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• Tests show high level of 'forever chemicals' in Montreal firefighter bunker gear

  16-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The chemical cocktails that are emitted when modern homes burn, as well as foams used to extinguish fires, were long seen as the biggest hazards to firefighters. But firefighters increasingly worry that PFAS, which make firefighting gear more resistant to abrasion, heat and moisture, could also be hurting them.
  
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• Laurier advances to Vanier Cup after blowing out Bishop's in Uteck Bowl

  16-11-2024 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The No. 2-ranked Laurier Golden Hawks advanced to the Vanier Cup for the first time in 19 years after dismantling the No. 6 Bishop’s Gaiters 48-24 in the Uteck Bowl on Saturday in Lennoxville, Que.
  
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• This week's most compelling Canadian images

  16-11-2024 20:26 via cbc.ca
  
  From the long journey home for The Roaring Lion in Ottawa to the Grey Cup festival in Vancouver, here are some of the best Canadian images of the past week.
  
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• 'We're not the bad boy': Charity pushes back on claims made by 101-year-old widow in $40M will dispute

  16-11-2024 20:11 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Centenarian Mary McEachern says she knew what her husband wanted when he died. The problem is, his will says otherwise.
  
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• Ukraine war likely to end more quickly under Trump, Zelenskyy says

  16-11-2024 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  'From our side, we must do everything so that this war ends next year, ends through diplomatic means,' Zelenskyy said in a Ukrainian radio interview aired on Saturday.
  
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• Canadians support bike infrastructure, just not the road: study

  16-11-2024 19:33 via ctvnews.ca
  
  A new Nanos Research study reveals that a majority of Canadians support spending tax dollars on building bicycle infrastructure off the road, but that bike lanes on roads worsen traffic flow.
  
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• Canada Post strike: What’s at stake for the Canadian economy?

  16-11-2024 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A lengthy labour disruption could have disastrous implications for small businesses and the future of Canada Post itself, some experts warn amid a national strike.
  
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• Montreal city councillors table motion to declare state of emergency on homelessness

  16-11-2024 18:43 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  A pair of independent Montreal city councillors have tabled a motion to get the city to declare a state of emergency on homelessness next week.
  
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• 'It's their area too': How people in Churchill, Man., have learned to live with polar bears

  16-11-2024 17:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Churchill is a remote northern Manitoba town that not only lives with polar bears next door, but loves it. That's because the predators attract the tourists who are now an important part of Churchill's economy.
  
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• Here’s how the Argos and Blue Bombers match up ahead of Grey Cup Sunday

  16-11-2024 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Toronto Argonauts are set to take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at the Grey Cup in Vancouver on Sunday. Here's how the two teams match up.
  
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• National Park badges surface at Point Pelee after nearly 100 years

  16-11-2024 16:57 via windsor.ctvnews.ca
  
  A piece of national park history surfaced at Point Pelee National Park this week – a pair of parks badges from 1939 and 1940.
  
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• 'Keep that legacy going': Siblings revive one of Alberta's oldest general stores

  16-11-2024 16:14 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  It's a brisk, bright autumn morning when Julie-Ann McNeilly comes barrelling down a dirt road, steps out of her van and dives deep into the history of Johnny's Store.
  
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• Canada elections chief makes push to crack down on deepfakes

  16-11-2024 14:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Meddling tactics such as deepfakes have become part of the public conversation in the U.S., but they are still 'a bit of a shock to the system' in Canada, Stephane Perrault says.
  
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• String of three murders in Nova Scotia raises alarm about intimate partner violence

  16-11-2024 14:52 via atlantic.ctvnews.ca
  
  Groups working to help victims of domestic violence in Nova Scotia say a recent string of murders of women provides just a glimpse of the extent of intimate partner violence in the province, and they say more action is needed to protect victims.
  
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• Canada, Indonesia agree to trade pact as APEC summit braces for Trump

  16-11-2024 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The APEC summit marked the end of trade talks that should lead to Canada signing a new deal with the world's fourth-most populous country next year.
  
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• TikTok content creators worry that Canadian office shutdown will lead to app ban

  16-11-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After the federal government ordered TikTok to close its Canadian offices, content creators and influencers say they're worried that the shutdown means a full ban of the app is in the pipeline.
  
