.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn.
  
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• Third COVID anniversary: Docs say it’s not done damaging society

  16-03-2023 23:00 via sudbury.com
  
  One of the lingering unwanted effects of the pandemic is that so many people are suffering from long COVID and people are still dying said medical experts
  
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• Vancouver mayor says foreign meddling 'insinuations' are because he's not Causasian

  16-03-2023 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says his race is behind "insinuations" in a newspaper report connecting him to election meddling by Chinese diplomats.
  
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• Vancouver mayor says foreign meddling 'insinuations' are because he's not Caucasian

  16-03-2023 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said his race is behind "insinuations" in a newspaper report connecting him to election meddling by Chinese diplomats.
  
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• Vancouver councillor supports foreign interference probe at municipal level

  16-03-2023 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Vancouver Coun. Lenny Zhou says he is in full support of a foreign interference probe for elections at all levels of Canada's governments after he was named in a newspaper report on the issue.
  
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• Government finds that Canadian Human Rights Commission discriminated against workers

  16-03-2023 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A central government agency has found discrimination against workers within a Canadian institution specifically designed to root it out.
  
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• Government finds discrimination at Canadian Human Rights Commission, union says

  16-03-2023 22:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — A union representing public service lawyers says the government has found there was discrimination and systemic racism in an institution specifically designed to root it out.
  
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• OPP investigating crash on bypass involving transport, SUV

  16-03-2023 22:38 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Driver of passenger vehicle treated for non-life-threatening injuries
  
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• Quebec government to spend millions to move residents affected by smelter pollution

  16-03-2023 22:20 via sudbury.com
  
  ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — The Quebec government will provide $88.3 million to support the city of Rouyn-Noranda in the creation of a new neighbourhood and the relocation of nearly 200 families living in an area contaminated by smelter pollution.
  
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• Heckuva week for local lotto players: Two major jackpots

  16-03-2023 22:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Craig Brady of Sudbury won $859K while Kimberly Fex of Hanmer won $100K
  
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• Man charged after alleged hate-motivated assault at Toronto subway station

  16-03-2023 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Toronto police say a man has been charged in what they allege was a hate-motivated assault on a woman who was riding a subway train last week.
  
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• 'Constant' fear in my house, U.S. woman testifies about impact of Quebec abduction

  16-03-2023 21:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — A U.S. woman who was kidnapped along with her husband and smuggled into Quebec in October 2020 says she lives in constant fear she will fall victim to another crime.
  
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• Ontario is home to 2 of the most affordable cities in Canada for first-time homebuyers

  16-03-2023 21:38 via sudbury.com
  
  First-time buyers looking for more affordable alternatives outside of larger cities should consider Ottawa and London.
  
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• Pegues' 3 gives No. 13 seed Furman 68-67 win over Virginia

  16-03-2023 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — JP Pegues made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining, and No. 13 seed Furman completed a rally from a 12-point second-half deficit to hand fourth-seeded Virginia another first-round NCAA Tournament loss, 68-67 on Thursday.
  
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• No. 1 seed Kansas cruises past Howard with Self still absent

  16-03-2023 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No.
  
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• Experts, banks look for ideas to stop next bank failure

  16-03-2023 21:35 via sudbury.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The warning signs were all there. Silicon Valley Bank was expanding at a breakneck pace and pursuing wildly risky investments in the bond market.
  
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• Sudbury man accused of killing his wife headed to preliminary hearing

  16-03-2023 21:10 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Sudbury man accused of killing his wife headed to preliminary hearing
  
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• John Herdman calls up three uncapped players for CONCACAF Nations League matches

  16-03-2023 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — Canada coach John Herdman has included three uncapped players in his 23-man roster for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Curacao and Honduras later this month.
  
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• Canadian men kick off road to 2026 World Cup with games against Curacao, Honduras

  16-03-2023 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The Canadian men reconvene next week for the first time since Qatar as coach John Herdman starts the road to the 2026 World Cup.
  
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• Canada's mental toughness key at Billie Jean King Cup qualifier: coach

  16-03-2023 21:05 via sudbury.com
  
  VANCOUVER — Heidi El Tabakh knows her Canadian squad will be in tough when they face Belgium at a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier next month. The Canadian captain believes, however, that her team has the edge in one crucial area — grit.
  
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• Small reactors could empower First Nations with energy security

  16-03-2023 21:00 via sudbury.com
  
  Indigenous communities in Ontario, Saskatchewan get on the ground floor of this emerging technology
  
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• Juror comes down with COVID-19, delaying Sudbury murder trial

  16-03-2023 20:56 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Robert Steven Wright is accused of stabbing Renee Sweeney to death in 1998
  
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• Father-to-be and 'snow angel': Edmonton officers shot and killed on duty remembered

  16-03-2023 20:50 via sudbury.com
  
  One of the police officers killed in Edmonton was about to be a father and the other was called a “snow angel” for going beyond the call of duty to help people. Const. Brett Ryan, 30, and Const.
  
