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Catholic university’s LGBTQ evolution continues with support group
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A Catholic Western University-affiliated school so conservative it only began flying the rainbow Pride flag in 2021 is now celebrating the success of the first year of a support group for LGBTQ students. Three years ago, King’s University College flew the flag for the first time, following the University of Waterloo’s St. Jerome’s University to…
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Protesters dig in at Western University, call for meeting with school president
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Pro-Palestinian protesters remained in a tent encampment at Western University Sunday and said they won’t leave until they can meet the school’s president, Alan Shepard. The group has been living in tents outside University Community Centre since Wednesday, remaining four days longer than they originally planned Known as the “second liberated zone” organized by current…
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Green technology highlighted at Home and Cottage Expo in Owen Sound
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Energy efficiency and green technology were top of mind for many who came through the doors of the Home and Cottage Expo in Owen Sound this weekend. Whether it was solar panels, heat pumps, electric vehicle vehicles and charging infrastructure, or green building materials and construction methods, there was opportunities aplenty sprinkled throughout the Harry…
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Owner injured, suspect arrested in Kincardine jewelry store robbery
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A Saugeen First Nation resident is facing multiple charges after a robbery at a Kincardine jewelry store the morning of May 11. Just before 6 a.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a robbery. Officers arrived to find that the business owner had been injured and a suspect was arrested at the scene, it…
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Concerns about healthcare privatization voiced at Owen Sound rally
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The erosion of rural healthcare and privatization of services were top of mind of those who attended a rally in Owen Sound on Saturday. About 50 people came out to the event on the steps of city hall, where calls for action were made and stories were shared about the impact health-care decisions are having…
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Man faces multiple charges after child exploitation probe: Court records
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SARNIA – Court records have shed light on a Lambton County resident swept up in a massive, joint police force child exploitation probe. The OPP announced this week 64 people, including eight from Southwestern Ontario, face nearly 350 charges linked to Project Aquatic, a provincewide crackdown on making, possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials.…
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Planning underway for Kincardine’s annual Pride celebration in June
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Kincardine Pride is set to host its annual celebration amidst what organizers say is a more supportive atmosphere than last year. “We’re getting a more positive vibe. I’m not saying that all of the negativity has been negated, but it’s certainly subdued,” said Sandy Blackwood, president of Kincardine Pride, in a phone interview. Ahead of…
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Owner injured, suspect arrested in Kincardine jewelry store robbery
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A Saugeen First Nation resident is facing multiple charges after a robbery at a Kincardine jewelry store early Saturday morning. Just before 6 a.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a robbery. Officers arrived to find that the business owner had been injured and a suspect was arrested at the scene, it said in…
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Baranyai: Law and order should apply to politicians, too
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Now that we’ve been there, done that and possibly bought the T-shirt, can we all agree to retire “wacko” from the spotlight?
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Dyer: Unprecedented warming could be ocean feedback
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A heat wave is a random phenomenon that comes and goes in certain seasons for a period of some days. A climate feedback is forever.