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• Muskoka reacts to major snowfall, hundreds stuck on Highway 11

  01-12-2024 00:29 via barrie.ctvnews.ca
  
  From road closures, power outages, weather declarations and nonstop shovelling, Muskoka residents were faced with nearly a metre of persistent snowfall on Saturday.
  
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• B.C. storm raises avalanche risk, cancels ferries, causes blackouts on south coast

  26-12-2024 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents of B.C.'s southern coastal regions are dealing with power outages, increased risk of avalanches and ferry cancellations following a stormy Christmas Day.
  
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• Boxing Day in Canada: Small retailers fear big shopping day won't make up for tough year

  26-12-2024 20:54 via ctvnews.ca
  
  It’s one of the busiest shopping days of the year: Boxing Day sees thousands of people head to malls and big box stores to find great deals. But it's not so simple for smaller shops.
  
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• Choking hazard has plush toys recalled across Canada

  26-12-2024 20:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Health Canada is asking Canadian families to check any stuffed animals that may have appeared under the tree this year, because there could be a choking hazard.
  
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• Boxing Day shoppers take advantage of tax holiday amid cost-of-living woes

  26-12-2024 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shoppers flocked to malls on Thursday to take advantage of Boxing Day deals made more enticing by the federal government’s GST holiday.
  
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• Trudeau appears to break silence on Trump ribbing

  26-12-2024 20:09 via nationalpost.com
  
  The terse six-word message is the first direct response Trudeau has made to a series of Trump posts about Canada joining the U.S.
  
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• Milk Jar Candle Co. lights up Calgary with inclusivity

  26-12-2024 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A local company in Calgary that creates candles is paving the way for inclusivity in workspaces. One third of Milk Jar's employees have intellectual or physical disabilities.
  
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• Buoyed by election win, Tim Houston tones down rhetoric toward Ottawa

  26-12-2024 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the heels of a resounding election victory, Tim Houston is adopting a more measured tone when it comes to assessing his province’s relationship with the federal government.
  
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• Montreal, Laval under smog warning with high concentrations of pollutants in air

  26-12-2024 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada has issued a smog warning for the Montreal and Laval areas, warning of high concentrations of pollutants in the air.
  
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• Summer McIntosh wins CP female athlete of year in overwhelming vote

  26-12-2024 17:21 via cbc.ca
  
  No explanation required was the consensus among voters for The Canadian Press award for 2024 female athlete of the year. Summer McIntosh was the overwhelming choice among sports editors, producers and reporters across Canada because of the Toronto swimmer's electric performance in Paris.
  
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• Global BC’s top YouTube videos and shorts of 2024

  26-12-2024 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  As 2024 comes to a close, we look back at the top 10 most viewed Global BC YouTube videos and YouTube Shorts.
  
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• Teen cancer patient pays forward Make-A-Wish donation to local fire department

  26-12-2024 16:52 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  A 16-year-old cancer patient from Hemmingford, Que. decided to donate his Make-A-Wish Foundation gift to the local fire department rather than use it himself.
  
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• Raised in Sask. after his family fled Hungary, this man spent decades spying on communists for the RCMP

  26-12-2024 16:20 via saskatoon.ctvnews.ca
  
  As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books.
  
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• Police identify victim of Christmas Day homicide in Hintonburg, charge suspect

  26-12-2024 16:06 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  The Ottawa Police Service says the victim who has been killed on Christmas Day in Hintonburg has been identified.
  
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• Ottawa police identify victim of Christmas Day homicide in Hintonburg, charge suspect

  26-12-2024 16:06 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  The Ottawa Police Service says the victim who has been killed on Christmas Day in Hintonburg has been identified.
  
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• Ship remains stalled on St-Lawrence River north of Montreal

  26-12-2024 15:47 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  A ship that lost power on the St. Lawrence River on Christmas Eve, remains stationary north of Montreal.
  
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• This Canadian-made walker is helping kids with disabilities — if their families can afford it

  26-12-2024 15:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The Trexo walker, a Canadian-made exoskeleton, is helping some children living with mobility issues take their first steps. But the high cost of the cutting-edge technology is keeping it out of reach for many families.
  
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• OPP closes part of Hwy 401 given ‘significant’ Boxing Day congestion

  26-12-2024 15:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has shut down a portion of Highway 401 to ensure “the safety of all” after Boxing Day drivers were causing “significant congestion.”
  
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• OPP close part of Hwy 401 given ‘significant’ Boxing Day congestion

  26-12-2024 15:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has shut down a portion of Highway 401 to ensure “the safety of all” after Boxing Day drivers were causing “significant congestion.”
  
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• Boxing Day drivers causing ‘significant congestion’ on part of Hwy 401: OPP

  26-12-2024 15:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police is warning of “significant congestion” on one part of Highway 401 due to drivers heading out on Boxing Day.
  
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• Police in New Brunswick investigating woman's sudden death

  26-12-2024 14:39 via atlantic.ctvnews.ca
  
  Police in Saint John, N.B., are investigating the sudden death of a 30-year-old woman.
  
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• Police in New Brunswick investigating Christmas Eve sudden death

  26-12-2024 14:39 via atlantic.ctvnews.ca
  
  Police in Saint John, N.B., are investigating the sudden death of a 30-year-old woman.
  
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• Donald Trump says he urged Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister

  26-12-2024 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I just left Wayne Gretzky, 'The Great One' as he is known in ice-hockey circles," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Smog warning in effect in Montreal, Laval

  26-12-2024 12:16 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  Residents of Montreal, Laval and other regions are advised that a smog warning is in effect.
  
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• Winnipeg facility that produces cancer-screening material passes inspection after repeated failures

  26-12-2024 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A provincially run Manitoba facility that creates crucial materials used to detect cancer got a passing grade on its latest Health Canada inspection after failing its two most recent reviews by the regulator over concerns including mishandling test results, not following proper sterility practices and inadequately training workers.
  
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• The skull of Saint Thomas Aquinas still draws a crowd, almost 800 years after his birth

  26-12-2024 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  For Christians, this touring relic of the medieval philosopher is a reminder of life's promise. While bodily relics are not uniquely Christian, seeing them as especially celebratory is
  
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• Secret history of the fireplace channel: How virtual fires became more popular than The Crown

  26-12-2024 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  The first fireplace program was inspired in 1966 by a roaring fire burning in the background of a Coca-Cola commercial
  
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• Industry withholding data on one of Canada's largest fisheries, advocates say

  26-12-2024 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Advocates and scientists are raising concerns with the availability of data on one of Canada's largest fisheries, as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans DFO is waiting on industry to provide data on the herring fishery in southwest Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy.
  
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• Can't give them away: Vintage upright pianos are meeting a sorry end

  26-12-2024 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Janine Gosbee has been trying to give away a vintage upright piano, but hasn't had any takers. She's finding out the heavy old beauties are simply not wanted anymore.
  
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• Hometown hockey stars take stage as world juniors begin in Ottawa

  26-12-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  From watching the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre to their sons stepping on the same ice to represent Canada — Cole Beaudoin and Oliver Bonk's parents say the feeling is surreal. 
  
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