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• 25th annual Manitoba robot games returns in Winnipeg

  18-03-2023 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 25th annual Manitoba robot games returned to Winnipeg on Saturday after a three-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• New Transportation Rescue Extrication program introduced in Saskatchewan

  01-04-2023 01:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Public Safety Minister Christine Tell announced a new equipment training program for volunteer first responders on Friday.
  
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• Indian authorities arrest travel agent accused of duping students facing removal from Canada

  01-04-2023 01:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in India have confirmed with The Fifth Estate that Rahul Bhargava, of the firm Education and Migration Services, was arrested and that they are still looking for his partners, Brijesh Mishra and Gurnam Singh. They face multiple charges under India's criminal, penal and administrative codes.
  
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• Han Dong serves Global News with libel notice over foreign interference report

  01-04-2023 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lawyer Mark Polley says he is demanding that Global News make a "full apology and retraction'' for publishing the report last week.
  
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• Vancouver Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko won't wear Pride warm-up jersey, says coach

  01-04-2023 00:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said that Russian winger Andrei Kuzmenko has opted not to don the special uniform ahead of the home game against the Calgary Flames.
  
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• Woman finds hen wandering the streets of Toronto, hopes to find its owner

  01-04-2023 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  'There were many dog owners with dogs that were kind of looking at something,' Vera Belazelkoska recounted. 'And the dogs were lunging at it, and it was a chicken.'
  
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• Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh simultaneously sets world junior and Canadian records in 200-metre butterfly

  01-04-2023 00:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Summer McIntosh now has a hat-trick of records after her first three events at the national swimming trials at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Her time of 2:04.70 took down her previous record time (2:05.05) set earlier this month.
  
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• Hit TV show The Last of Us moving from Calgary to Vancouver for filming of 2nd season

  01-04-2023 00:29 via cbc.ca
  
  HBO has confirmed that its hit series The Last of Us is moving filming from Calgary, Alta., to Vancouver for its second season.  
  
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• Drag Day of Solidarity in Calgary aims to celebrate drag and protest against hate

  01-04-2023 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Queer Citizens United, an LGBTQ2S+ advocacy group, organized Drag Day of Solidarity in response to recent anti-drag protests across the city. 
  
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• Diseased and malnourished B.C. dog found tied to building gets new leash on life

  31-03-2023 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  A person who found Rolo tied to a Prince George building with a note attached to his collar pleading for help saw cause for hope and rushed him to a local Emergency veterinarian.
  
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• Victoria carpenters union supplying Naloxone kits, training to members

  31-03-2023 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Carpenters’ Regional Council in Victoria said all of its members have access to naloxone kits and that it will provide free training on how to use them.
  
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• B.C. carpenters’ union supplying Naloxone kits, training to members

  31-03-2023 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Carpenters’ Regional Council in Victoria said all of its members have access to naloxone kits and that it will provide free training on how to use them.
  
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• Montreal man’s lifelong dream of meeting the Canadiens fulfilled — thanks to a true friend

  31-03-2023 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Montreal man has been trying for decades to realize the lifelong dream of another man he calls his little brother and on Friday, his efforts finally paid off.
  
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• 4 must-see British shows starring familiar faces

  31-03-2023 23:33 via o.canada.com
  
  For some act­ors, all the world’s a stage and tra­vers­ing the Atlantic Ocean is merely a com­mute. Take, for example, the U.k.-born thespi­ans who’ve found suc­cess both at home and in North Amer­ica. Read More
  
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• Federal fuel charge bump takes effect Saturday. Here’s how it impacts Saskatchewan

  31-03-2023 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the rate is set to go up on April 1, Premier Scott Moe said they are working to determine what the impacts of the federal carbon pricing are at the provincial level.
  
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• Former Montrealer John Allore remembered as tireless, generous advocate for crime victims

  31-03-2023 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  John Allore, a 59-year-old former Montrealer, was fatally struck by a car while cycling Thursday morning, sparking an outpouring of sadness in both Quebec and North Carolina.
  
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• TV roundup: Starfleet Academy, Scott Pilgrim anime series and more

  31-03-2023 23:16 via o.canada.com
  
  New Star Trek show set to boldly go Read More
  
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• ANALYSIS: Erin O’Toole’s legacy will be defined by what comes after his political exit

  31-03-2023 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The former Conservative leader attempted to drag his party closer to the political centre, and ended up getting dragged out of his job by his own caucus.
  
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• Q&A: Health care most pressing issue for trans Manitobans, advocate says

  31-03-2023 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  'I think our trans health care is understaffed and underfunded. It doesn't help the youth who are trying to get care. They can't because there's a huge waiting list.'
  
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• Kingston, Ont., council sets draft strategic priorities

  31-03-2023 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kingston, Ont., city council met three days this week to discuss their strategic priorities moving forward for the rest of the term.
  
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• Flair Airlines cancels Waterloo-Edmonton service, other routes from Waterloo to continue

  31-03-2023 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  With four of its planes having been seized earlier this month, Flair Airlines has been forced to adjust its plans for the Waterloo International Airport.
  
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• Okanagan Indian Band chooses new chief and council in Thursday election

  31-03-2023 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The newly-elected chief and council will be sworn in at Head of the Lake Hall on April 3 starting at 9 a.m. They will hold their first council meeting after the ceremony.
  
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• Family says thief used Calgary explosion damage to break into home next door days after blast

  31-03-2023 22:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Only days after an explosion next door blasted open the walls of their home, a Calgary family says a thief took advantage, entering their house to steal valuables.
  
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• 'Waking up to a really bad dream': Manitoba communities mourn four teenagers killed in crash

  31-03-2023 22:18 via winnipeg.ctvnews.ca
  
  Two Manitoba communities are in mourning following the deaths of four teenagers in a car crash involving a semi-truck on Wednesday.
  
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• MPs to hold committee hearings on wood pulp giant

  31-03-2023 22:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Members of Parliament have voted to summon the owner of Canada's largest wood pulp producer and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne to testify before the Natural Resources committee. The motion comes following an investigation by CBC News and other media partners.
  
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• Regina Pats set to battle Saskatoon Blades in WHL first-round action

  31-03-2023 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The third-seeded Saskatoon Blades and the sixth-seeded Regina Pats will face off in the first round of the WHL playoffs starting Friday night.
  
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• Montreal Canadiens sign goalie Jakub Dobes to entry level contract

  31-03-2023 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jakub Dobes also signed an American Hockey League contract to finish the 2022-23 campaign with Montreal's affiliate, the Laval Rocket.
  
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• Long-time Guelph police officer named as new deputy chief

  31-03-2023 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Insp. Steve Gill has been with the Guelph Police Service since 2001. The police services board announced Friday he's been promoted to the role of deputy chief.
  
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• Former CSIS officials say decades of China warnings went unheeded

  31-03-2023 21:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Former CSIS officials say the intelligence agency has been warning successive governments about foreign election interference for decades but all failed to act — and measures outlined in this week’s budget are not enough to address the problem.
  
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• Saskatchewan offers more money to keep clinics open later

  31-03-2023 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  All community-based, full-service, fee-for-service family physicians will be eligible for an additional $8 to $12 per visit service in after-hours funding support.
  
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