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Kingston, Ontario · KingstonKINGSTON — The New Democratic Party’s labour critic is taking aim at staffing levels and costs on the Wolfe Islander III.
NDP calls out Wolfe Island ferry crew shortages
Oshawa · OshawaThe Kingston Frontenacs ended their 2022-23 Ontario Hockey League regular season schedule with a 10-2 win over the Oshawa Generals Sunday night. Players and coaches gathered for the last time at the Leon's Centre on Monday morning for their annual exit meetings. Head coach Luca Caputi said on Tuesday that each interview was tailored to each individual player.
Frontenacs players look forward to next year after exit meetings
Kingston, Ontario · KingstonGryphons head coach Ryan Sheahan returned to Kingston last week and signed five local high school football prospects. Three Holy Cross Crusaders, a Regiopolis-Notre Dame Panther and a Frontenac Falcon signed on with the Gryphons last week. Sheahan is the son of former Queen's Gaels head coach Pat Sheahan.
Guelph Gryphons recruit five Kingston-area high school football players
Picture perfect: Here are 100 of our favourite audience photos of 2022
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Toronto, ON · TorontoOPSEU is seeking nearly $6 million it alleges was unlawfully transferred. Former president Warren (Smokey) Thomas, former first vice-president/treasurer Eduardo Almeida and former financial services administrator Maurice Gabay could not be reached for comment. Thomas' lawyer says statement of claim is "riddled with errors, falsehoods, and untrue allegations"
Lawyer for ex-OPSEU president says union's allegations untrue
83% Left coverage: 6 sources
HIVHamilton man Johnson Aziga was found guilty in 2009 of the two counts of murder - believed to be the first convictions of their kind in Canada at the time. The court later declared Aziga a dangerous offender, which comes with an indefinite sentence. Aziga appealed his convictions and sentence, and in a decision released Tuesday, the Court of Appeal for Ontario overturned the murder convictions.
Ontario court overturns HIV murder convictions, substitutes manslaughter verdicts
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Toronto, ON · TorontoAn expert panel from the chief coroner's office in Ontario says urgent action is needed to fix systemic issues in correctional facilities. A report released by the panel this week says 25 inmates across more than two dozen facilities in the province died in 2019 and 46 inmates deaths were recorded in 2021. The panel examined patterns in 186 deaths that occurred from 2014 to 2021.
Action needed as inmate deaths rise, Ontario report says
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Climate ChangeClimate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking, the UN says. The continuing war in Ukraine is also another risk factor for increased human trafficking. The impact of climate change "disproportionally" affected poor farming, fishing and other communities. For the first time since data collection began in 2003, the number of victims detected worldwide fell.
Climate change increases human trafficking risks — UN
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