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Big Brothers Big Sisters to expand programs to increase mentorshipThe $466,000 in funding will help BBBS Centre Wellington expand its mentorship program over a three-year period, creating up to 30 new mentor-mentee matches each year.CanadaMay 8, 2025
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Ontario vision of Niagara as northern Las Vegas may not include Marineland: ministerA major amusement park is part of Ontario's grand vision to turn the Niagara region into Las Vegas north, but Marineland may not fit the bill, the provincial tourism minister says.PoliticsOct 28, 2024
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City’s first accessible playground opens in Waterloo ParkA contingent of local politicians were on hand on Tuesday in Waterloo, Ont., at Waterloo Park to open the city’s first accessible playground.CanadaMay 24, 2023
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Opposition suggests Trillium grants used as Ontario Liberal slush fundTORONTO - The Opposition suggests Ontario's Liberal government may be using a community grant program as a slush fund to reward friends and supporters, just like it did with grants for multicultural organizations four years ago.Dec 22, 2011
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Harper’s new Senate appointments feature personal, political connectionsOTTAWA - Personal connections and political obligations played a role Friday as Stephen Harper named five new senators, including the controversial winner of a Senate election in Alberta and the wife of a Conservative MP who committed suicide in 2009.PoliticsJan 25, 2013
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No fanfare as London flips switch on Christmas lights in Victoria ParkUpwards of 20,000 people have gathered in the park in previous years for the event, but it was cancelled this year due to the pandemic.EntertainmentDec 4, 2020
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Ontario government provides $835K for arts, tourism in Northumberland-Peterborough SouthNorthumberland-Peterborough South receives nearly $900,000 to boost businesses and groups impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.EconomyJul 22, 2020
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Harper appoints five new senators, increases majority in upper chamberPersonal connections and political obligations played a role Friday as Stephen Harper named five new senators, including the controversial winner of a Senate election in Alberta and the wife of a Conservative MP who committed suicide in 2009.Jan 25, 2013
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New program aims to get employees on their feetA program to get workers up and moving while on the job has rolled out in British Columbia, and it will be stretching the legs of employees across Canada by the fall.HealthApr 4, 2016
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Online concussion library a one-stop resource for information, researchTORONTO - A Canadian doctor has developed a one-stop online resource aimed at educating the public about concussion and providing a comprehensive catalogue of research about the sports-related brain injury.Dec 7, 2011
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Online concussion library a one-stop resource for information, researchA Canadian doctor has developed a one-stop online resource aimed at educating the public about concussion and providing a comprehensive catalogue of research about the sports-related brain injury.Dec 8, 2011
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Lotto Max sets record with $100 million in jackpot prizesCanadians are expected to buy lottery tickets in record numbers this week as the Lotto Max top pool prize reaches $100 million, the largest ever in Canadian history.Jul 6, 2012
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Komoka-based camp expands operations after receiving Ontario fundingCamp Kee-Mo-Kee received $49,200 as part of Ontario’s Community Building Fund, which is meant to help them bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaApr 19, 2022
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Weekend vigils planned in Toronto as funerals underway for victims of Iran plane crashVigils for victims of the Iran plane crash will carry into the weekend as Toronto-area communities mourn the loss of the 176 killed on board Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752.Jan 10, 2020
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Toronto city council approves city-wide active living pathIn a 37-1 vote, Toronto city council has approved a multi-use cycling and pedestrian path that will connect Toronto from Brampton to Scarborough.CanadaJul 18, 2013
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Barnardo Park in Peterborough getting major makeoverBarnardo Park in Peterborough is getting a major makeover thanks to a $300,000 grant from the province.HealthSep 6, 2017
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GTA residents have the longest commute times in Ontario, study showsA new well-being study shows those living in and around Toronto have the longest commute times in the province.Apr 29, 2014
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Hamilton Moves initiative receives funding to develop physical literacy leadersThe City of Hamilton is putting a new physical literacy initiative in motion, aimed at building confidence in movement at an early age.CanadaSep 28, 2017
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‘It may have been imported’: Ontario experts say plant labels not always as advertisedAt the height of gardening season, an Ontario expert says all levels of government can do more to prevent misleading labelling of plants sold as 'native' even when they are not.ConsumerMay 10, 2023
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Public, Catholic school boards sign on protocol aimed at detecting violent threatsMembers from 16 community partners were in Mono on Thursday to sign the Guelph-Wellington-Dufferin Violence Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA) community protocol.CanadaApr 21, 2023