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Ontario to expand jail capacity by 2, 500 beds over 10 years at a cost of $3 billion
1+ week, 3+ day ago (175+ words) The Maplehurst Correctional Complex is shown in Milton, Ont. , on Friday, March 8, 2024." TORONTO - Ontario's solicitor general says the province will expand its jails by 2, 500 beds over the next 10 years at a cost of $3 billion to the taxpayers. Michael Kerzner says…...
Adults relive the musical camaraderie of their youth at band camps reprised for grown-ups
1+ week, 5+ day ago (923+ words) Decades later, she's still going to camp there. A separate band program was created for adults in 2013, where she felt encouraged to take up another instrument: trumpet. "I was thrilled because I love this place," said Guess, 71, of Baltimore, a…...
Dear Readers: Yes, pen pal programs still exist in a digital world
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1178+ words) International Youth Service, the agency that matched us up 40 years ago, has long since folded, but other pen pal programs have survived " or even began during " the internet age. And even though New Zealand's postal system has reduced home delivery…...
FAA employee in New Hampshire accused of sending email threatening to kill Trump
2+ week, 5+ day ago (290+ words) Toronto Star Dean Delle Chiaie, 35, of Nashua, was expected to make an initial court appearance Tuesday on a charge of interstate communication of a threat against the president. According to federal prosecutors, he sent a message April 21 using his personal…...
Man who killed Brown students, MIT professor targeted symbolic victims tied to grievances, FBI says
3+ week, 4+ day ago (395+ words) Instead, former Brown student Claudio Neves Valente, 48, appeared to target places and people for what they represented in his own life " institutions and individuals he associated with personal failure, missed opportunity and perceived injustice. The FBI described a man who…...
CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
3+ week, 6+ day ago (319+ words) At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health officials said. Backyard poultry include birds like chicken, ducks, geese, guinea fowl and…...
Human Rights Campaign targets battleground districts during broader reckoning over LGBTQ+ rights
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (519+ words) Besides eight congressional districts that could help determine control of the U. S. House, the Human Rights Campaign is also supporting Democratic candidates for the U. S. Senate in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio and Texas. The money will be spent on advertising,…...
Ballot proposal for income tax cut sparks debate in Massachusetts
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1548+ words) This November, Massachusetts voters may be asked to approve a state income tax cut from 5% to 4%. Supporters say the tax cut would give the state a competitive edge, boost the economy and improve affordability. But opponents, including four New Bedford…...
Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor's killing is found dead, officials say
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (886+ words) This image taken from video provided by the FBI shows a person of interest in the investigation of the shooting that occurred at Brown University, in Providence, R. I. , Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. The attacker at Brown University on Saturday killed two students and…...
CNE holds contest for symbolic wedding ceremony
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (117+ words) Couples interested in a "Marriage on the Midway" can apply online as long as they are Ontario residents and 18 years old or older. The smell of love and midway food is in the air at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)…...