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Queen Elizabeth coin released after death most popular in Canada, sellers sayThe two-dollar coin with a black band of nickel-plated steel features the late monarch's effigy in the centre of one side and the usual polar bear on an ice floe on the other.CanadaMay 4, 2023
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Royal Canadian Mint teases new $2 coin honouring Queen Elizabeth IIThe Mint says the coin will feature an "innovative technology that has given the $2 circulation coin a bold new look," while a government document details a black outer ring.CanadaDec 5, 2022
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Counterfeit $2 coins found in Peterborough: policePolice say fake $2 coins were located in a coin machine at a Chemong Road plaza.CrimeApr 21, 2022
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NB veteran receives first $2 coin commemorating 75th anniversary of D-Day99-year-old Alphonse Vautour was the first Canadian to be handed the coin on Monday.CanadaMay 27, 2019
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Canadian Mint to create toonies to mark 75th anniversary of D-DayThe Liberal cabinet approved the design of the new toonies, one of which will have multiple colours instead of the usual two-toned coin, to commemorate a key turning point in the Second World War.CanadaDec 30, 2018
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Southern Manitoba hailstorm could cost $15M in insurance claimsA hailstorm that dropped softball sized hail on some parts of southern Manitoba last week could lead to $15 million dollars in insurance claims.Jun 18, 2018
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Commemorative coin trade at West Edmonton Mall FridayTrade your regular change for a coloured quarter, commemorative Loonie, or glow-in-the-dark Toonie at a special event at West Edmonton Mall on Friday.CanadaJun 30, 2017
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COMMENTARY: A $5 coin? Say it ain’t so!Another coin to carry around would be a royal pain in the pocket.Jun 28, 2017
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Lethbridge Corn Maze celebrating 20 years of the ToonieThe Lethbridge Corn Maze has opened for the 17th year, and besides its own anniversary, the maze is celebrating 20 years of a special Canadian coin.FeaturesAug 15, 2016
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