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Michael Eamon elected mayor of Peterborough, Ont. with 36.5% of the voteMichael Eamon defeated six other candidates to be elected the next mayor of the City of Peterborough, Ont. on Monday night.PoliticsOct 26
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Why Toronto’s municipal election turnout beat the provincial averageUnofficial results collected by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario show 46 per cent of those eligible to vote in Toronto did so in this week's municipal election.PoliticsOct 31
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How Nova Scotia’s rent asks topped other provincesIn Halifax, a one-bedroom apartment is listed for rent at $1,750 a month, located in a three-storey building on Tower Road, about three blocks east of Dalhousie University.Sep 27
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Backstreet Boys’ 12-show Toronto run offers millennials a ticket to simpler timesNearly three decades after their commercial peak, the Backstreet Boys have booked a staggering 12 shows at Toronto’s Rogers Centre in 2027, citing “overwhelming demand.”EntertainmentOct 17
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3 more charged in Guelph homecoming investigation, bringing arrests to 15Three more people are facing charges in connection with September’s rowdy homecoming party near the University of Guelph.CrimeNov 11
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Thrill-seeking influencers chasing shark selfies are getting bittenWhile shark bites on humans are very rare, a 2020 study at the University of Technology in Auckland noted an increase in trends such as the ‘wildlife selfie.'TrendingAug 19
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Loss of Canadian shoppers a $64M hit to Washington State: reportCanadian shopping visits have dropped 71 per cent compared to 2019 — largely driven by the strained political and economic climate between the two countries and a weak Loonie.ConsumerOct 29
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Many workers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick earning below living wageTwo separate reports on the living wages in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia reveal big gaps between what people need to earn just to get by and what they're actually taking home.EconomyNov 9
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Massive drug bust in Halifax ‘not even in the realm’ of past seizures: policePolice say they've made what's believed to be the largest seizure of fentanyl and GHB in Atlantic Canada. They also seized a Glock switch -- an illegal attachment for a handgun.CrimeOct 28
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Incumbent mayors, premiers losing jobs a result of Canadians not ‘getting ahead’Many mayors in British Columbia and Ontario and premiers in B.C. and Quebec lost their jobs this month despite being incumbents in the race.PoliticsOct 27
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Guelph homecoming drew up to 15,000 people, generated $91K in policing costsA University of Guelph homecoming party that became unruly last month drew up to 15,000 people and resulted in roughly $91,000 in policing costs, a new report indicates.CanadaOct 16
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Up to 70,000 police mobilized to curb violence at France protestsIn Paris, authorities restricted the main march to the city’s southeastern edge, keeping it away from the center.WorldOct 24
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Boon or boondoggle? N.S. weighs $10B data centre’s promised economic benefitsLiving more than 200 kilometres from the site of a major artificial intelligence data centre proposal isn't stopping Michael McCluskey from voicing his opposition to the project.CanadaOct 23
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Online gambling more than doubles among young Montreal men, study findsA new study finds online gambling has more than doubled among young Montreal men, as treatment providers report more young people seeking help.CanadaNov 6
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Ford says OSAP auditors will clear low-risk career colleges first; no timeline givenCareer college students say they don't know how they will pay their rent and living expenses, let alone tuition, without their OSAP funding that had been previously approved.PoliticsNov 4
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Ontario to cap OSAP growth at career colleges following massive increasesThe legislation is set to include the as-yet undefined cap, limit OSAP funding to in-person and hybrid programs at those institutions and require them to have a physical location.PoliticsNov 12
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National Ballet School, divinity college students among those affected by OSAP pauseA recent pause on financial assistance payments to private post-secondary institutions in Ontario is affecting divinity schools.PoliticsOct 16
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OSAP pause leads career college to suspend classesAn Ontario career college has suspended its academic operations as a result of a province-wide pause on student financial assistance to all private post-secondary institutions.EducationOct 17
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Democratic socialist Nithya Raman set to be next mayor of Los AngelesNithya Raman's upstart campaign marked a generational shift at City Hall as voters followed the lead of New York, where democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected last year.U.S. NewsNov 5
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OSAP pause may force dental college to close, school saysA spokesperson said evidence of systemic issues left the government with no choice but to pause OSAP payments to all private institutions to ensure the integrity of the system.PoliticsNov 9