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• Hockey Canada hires human rights leader from MacEwan University as 1st VP of diversity and inclusion

  17-03-2023 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hockey Canada has hired human rights leader Irfan Chaudhry as its first vice-president of diversity and inclusion.
  
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• Vancouver DJ who interviewed Beatles and other rock 'n' roll giants dead at 86

  02-04-2023 06:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Long time broadcaster, show promoter and advocate for rock and roll in Vancouver, Red Robinson, has died, according to his family.
  
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• B.C. broadcasting icon, Red Robinson, dies at the age of 86

  02-04-2023 04:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Red Robinson was there when Elvis stopped in Vancouver on Aug. 31, 1957 and was the emcee when The Beatles played in Vancouver on Aug. 22, 1964.
  
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• Two dozen displaced after motel fire in Penticton

  02-04-2023 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Flames broke out of a second-corner unit sometime after 9 p.m., displacing the two dozen residents.
  
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• Victim’s father files application for $22 million class-action lawsuit after Old Montreal fire

  02-04-2023 00:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The negligence lawsuit would target the owner of the building, the owner of the short-term rental units, and Airbnb.
  
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• RCMP investigating after 2 people found dead inside home in Dauphin, Man.

  02-04-2023 00:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Saturday, just after 7:30 a.m. officers say they found a 68-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman dead inside a home.
  
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• VPD cleared in shooting of man who launched “unprovoked attack” on officer in DTES

  02-04-2023 00:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the IIOBC, the suspect struck the officer two or three times in the head with a metal bar, while sitting in a police vehicle at East Hastings and Columbia streets.
  
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• Province removes advanced driving test from GDL drivers’ program   

  02-04-2023 00:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 700,000 drivers currently in the program will have to follow requirements to receive their Class 5 licence but won't have to take the advanced driving test.
  
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• Dangerous, illegal pass by semi on Highway 5 near Clearwater, B.C. caught on video

  02-04-2023 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The video has spurred Cleawater's mayor to speak out about concerns with truck drivers in the region, especially after a triple-fatal crash a few weeks ago.
  
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• NAIT students, Canadian Animal Blood Bank hold dog blood bank

  02-04-2023 00:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dogs need to be in decent health, between the ages of one and eight and at least 25 kilograms to be eligible to donate.
  
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• Sask. Polytech in Regina provides free dental care for Ukrainian immigrants

  01-04-2023 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The day involved presentations by nursing students on different health topics, table clinics about smoking and nutrition, and oral hygiene instruction. 
  
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• Winnipeggers protest against RBC’s funding for fossil fuel projects

  01-04-2023 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Winnipeggers came together on Saturday to protest against the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for funding fossil fuel projects. 
  
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• Manitoba athletes prepare for Special Olympics World Games in Berlin

  01-04-2023 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The event will last for nine days and will feature a total of 26 sports.
  
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• Fossil Fools Day demonstration in Kelowna attracts small gathering

  01-04-2023 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  In Kelowna, the demonstrators gathered alongside a bank near Orchard Park Mall, and sang and chanted.
  
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• Ottawa spends millions on 944K phone lines. Nearly a third are ‘dormant’

  01-04-2023 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  The information comes as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has vowed to find more than $15 billion in savings from the federal budget over the next four years.
  
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• 1 winning ticket sold for Friday’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

  01-04-2023 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  There was also one Maxmillion winner from Ontario out of six possible $1 million prizes.
  
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• Canadian swimmer Ilya Kharun, son of Cirque du Soleil acrobats, turning heads at national trials

  01-04-2023 22:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian swimmer Ilya Kharun knows a thing or two about stepping into the spotlight and stealing the show. The 18-year-old who was born in Montreal but has spent the majority of his life living in the United States is the son of two parents who spent most of their lives performing with Cirque du Soleil. 
  
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• Climate activists rally against RBC in Kingston, Ont.

  01-04-2023 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the second time in under two weeks, people rallied in front of RBC in downtown Kingston to protest RBC's spending on fossil fuels.
  
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• Sask. property owners should be on look out for spring damage

  01-04-2023 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Winter might be over, but the melting and snow and formation of ice amid cold overnight temperatures can severely damage homes if it isn't dealt with in a timely manner.
  
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• Neuanlage, Sask. woman arrested during drug trafficking transaction

  01-04-2023 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 42-year-old woman from Neuanlage, Sask., is facing multiple charges.
  
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• Closing arguments heard in Saskatoon first-degree murder trial

  01-04-2023 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Allison Moosehunter, 28, was found dead in her apartment on March 4, 2020, in the 500 block of Geary Crescent. She had been strangled and had suffered fatal stab wounds.
  
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• Chief of N.S. fire hall shot at by RCMP in mass shooting glad to see scathing report

  01-04-2023 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the morning of April 19, 2020, two N.S. RCMP officers began shooting at a man in front of a fire hall in Onslow, thinking they had found the mass shooter.
  
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• Overnight tree fire in Kelowna’s Pandosy neighbourhood quickly extinguished

  01-04-2023 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Kelowna fire department says the exteriors of four homes, three vehicles, a camper and numerous outbuildings were exposed to flames from a large tree on fire.
  
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• April storms bring May norms: Weather Network’s seasonal forecast

  01-04-2023 19:11 via ctvnews.ca
  
  The latest seasonal outlook from The Weather Network shows early April will continue to be chilly with flip-flopping temperatures bringing above and below the usual levels of precipitation seen around this time.
  
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• Pro basketball back in the Maritimes as Eastern Canadian Basketball League tips off

  01-04-2023 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The National Basketball League of Canada left the Maritimes nearly three years ago, but the future of the professional sport is bright with the Eastern Canadian Basketball League.
  
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• Canadian Navy offers ‘no strings attached’ program amid recruitment woes 

  01-04-2023 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian citizens and permanent residents can join the Navy on a year-long contract – either full-time or part-time – and then leave if they wish to after that.
  
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• Interfaith 'fast-a-thon' brings 80 Hamilton youth together to experience Ramadan

  01-04-2023 18:45 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saturday event is a first for the Muslim Association of Hamilton's youth society, as it brings together young people of all backgrounds for an interfaith 'fast-a-thon' for Ramadan. Around 80 people aged 14 to 25 are taking part.
  
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• Authorities working to identify 8 bodies pulled from St. Lawrence River this week

  01-04-2023 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they are working with Immigration Canada and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to confirm the identities of the eight migrants.
  
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• Your Saskatchewan photo of the day: April 2023

  01-04-2023 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Each day, Global Saskatoon and Global Regina feature a viewer-submitted photo for the Your Saskatchewan photo of the day.
  
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• Canada is pushing ahead on ‘friendshoring’. What that means for trade 

  01-04-2023 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  This year's budget reveals the federal Liberals envision Canada relying more on its allies for trade in the future, economists and geopolitical experts say.
  
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