| | TORONTO STAR Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:00 AM | |  Somebody is fighting back by raising the 'beaver baffle' installed to drain the pond in Grey Abbey Park above the water line. |
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| | CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:41 AM | | A new analysis suggests the Liberal climate plan could meet Canada's greenhouse gas emissions targets for the first time before the end of this decade.
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| | Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:00 AM | | A generation of Afghans grew up believing their country was on the path to modernity. Now they're looking to leave.
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| | Toronto Sun Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:00 AM | | Minimum wage hikes are an ineffective way of combatting poverty because more than 92% of Canadians earning minimum wage don't live in low-income households, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute. By contrast, only 2.2% are single parents with a child or children under the age of 18, despite governments creating the inaccurate […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:32 AM | | TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian prosecutors on Thursday brought charges against a former defense minister over a massive blast at a munitions disposal factory in 2008 that killed 26 people. The Special Structure Against Corruption, or SPAK, in charge of probing high officials, said it had charged Fatmir Mediu, a defense minister in 2005-2008, with […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:32 AM | | There are many communities and public health units across Canada where, for one reason or another, vaccination rates lag way behind other population centres. In many places, this happens quietly. In Aylmer, Ontario, it happens very loudly. Aylmer isn't a big town. And it wouldn't be particularly notable, except for one man, and one church, […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:07 AM | | CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African cricket player Quinton de Kock will take a knee after all. De Kock apologized Thursday to teammates and supporters for refusing to play in a T20 World Cup game, but said he felt his rights were "taken away" when players were told they must take a knee […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:01 AM | | MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian capital on Thursday started a nonworking period intended to stem contagion as daily infections and deaths from COVID-19 surged to all-time highs. The government coronavirus task force reported 1,159 deaths in 24 hours, the largest daily tally since the pandemic began. It has brought the country's official coronavirus death toll […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:58 AM | | HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed network equipment maker Nokia on Thursday reported third-quarter profit above analyst expectations on increasing sales of 5G technology and trimmed costs, but the company warned that the global shortage of semiconductors made the market outlook foggy and could hamper growth. The Espoo, Finland-based company reported net profit of 463 […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:55 AM | | HONG KONG (AP) — The president of Hong Kong's legislature said Thursday it has become more efficient with no opposition members, after all pro-democracy lawmakers resigned late last year to protest the ouster of four colleagues for not demonstrating sufficient loyalty to Beijing. Hong Kong authorities have cracked down on political dissent in the past […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:44 AM | | MADRID (AP) — Consumer prices in Spain increased this month by the highest rate in 29 years as a result of soaring electricity costs, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute showed Thursday. The institute, known by its Spanish acronym INE, said consumer prices rose 5.5% in October compared to the same month in 2020. […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:35 AM | | TOKYO (AP) — Sony reported Thursday that its profit fell 54% in the last quarter, mainly due to a one-time tax-related gain that inflated last year's number. The Japanese electronics and entertainment company managed to maintain results despite the coronavirus pandemic, reporting a 13% rise in quarterly sales. Tokyo-based Sony Corp.'s July-September profit totaled 213.1 […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:20 AM | | ELECTION 2021-MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR Minneapolis mayor faces voters with policing on their minds MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was the face of the city through some of its darkest days — the police killing of George Floyd last year and the rioting, burning and looting that ensued. Now the Democrat faces a tough fight […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:15 AM | | In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 28 … What we are watching in Canada … A new report is recommending ways Ottawa can work with suppliers to avoid complicity in […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:14 AM | | FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank officials are confronting the highest inflation in more than a decade and supply shortages that are holding back the pandemic recovery as they decide monetary policy Thursday for the 19 European Union countries that use the euro currency. The meeting of the 25-member governing council isn't expected to […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:08 AM | | LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are set to grill Facebook and other tech giants Thursday over how they handle online safety as European efforts to regulate social media companies gain momentum. Representatives from Facebook, Google, Twitter and TikTok will be questioned by members of a parliamentary committee scrutinizing the British government's draft online safety legislation. […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:07 AM | | FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen lowered its forecast for deliveries to customers Thursday and reported a decrease in operating profits for the third quarter as the global shortage of semiconductors disproportionately hit the company's business in China despite strong demand for its cars there. The company said deliveries in 2021 would be in line with […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:05 AM | | SYDNEY (AP) — A 64-year-old fugitive who surrendered to Australian police because a Sydney lockdown left him jobless and homeless was sentenced on Thursday to an additional two months behind bars for escaping from prison almost 30 years ago. Darko Desic has been back in custody since mid-September when he walked into a police station […]
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| | CityNews Toronto Thursday, October 28, 2021 4:05 AM | | OTTAWA — A federally commissioned report looking at vendors who sold billions of dollars in goods to the government found the vast majority lacked adequate policies to prevent human and labour rights risks in their supply chains. The report recommends several ways the government can work with suppliers to avoid complicity in human trafficking, forced […]
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| | Ottawa Citizen Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:30 AM | | Ottawa police say their files indicate 16 reports of thefts from vehicles in the Lincoln Heights and Regina Street area in the last two months.
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| | Ottawa Sun Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:30 AM | | Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.
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| | Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:00 AM | | But Balarama Holness could play a spoiler role in the Nov. 7 vote.
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| | Montreal Gazette Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:00 AM | | The candidates have had no shortage of proposals, visions and priorities in this campaign.
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