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Ottawa police arrest Montreal man accused of stealing Lexus SUV

OTTAWA — Ottawa police say a Montreal man is facing charges after officers stopped an allegedly stolen SUV early Thursday morning. Police have been warning of increasing thefts of high-end vehicles in Ottawa, with more than 35 so far in 2021. There were 200 vehicle theft reports in Ottawa last year involving mostly Lexus and Toyota SUVs and trucks. Five vehicles…

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Quebec excavation company sentenced for violating Species at Risk Act by destroying nests of threatened bank swallows

On February 18, 2021, in Granby courthouse, Pete Persons Terre Sable & Gravier Inc. was sentenced and fined a total of $15,000 after pleading guilty to two offences under the Species at Risk Act. The fine will be directed to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund. Strong and effective enforcement of Canada’s environmental and wildlife protection laws is one…

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Critics ask why no details on Alberta government plan for parks management

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has yet to release details on how it will “optimize” the province’s parks by getting other people to run them. It’s been almost a year since the plan was revealed in the budget and Alberta Parks is to begin accepting reservations March 4 for this summer’s camping season. Despite repeated requests from politicians, environmental groups…

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Canada preps for faceoff with Facebook and Google over money

Since it was launched in 2003 so founder Mark Zuckerberg could judge who were the “hotter-looking” students at Harvard, Facebook has morphed in 16 short years into your grandparents’ social media. It only lacks a whiff of lavender or the scent of Old Spice. But it is worth untapped billions. Last week, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault again vowed Canada would…

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Hamilton-Wenham schools receive additional education funding, not enough to help overall $38.9 million proposed budget

The ongoing struggle to meeting school needs while keeping costs low for Hamilton and Wenham got some help with the addition of additional state aid. The Hamilton-Wenham School Department will receive $160,481 in additional Chapter 70 education aid to apply to its fiscal 2022 budget. The money comes as the result of adopting the Student Opportunity Act to help underperforming…

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Ontario schools report 32 COVID-19 cases from asymptomatic testing program

Ontario schools are reporting 37 positive COVID-19 cases out of the 3,706 students apart of the asymptomatic testing program being implemented by the Ministry of Health. According to the Ministry, five regions have had targeted asymptomatic testing which began in January. “Our government has taken action to deploy asymptomatic testing province-wide, the first program of its kind in Canada, as…

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