Police, fire or ambulance? Winnipeg launching 4th option for 911 mental health calls – Winnipeg

The City of Winnipeg is taking the next steps on a fourth emergency response pathway, after the model was approved by city council. “Presently, when someone calls 911, the dispatcher only has three choices,” Mayor Scott Gillingham told Winnipeg city council Thursday. “They can send police officers, firefighters or paramedics — but not every call…

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Ed Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium concerts cancelled due to severe weather – National

Ed Sheeran’s upcoming concerts at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., have been cancelled due to severe weather warnings in place in Boston and across New England, the venue announced on Friday. Event organizers cancelled Sheeran’s concerts scheduled for Friday and Saturday night “following consultation with local officials, the promoter and tour,” the venue said in…

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Two year delay in EV battery plant construction “nothing but good news”: Ford government

As the Ontario government’s multi-year electric vehicle manufacturing strategy faces potential collapse, Premier Doug Ford convened his cabinet to “assess [the] progress” of the “protect Ontario” promise. On Thursday, PowerCo Canada, a subsidiary of German automaker Volkswagen, announced it would delay the production of the $7 billion giga factory in St. Thomas, Ont. where the…

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