Open this photo in gallery: The new gift means the freshly minted Temerty Community Access and Engagement Fund will support the same no-charge programming this year, with the main floor open to the public for free through the fall. The Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto, on Oct. 21, 2024.Christopher Katsarov/The …
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Open this photo in gallery: The 1670 royal charter signed by King Charles II establishing Hudson’s Bay, is shown on display at the Manitoba Museum where it was loaned to be displayed alongside its permanent collection of Hudson’s Bay artifacts.HO/The Canadian Press Hudson’s Bay can now prepare to auction off …
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The busiest areas of Plymouth are being offered better mobile coverage after one of the biggest mobile providers has launched its newest technology innovation. Visitors, residents and businesses throughout Plymouth are now said to be benefitting from an improved mobile experience and faster speeds after Virgin Media O2 has deployed …
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More than £6m will be spent on solar power projects at Hull Royal Infirmary to make significant energy savings and reduce its carbon emissions. Great British Energy is the Government’s newly created public-owned renewable energy investment company. It has announced its first project, to put rooftop solar panels on 200 …
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Households have been alerted to the environmental impact and health risks associated with using washing powder in their machines. Environmental specialists are raising concerns about two destructive ingredients present in laundry detergents: phosphates and surfactants. Both elements, they say, can devastate wildlife and contaminate watercourses, and they’re found in both …
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Open this photo in gallery: King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration, at Westminster Abbey, in London, on March 10.Aaron Chown/The Associated Press King Charles hailed the work of the Commonwealth in bringing countries together as he and Britain’s senior royals gathered at …
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Royal Bank of Canada RY-T has let go of some employees as the lender reorganizes its businesses and prepares to launch its new growth strategy after closing its $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Bank Canada last year. This week, the bank has shed employees in technology and operations, as well as …
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The chamber contains an empty coffin, “life-sized Egyptian figures and a metal bench”. 12:55, 28 Feb 2025Updated 13:25, 28 Feb 2025 Lochdhu Lodge.(Image: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4439137.) The remote mansion where twisted Scots fiend Kevin Booth tortured women in a trapdoor-guarded dungeon has an interesting history all of its own – and was …
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Letters should be emailed to editor@northern-times.co.uk. Please include your address and a daytime telephone number. Letters may be edited for length or other reasons and are included at the editor’s discretion. ‘Strong measure of caution’ needed over Highland Council’s investment plan Letter from Cllr Jim McGillivray, East Sutherland and Edderton …
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Open this photo in gallery: Hockey team Royal Military College Paladins practice ahead of their game against rival team West Point Army on Jan. 30.Kaja Tirrul/The Globe and Mail A moment of silence was held on Saturday for the 67 victims of this week’s collision between a commercial passenger jet …
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