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University of Regina strips Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond of honorary degree

University of Regina strips Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond of honorary degree

A major Canadian university has stripped former B.C. representative for children and youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond of an honorary degree. In a Monday statement, the University of Regina said it had rescinded an honorary doctor of laws degree it bestowed on Turpel-Lafond in 2003.The school said the decision came following a request from the Indigenous

1 dead after crash on Highway 427, other collisions reported as winter weather moves in

The Ontario Provincial Police say one person died following a crash on Highway 427 in Toronto and more crashes are being reported on OPP-patrolled highways as winter weather moves in. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said there is a partial closure of Highway 427 express lanes approaching the QEW/Gardiner Expressway, between Burnhamthorpe Road and The Queensway. Schmidt said a broken-down transport …

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New trial ordered for N.S. man acquitted in hit-and-run death of 10-year-old girl

The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a man who was acquitted of dangerous driving, impaired driving and leaving the scene of an accident in the death of a 10-year-old girl. Talia Forrest was struck and killed by someone driving a vehicle on the evening of July 11, 2019, while …

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