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• April trial date set for ex-Canadian world junior hockey players accused of sexual assault

  13-11-2024 19:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Five players accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a London, Ont., gala celebrating their 2018 world junior hockey win will now stand trial beginning in April 2025, a judge ruled Tuesday.
  
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• Trump’s proposed tariffs unlikely to include Canadian oil: experts

  14-11-2024 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The threat of the tariff is causing a lot of concern in Canada, where the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said such a tariff could take a $30-billion bite out of the Canadian economy.
  
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• Trudeau off to Latin America for APEC and G20 summits

  14-11-2024 14:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave this afternoon for the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, followed by the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  
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• Hospitality workers to rally for higher wages as hotel costs soar during Swift tour

  14-11-2024 12:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of hotel service workers in Toronto is set to hold a rally outside the Fairmont Royal York to demand salary increases as hotel costs skyrocket amid Taylor Swift's visit.
  
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• Workers say goodbye to an almost-empty Ontario Science Centre as repairs get underway

  14-11-2024 12:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the sun shone on an unusually warm day at the end of October, Emma Meadley Dunphy took one final, emotional stroll through the Ontario Science Centre. 
  
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• Generations Foundation 2024 Holiday Food and Toy Drive kicks off

  14-11-2024 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Generations Foundation 2024 Holiday Food and Toy Drive is officially underway to spread holiday cheer and support across Montreal.
  
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• 'A tremendous inconvenience': Rural communities prepare for potential postal disruptions

  14-11-2024 11:00 via ctvnews.ca
  
  The inability to send and receive letter mail won’t be the main pitfall of a service disruption. The biggest concern for rural communities will be parcel delivery. Small communities often rely on online deliveries for items they cannot find locally.
  
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• A look at how much mail Canada Post delivers, amid a strike notice

  14-11-2024 11:00 via ctvnews.ca
  
  Amid a potential postal worker strike, here’s a look at how many letters and parcels the corporation delivers and how those numbers have changed in the internet age.
  
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• Thousands of donations, fewer than 2% used. Why cord blood transplants are so rare

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Transplants are rare because of new cancer treatments and small volumes. But experts say they still save lives.
  
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• Tariffs on Canadian steel less likely under Trump 2.0, U.S. trade experts say, but disruption still a risk

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A U.S. trade attorney and a former congressman say a second Trump administration may not direct tariffs specifically at Canada, but there's concern this country could get swept up in the broader universal tariff Trump is proposing.
  
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• RCMP prepares to deploy body cameras to thousands of officers nationwide

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The RCMP is set to give an update today on its plans to attach cameras to frontline officers later this month, marking a monumental shift in how Mounties and Canadians interact.
  
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• For some homebuyers, cashback rebates can save thousands in real estate commissions

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In Canada, the homeseller usually pays a commission to real estate agents on both sides of the transaction. But some agents are willing to offer a cashback rebate to home buyers, which works as a kind of discount on the total purchase price.
  
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• Canadian steel tariffs less likely under Trump 2.0, U.S. trade experts say, but disruption still a risk

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A U.S. trade attorney and a former congressman say a second Trump administration may not direct tariffs specifically at Canada, but there's concern this country could get swept up in the broader universal tariff Trump is proposing.
  
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• A year later, impact of deadly Whitehorse house explosion still resonates

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On Nov. 14, 2023, a house on Bates Crescent in Whitehorse's Riverdale neighbourhood exploded, killing a neighbour and severely damaging several surrounding homes. Many people are still grappling with the aftermath a year later.
  
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• $500 for a bag of groceries? Alliance aims to lower food costs in remote northern communties

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An alliance between more than a dozen First Nations partners and food security organizations is working to lower food costs in remote northern Ontario and Manitoba communities by buying food in bulk.
  
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• Abbotsford, B.C., man guilty of trafficking in bear parts receives minimum fine

  14-11-2024 04:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Hong Tao Yang bought bear paws and bear kneecaps from an undercover conservation officer involved in a sting operation.
  
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• Some Scotiabank customers still unable to access accounts after 'scheduled maintenance'

  14-11-2024 04:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Scotiabank customers are still unable to access their online banking accounts after what the company called "scheduled maintenance" turned into a service outage that crept into Wednesday, sparking online anger and a proposed class action lawsuit.
  
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• Blackfoot Confederacy Education Conference in Lethbridge focuses on critical thinking

  14-11-2024 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Focused on critical thinking, the conference aimed to provide delegates with the tools to support their students and teach them to be proud of their cultural heritage.
  
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• Premier Danielle Smith visits Lethbridge for Q and A with business community

  14-11-2024 02:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Premier of Alberta spoke to members of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday ahead of a yet-to-be called byelection.
  
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• Public consultation to determine the fate of Alberta supervised consumption sites

  14-11-2024 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Danielle Smith intends to host town halls in order to decide how to best move forward on supervised consumption sites in Alberta.
  
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• B.C. ports to resume operations Thursday, employer says

  14-11-2024 02:05 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  The federal government has ordered operations at B.C.'s ports to resume Thursday, according to the B.C. Maritime Employers Association.
  
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• B.C. ports to resume operations Thursday

  14-11-2024 02:05 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  The federal government has ordered operations at B.C.'s ports to resume Thursday, according to the B.C. Maritime Employers Association.
  
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• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – Nov. 13, 2024

  14-11-2024 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.
  
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• Kelowna, B.C. woman describes frightening deer attack during rutting season

  14-11-2024 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to experts, bucks may perceive humans as rivals for mates.
  
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• Concerns about Mexico’s trade policies toward China ‘legitimate’: Freeland

  14-11-2024 00:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chrystia Freeland said she shares concerns about Mexico not putting tariffs on Chinese vehicles, which has sparked calls to cut Mexico out of free trade talks with the U.S.
  
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• 12-year-old boy charged in stabbing of 11-year-old boy at Edmonton McDonald's

  14-11-2024 00:20 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  The boy stabbed at a north Edmonton McDonald's last Friday is 11 years old.
  
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• Removing bike lanes on major Toronto streets would cost at least $48 million: city staff

  14-11-2024 00:08 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  Removing bike lanes on sections of Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue could cost taxpayers at least $48 million.
  
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• Kitchener, Ont. woman with incurable cancer dies, fight continues to get provincial funding for expensive drug treatment

  13-11-2024 23:52 via kitchener.ctvnews.ca
  
  The family of a young Kitchener woman, who died Sunday from a rare bile duct cancer, is promising her quest to get provincial funding for a drug that helped extend her life will continue.
  
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• Via Rail wants judicial review of CN Rail speed restrictions

  13-11-2024 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Via Rail says the restrictions CN imposed on Oct. 11 are causing daily delays on Via Rail's Québec City-Windsor corridor, affecting thousands of passengers.
  
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• Montreal man pricked by dirty needle picking up his keys

  13-11-2024 23:29 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  A Montreal man was pricked by a dirty needle while picking up his keys that had fallen in a pile of leaves.
  
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