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Blue Jays, Dodgers speak ahead of World Series Game 4
Toronto Blue Jays, including manager John Schneider and player Isiah Kiner-Falefa, along with several Dodgers, are speaking Tuesday ahead of Game 4 in Los Angeles. The Dodgers lead the World Series 2-1 after winning a gruelling, 18-inning Game 3. Source link
First Nation and Canada begin legal battle over ‘grossly underfunded’ on-reserve schools
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has begun hearing a potentially precedent-setting legal battle between Canada and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation about the alleged systemic underfunding of on-reserve schooling in Ontario. Source link
Prunella Scales, sharp-tongued and long-suffering wife on Fawlty Towers, dead at 93
Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British comedy Fawlty Towers, has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93. Source link
AI 'hallucinations' could prove real problem for owner of fire-ravaged Vancouver property
As the owner of a fire-ravaged Vancouver property he’s been accused of neglecting, Fu De Ren has defended himself in civil proceedings and bylaw trials. But his inclusion of alleged AI “hallucinations” as part of a self-represented bid to cut his property’s assessed value in half may end up costing him money. Source link
As tastes change, Alberta’s craft brewers expand their offerings
According to Statistics Canada, beer consumption in Alberta has declined over the past decade. During the same time period, the market share of ciders, coolers and ready-to-drink cocktails has doubled. Source link
Jamaica, Cuba brace for Hurricane Melissa to make landfall today
Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since record-keeping began 174 years ago. Source link
Two NHL players openly falling in love? In real life, that’s a fantasy. Not in this series
An openly gay player has never competed in the National Hockey League, but Halifax author Rachel Reid’s hockey romance novels, including Heated Rivalry, which has been adapted into a TV series, imagine a world in which hockey stars can come out and thrive in the game. Source link
N.B. business in trademark tangle with Alberta government over licence plates
Part of the Canadian national anthem is turning out to be a possible legal headache for the Alberta government. Source link
Repatriation of Indigenous items held at the Vatican needs to be done the right way, say First Nations
Indigenous communities in Canada believe the return of cultural objects from the Vatican Museum is a step towards reconciliation, but some stress that the items must be returned in a manner that reflects their sacred nature, including holding ceremonies for objects before they leave for Canada. Source link
Class action alleging rampant abuse in Ontario Training Schools still stuck in the system after 8 years
People who lived at Ontario Training Schools are suing the province, alleging abuse was rampant at the children’s detention centres. Nearly eight years after a class action was launched, the case is still stuck in the civil system. Lawyers say it’s another casualty of underfunded courts. Source link