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BEYOND LOCAL: Large drone carrying firearms found in southwestern Ontario tree

BEYOND LOCAL: Large drone carrying firearms found in southwestern Ontario tree

Bag attached to the drone contained 11 handguns
MPs debate Keira's Law which would require judicial training on domestic violence

MPs debate Keira's Law which would require judicial training on domestic violence

It is the second time in recent years a bill was debated to add more training for judges
CANADA: Canadian Blood Services to end 'blood ban,' bring in behaviour-based screening

CANADA: Canadian Blood Services to end 'blood ban,' bring in behaviour-based screening

Asking about sexual behaviour, rather than sexual orientation, will allow more reliably TO assess the risk of infections such as HIV, agency says
BEYOND LOCAL: Canada sees record rise in antisemitism in 2021, surge in violence toward Jews

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada sees record rise in antisemitism in 2021, surge in violence toward Jews

Violent incidents rose by over 700 per cent from nine in 2020 to 75 in 2021
BEYOND LOCAL: Musk's free speech plans for Twitter to face challenges from governments: expert

BEYOND LOCAL: Musk's free speech plans for Twitter to face challenges from governments: expert

Challenges include Canada's plans to reintroduce a bill aimed at reducing hate speech on online platforms, and the European Union, which already warned Musk that the company must obey local content rules targeting harmful and false information
CANADA: Government calls inquiry into use of Emergencies Act (updated)

CANADA: Government calls inquiry into use of Emergencies Act (updated)

Emergency Act was invoked earlier this year during blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa
Traditional ways: Dogsled race covers 500 kilometres in the High Arctic

Traditional ways: Dogsled race covers 500 kilometres in the High Arctic

Fourteen teams took off from Arctic Bay six days ago and are expected to arrive in Igloolik on Monday
BEYOND LOCAL: Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur, a dominant force in his generation, dead at 70

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur, a dominant force in his generation, dead at 70

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a noted Canadiens fan, said Lafleur was 'unlike anyone else on the ice'
CANADA: CEO says Flair Airlines has resolved foreign ownership issue — mostly — amid regulatory probe

CANADA: CEO says Flair Airlines has resolved foreign ownership issue — mostly — amid regulatory probe

'Domestic control and ownership is not just a ‘nice to have,’ it is a necessary underpinning of the system, and should be defended,' say airline groups
BEYOND LOCAL: Few details emerge at meeting about why Cree author’s book removed from library collection

BEYOND LOCAL: Few details emerge at meeting about why Cree author’s book removed from library collection

'The Great Bear' by David A. Robertson was pulled from Durham District School Board’s library collection for review