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• Pornhub owner MindGeek purchased by private equity firm

  16-03-2023 20:35 via sudbury.com
  
  MONTREAL — Private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners (ECP) is acquiring MindGeek, the owner of Pornhub. The terms of the transaction are not being publicly disclosed.
  
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• Vehicle in ditch on Panache Rd. leads to impaired charge

  16-03-2023 20:22 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Driver was 18 and should have been accompanied
  
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• Toronto Zoo closes aviaries after bird flu case detected at southern Ontario farm

  16-03-2023 20:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo has shut down some of its bird enclosures after an avian flu case was detected at a southern Ontario poultry farm.
  
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• ICYMI: Barrie Police respond after dog calls 911

  16-03-2023 20:18 via sudbury.com
  
  'We had to have a good chat with the dog about using emergency lines,' says Barrie police official
  
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• Greedflation: Canadians blame retailers for inflation-driven food price hikes

  16-03-2023 20:09 via sudbury.com
  
  Canadians are feeling the strain of rising food prices, with 73% of grocery shoppers stating that the pace at which food costs have risen is causing them added stress, according to new research from Mintel.
  
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• Big banks create $30B rescue package for First Republic

  16-03-2023 20:05 via sudbury.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven of the biggest banks in the country announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic Bank on Thursday, in an effort to prevent the California-based bank from becoming the third bank to fail in less than a week.
  
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• AP sources: Banks working on rescue plan for First Republic

  16-03-2023 20:05 via sudbury.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Wall Street banks is planning a rescue package of at least $20 billion for First Republic Bank, sources told The Associated Press on Thursday.
  
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• Yukon First Nation declares state of emergency over opioids 'terrorizing' community

  16-03-2023 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  MAYO, YUKON — A small Yukon First Nation says it's dealing with an "opioid emergency" that is terrorizing its citizens and families with violence, crime, overdoses and death.
  
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• What to know about David Johnston, the new special rapporteur on foreign interference

  16-03-2023 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Former governor general David Johnston is the "eminent Canadian," as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put it, who will oversee investigations into foreign interference in Canadian elections.
  
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• Ottawa misses own deadline on inking deal with Quebec shipyard to build icebreakers

  16-03-2023 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Ottawa has quietly missed its own deadline for finalizing an agreement with a Quebec shipyard so it can start work on Canada's next fleet of icebreakers.
  
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• Ottawa misses latest deadline on inking deal with Quebec shipyard for icebreakers

  16-03-2023 19:50 via sudbury.com
  
  Ottawa has quietly missed its own deadline for finalizing an agreement with a Quebec shipyard so it can start work on replacing the Canadian Coast Guard's aging icebreaker fleet.
  
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• Juror contracts COVID, delays Wright murder trial

  16-03-2023 19:45 via sudbury.com
  
  Trial is postponed until Monday morning
  
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• 'Unprecedented' weather shuts down second Labrador sporting event in two weeks

  16-03-2023 19:35 via sudbury.com
  
  HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — For the second time in as many weeks, abnormal weather has forced the cancellation of a popular sporting event in Labrador.
  
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• Quick quotes: Reaction to two Edmonton police officers killed on duty

  16-03-2023 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  EDMONTON — Two officers were shot and killed while responding to a family dispute at an apartment complex in Edmonton on Thursday. The officers have been identified as Const. Travis Jordan, 35, and Const. Brett Ryan, 30.
  
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• NDP calls on federal government to make caregiver credit a refundable tax benefit

  16-03-2023 19:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — New Democrats are calling on the federal government to follow through with its promise to make a tax credit for caregivers a refundable benefit.
  
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• Morgan Fuels keeps family-owned feel during expansion

  16-03-2023 19:06 via sudbury.com
  
  Solid customer service, good corporate citizenship are among hallmarks of fuel supply business
  
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• Business of the Month: Morgan Fuels keeps family-owned feel during expansion

  16-03-2023 19:06 via sudbury.com
  
  Solid customer service, good corporate citizenship are among hallmarks of fuel supply business
  
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• Prosecutor: Black man smothered to death at mental hospital

  16-03-2023 19:05 via sudbury.com
  
  DINWIDDIE, Va.
  
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• Family: Video of man's death shows 'absolute brutality'

  16-03-2023 19:05 via sudbury.com
  
  DINWIDDIE, Va.
  
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• Attorney: 7 cops pushed down, smothered Black man who died

  16-03-2023 19:05 via sudbury.com
  
  DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a Virginia man who died in police custody say video of the incident shows seven sheriff’s deputies pushing down “every part of his body” with “absolute brutality.
  
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• 10 charged in Irvo Otieno’s death at mental hospital

  16-03-2023 19:05 via sudbury.com
  
  DINWIDDIE, Va.
  
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• Travelling Five sizzle London Lightning 113-102

  16-03-2023 19:00 via sudbury.com
  
  League leaders fall to visiting Sudbury
  
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• You're not going to believe this $13.9M private retreat for sale in Caledon

  16-03-2023 18:55 via sudbury.com
  
  This home is truly the ideal blend of luxury and seclusion, making it the perfect place to call home.
  
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