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N.S. gunman’s spouse feared killing started while looking for her, documents say

Lisa Banfield’s statements summarized in applications RCMP made for search warrants, production orders The partner of a man who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia last April confided in a friend that she feared the gunman had been going door to door searching for her during the violent rampage, according to an RCMP document summarizing statements to investigators. Further redactions were lifted…

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This wild turkey won’t stop chasing Mississauga office workers

For one of North America’s largest urban agglomerations, the GTA sure does see a great deal of wild birds bullying humans. From the infamous divebombing Red-winged blackbird (Dave) of Liberty Village to the notoriously agressive Canada geese that go nuts in Toronto every spring, sassy fowl are par for the course around these parts (golf course, that is, if we’re talking swans.) No one specific bird has…

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Saskatoon police to put new unarmed alternative response officers on the streets

Phase 1 of project will see officers in downtown and Riversdale A new type of police officer will soon be hitting the streets of Saskatoon.  At Thursday’s meeting of the city’s board of police commissioners, representatives from the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) detailed plans to use unarmed officers. The four new “alternative response officers” are intended to offer residents more access…

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Ottawa moves to the orange zone, Arnprior man told to move his bunkie and motorists buried by parking tickets: Top stories in Ottawa this week

OTTAWA — The COVID-19 lockdown ends in Ottawa as the capital moves to the “orange-restrict” zone, an Arnprior man is forced to move his bunkie and motorists are buried by parking tickets following a winter storm. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at the five most viewed stories on our website this week: Here’s what’s allowed to open under the new COVID-19 restrictions in…

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