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$2.5-million gift helps fuel big expansion at Donkey Sanctuary

$2.5-million gift helps fuel big expansion at Donkey Sanctuary

The sanctuary is expanding with a 4,000 square-foot addition to the existing donkey house and a 19,000 square-foot new facility for education and rehabilitation
Driver escapes after car lands in water-filled hole

Driver escapes after car lands in water-filled hole

A Guelph woman is charged with careless driving and driving on a closed highway
Lost photos returned through kindness, persistence, and local ad

Lost photos returned through kindness, persistence, and local ad

When Montana resident Nathalia Collins came across an envelope of family photos collected by her former state trooper husband at the scene of a fatal collision, she was determined to return them to the family of the Newmarket man who died in 2015
Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91

MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, died Tuesday. The last Soviet leader was 91.
Ford says Trudeau agrees 'status quo is not working' amid health crisis

Ford says Trudeau agrees 'status quo is not working' amid health crisis

Health care was the top priority in an hour-long discussion Tuesday between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Election night will be very boring in Blind River

Election night will be very boring in Blind River

Due to a lack of nominees for municipal council, every candidate has already been acclaimed
Group was heading to Georgian Downs, but unknown if they arrived

Group was heading to Georgian Downs, but unknown if they arrived

Friend says she received text message at 5:40 a.m., Saturday, from one of the victims; 'It was a little weird because it was just a black screen'
Large homes prompt big questions at TBM council table

Large homes prompt big questions at TBM council table

'We need a policy that discourages larger homes, literally and actually discourages the construction of larger homes,' said councillor
B.C. mayor seeks change after report of infant's death while waiting for ambulance

B.C. mayor seeks change after report of infant's death while waiting for ambulance

BARRIÈRE, B.C. — The mayor of a small community in British Columbia's southern Interior is calling for flexibility around which first responders are allowed to take patients to hospital after an infant reportedly died while waiting for an ambulance.
Flag raised on Parliament Hill to honour residential school survivors

Flag raised on Parliament Hill to honour residential school survivors

OTTAWA — The federal government raised the Survivors' Flag on Parliament Hill today as a way to honour Indigenous Peoples forced to attend residential schools.