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• Unhoused campers in Kingston, Ont. worry about eviction from ICH encampment

  21-03-2023 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Kingston set March 21 as the date that unhoused campers around the Integrated Care Hub needed to leave the encampment, but if and where they'll go remains to be seen.
  
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• Calls continue for stronger rules around short-term rentals following Old Montreal fire

  21-03-2023 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Oversight of these establishments like Airbnb has long been a problem, even though, according to experts, there are strong provincial rules governing them.
  
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• Liberal MP Han Dong says he hasn’t verified Chinese interference allegations with PMO

  21-03-2023 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dong said Tuesday he has reached out to CSIS' director for more information on allegations he was part of a Chinese foreign interference network during the 2019 federal election.
  
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• Han Dong says he hasn’t asked PMO to verify Chinese election interference allegations

  21-03-2023 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dong said Wednesday he has reached out to CSIS' director for more information on allegations he was part of a Chinese foreign interference network during the 2019 federal election.
  
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• Manitoba agrees to pay $17 million to settle class-action lawsuit

  21-03-2023 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of former residents who say they were abused at a centre for people with intellectual disabilities.
  
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• Kelowna mourns dedicated community builder

  21-03-2023 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  To honour Al Horning's service to Kelowna over his long life, the city’s flags will be at half-mast on the day of his funeral service.
  
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• Alberta premier says changes coming to ensure prompt reporting of oilsands spills

  21-03-2023 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Area First Nations and the Northwest Territories government have said they should have been kept in the loop on the spills from Imperial's Kearl mine tailings ponds.
  
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• B.C. mother who sexually assaulted 15-year-old boy wins reduced sentence on appeal

  21-03-2023 22:45 via vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
  
  A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has reduced the prison sentence of a Greater Victoria mother who was found guilty of luring and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.
  
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• Calgary city councillor announces pregnancy

  21-03-2023 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ward 3 Coun. Jasmine Mian plans to leverage remote work to fulfil her duties on council through and immediately after her pregnancy.
  
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• Guelph to lay out welcome mat for visiting students from Japan

  21-03-2023 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of 27 students will be attending CCVI as well as be taking in the sights of the city.
  
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• Changes coming to ensure prompt reporting of oilsands spills, Alberta premier says

  21-03-2023 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says laggardly public notification of Imperial Oil oilsands wastewater spills at its Kearl mine has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future alarms are sounded quicker.
  
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• Via Rail apologizes, investigating after Muslim man told no praying at Ottawa station

  21-03-2023 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Via Rail has apologized and says it's investigating after a video of an employee telling a Muslim man not to pray at its Ottawa station circulated online.
  
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• Nova Scotia health care announcements raise eyebrows in New Brunswick

  21-03-2023 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nova Scotia is offering nurses up to $20,000 in bonuses to keep them in the province's public health system — or to encourage them to return.
  
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• Grocery store in Kelowna fined for selling tobacco to minor

  21-03-2023 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Interior Health issued a $575 fine to the Safeway branch on Bernard Avenue. The fine was issued on March 2 in what was essentially a sting operation using hired underage shoppers.
  
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• B.C. child welfare official testifies at inquiry into teen’s death in Calgary

  21-03-2023 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The boy died of bacterial sepsis in May 2013, which was brought on by complications from untreated diabetes and starvation.
  
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• Special burn permit issued for Goats Peak neighbourhood in West Kelowna, B.C.

  21-03-2023 22:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city noted that all open burning has to be completed by April 30, and that residents must obtain a permit to conduct open burning.
  
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• Coroner to hear motion on inquest into 2018 death at Brantford, Ont. school for the blind

  21-03-2023 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ontario's regional coroner's office will listen to a motion related to the pending inquest into the death of Samuel Brown, a student at W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind.
  
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• Saskatoon’s FSIN Wellness Conference tackles justice, safety and health issues

  21-03-2023 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vice-Chief Heather Bear said this conference is to empower people and to discuss the critical situations First Nations are currently going through with drugs and alcohol.
  
