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Suncor to cut 1,500 jobs by end of year, employees informed Thursday
Suncor says it will cut 1,500 jobs by the end of the year in an effort to reduce costs and improve the company's lagging financial performance.
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Suspect sought in attempted sexual assault in Royal Oak
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'It didn’t really feel real': University of Lethbridge students cross the stage this week for convocation
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Sask. education minister supports Catholic schools' stance on 'Rainbow Tent'
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Following outcry, Sask. government pledges $40M top-up for education budget
A month after Premier Scott Moe said more money was on the way for school divisions, Saskatchewan's education minister announced a $40 million top-up.
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Humboldt condo fire leaves dozens of people homeless
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Regina
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Following outcry, Sask. government pledges $40M top-up for education budget
A month after Premier Scott Moe said more money was on the way for school divisions, Saskatchewan's education minister announced a $40 million top-up.
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'This is disgusting': Sask. Indigenous prof says deep-rooted stereotypes continue to drive racial profiling
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Maxime Bernier part of group found guilty for breaking 2021 public health rules in Regina
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N.S. premier calls for urgent, proactive firefighting help from Ottawa
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Waegwoltic Club burns in south-end Halifax
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Prospect Road fire 'knocked down,' but not yet under control: Halifax deputy fire chief
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Large part of Ontario now under provincial fire ban
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About 32,000 Hydro-Quebec customers still without power due to forest fires
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Calling 311? Bill 96 now requires Montrealers to 'attest' they can get English services
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Montreal police to provide 'major' new development in woman's 1996 disappearance
Montreal police say they have made a 'major development' in the case of a missing woman from the late 1990s.
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The shocking incident was captured on the store's security cameras.
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Serious collision injures two in Guelph
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Local manufacturer files for bankruptcy, former employees claim they’ve been terminated
The manufacturing company Injection Technologies Inc. has filed for bankruptcy and insolvency and a number of former Kitchener employees tell CTV News they have been terminated.
