Jaswinder Singh Dilawari

Stepdad of missing N.S. kids says he hopes ‘something positive’ will come from renewed search

The stepdad of two missing kids in rural Pictou County, N.S., says he hopes the ground search and rescue operation that resumed Saturday will bring Lilly and Jack Sullivan back home.  “I’m really hopeful that they find something,” said Daniel Martell. “I’m grateful for each and everyone of them that take the time out here to go…

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Rare whale washes up on Vancouver Island, in possible 1st sighting of species in B.C.

In a possible first for B.C., a Bryde’s whale — a species not generally seen north of California — has washed up on Vancouver Island. The whale washed ashore in Port McNeill Bay, on the northern side of the Island, according to a news release from the ‘Na̱mg̱is First Nation. Experts brought in to examine the body confirmed…

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MacKinnon collects 2 goals, assist to lead Canada past Austria at men’s hockey worlds

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist as Canada overcame a frustrating start to post a 5-1 win over Austria in world hockey championship action Thursday. Travis Konecny and Will Cuylle each had a goal and an assist, and Sidney Crosby also scored as Canada remained undefeated and tied co-host Sweden atop the standings…

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‘Nobody was reacting,’ says partner of man who pursued assisted death due to ER bedsore

Carrying an envelope full of photos of her partner, Sylvie Brosseau’s voice cracked as she shuffled through the stack — revealing a photo of Normand Meunier in a golf cart with their grandchildren. “We were always outside,” she said of Meunier. “Despite him being quadriplegic, he had many projects … he had goals.” But when he…

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Calgary Transit increased service last year but ‘tapped out’ by funding gap – Calgary

More people are riding Calgary Transit than before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the service is struggling to keep up with growth and is asking the city for more funding to get there. Officials from Calgary Transit were at city hall Wednesday to provide an update to the city’s Infrastructure and Planning Committee on RouteAhead, a…

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CBC/Radio-Canada to scrap much-maligned ‘performance pay’ for managers

After a wave of criticism for handing out so-called “performance pay” to managers when it was considering layoffs, CBC/Radio-Canada’s board of directors is ending the practice altogether after a third-party review, the corporation said Wednesday. Previously, some of the public broadcaster’s non-unionized employees — executives and managers — were entitled to bonuses if it met or exceeded certain metrics like revenue…

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