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The Toronto Dominion (TD) bank logo is seen on a building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2017.

TD Bank says comprehensive overhaul of anti-money laundering program underway

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Canada's second-largest lender TD Bank said on Friday a comprehensive overhaul of its U.S. and global anti-money laundering (AML) program was well underway. The bank has been subject to regulatory probes over its AML compliance ...

Rick Mercer speaks Friday at the Justina Centre in Outer Cove during a ceremony to unveil his Canada’s Walk of Fame commemorative plaque. Mercer was inducted into the Walk of Fame in 2023 during a gala event in Toronto. JOE GIBBONS • THE TELEGRAM

Comedian and TV star Rick Mercer returns to hometown to be honoured as 2023 inductee of Canada's Walk of Fame

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated 38 minutes ago |7 min read Premium content

Rick Mercer said he has realized, over the years, how lucky he was to have grown up in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove. “When I was writing my book, and reflecting on my childhood, I remember my editor saying, ‘What do you mean, there's a pond behind ...

A member of Bob Cole’s family carries his remains from St. Thomas’ Church in St. John’s after Cole’s funeral on Friday. JOE GIBBONS • THE TELEGRAM

'Exceptional in every way’: Hundreds attend Bob Cole's funeral in St. John’s

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 42 minutes ago |4 min read Premium content

A familiar tune filled the sanctuary at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church on Friday during Bob Cole's funeral.  From their perch in the balcony, the CLB Regimental Band played the "Hockey Night in Canada" theme song.  Cole and those notes were married in a ...

Red dresses flutter in the wind following a Red Dress Day event at Mount Saint Vincent University on Friday, May 3, 2024. Sunday is the national day of awareness for missing and murdered women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

Red Dress Day gathering in Halifax peels off the scab of age-old wounds while starting conversations

Warren D'Silva |Updated 44 minutes ago |4 min read Premium content

With the smoke from the smudging ceremony rising into the crisp windy spring air, there is a sombre, pensive silence on the grounds in front of Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU). A gathering of about 50 people from the local Mi’kmaq community, ...

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 Owner and Creative Director of Soli Productions Management Inc, Solitha Shortte, for De Souza story in Halifax Monday April 29, 2024.

TIM KROCHAK PHOTO

Halifax modelling agent breaks industry stereotypes, becomes catalyst for change

Warren D'Silva |Updated 53 minutes ago |8 min read Premium content

She smiles with her eyes. Her words affirm and can ring in anyone’s ears. She talks the talk and walks the walk. She is revered and feared in the industry for her no-nonsense mentality. She is Solitha Natasha Shortte. Walking into the Light House ...

The Sydney Justice Centre.

Cape Breton boxer Ryan Rozicki charged with assault; Cape Breton court report for May 3, 2024

SaltWire Network |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read Premium content

A provincial court trial date has been set for a Sydney-based boxer charged with assault. Ryan Joseph Rozicki, 29, who holds both national and international titles (cruiserweight), is charged with two counts of uttering threats and a single count of ...

An aerial view of the Clifton Museum Park taken from a drone in 2016 by Paul Illsley. - Contributed

Windsor museum changing names after former title tied to slavery

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read Premium content

A museum in Hants County named after a businessman linked to slavery in the 19th century is getting a new name. The Clifton Museum Park, located in Windsor, will now be known as the Haliburton House Museum, an estate originally named after Thomas ...

A journalist wears mask near a forest fire in Samoeng District, Thailand April 4, 2019.

Environmental journalism is increasingly dangerous profession, UN chief says

Juana Casas |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

(Removes duplicate words in paragraph 3) By Juana Casas SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Journalists covering environmental issues have become increasingly targeted with violence as the world faces an unprecedented environmental emergency, U.N.

The price of baby formula is causing financial stress for a lot of families. CAPE BRETON POST PHOTO

Sticker shock on essential baby formula still stinging in Cape Breton

Barb Sweet · Multimedia journalist |Updated 2 hours ago |12 min read Premium content

With a three-month-old, a five-year-old and a seven-year-old, Devon McIsaac of Glace Bay is well versed in the recent spike in baby formula prices. “I’ve seen the prices go through the roof with each child,” McIsaac said. “This last one, there’s just ...

Women walk under the rain in the Malfety neighborhood of Fort Liberte, Haiti April 27, 2024.

Haitians brace for more rain after downpours kill 13

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Heavy rains are expected to continue across Haiti on Friday, the national weather service said, after killing at least 13 people in the north and damaging thousands of homes. "If you live by a river, ravine or ...

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