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BEYOND LOCAL: Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon

BEYOND LOCAL: Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon

Cottrell said time is of the essence for the calf. They'll be working quickly to put the plan in place, look at how they'll capture and transport the calf and then, hopefully, reunite it with its pod as it passes
'It's complex:' Bill to address harassment by municipal politicians delayed

'It's complex:' Bill to address harassment by municipal politicians delayed

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra says bill is proving more complex than he thought and won't be tabled by his self-imposed June deadline
'There's still a long way to go': New group bringing northern women together

'There's still a long way to go': New group bringing northern women together

'As much progress as we've seen, I think that that concept of the ‘all boys club’ is still existent,' says Timmins Mayor Michelle Boileau
‘High-ranking’ Toronto gang member gets 13 years for trafficking drugs in the north

‘High-ranking’ Toronto gang member gets 13 years for trafficking drugs in the north

'The trafficking was well-organized and tightly controlled': Vito Bailey-Ricketts, a member of the Eglinton West Crips, oversaw sale of fentanyl and cocaine in Thunder Bay
ESCO vendor stepping away from structural design at arena

ESCO vendor stepping away from structural design at arena

The ESCO vendor has provided notice to the City that they are stepping away from the structural work at Centennial Arena. The sub-vendor, WRD, to continue as planned
POLL: Most support spending to beef up armed forces

POLL: Most support spending to beef up armed forces

In recent weeks, we've asked how you would feel about funding rearmament, acknowledging that may mean less in the way of resources for other public-sector priorities. Almost three-quarters of you are in favour
Gaëtane Pharand reflects on 30 years of helping women

Gaëtane Pharand reflects on 30 years of helping women

Recently retired, the founding executive director of Centre Victoria pour femmes looks back on a career providing French-language services to women who experienced violence
BACK ROADS BILL: Three holes and a big goose

BACK ROADS BILL: Three holes and a big goose

This week, Bill takes us to some different-sized holes in the Canadian Shield near Wawa
BEYOND LOCAL: PWHL players may have to rein in physicality at world championship

BEYOND LOCAL: PWHL players may have to rein in physicality at world championship

UTICA, N.Y. — Coaches and players in the Professional Women's Hockey League don't expect the new league's brand of hard-hitting hockey to continue into the world championship. The PWHL rule book released Jan.
Court strikes down parts of Ontario's panhandling law as unconstitutional

Court strikes down parts of Ontario's panhandling law as unconstitutional

Judge's ruling includes sections of the law that prohibit the act of asking people for money while intoxicated, or while a person is waiting to use an ATM