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Last resident at Halifax encampment site on his fight for ‘dignified living’Municipal crews moved in to dismantle the remaining tents at an encampment in Halifax's south end on Wednesday, with one resident vowing to stay.CanadaDec 4, 2024
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‘Total challenge’: Rising cost of baby supplies pushes vulnerable Ontario mothers to the brinkCommunity shelters for new mothers and infants are working hard to make ends meet as costs for baby supplies and housing continue to increase.EconomyNov 19, 2024
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UBC criticized for renting room to Hong Kong government for recruitment examA human rights group says UBC should not have rented a room for Hong Kong to conduct an exam related to its National Security Law. UBC says the event followed its policies.CanadaDec 26, 2024
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Superbugs are on the rise — could ants be our secret weapon?In the fight against drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton are enlisting an unexpected army: ants, bees and beetles.HealthDec 30, 2024
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Bill Clinton discharged from hospital after being admitted for fluThe 78-year-old was hospitalized in the “afternoon for testing and observation," Angel Urena, Clinton's deputy chief of staff, said in a statement.U.S. NewsDec 24, 2024
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Aw shucks! Should you skip the oysters amid B.C. illness outbreak?The BC Centre for Disease Control posted a warning that between Nov. 1 and Dec. 18, 64 cases of a 'norovirus-like' gastrointestinal illnesses were reported in the province.HealthDec 20, 2024
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Canada will see the Geminid meteor shower this week. How can you watch it?According to a NASA factsheet, 120 Geminid meteors can be seen per hour under perfect conditions during the peak of the shower culminating overnight on Friday.CanadaDec 12, 2024
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Quebec doctors who refuse to stay in public system for 5 years face 200K fine per dayQuebec's health minister has tabled a bill that would force new doctors trained in the province to spend the first five years of their careers working in the public health network.HealthDec 3, 2024
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Manitoba HIV diagnoses up 130%: HIV programNew HIV diagnoses in Manitoba have increased 130 per cent in two years, according to data from the Manitoba HIV Program.HealthDec 1, 2024
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Italian soccer player in medically induced coma after mid-game collapseFiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove is in a medically induced coma after collapsing on the field during his team’s Serie A match at home to Inter Milan on Sunday.SportsDec 1, 2024
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Andy Fillmore, Halifax’s new mayor, loses motion to scrap designated encampment site listA motion made by Halifax's newly-elected mayor to scrap a list of nine designated tent encampment sites was narrowly defeated, with some councillors calling the move "premature."CanadaDec 4, 2024
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Ruffling feathers: Quebec seniors home scraps Christmas turkey dinnerA retirement home in Montreal has decided it will not serve a turkey dinner this Christmas, in fact opting against serving a meal altogether.CanadaDec 6, 2024
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Canada’s efforts to combat abuse in sports saw slow progress this yearThis year, a national commission began cross-country public consultations and an online registry of people sanctioned or under investigation for maltreatment in sport went live.SportsDec 22, 2024
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Canada Post strike tests public support heading into holidays: expertsFour weeks into the Canada Post strike, labour experts say it becomes 'critically important' to maintain public support. Here's why that might be getting tougher.CannabisDec 13, 2024
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Canadians concerned country’s children are too soft, with no coping skills: surveyThe survey uncovered that social media channels, screens and lack of development, social/peer pressure, video games and helicopter parenting are the biggest dangers to kids today.CanadaDec 12, 2024
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Manitoba professor makes ‘amazing’ cancer research breakthroughA Manitoba professor has made leaps and bounds in cancer research, developing a tool that could add years onto multiple myeloma patients' lives.HealthDec 10, 2024
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Kingston ranks 2nd on Canada’s winter non-monogamy hot spots listKingston ranks No. 2 in Canada for winter non-monogamy hot spots, reflecting its openness to alternative relationships.CanadaNov 21, 2024
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‘Brain rot’ is the Oxford word of the year. Are you noticing it?'Brain rot' is defined as the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, especially due to overconsumption of "trivial or unchallenging" material.WorldDec 2, 2024
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Taylor Swift course to launch at University of Guelph in 2025Woods (center) co-designed the course with Robert Michael Edwards, another professor at the U of G. It's a virtual 12-week program and it goes from January to April.EntertainmentNov 23, 2024
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12 gifts your teen will *actually* wantSweet surprises they'll treasure.The CuratorDec 9, 2024