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Chiocchio elected Niagara Police Service Board chair

Chiocchio elected Niagara Police Service Board chair

Nyarayi Kapisavanhu was re-elected to serve her second term as vice-chair
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Constellation buying Calpine in $26.6 billion deal that would join two huge US power companies

Constellation buying Calpine in $26.6 billion deal that would join two huge US power companies

Constellation is buying power natural gas and geothermal power provider Calpine for $16.4 billion, joining together two of the country's biggest power companies. The transaction includes 50 million shares of Constellation stock, $4.
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Over 80,000 were homeless in Ontario in 2024, up at least 25% since 2022: AMO

Over 80,000 were homeless in Ontario in 2024, up at least 25% since 2022: AMO

The municipalities’ group wrote in a new report that the crisis ‘has deepened significantly’ and ‘is on a trajectory to get worse’
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Corus Entertainment reports Q1 profit and revenue down from year ago

Corus Entertainment reports Q1 profit and revenue down from year ago

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its revenue dropped 12 per cent. The television and radio broadcaster says it earned a profit attributable to shareholders of $11.
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Maple Leaf Foods raising quarterly dividend as it works to complete pork spin off

Maple Leaf Foods raising quarterly dividend as it works to complete pork spin off

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is raising its quarterly dividend by nine per cent as it works to complete a spin off its pork business. The company says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 24 cents per share, up from 22 cents.
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Cartoon of the Day: Captain Wanted

Cartoon of the Day: Captain Wanted

Local cartoonist Steve Nease provides a humorous take on current events
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South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief

South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s acting leader on Friday accepted the resignation of the chief of the presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, as he faced police questioning over how his forces blocked law enforcement efforts to detain i
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Winds that have fueled LA fires are expected to calm, giving firefighters a chance to corral flames

Winds that have fueled LA fires are expected to calm, giving firefighters a chance to corral flames

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters hoped for a break Friday from fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area , killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation's second-largest city on edge.
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Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds

Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans have a dimmer view of his presidency than they did at the end of Donald Trump's first term or Barack Obama's second, a new poll finds. Around one-quarter of U.S.
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Provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners: health minister

Provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners: health minister

TORONTO — Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says provincial and territorial health plans will cover primary care provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives.
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