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• N.B. murderer who spent 5 decades in prison dies at Dorchester Penitentiary

  18-03-2023 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Convicted murderer Melvin Miller, who spent 51 years in prison, has died at the Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick. A cause of death was not released.
  
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• More students turning to food banks as inflation shrinks already tight budgets

  21-03-2023 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  From Sept. to Dec. 2021, the RRCSA's Norte Dame food bank gave hampers to 287 students and their families. Over the same time period in 2022, that number increased to 408.
  
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• Hundreds sign petition against Vernon, B.C. cemetery rules

  21-03-2023 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city argues the restrictions are needed to keep maintenance staff safe, but residents are concerned the rules restrict the way people can mourn.
  
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• Guilbeault wants stronger links with Alberta on issues of oilsands tailings ponds

  21-03-2023 01:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has repeated his call for a stronger federal presence when it comes to environmental monitoring and communications in the oilsands.
  
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• Okanagan vape, cannabis store owners voice concerns about window coverings

  21-03-2023 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Okanagan vape and cannabis store owners are raising some safety concerns following an attempted robbery down in the Lower Mainland.
  
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• 'I have lost everything,' says father of woman missing after Old Montreal fire

  21-03-2023 01:30 via cbc.ca
  
  After a fire ripped through an old building in Montreal, victims' families and loved ones are questioning the lack of information and wondering if the building, which had short-term rental units, was even safe.
  
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• Saskatchewan health minister insists ‘we acted’ on COVID-19 advice

  21-03-2023 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Paul Merriman says he did follow the advice of the province's top doctor. A Global New investigation showed the top doctor warned Merriman the acute care system would collapse.
  
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• ‘Confusing feeling’: Iranian Canadian activist shares anguish, hope on Persian New Year

  21-03-2023 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The fight for freedom in Iran weighs heavily on the minds of the Iranian Canadian community, casting a dark shadow over an ancient holiday linked with spring and renewal.
  
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• Manitoba RCMP search for missing man from The Pas

  21-03-2023 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jayden Mercredi, 22, last spoke to his family in January.
  
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• Downtown Winnipeg BIZ relaunches downtown event grant program

  21-03-2023 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  'When downtown is full of people, it drives economic activity.'
  
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• Anand says McKinsey contracts for defence department did not involve ‘state secrets’

  21-03-2023 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Department of National Defence has awarded about $30 million in work to McKinsey through 15 contracts since 2011, Anand told a House of Commons committee probing the contracts.
  
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• CSIS, RCMP interviewed Mauritanian man at Guantanamo, feds say in denying wrongdoing

  21-03-2023 00:13 via ctvnews.ca
  
  The federal government acknowledges in a new court filing that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the RCMP interviewed a Mauritanian man at a Guantanamo Bay prison in 2003.
  
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• Tim Hortons customer sues for $500K after being burned by hot tea

  21-03-2023 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Ontario woman says she suffered serious burns to her body after buying a cup of tea from Tim Hortons.
  
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• ‘A piece of it is saving our youth’: JR All Native Tournament kicks off in Nanaimo

  20-03-2023 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The JR All Native Tournament is underway in Nanaimo this week. Hosted by Snuneymuxw First Nation the tournament provides a much needed outlet for youth.
  
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• Eastern Townships high school facing multiple sexual violence complaints

  20-03-2023 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of parents and students are calling out Massey-Vanier High School in the Eastern Townships, accusing it of failing to protect students from sexual harassment.
  
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• 'Everyone's devastated': Friends say neuroscientist, 31, missing in Old Montreal fire

  20-03-2023 23:23 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  A 31-year-old neuroscientist is believed to be among the six people missing after a massive fire in Old Montreal last week. An Wu was staying at the heritage building on Place d'Youville to attend a conference, according to friends and family.
  
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• Sikh community calls for hate-crime investigation after group assault of international student in Kelowna

  20-03-2023 23:14 via cbc.ca
  
  People from Kelowna, B.C.'s Sikh community are calling for an attack on a young international student to be investigated as a hate crime after a group of people allegedly punched and kicked the student at a bus stop and tore off his turban.
  
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• Alberta-imported kids pain meds finally in the province

  20-03-2023 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping said Parol, the Turkey-made kids acetaminophen, has been distributed to pharmacies provincewide.
  
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• Rogersville, N.B. residents worried co-op losing liquor contract could lead to closure

  20-03-2023 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Rogersville Co-op will be losing its contract as an NB Liquor agency store in June after losing the bid to renew it.
  
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• Edmonton Police Service announces regimental funeral for 2 slain officers set for March 27

  20-03-2023 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Police Service announced details for a regimental funeral and celebration of the officers' lives to be held later this month.
  
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• Single case of tuberculosis identified at B.C. high school

  20-03-2023 22:54 via cbc.ca
  
  On March 10, Fraser Health issued exposure notices to some staff and students at New Westminster Secondary School, informing them of their risk and next steps to get tested. 
  
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• Canada to take ‘hard’ look at UN call to hit emissions targets 10 years sooner: minister

  20-03-2023 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A United Nations panel has warned the world is teetering dangerously close to missing its critical targets to keep global warming in check.
  
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• Winnipeg experts advise people to turn the tunes down amid rise in hearing issues

  20-03-2023 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The country is dealing with a rise in hearing issues as the population ages and more young people come to clinics with noise-related hearing problems.
  
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• Prince Albert Police Service sees ‘largest ever’ drug seizure after Thursday bust

  20-03-2023 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officers seized 31.2 kilograms of cocaine, a cocaine cutting agent, $55,000 in cash, gun parts and ammunition and paraphernalia.
  
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• Regimental funeral for fallen Edmonton police officers scheduled for next Monday

  20-03-2023 22:31 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton police officers killed in the line of duty last week will be laid to rest next Monday.
  
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• New Brunswick maple syrup producers nearing end of another strong season

  20-03-2023 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian maple producers harvested a record 17.4 million gallons in 2022, an increase of 53.8 per cent from 2021.
  
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• B.C. parents file proposed class-action lawsuit against Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite

  20-03-2023 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The statement of claim says the game incorporates a number of intentional design choices, such as offering rewards for completing challenges and making frequent updates, which encourages players to return repeatedly.
  
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• Rattles sold at Canadian dollar stores recalled due to choking threat

  20-03-2023 22:03 via ctvnews.ca
  
  A toy purchased at dollar stores by tens of thousands of Canadians is being recalled due to a potential choking hazard.
  
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• 3 people rushed to hospital after shooting at Fairview Mall parking lot in Toronto

  20-03-2023 21:55 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  Three people are in hospital after a shooting in the parking lot of Fairview Mall in Toronto on Monday afternoon.
  
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• 1 dead after triple shooting at Fairview Mall parking lot in Toronto

  20-03-2023 21:55 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  One person is dead and two others are injured following a shooting in the parking lot of Fairview Mall in Toronto on Monday afternoon.
  
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