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• Manitoba-based drone training program helping veterans transition to post-military life

  09-11-2024 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Manitoba-based drone training program for veterans is helping them "take off" with life after serving our country. It's fun and engaging, but also deeply impactful.
  
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• Manitoba First Nation health care scholarship aims to ‘make the difference’

  12-11-2024 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Southern Chiefs Organization, Business Council of Manitoba, and provincial government, are setting aside $450,000 to help Indigenous students become health care professionals.
  
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• Community shows overwhelming support after fire damages beloved pub in Saint Andrews

  12-11-2024 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A beloved pub in the town of Saint Andrews has burned down after a fire started in the storage area. Although there are no injuries, the damages will be costly.
  
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• History in Halifax is slowly being wiped off the map: study

  12-11-2024 22:38 via ctvnews.ca
  
  Saint Mary's University archeologist Jonathan Fowler is sounding an alarm with a new study. According to Fowler, the centuries-old architecture that adds to Halifax’s heritage and historic vibe is slowly being wiped away as the city grows.
  
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• Quebec officer suspended 15 days for throwing away piece of victim's skull

  12-11-2024 22:11 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  A Quebec provincial police officer has been suspended for 15 days without pay after throwing part of a young motorcycle accident victim's skull into a ravine in 2021.
  
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• Lawyer says charge withdrawn for Ontario doctor who squirted ketchup on MP’s office

  12-11-2024 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Ontario Doctor who was arrested for squirting ketchup on an MP's office is having his charges dropped, according to his lawyer.
  
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• Quebec group unhappy after Supreme Court removes unilingual rulings from website

  12-11-2024 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Droits collectifs Québec says the registrar's decision to remove the rulings doesn't resolve the issues it raised, so it will continue to seek a Federal Court ruling.
  
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• ‘A masterclass in climate destruction’: UN chief urges action at COP29

  12-11-2024 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders that the world was in the 'final countdown' to limit the rise in temperatures to 1.5 C.
  
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• Teens accused of plotting to bomb pro-Israel rally on Parliament Hill

  12-11-2024 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Newly-released documents reveal suspected target of alleged ISIS-linked plot on Ottawa Jewish community.
  
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• Canada Soccer women’s head coach out amid Olympic drone-spying scandal

  12-11-2024 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada Soccer says assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joseph Lombardi, who are also serving a one-year FIFA ban, also will not be returning to the organization.
  
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• After keeping her distance, N.B.'s new premier says she's ready to work with Trudeau

  12-11-2024 21:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Susan Holt, who repeatedly emphasized her differences with the prime minister leading up to last month’s election, was on more welcoming terms Tuesday after their first official meeting in Fredericton.
  
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• Privacy commissioner launches investigation into World Anti-Doping Agency

  12-11-2024 21:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada’s privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and “its handling of biological samples collected from athletes.”
  
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• 5 fun things to do in Kelowna that will make you fall for the Okanagan

  12-11-2024 21:15 via o.canada.com
  
  Once the summer crowds have packed up and moved on, B.C.’s Okanagan Valley seemingly breathes a collective sigh of contentment and relief. While summer in paradise is a delight for many, a trip to Kelowna during the quieter fall months offers a bounty of experiences and culinary delights.   Read More
  
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• B.C. teen with avian flu is in critical condition, provincial health officer says

  12-11-2024 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The teenager who tested positive for avian flu is in critical condition and being treated at B.C. Children's Hospital, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says.
  
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• New Brunswick premier confirms her Liberal government will draft carbon pricing plan

  12-11-2024 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  New Brunswick's premier says her newly elected Liberal government will draft a carbon pricing plan that will be submitted for Ottawa's approval.
  
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• N.B. Premier Susan Holt says newly-elected government to draft carbon pricing plan

  12-11-2024 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  New Brunswick's premier says her newly elected Liberal government will draft a carbon pricing plan that will be submitted for Ottawa's approval.
  
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• ‘Feeling the pinch’: Potential postal strike may be first of many, Manitoba prof says

  12-11-2024 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A supply chain management professor at the University of Manitoba says strikes and lockouts are something Canadians should expect to see more of in future.
  
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• Winter closure of metro entrance leads to concerns for Montreal’s homeless

  12-11-2024 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal's transit authority is under fire for the winter closure of a metro station's main entrance in an area where many of the city's unhoused are located.
  
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• Here's why thieves may be stealing butter in Canada

  12-11-2024 20:37 via ctvnews.ca
  
  The case of the missing butter remains a mystery, but some have ideas on what's behind the unusual crimes.
  
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• Black market butter: What's behind the recent string of dairy thefts?

  12-11-2024 20:37 via ctvnews.ca
  
  The case of the missing butter remains a mystery, but some have ideas on what's behind the unusual crimes.
  
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• Former B.C. premier John Horgan, Canada's ambassador to Germany, dead at 65

  12-11-2024 20:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Earlier this year, Horgan was diagnosed with cancer for the third time during a routine follow up appointment for his previous throat cancer, he said in a statement to CBC in June.
  
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• Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies at 65

  12-11-2024 20:35 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  John Horgan, who served as British Columbia's premier from 2017 to 2022 has died. He was 65.
  
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• Trudeau says Canada and the U.S. will 'do good things together' with Trump in the White House

  12-11-2024 20:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sounded an upbeat note Tuesday on the prospect of working with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, saying Canada has dealt with his trade threats before and can do so again.
  
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• Ontario police share video of rocks thrown at moving car as suspects remain elusive

  12-11-2024 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Provincial police have shared dashcam footage showing what they say is one of the cases where rocks were thrown at a moving vehicle in Markham, Ont.
  
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• Ontario police share video of rock thrown at moving car as suspects remain elusive

  12-11-2024 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Provincial police have shared dashcam footage showing what they say is one of the cases where rocks were thrown at a moving vehicle in Markham, Ont.
  
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• Body found in Montreal park identified as cryptocurrency influencer

  12-11-2024 20:08 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  The body of a man that was found in a park in the Ahunstic-Cartierville borough last month has been identified as cryptocurrency influencer Kevin Mirshahi.
  
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• CBC expands local and regional news coverage across Canada

  12-11-2024 19:10 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC has announced it's investing more in local and regional news. The coverage includes up to 25 journalists in more than a dozen communities and four new daily local podcasts.
  
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• Northern Ont. suspect sentenced to house arrest five days before vicious attack on ex-girlfriend

  12-11-2024 19:08 via northernontario.ctvnews.ca
  
  The 18-year-old man accused in a vicious attack on his ex-girlfriend in Cobalt last week was sentenced to house arrest five days before the Nov. 3 assault.
  
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• Former Sarnia, Ont. basketball coach arrested in connection to additional historical sexual offence charges

  12-11-2024 19:04 via london.ctvnews.ca
  
  A former Sarnia basketball coach has been charged with additional charges in connection with two historical sexual offence investigations.
  
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• Canada, U.S. should eye own trade deal if no Mexican tariffs on China: Ford

  12-11-2024 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Mexico "shouldn't have a seat at the table" in upcoming North American free trade talks if it doesn't match tariffs on Chinese imports.
  
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