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ONTARIO: Trial for Ottawa bus driver accused in double-decker crash to start in 2021

ONTARIO: Trial for Ottawa bus driver accused in double-decker crash to start in 2021

Aissatou Diallo was at the wheel of a double-decker bus which slammed into the pedestrian platform overhang at Westboro Station back in January, killing three people
CANADA: Items up for auction from Roxodus Music Festival that never happened

CANADA: Items up for auction from Roxodus Music Festival that never happened

Roxodus Music Festival merchandise, audio-visual and cooking equipment just some of the 420 lot items up for sale
ONTARIO: Small act of kindness by Guelph Police officers goes a long way

ONTARIO: Small act of kindness by Guelph Police officers goes a long way

While on patrol last week, two Guelph police officers purchased a pair of warm socks and boots for a woman walking barefoot in the cold
CANADA: Post-humous ruling for prof a win for academic freedom, union says

CANADA: Post-humous ruling for prof a win for academic freedom, union says

Michael Persinger, who died last year, was improperly removed from teaching first-year psychology course in 2015, arbitrator rules
ONTARIO: High school teachers to start administrative work-to-rule campaign on Tuesday

ONTARIO: High school teachers to start administrative work-to-rule campaign on Tuesday

It will coincide with a similar campaign by Ontario elementary teachers
ONTARIO: Vaughan-area doctor jailed for role in Sudbury drug ring

ONTARIO: Vaughan-area doctor jailed for role in Sudbury drug ring

He wrote prescriptions for fentanyl patches that were sold to addicts here
ONTARIO: Waterloo Brewing bilked of $2.1 million in cyberattack

ONTARIO: Waterloo Brewing bilked of $2.1 million in cyberattack

Waterloo Brewing says it is working to recover the missing money but there is no guarantee it will get it back
ONTARIO: Details of extortion allegations heard at former Thunder Bay mayor's trial

ONTARIO: Details of extortion allegations heard at former Thunder Bay mayor's trial

It's a weird one
WORLD: Disney+ warns subscribers of ‘outdated cultural depictions,’ prompting controversy

WORLD: Disney+ warns subscribers of ‘outdated cultural depictions,’ prompting controversy

Some people are upset that the company has not taken full ownership over some of the troublesome cultural depictions
CANADA: Don Cherry's recent remarks, and how bystanders can challenge unacceptable comments

CANADA: Don Cherry's recent remarks, and how bystanders can challenge unacceptable comments

Prejudice remarks often go unchallenged because people are afraid of provoking violence, want to avoid conflict, or don't know how to step in