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• Gallery at Military Museums captures realities of war

  12-11-2024 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  A tribute to those who served and continue to serve in Canada's military is on display inside Calgary's Military Museums. One exhibit features the work of Bill MacDonnell.
  
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• Beetles from B.C. settling in Nova Scotia, taking up the fight to rescue hemlocks

  13-11-2024 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Last fall and spring, about 5,000 Laricobius nigrinus beetles — affectionately called Lari by scientists — made an overnight journey from the West Coast.
  
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• Vancouver officer sexually assaulted colleague, but police group chat targeted victim

  13-11-2024 21:49 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  A disciplinary investigation has found a former Vancouver police sergeant shared "disrespectful" commentary on a fellow officer's court testimony about being sexually assaulted by a colleague.
  
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• Vandalism could delay Sylvan Lake’s winter holiday kickoff

  13-11-2024 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since 2017, Sylvan Lake has hosted a winter village featuring as many as 300,000 lights.
  
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• Canada needs ‘more enforcement’ for people staying illegally: minister

  13-11-2024 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's immigration minister says that 'the age of unlimited supply of cheap foreign labour is over, and I think that is a good thing.'
  
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• 3 men arrested in B.C. have ties to Mexican drug cartels, RCMP say

  13-11-2024 21:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Mounties say they've arrested three men in Surrey, B.C., believed to be tied to a transnational organized crime group connected to Mexican drug cartels, while four others suspected of trafficking large quantities of drugs were arrested in Burnaby, B.C. 
  
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• Housing affordability still strained despite improvements in 2024: report

  13-11-2024 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  National Bank of Canada said in its report that the third quarter of the year marked the third consecutive improvement in housing affordability.
  
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• High price of butter has Canadians feeling spread thin, so why are costs up?

  13-11-2024 20:56 via ctvnews.ca
  
  The cost of groceries remains high across the country – including the price of an item most people have in their homes, butter.
  
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• Server with ‘heart of gold’ mourned after truck crash at Fort McMurray restaurant

  13-11-2024 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A spokesperson for Boston Pizza International Inc. issued a statement to Global News about the tragic incident.
  
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• Ottawa school board investigating after Remembrance Day song choice sparks backlash

  13-11-2024 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Ontario school board says it has launched an investigation after a song about peace associated with support for Gaza was featured in Remembrance Day ceremonies.
  
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• As Canada Post job action looms, what to know about other delivery options

  13-11-2024 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Amid the uncertainty of a job action at Canada Post, other courier services are already preparing for an influx of deliveries and making contingency plans.
  
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• 2 witnesses to give secret evidence on China meddling to foreign interference inquiry

  13-11-2024 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  One witness is alleging that China and its United Front Work Department have infiltrated some Chinese Canadian community associations and they may be harmed if they are named.
  
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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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• Here’s how long past Canada Post job actions lasted, and what they cost

  13-11-2024 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  A potential Canada Post strike or lockout is on the horizon, but it's not the first time job action has taken place, the most recent being in 2018.
  
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• Ontario school board spending over $41K on staff travel to Brazil, Italy, Germany and Dubai

  13-11-2024 19:48 via cbc.ca
  
  A superintendent with the Halton Catholic District School Board travelled to conferences around the world to attract international students, but the board won't say how many were directly recruited.
  
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• Guns and drugs seized from organized crime group linked to Mexican cartel, RCMP say

  13-11-2024 18:56 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  Members of the RCMP’s federal police say they have arrested three men in B.C. for their alleged role in a 'transnational organized crime group' connected to Mexican drug cartels importing cocaine into Canada.
  
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• Montreal doctor calls for change after son hit by car near west-end school

  13-11-2024 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A mother and doctor in the Montreal's west end is raising concerns about an intersection she says is dangerous after her teenage son was struck by a car earlier this month.
  
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• Michigan kills Canada geese as Windsor, Ont. weighs non-lethal solutions

  13-11-2024 18:53 via windsor.ctvnews.ca
  
  As Windsor, Ont. moves forward with a newly approved “goose management strategy” focused on non-lethal methods, Michigan has taken a different approach — implementing a policy to euthanize Canada geese that require removal from urban areas.
  
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• Mississauga, Ont. upholds ban on street sports, including hockey and basketball

  13-11-2024 18:07 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  Mississauga city council has voted to keep its residential street sports ban in place, meaning hockey and basketball on the road will remain out of bounds.
  
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• B.C. RCMP bust operation shipping 'large amounts' of drugs to Yukon, Manitoba

  13-11-2024 18:02 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  Four people have been arrested in connection with a drug trafficking operation that was allegedly shipping “large amounts” of controlled substances from B.C. to other parts of Canada, the RCMP announced Wednesday.
  
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• Damaged Nova Scotia-P.E.I. ferry expected to resume sailing next month after repairs

  13-11-2024 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The ferry company that provides service between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island says it expects to get one of its boats back in the water before the end of the sailing season.
  
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• Northern Ontario couple charged in their baby girl's 2022 death

  13-11-2024 17:37 via northernontario.ctvnews.ca
  
  A northern Ontario couple has been charged in the death of their three-month-old baby girl who was found in September 2022 with no vital signs.
  
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• N.S. Liberals allege voter bribery after PC candidate handed out Tim Hortons gift cards

  13-11-2024 16:47 via cbc.ca
  
  The Liberals want Susan Corkum-Greek removed from the ballot in the upcoming provincial election, but the Nova Scotia Supreme Court confirmed Wednesday it will not hear the case until after voting day on Nov. 26.
  
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• N.S. Liberals allege voter bribery after PC candidate handed out $2 Tim Hortons gift cards

  13-11-2024 16:47 via cbc.ca
  
  The Liberals want Susan Corkum-Greek removed from the ballot in the upcoming provincial election, but the Nova Scotia Supreme Court confirmed Wednesday it will not hear the case until after voting day on Nov. 26.
  
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• Randy Ambrosie holds final state of the league address as CFL commissioner

  13-11-2024 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Randy Ambrosie has some friendly advice for his successor: Surround yourself with quality people and always be open-minded.
  
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• Montreal dockworkers union to challenge binding arbitration order in court

  13-11-2024 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The move comes as the union representing locked-out port workers in B.C. also says it will challenge the federal government's move to end a work stoppage there.
  
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• Celebrated Canadian photographer shares how to capture stunning photos in nature

  13-11-2024 16:28 via o.canada.com
  
  “You never know what nature’s going to give you,” Jacquie Matechuk said standing on the deck of the Ocean Endeavour, her eyes searching the coastline of Baffin Bay. “It could be a whale tail. A bird. If you’re looking for it, you’ll find something.”  Read More
  
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• Injured hiker from southern Ont. rescued from Killarney Provincial Park by helicopter

  13-11-2024 16:04 via northernontario.ctvnews.ca
  
  An experienced winter hiker and their dog were rescued over the weekend by helicopter in northeastern Ontario after being reported missing from Killarney Provincial Park, police say.
  
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• How are you preparing for a possible Canada Post strike? We want to hear from you

  13-11-2024 16:03 via ctvnews.ca
  
  CTVNews.ca wants to speak to Canadians of all backgrounds, whether you're a parent, student, worker, professional or business owner, about their concerns regarding a possible Canada Post strike or lockout.
  
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• From passport applications to letters to Santa: How will you deal with a possible Canada Post strike?

  13-11-2024 16:03 via ctvnews.ca
  
  CTVNews.ca wants to speak to Canadians of all backgrounds, whether you're a parent, student, worker, professional or business owner, about their concerns regarding a possible Canada Post strike or lockout.
  
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