Snowboard sensations put on a Big Air show
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Calgary Jewish and Palestinian leaders encouraging peace over holidays
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At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time
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Calgary small businesses make push to shop local in Kensington & Marda Loop districts
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Saskatoon man in custody following domestic violence assault, collision with police cruiser
A Saskatoon man is in custody following a domestic violence assault and collision with a police cruiser in the early hours of Saturday.
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Saskatoon youth use lived experience to help design new group home
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Two people dead following house fire in Regina, crews investigating
The Regina Police Service (RPS), along with Regina Fire and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating after two people died in a house fire in Regina.
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Fire crews in Kamsack battle late night fire
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An early morning fire has shaken the homeless encampment at Grand Parade in downtown Halifax.
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3 dead, 3 injured after collision in P.E.I.
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'The whole house shakes': Moncton residents fed up with noise, odour from AIM facility
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NEWNEW Illegal right turns frustrate residents as construction plagues midtown Toronto intersection
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Highway 401 eastbound closed near DVP/404 after pedestrian struck by driver
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JUST IN Man critically injured after stabbing at early morning bar fight in Scarborough
A man was rushed to a trauma centre via emergency run after being stabbed early Sunday morning in Scarborough, paramedics say.
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West Island clients seek refund from snow plow company that didn't show up
Dozens of families in the West Island are demanding their money back because the man they paid to do their snow removal never showed up to clear their driveways after the first snowstorm of the season.
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Expect lots of rain in the Montreal area Sunday and Monday
Montreal, Laval and the South Shore can expect 10 – 20 millimetres of rain and about five centimetres of snow Sunday into Monday.
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Commercial vehicle driver from Quebec driving impaired on Hwy. 11, police say
A 65-year-old driver from L'Île-Cadieux, Que. is facing multiple charges following an incident on Highway 11 Wednesday evening.
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Police release new photos after multiple shots fired into Kitchener crowd
Police are investigating a shooting in a Kitchener neighbourhood that sent one person to hospital.
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Truck hits LRT train in Waterloo
A truck hit an ION train on Saturday morning, shutting down a Waterloo street.
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Going green for Christmas: Cambridge, Ont. tree farm making compostable cotton netting
A Christmas tree farm in Cambridge, Ont. has developed a new type of netting that’s better for the environment.
