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Researchers hope wrongfully convicted database will lead to reforms, more releases
OTTAWA — Students and staff at the University of Toronto law school are launching a new database this week documenting dozens of cases of wrongful convictions in Canada hoping to draw more attention to the problem.
Feb 20, 2023 1:07 PM
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Jann Arden petitions Ottawa to ban live horse exports for slaughter
OTTAWA — More than 36,000 people have signed a petition calling on the federal Liberals to live up to their election promise to ban the live export of horses for slaughter.
Feb 20, 2023 10:31 AM
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Funding woes inspire $25,000 pitching competition for Black entrepreneurs
VANCOUVER, Wash. — After immigrating to Canada from Kenya with dreams of starting her own business, entrepreneur Jackee Kasandy soon concluded that Canadian banks weren't keen on opening their vaults to folks like her.
Feb 20, 2023 1:00 AM
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What's closed as eight provinces celebrate regional holidays today
Eight of Canada's 13 provinces and territories are celebrating a regional holiday today. It's Family Day in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, while Manitoba is celebrating Louis Riel Day.
Feb 20, 2023 1:00 AM
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'Helped me rejuvenate my soul:' Inmates in Yellowknife learn trapping, outdoor skills
YELLOWKNIFE — Inmates at the Yellowknife jail concentrate as they skin several squirrels, deftly moving their knives to remove the small animals' soft fur, then scraping the remaining flesh and fat away.
Feb 20, 2023 1:00 AM
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Montreal police investigating after woman found dead, attack in nearby apartment
Montreal police say a woman is dead and a man was seriously injured in a stabbing in the city's Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough. Police say they received a 911 call for an armed assault inside an apartment building around 1:30 p.m.
Feb 19, 2023 2:04 PM
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Jury finds Quebec man guilty in abduction, extortion of N.Y. couple in September 2020
MONTREAL — A Quebec man was found guilty of multiple charges on Sunday for his role in the abduction of a couple in their 70s from Upstate New York in September 2020.
Feb 19, 2023 1:15 PM
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Harassment in sports: St-Onge asks provinces for investigative systems by end of 2023
OTTAWA — Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling on her provincial and territorial counterparts to establish independent bodies to handle harassment complaints from athletes by the end of this year.
Feb 19, 2023 12:05 PM
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Media mogul, former National Arts Centre president Peter Herrndorf dies, family says
TORONTO — Peter Herrndorf, lawyer, Canadian media mogul and the former president and chief executive officer of the National Arts Centre, has died at age 82.
Feb 19, 2023 9:10 AM
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Volunteer's death spurs warnings that B.C.'s avalanche conditions are 'unforgiving'
VANCOUVER — The avalanche deaths of two skiers in British Columbia's central Interior this month have prompted an emotional plea about this season's dangerous conditions from the head of a volunteer search and rescue team.
Feb 19, 2023 8:32 AM
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