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• ‘We are so back!’: Taylor Swift thanks Canadian fans as Toronto run begins

  15-11-2024 15:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Taylor Swift took her time bringing The Eras Tour to Canada, but after her first night in Toronto, it's clear that for the Swifties all is forgiven.
  
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• La Ronge, Sask. doctors diagnose 27 cases of scurvy, highlighting food insecurity

  15-11-2024 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Doctors in La Ronge, Sask., have treated 27 cases of scurvy within the last six months, bringing to light the severe impact of food insecurity in the province’s North.
  
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• 'A little piece of history': Winnipeg homeowner finds 80-year-old letters hidden in walls

  15-11-2024 22:16 via winnipeg.ctvnews.ca
  
  When George Arcioni began renovating his kitchen last summer, he didn’t expect to find a stack of letters hidden in the wall behind his oven.
  
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• Former Waterloo, Ont. school principal pleads guilty to luring, sending sexually explicit material

  15-11-2024 22:09 via kitchener.ctvnews.ca
  
  A former elementary school principal in Waterloo, Ont. has pleaded guilty to charges that include luring and transmitting sexually explicit material to someone believed to be under the age of 16.
  
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• Line delays, service outages and rising costs for Montreal’s light-rail network

  15-11-2024 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents of the greater Montreal area hoping to use the REM will have to exercise patience, as officials pushed back the opening of the Deux-Montagnes and West Island lines again.
  
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• Man charged after allegedly attempting to smuggle 40 kilograms of cannabis on Toronto flight to U.K.

  15-11-2024 22:07 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  A 21-year-old man is facing criminal charges after border agents allegedly found 40 kilograms of cannabis concealed inside his luggage at Pearson International Airport last month.
  
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• FBI releases new photo of Ryan Wedding as Canadian Olympian still on the run

  15-11-2024 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the updated photo released by the FBI, Ryan Wedding has short hair and appears to be looking at a cellphone while at a table in a restaurant.
  
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• Ontario retirement home’s abrupt closure shows need for seniors’ advocates

  15-11-2024 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The abrupt closure of a Norwich, Ont., retirement home is highlighting the need for seniors' advocacy offices across the country, and more powers for regulators to act on issues.
  
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• 12-year-old Saskatoon boy sentenced for role in shooting death of 12-year-old friend

  15-11-2024 21:28 via cbc.ca
  A 12-year-old Saskatoon boy who pleaded guilty for his role in the February shooting death of his 12-year-old friend was sentenced Friday.
  
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• Feds promise high-speed internet to 3,600 more homes in rural Manitoba

  15-11-2024 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa is spending $38 million on four projects that will bring high-speed internet to just over 3,600 households in rural and northern Manitoba.
  
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• Montreal port operations to resume Saturday after government orders end to lockout

  15-11-2024 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Port of Montreal authority confirms that the Canada Industrial Relations Board has ordered operations to resume as of 7 a.m. Saturday.
  
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• 'Wasn't as clear as I could have been': Boissonnault sorry for Indigenous claims

  15-11-2024 21:04 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Canada's Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is apologizing after shifting claims about his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny.
  
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• Cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault apologizes over Indigenous identity claims

  15-11-2024 21:04 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Canada's Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is apologizing after shifting claims of his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny.
  
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• 'It's historic': For the first time, Regina city council will include 2 women of colour

  15-11-2024 21:01 via regina.ctvnews.ca
  
  Regina voters in two wards made history Wednesday night, electing two women of colour to serve on council for the first time in the city's history.
  
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• Former diplomat says it's not clear whether Ottawa asked Sudan to detain Canadian citizen

  15-11-2024 21:01 via cbc.ca
  More than two decades after Abousfian Abdelrazik was imprisoned in Sudan, a former diplomat who worked on the case says he still doesn’t know whether the Canadian government asked for the Montreal man’s detention.
  
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• Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.

  15-11-2024 20:56 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month has led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims.
  
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• Automatic deposits, payments delayed at credit unions across Prairies due to network outage

  15-11-2024 20:49 via cbc.ca
  
  A network outage affecting credit unions across the Canadian Prairies on Friday has delayed automatic deposits and payments.
  
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• October storms in B.C. led to $110M in damage claims, insurance bureau estimates

  15-11-2024 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Intense rainfall and flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month has led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims. 
  
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• Canada Post strike explained: What you need to know about your mail

  15-11-2024 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  As workers take to the picket lines, many Canadians may find themselves scrambling to handle holiday mail, online order returns and seeking alternative mail services.
  
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• Canada Post strike: Purolator workers won’t handle packages, union says

  15-11-2024 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Teamsters Canada says its members at Purolator will not handle packages postmarked or originating from Canada Post amid an ongoing strike by the Crown corporation's workers.
  
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• Immigration cap may cut home supply gap by 45% — if Ottawa’s math is right

  15-11-2024 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  If Ottawa is successful in implementing the new population limits, the housing supply gap would stand at 658,000 units in 2030, the PBO said Friday.
  
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• Montreal pediatric hospitals tell parents to avoid overcrowded ERs if they can

  15-11-2024 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  'For children who are not seriously ill or injured, other solutions can be considered, such as the 811 line or walk-in clinics,' one medical director said.
  
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• Street sweeper operator accused of driving erratically while impaired crashes into ditch

  15-11-2024 18:03 via barrie.ctvnews.ca
  
  A street sweeper operator accused of driving erratically while impaired and crashing into a ditch in Barrie was arrested Thursday evening.
  
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• Country Thunder announces 2025 lineup with big names in country and rock

  15-11-2024 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Music superstars Jason Aldean and Bailey Zimmerman as well as the iconic rock group Def Leppard will headline the music festival next summer.
  
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• ‘Well-organized’ fraudsters running Taylor Swift scams, 190 cases logged

  15-11-2024 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says the number of reports of people being ripped off this year trying to see Taylor Swift has now climbed to 190. 
  
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• Ontario to ban name changes for sex offenders, solicitor general says

  15-11-2024 17:24 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  Ontario plans to ban registered sex offenders from changing their names.
  
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• Snap election before Trump sworn in would be best for Canada: ex-minister

  15-11-2024 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former Liberal deputy prime minister John Manley says it would be in Canada’s best interest to hold an election as soon as possible.
  
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• Anti-abortion activists challenge Quebec law forcing protesters to keep distance

  15-11-2024 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Quebec Life Coalition and other anti-abortion activists took the province to court over the law, which they say violates their rights to freedom of expression.
  
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• Canadian home sales rose 30% in October from a year ago

  15-11-2024 16:38 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of homes sold in October rose 30 per cent compared with a year ago, marking a shift from the market's holding pattern that the association has previously described.
  
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• Is Canada Post delivering mail today? What to know about the strike

  15-11-2024 16:28 via ctvnews.ca
  
  With Canada Post workers on strike, many individuals and businesses are facing the challenge of sending and receiving mail. Here are the answers to some of Canadians’ most-asked questions.
  
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