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• UPDATED: Trump presses ‘two-faced’ Trudeau over Canada’s defence spending

  04-12-2019 02:57 via Canada – National Post
  
  On Tuesday, Trump had put Trudeau on the spot over Canada's NATO defence spending. Read More
  
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• Quebec police investigate two pizzeria fires set off 20 minutes apart

  14-12-2019 18:14 via : Canada
  
  He says the two fires are believed to be criminal and have been transferred to the arson unit.
  
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• Grizzly bears move north in High Arctic as climate change expands range

  14-12-2019 18:06 via Canada – National Post
  
  Some unlikely neighbours are moving in around the northernmost communities of the Northwest Territories, across the icy tundra of Canada's High Arctic. Read More
  
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• 1 man dead after vehicle collision in Regina’s north end

  14-12-2019 18:05 via : Canada
  
  Another person, a passenger in one of the vehicles involved, was hospitalized with unknown injuries, police say.
  
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• Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by vehicle on Regina’s Ring Road

  14-12-2019 17:46 via : Canada
  
  Police said alcohol was not believed to have been a factor in the collision.
  
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• From fourth place, Singh says he'd rather push Liberals than work with Tories

  14-12-2019 17:11 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The New Democratic Party is sitting in fourth place after the fall's divisive federal election and its leader Jagmeet Singh says he is not interested in partnering with the Conservatives to overwhelm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal minority.
  
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• Advocate says Winnipeg must tackle poverty, addictions to end violent crime

  14-12-2019 16:54 via CTVNews.ca - Canada - Public RSS
  
  A recent spike in violent crime in Manitoba's capital has been at the centre of conversations by men who get together in the downtown core each week.
  
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• Wild blueberries: Nova Scotia pushing for product innovations

  14-12-2019 15:14 via : Canada
  
  The goal of the Wild Blueberry Innovation Challenge is to develop new products and markets - and generate more jobs.
  
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• 'I am homesick': She asked for photos of Yukon, and social media delivered

  14-12-2019 15:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Yukoner Stephenie Worth is in Vancouver recovering from transplant surgery and missing home. She asked people to send her photos of home — and the response was 'overwhelming.'
  
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• Pay equity 'makes us proud to be curlers and role models': Jennifer Jones

  14-12-2019 14:36 via CBC | Canada News
  
  When it was announced two week ago pay equity was coming to Canada's national curling championships, Jennifer Jones was bursting with pride. "As a mom of daughters, I want them to be able to reach for the stars and do it in an equal way," the 2014 Olympic champion said.
  
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• 1 man dead in overnight house fire in Calgary’s southwest

  14-12-2019 14:26 via : Canada
  
  One man was found inside the home, who later died of his injuries in hospital.
  
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• Interracial couples are seen as ‘ideal.’ But they don’t always work out

  14-12-2019 14:00 via : Canada
  
  Canadians can sometimes put interracial couples on a pedestal, but that can create added pressure to make the relationship work.
  
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• Cabinet's mandate, if fulfilled, could offer a lot for northerners

  14-12-2019 14:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Residents across the North can find encouragement in Justin Trudeau’s acknowledgement of long-standing concerns — and his repeated commitment to find 'predictable and sufficient funding' to address them.
  
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• Why trans people need to be included in the gender-based violence conversation

  14-12-2019 13:00 via : Canada
  
  Trans people are people, and our personhood still needs to be fought for, says non-binary journalist Sarah Ratchford.
  
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• Tragically Hip tribute band from Moose Factory translates lyrics into Cree

  14-12-2019 13:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A Tragically Hip tribute band from the Moose Cree First Nation on the James Bay coast is incorporating Cree into the lyrics of a couple of iconic Hip songs.
  
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• Ordering through a food delivery app? Double-check the menu price

  14-12-2019 12:00 via : Canada
  
  Menu prices on some apps are higher than what you'd pay at the restaurant.
  
