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A Winnipeg woman forced to repeat herself three times after calling 911 about a serious head-on collision in northern Manitoba is frustrated that repetition is considered standard procedure by the people in charge of responding to emergencies. Jennifer Larsen spent 14 minutes on the phone Monday, answering some of the same questions from three different individuals, while around her, a vehicle…

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 8, 2024 12:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Postmedia’s $1-million bid to acquire Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain will not be held up by the main union that represents workers at SaltWire Network Inc. and The Halifax Herald Ltd. A…

A report into systemic racism at the London Police Service (LPS) paints a picture of officers who treat non-White people in a domineering and rude way, often stereotyping communities and using excessive force while dismissing victims’ suffering.  In particular, Indigenous people reported their medicines not being respected during searches, people of colour said they were…

A new study by Statistics Canada is trying to answer the looming question of how the country will be impacted once the remaining baby boomer generation retires — and it points to immigration as a factor that could both help and challenge. The study, released Tuesday, looked at how different immigration levels and labour force…

Kacie Bosch committed blood, sweat and tears to the Canadian women’s 3×3 basketball team at the Paris Olympics. Bosch was wounded in the play-in game against Australia, leaking blood and requiring on-court treatment before finishing out the tournament with a bandage above her right eye. The tournament itself “was definitely the biggest toll on our…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Humane Society says it has its hands full dealing with a massive influx of animals after a historic seizure by the province. The WHS said Tuesday that the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian-Animal Welfare recently removed more than 130 dogs from a home north of…

Manny Grosse, 73, has lived his whole life in Halifax, most of it in public housing.  So have eight of his 10 siblings who, like Grosse, moved into public housing and started families there. It didn’t begin that way.    Grosse was baby No. 7 when his parents, Henry and Irene Grouse, were renting on Jacob…