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• 'It's a bad look': Calls grow to restrict high-tech car theft devices in wake of W5 investigation

  16-11-2024 13:00 via ctvnews.ca
  
  There are new calls to crack down on the sale of high-tech devices that can be used to clone key fobs and steal cars, in the wake of a W5 investigation that found the devices are falling into the hands of thieves.
  
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• Man found guilty of murdering ex-partner in hearing that brought jurors and detectives to tears

  16-11-2024 12:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Late Friday night, in a darkened Ottawa courthouse, a jury found Jean-Bruno Fenelon guilty of first-degree murder for killing Marie Gabriel in a jealous rage as she was trying to kick him out of her house in March 2022.
  
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• For brutal domestic slaying, a powerful nighttime guilty verdict of 1st-degree murder

  16-11-2024 12:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Late Friday night, in a darkened Ottawa courthouse, a jury found Jean-Bruno Fenelon guilty of first-degree murder for killing Marie Gabriel in a jealous rage as she was trying to kick him out of her house in March 2022.
  
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• 'Water to my neck': Woman saves boy who fell through ice in northern Sask.

  16-11-2024 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Sakatchewan woman is being called a hero after putting herself in harm’s way to save a young boy drowning in Sucker River Lake. The boy was taken to hospital where his temperature was regulated.
  
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• P.E.I. cancer survivor's 'unbelievable' 120-km triathlon captured in new documentary

  16-11-2024 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new documentary is about to premiere that chronicles a P.E.I. woman’s journey to run, cycle and swim from the Moncton Hospital back to her home.
  
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• Toronto wants to ban paid plasma clinics, but 2 are already slated to open in the city next year

  16-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto is declaring itself a paid-plasma-free zone — a designation that will likely do nothing to stop Canadian Blood Services from opening two clinics in the city's suburbs that will pay people for plasma donations in 2025.
  
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• Jasper is home, but after the wildfire, I have to say goodbye

  16-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Stephen A. Nelson had struggled for over a decade to find a good, affordable and stable place to live in the mountain town’s severely squeezed housing market. Eleven days before the wildfire evacuation, he moved into a seniors’ lodge in Jasper, Alta. His new home was among the residences that burned down and now, living in a hotel, he is facing the reality that it may be time to move on.
  
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• How Remembrance Day and politics collided — and what it means for the future

  16-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  One of the most revered days in the Canadian calendar was caught up in controversy this week as a debate raged over the appropriateness of playing an Arabic song and invoking the transatlantic slave trade during Remembrance Day ceremonies.
  
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• Hamilton community leaders denounce hate after anti-immigrant demonstration in city centre

  16-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Less than a week after anti-immigrant demonstrators stood in the heart of downtown Hamilton, community leaders called for solidarity and denounced what they say is a rise in hate against newcomers.
  
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• Small and rural B.C. businesses face shipping cost jump as Canada Post workers strike

  16-11-2024 06:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Other delivery companies charge significantly more than Canada Post, business owners say, making the cost of sending some packages to customers prohibitively expensive.
  
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• WATCH | Home sales up 30% in October from last year, but many buyers still priced out

  16-11-2024 04:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Real Estate Association is reporting a 30% boost in home sales in October compared to 2023, with big spikes in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Despite the jump, many buyers are still priced out of the market.
  
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• Alberta government proposes changes to junior high curriculum

  16-11-2024 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  What students are learning in junior high is the next in line for an update by the Alberta government. With changes to the elementary curriculum now rolled out, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says it’s the logical next step. “We’ve been spending the past couple of years updating the elementary curriculum ‘K to 6′. Most of...
  
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• Jasper businesses preparing for first winter season after devastating wildfire

  16-11-2024 02:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jasper officials and business owners hope the town's streets are filled with tourists sooner rather than later. It helps them get to the next step in the recovery. 
  
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• Many British Columbians feeling priced out of housing market

  16-11-2024 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Habitat for Humanity Canada survey revealed four in five Canadians say homeownership is now a luxury, with British Columbians feeling the brunt of the housing crisis.
  
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