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• Kelowna RCMP officer suspended for allegedly sexting assault victim

  14-12-2019 06:15 via : Canada
  
  A Kelowna RCMP officer has been suspended with pay after allegedly sexting an assault victim.
  
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• 2 Men, 1 Woman Victims In Gabriola Island, B.C. Plane Crash

  14-12-2019 03:44 via HuffPost Canada News
  GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. — Authorities say two men and one woman died in a plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C., on Tuesday after the pilot reported an equipment problem.The BC Coroners Service says it has identified one of the three deceased as a man in his 60s from Mill Bay, B.C., while it’s still working to confirm the identities of the other man and woman.Friends have said charter pilot Alex Bahlsen was among those killed, describing him as a very good friend and grandfather who liv
  
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• Singer Andy Kim signs Montreal’s golden book

  14-12-2019 03:27 via : Canada
  
  The man behind Rock Me Gently and Sugar Sugar -- performed by the Archie's in the late 1960s -- shaped Canada's musical landscape and entertained fans around the world in a career that spans 50 years.
  
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• Carolling for charity: FACE students raise money for the homeless

  14-12-2019 03:16 via : Canada
  
  After rehearsing for weeks during chemistry class, the 11th graders went door-to-door in Dorval signing Christmas carols to gather donations for the Angels of Mercy charity. 
  
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• With NDP in fourth place, Singh says he’d rather press Liberals than work with Tories

  14-12-2019 03:09 via : Canada
  
  Looking to 2020, Singh says he hopes to work with the Liberals to implement a universal, single-payer pharmacare program and national dental coverage and to see Indigenous communities finally given access to clean drinking water, housing and equitable child-welfare funding.
  
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• North West Company reverses decision to stop buying fur

  14-12-2019 03:09 via CBC | Canada News
  
  After criticism, The North West Company has decided it will continue purchasing fur from trappers at its Northern stores across Canada.
  
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• Toronto charity making orchestral music accessible to youth in priority neighbourhoods

  14-12-2019 02:40 via : Canada
  
  "If you want to play the cello, go ahead – it’s a great instrument. If you want to play any instrument, go ahead. It’s good to do what you want to do."
  
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• ‘Be a Santa to a Senior’: Edmonton-area seniors surprised with Christmas presents

  14-12-2019 02:32 via : Canada
  
  Edmonton-area seniors get a present from the "Be a Santa to a Senior" program.
  
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• UBC Okanagan students redesign donation bins for safety issues

  14-12-2019 02:19 via : Canada
  
  The modifications took roughly three weeks to develop and a few days to fabricate.
  
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• Family of pilot killed in Gabriola Island crash says it is 'absolutely devastated'

  14-12-2019 01:57 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Alex Bahlsen was captivated by the world's beauty when up in the air and loved to share his joy of flying, his family wrote in a statement.
  
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• Kelowna taxes to rise 4.15 per cent in 2020

  14-12-2019 01:29 via : Canada
  
  Kelowna city council has approved a provisional 4.15 per cent increase in taxes for 2020.
  
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• Candy, drinks and more : pot shops pumped up for ‘Weed 2.0’

  14-12-2019 01:28 via : Canada
  
  Cannabis edibles, topicals and extracts are set to legally hit store shelves for the first time ever in Canada next week.
  
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• U.S. agency allows Canadian company to draft own environmental report: documents

  14-12-2019 01:19 via : Canada
  
  The report, called a biological assessment, would typically be written by the U.S. Forest Service or an independent contractor.
  
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• Office politics: Why Jody Wilson-Raybould doesn’t really have a choice about moving offices

  14-12-2019 01:16 via Canada – National Post
  
  Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould says she is considering her options now that she has received a list of potential offices for her to move into — but she doesn't have many. The former Liberal cabinet minister says she was originally told she could stay in her offices, located on the fourth floor of the Confederation Building in Ottawa, but that changed, on Dec. 5. Since then, she has just been "trying to get clarity — given there are no written rules and given the mixed messages I
  
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