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OTTAWA — Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and federal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 86. The Jelinek family says he died peacefully in hospital on Saturday after living with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 20 years. OTTAWA — Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and federal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 86. The Jelinek family says he died peacefully in hospital on Saturday after living with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 20 years.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the province is mourning a Cape Breton Island woman who died during widespread flooding across the region caused by torrential rain. RCMP say the body of a 46-year-old woman from Cleveland, N.S. HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the province is mourning a Cape Breton Island woman who died during widespread flooding across the region caused by torrential rain.

Rick Mills enters the election race; NOTL avoids a controversial anti-immigration group; the scoop on e-scooters; a successful lemonade fundraiser; new Wall of Fame members; a second-gen jet boat captain; and locals as the face of a national fundraising effort Lifelong NOTL resident Rick Mills is one of 11 candidates for six seats on NOTL Council in the Oct. 26 election. Supplied Campaigning for the 2026 municipal election is now in full force.

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — The Alternative for Germany party has a strong lead in a regional election, but it is unclear whether it will be able to form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II, exit polls indicated Sunday. MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — The Alternative for Germany party has a strong lead in a regional election, but it is unclear whether it will be able to form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II, exit polls indicated Sunday.

A Toronto company is helping surgeons analyze their work before the patient even wakes up Reprinted with permission from Be Giant, a non-profit, non-partisan media outlet reporting on the people, places, ideas and breakthroughs shaping Canada's future. Sign up for their weekly newsletter. Vassi Talampassi awoke, hazy from anesthesia, in a hospital bed. She pulled her arm from beneath a thin blanket, waving it through the air like a wand.

Town of Halton Hills has contracted the services of a specially-trained dog to help humanely scare geese out of a local park where goose droppings had taken over HALTON HILLS - A four-legged assistant recently joined the Town's efforts to deter geese from Prospect Park.

This week on Village Media's 'Closer Look' podcast: We speak to the former Trudeau cabinet minister who is widely seen as the frontrunner in the race to be Ontario's next Liberal leader In November, the Ontario Liberals will elect a new leader — the party’s third in six years. Five candidates are on the ballot to replace Bonnie Crombie: Navdeep Bains, Stephanie Bowman, Lee Fairclough, Eric Lombardi and Dylan Marando. At this point, Bains is widely considered the frontrunner.

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine . KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

OTTAWA β€” American diplomat Baxter Hunt recalls showing up to work at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa the morning after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and finding "a mountain of flowers" outside the building. OTTAWA β€” American diplomat Baxter Hunt recalls showing up to work at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa the morning after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and finding "a mountain of flowers" outside the building.