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• Ailing Lucy the elephant will remain in Edmonton, zoo decides

  21-03-2023 21:17 via cbc.ca
  
  An ailing 47-year-old Asian elephant named Lucy is now breathing solely from her mouth, a recent medical assessment has found, and will remain at the Edmonton Valley Zoo.
  
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• Quebec slashes income taxes in new budget and promises more public spending

  21-03-2023 21:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The CAQ government offered an optimistic view of the economy while presenting a budget that includes one of the largest tax cuts in Quebec’s history.
  
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• Families feel like ‘prisoners’ amid labour dispute at Montreal cemetery

  21-03-2023 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Families are waiting to bury their loved ones amid a strike at a Montreal cemetery that has stalled in-ground burials for over two months.
  
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• Military expecting to save $30M per year with targeted housing benefit for troops

  21-03-2023 20:37 via ctvnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Armed Forces is rolling out a new housing benefit that a senior commander says will better help troops struggling to find affordable accommodations while saving millions of dollars every year.
  
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• On this international day to end racism, Canadian activists say it's time 'listen, learn and act'

  21-03-2023 20:33 via cbc.ca
  
  A day after a Stoney Creek school was vandalized with derogatory graffiti, community leaders are calling for renewed action to combat racism and hate in Hamilton, which led Canada in the highest per-capita rate of hate crimes in four separate years since 2014.
  
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• Via Rail apologizes after Muslim man told not to pray at Ottawa train station

  21-03-2023 20:31 via ottawa.ctvnews.ca
  
  Via Rail is apologizing after a Muslim man was told he couldn't pray at the Ottawa train station.
  
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• Stinky mechanic who looked like Marv from ‘Home Alone’ among oddball complaints to BBB last year

  21-03-2023 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The BBB says it receives dozens of complaints from the public every day, and reviews them thoroughly as it searches for scams and sketchy business practices.  
  
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• First home savings account: Banks say they’re not ready for an April 1 launch

  21-03-2023 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The first home savings account, a cornerstone of the federal Liberals' 2022 budget, will not be ready when it goes into effect on April 1.
  
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• Grade 5 science project leads to water quality testing at school in northern Quebec

  21-03-2023 19:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Four Grade 5 students at Mistissini Voyageur Elementary School tested water quality at the source of the community's water, as well as at different parts of the school building. The results of their testing showed a potential issue with the quality of the water at the school.
  
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• Queen’s University students fill Aberdeen Street in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day

  21-03-2023 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  While the actual holiday was on Friday, students say the tradition is to celebrate over the weekend due to  dealing with labs and classes during the week.
  
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• Edmontonians show support as bodies of slain police officers transported to funeral home

  21-03-2023 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The bodies of Const. Brett Ryan and Const. Travis Jordan are to be kept at the Serenity Funeral Home until a regimental funeral Monday at Rogers Place arena.
  
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• Adult service worker advocates say Edmonton business bylaw could threaten privacy

  21-03-2023 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Advocates for those working in adult services say the private information could be used to 'out' adult services workers, or open them up to 'potential privacy breaches.'
  
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• Canadians can now check their passport application status online

  21-03-2023 19:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government launched a new online portal Tuesday that allows recent passport applicants to see where their applications stand.
  
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• After months of backlogs, Canadians can now check their passport application status online

  21-03-2023 19:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government launched a new online portal Tuesday that allows recent passport applicants to see where their applications stand.
  
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• B.C. pharmacist who faked his COVID-19 vaccinations suspended for 30 days

  21-03-2023 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The College of Pharmacists of BC says the pharmacist practiced in various locations around the province.
  
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• Watch live coverage of U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to Canada

  21-03-2023 19:20 via ctvnews.ca
  
  As Joe Biden makes his first trip to Canada as president of the United States, CTVNews.ca is offering live coverage of the leader's visit. Follow our live blog on CTVNews.ca and the CTV News app for the latest updates.
  
