Ten-year-old Calgary boy waiting years for Big Brother as program faces major volunteer shortage
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Ten-year-old Calgary boy waiting years for Big Brother as program faces major volunteer shortage
Description
March 31, 2021
Owen Dziedziura has been on the waitlist for Big Brothers, Big Sisters Calgary for almost three years and often asks his mom when it’ll be his turn for a “Big Brother.” As Tiffany Lizée reports, he's one of almost 300 kids waiting to be matched with mentors.
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Ten-year-old Calgary boy waiting years for Big Brother as program faces major volunteer shortage01:21 | March 31, 2021
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Unpaid oil and gas taxes causing concern for rural Alberta municipalities01:56 | September 19, 2024
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Car submerged in Alberta lake for nearly 1 year finally removed01:04 | September 19, 2024
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90 new schools to start construction over next 3 years in Alberta01:51 | September 18, 2024
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Cattle herd numbers in Canada lowest in decades: ‘Worrisome’01:50 | September 18, 2024
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Rising concerns over online gambling addiction in Canada01:51 | September 18, 2024
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Alberta education minister speaks about $8.6B funding boost to build schools05:46 | September 18, 2024
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School boards react to funding boost from Alberta government01:32 | September 18, 2024
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Alberta premier announces boost to school building budget amid population growth02:03 | September 18, 2024
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RCMP issue ‘dangerous person alert’ over 2 armed men in central Alberta00:55 | September 17, 2024
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Family members mourn 3 men killed in Lloydminster homicide01:35 | September 16, 2024
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RCMP major crimes investigates triple homicide in Lloydminster01:51 | September 12, 2024
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Alberta’s first school for kids with autism opens in west Edmonton02:13 | September 12, 2024
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‘Not a random incident’: Suspect still at large in Lloydminster triple homicide02:42 | September 12, 2024
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A place to call home: Conklin gets much-needed housing02:33 | September 10, 2024
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Alberta announces $2.8M toward plant to turn waste into electricity00:51 | September 10, 2024
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A car has been submerged in an Alberta lake for nearly 1 year — who should remove it?01:46 | September 9, 2024
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Alberta men get 6.5-year prison sentences for Coutts border protest00:38 | September 9, 2024
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Global News Weekend at 6: September 8, 202412:29 | September 8, 2024
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Burnaby preparing for hypothetical Trans Mountain disaster01:52 | September 6, 2024
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Alberta’s wasp boom creating a seasonal influx in ER admissions01:50 | September 6, 2024
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Fish and wildlife search for grizzly bear after hunter injured north of Calgary02:03 | September 5, 2024
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Cellphones now banned in most Canadian classrooms01:54 | September 3, 2024
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Hundreds flock to Alberta legislature grounds to celebrate Alberta Day01:51 | September 1, 2024
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Alberta premier’s hospital reform plans raise concerns over access to services02:08 | August 31, 2024
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Ten-year-old Calgary boy waiting years for Big Brother as program faces major volunteer shortage01:21 | March 31, 2021
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Unpaid oil and gas taxes causing concern for rural Alberta municipalities01:56 | September 19, 2024
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Car submerged in Alberta lake for nearly 1 year finally removed01:04 | September 19, 2024
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90 new schools to start construction over next 3 years in Alberta01:51 | September 18, 2024
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Cattle herd numbers in Canada lowest in decades: ‘Worrisome’01:50 | September 18, 2024
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Alberta education minister speaks about $8.6B funding boost to build schools05:46 | September 18, 2024
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School boards react to funding boost from Alberta government01:32 | September 18, 2024
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Alberta premier announces boost to school building budget amid population growth02:03 | September 18, 2024
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RCMP major crimes investigates triple homicide in Lloydminster01:51 | September 12, 2024
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Ten-year-old Calgary boy waiting years for Big Brother as program faces major volunteer shortage
Description
March 31, 2021
Owen Dziedziura has been on the waitlist for Big Brothers, Big Sisters Calgary for almost three years and often asks his mom when it’ll be his turn for a “Big Brother.” As Tiffany Lizée reports, he's one of almost 300 kids waiting to be matched with mentors.
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