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Montreal city workers will come to a park near you to collect hazardous waste
The city of Montreal is setting up 30 travelling collection sites for hazardous household waste like batteries, nail polish bottles, propane canisters and cleaning products.Other products collected include old tires, electronics, solvants, and anything involving paint or gas.These kinds of materials are not meant to be thrown in the trash, and the city has bylaws in place on how to sort garbage. People can consult the collection schedule or bring their waste to an ecocentre.Ecocentres are among
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18-year-old Upper Musquodobit man dead after single-car crash
RCMP say an 18-year-old Upper Musquodoboit, N.S., man has died from injuries he suffered in a car crash on Wednesday that saw his vehicle flip over when it left the road.In a news release Saturday, RCMP say the man was the only person in a car travelling northbound on Highway 289 in Middle Stewiacke.Police, fire and paramedics responded to the call around 10:10 p.m. AT Wednesday.It's unclear what caused the crash.The man was taken to hospital in Halifax and later died there.MORE TOP STORIES
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After escaping Gaza, this woman says her brothers' evacuation to Canada is stuck in limbo
Marilyn, right, and Miran Kasken are working to get their brothers, Fahed and Talal, accepted into Canada. The sisters are living in Newfoundland, while the brothers are stuck in Egypt. (GoFundMe)A Palestinian woman living in St. John's says her family is stuck in limbo as they wait for updates as to when their brothers who escaped from Gaza can come to Canada.Marilyn Kasken and her sister, Miran, have been working for months to get their brothers, Talal, 20, and Fahed, 21, to safety from the Is
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Whitehorse school council candidate charged with mischief, harassment 3 days before polling day
One of the candidates running for school council at Holy Family Elementary School in Whitehorse is facing criminal charges. Kenechukwu Onwudinjo was charged on Thursday with two counts of mischief and two counts of harassment.The school said it cancelled classes at Holy Family last Friday due to a conflict with a parent on Thursday, triggering a hold-and-secure and an RCMP investigation. Parents were told there would be a security guard on school grounds this week. According to court documents f
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VideoLabour’s Sadiq Khan wins third term as London mayor
Khan won a little over a million votes, or nearly 44% of the vote, more than 11 percentage points ahead of his main challenger, the Conservative Party’s Susan Hall. He did particularly well in inner London but struggled in several outer boroughs. He used his victory speech to call for a general election, saying that "it's time for (UK Prime Minister) Rishi Sunak to give the public a choice".
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How to watch the Eta Aquarids, the annual meteor shower that peaks this weekend
What to know about the annual meteor event known as the Eta Aquarids.
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Human remains found near Moose Jaw at least 10 years old, but identity unknown: Sask. RCMP
Saskatchewan RCMP are attempting to identify human remains that were recently found in a rural area near Moose Jaw, and which have been there for 10 years or longer, according to experts.Police say while they don't know whose remains they found last week, investigators do not consider the death suspicious. According to police, a forensic anthropologist and pathologist examined the remains and believe they were at the location for at least a decade.RCMP were called to a rural area northeast of Mo
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