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• As it happened: U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to Canada

  21-03-2023 19:20 via ctvnews.ca
  
  After a day of meetings on Parliament Hill, U.S President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced updates on various cross-border issues. CTVNews.ca breaks down Biden's first presidential visit to Canada, as it happened.
  
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• Ministry of labour investigates workplace fatality in Bowmanville, Ont.

  21-03-2023 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  In an email to Global News on Tuesday, the Ontario Ministry of Labour said it had been notified Tuesday of a fatality at a workplace in Bowmanville.
  
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• Sikh international student overwhelmed by outpouring of support after assault in Kelowna. B.C.

  21-03-2023 18:55 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  An international student from India who is recovering after being beaten at a bus stop in Kelowna, B.C., in an incident that is being probed as a potential hate crime says he has been overwhelmed by an outpouring of support.
  
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• Hate crimes unit joins probe of Sikh international student's assault in Kelowna, B.C.

  21-03-2023 18:55 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., confirm the BC Hate Crimes Team has joined an investigation into an attack on an international student in the city.
  
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• Independent assessment of Lucy the elephant reveals ‘new medical information’: City of Edmonton

  21-03-2023 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four experts found that Lucy has very severe hypoxemia and hypercapnia. Two of the veterinarians found she breaths solely through her mouth, which they've never seen before.
  
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• Some landlords blocking residential school searches, government adviser says

  21-03-2023 18:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  There is currently no federal law in place to protect suspected gravesites or grant communities access to land that is privately owned, Kimberly Murray says.
  
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• These foods cost more in Canada, despite inflation rate slowdown

  21-03-2023 18:24 via ctvnews.ca
  
  Overall inflation in Canada is cooling, according to just-released data, but the trend is not being reflected at grocery stores, where prices for some items continue to grow.
  
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• From fruit juice to pasta: These foods cost more in Canada, while prices for other products cool

  21-03-2023 18:24 via ctvnews.ca
  
  Overall inflation in Canada is cooling, according to just-released data, but the trend is not being reflected at grocery stores, where prices for some items continue to grow.
  
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• Adviser on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing access for searches

  21-03-2023 18:21 via ctvnews.ca
  
  Some private landowners are refusing access to residential school survivors who are looking to perform ceremony or search their properties for possible unmarked graves, a Senate committee heard Tuesday.
  
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• Alberta provides additional $2.1M in pre-arrival supports for Ukrainians

  21-03-2023 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  As part of the 2023 provincial budget, more funds will be given to supporting newcomers from Ukraine, including creating a Ukrainian help line.
  
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• Registration opens for Winnipeg police half marathon to raise money for cancer research

  21-03-2023 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  This year’s Foodfare WPS Half Marathon set for Sunday, May 7. All funds will be going to directly support a global research study concerning brain cancer in children.
  
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• London, Ont. man wins $3 million on Lotto scratch ticket

  21-03-2023 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Peter Baxted, of London, Ont., is $3 million richer after winning the jackpot prize for a Lotto scratch ticket, INSTANT $3,000,000 Prestige.
  
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• ‘I was shocked’: London, Ont. man wins $3 million on Lotto scratch ticket

  21-03-2023 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Peter Baxted, of London, Ont., is $3 million richer after winning the jackpot prize for a Lotto scratch ticket, INSTANT $3,000,000 Prestige.
  
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• Home sales in Barrie, Ont. down almost 50% from year prior, prices also drop

  21-03-2023 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Home prices in the Barrie area continued to decline steadily in the second month of 2023, the Barrie and District Association of Realtors reports.
  
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• City of Calgary adds Humane Society as pet adoption partner

  21-03-2023 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Veterinarians working for the city will provide pre-adoption medical and dental care as well as vaccinations before the animals are put up for adoption.
  
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• BlackBerry selling non-core patents in a deal worth up to $900M

  21-03-2023 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  BlackBerry has signed a deal to sell a portfolio of what it says are non-core patents related to mobile devices, messaging and wireless networking.
  
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