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'It is urgent': Alberta military reservists eager to join Canadian Forces in Latvia

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:27:47 EST

At 2,700 square kilometres, CFB Suffield is the largest military training area in Canada. It has been the site of military training in southern Alberta since 1972.


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I buried my memories of serving in Afghanistan. 15 years later, I found peace unexpectedly

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Sat, 25 May 2024 04:00:00 EDT

Trevor Lewis was a corporal in the Canadian Armed Forces who tried to bury the memories from his deployment in Afghanistan. They all came back in 2021 after the fall of Kabul. This story is how he made peace with his time in that country.


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Province earmarks $2.5M for cellphone towers, but no one has signed on to use them

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:16:44 EST

P.E.I.'s capital budget has allocated $2.5 million to build up to five provincially owned cellphone towers, but so far no telecommunications companies have committed to using them.


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Small P.E.I. town of Kensington launches campaign against gender-based violence

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST

The Town of Kensington, P.E.I., has committed to implementing a new campaign to end gender-based violence.


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Faith, hope and love echo throughout Remembrance Day service in Charlottetown

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:06:35 EST

On a cold, wet and grey November morning, Islanders gathered with umbrellas in hand around the cenotaph in downtown Charlottetown.


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New housing minister Myers stands firm on Charlottetown Outreach Centre: 'It's not moving'

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:50:38 EST

Steven Myers, who has been Prince Edward Island's housing minister for just over a month, says the Community Outreach Centre will remain at its current location on Charlottetown's Park Street whether city councillors like it or not.


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Wildland firefighters say bill meant to provide workplace health benefits falls short

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 07:00:00 EST

Wildland firefighters were at Queen’s Park on Wednesday to outline why they feel a new bill that extends protections for cancers, heart injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder linked to their occupation falls short.


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Girl, 16, recovering in Ottawa hospital after vicious attack

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST

A 16-year-old girl is recovering in an Ottawa hospital after suffering injuries in what her family describes as a brutal attack allegedly committed by her ex-boyfriend, who's now in custody and facing charges like attempted murder. 


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RCMP ask for information, photos of Xavia Butler to fill in timeline before she was found

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:16:54 EST

Over the weekend, RCMP says officers searched for answers in the death of the toddler, knocking door-to-door on Saturday in Ashern and the surrounding communities of Gypsumville as they canvassed for information that may shed light on the timeline surrounding the child's death.


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Changes loom for several city-run services in Winnipeg if work at Canada Post grinds to a halt

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:11:03 EST

The City of Winnipeg is advising residents of alternative options to access several city-run services that could be disrupted by the end of this week in the event of a work stoppage at Canada Post. 


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Winnipeg library security guards to receive living wage in new contract

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:38:00 EST

The City of Winnipeg wants security guards at the Millennium Library to receive a living wage, but councillors recently rejected a motion that would have made a living wage mandatory for all city staff and contractors.


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Police watchdog investigating Hamilton shooting involving officer that left man dead

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:04:16 EST

A 43-year-old man is dead after being shot by police at a west-end Hamilton apartment building Saturday, in an incident which also sent an officer to hospital, Ontario's police watchdog says. 


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Santa Claus parade moving to the mountain this year, closing some roads

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:55:29 EST

Hamilton's Santa Claus Parade will take place on the mountain this year, starting on Upper Sherman Road at 2 p.m. on Saturday.


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Canada Soccer studying drone-spying review, says it shows past 'unacceptable culture'

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:05:04 EST

Canada Soccer says an independent review has confirmed the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep.


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Paris to deploy 4,000 police officers for Israel-France soccer match following violence in Amsterdam

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:08:23 EST

Paris police said Sunday that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security a week after violence against Israeli fans in Amsterdam.


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Drivers urged to watch for wildlife after 5 collisions involving moose in 30-minute window: Sask. RCMP

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 12:39:45 EST

Drivers are being warned to use caution on Saskatchewan's highways after five separate collisions involving moose were reported to RCMP in a 30-minute window on Friday evening.


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Martensville woman keeps remembrance alive with lawn display

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 07:00:00 EST

Every November, Jan Diehl adorns her Martensville, Sask., home with a special Remembrance Day tribute.


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Forcing people into drug treatment is on the political agenda. Here's what the evidence says

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST

Across Canada, there’s a growing number of political leaders proposing to force people into treatment for drug addiction, despite inconclusive evidence about its effectiveness.


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Saskatchewan Huskies head coach Scott Flory after losing a defensive battle to provincial rival

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 01:06:42 EST

It was only the second time the Saskatchewan Huskies and the Regina Rams have met in the Hardy Cup championship game. This time it was the Rams coming out on top 19-14. Huskies head coach Scott Flory says there were too many turnovers and too many plays left on the field after a hard fought game.


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Building a safe community: Front-line workers weigh in on priority issue in Saskatoon civic election

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:00 EST

We've heard what the candidates want to do about community safety in Saskatoon. Here's what the people already doing the work say the new mayor and council should do after the civic election.


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Wind, rain warnings issued as 'vigorous' storm approaches B.C.

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:16:22 EST

Officials have issued wind and rainfall warnings for Tuesday night in several regions as another fall storm approaches southwestern B.C.


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It’s time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines in Ottawa

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST

Health officials say it’s the right time to get your seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccines as levels of both viruses rise in Ottawa. The CBC’s Kimberley Molina reports.


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Family reeling as 16-year-old victim of alleged sword-and-SUV attack remains in hospital

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:14:44 EST

"It's just like a big blur. It doesn't seem real," says the mother of 16-year-old Kaylie Smith.


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Canadian Olympic athletes on tenterhooks trying to avoid COVID ahead of Beijing

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:51:44 EST

Faster. Higher. Stronger. Together — and just don't test positive. That's the rallying cry for thousands of athletes as they prepare for the Olympics.


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Motorcyclist dies in weekend Kingsville crash

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:30:35 EST

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say one person is dead after a Saturday afternoon single-vehicle collision in Essex County involving a motorcycle.


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Residential school survivors press Ottawa for more money to find unmarked graves

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:44:58 EDT

A group of residential school survivors and their supporters are asking the federal government to reverse what they're calling a funding cut and come up with more money to help find the unmarked graves of students who went to these institutions.


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Kamloops mayor's office moving to basement away from city staff

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 19:40:47 EDT

The office of Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is being relocated to the basement of city hall.


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Book of poetry shows resilience of residential school survivors

By www.cbc.ca
Published On :: Sun, 06 Oct 2024 09:00:00 EDT

Garry Gottfriedson, who attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School for five years, drew on his own experience at residential school, as well as those of his siblings and parents, for the book. He describes the process of gathering their stories as "powerful."


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