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USask group prevents 11K crayons from going to landfills through upcycling program

Descrease article font size Increase article font size University of Saskatchewan students are providing art supplies to the next generation and teaching them about waste reduction through an upcycling program. A group of students contributing to the Enactus program have created Re-colour, an initiative to repurpose art supplies within Saskatoon. …

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Jays’ Berrios making mechanical adjustments

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Coming off a season where inconsistency was the norm, Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios has been working on a number of mechanical changes in recent weeks to get back on track. Berrios was remarkably steady over his first five full-time seasons in the big leagues. He …

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1 dead, 2 in custody after Milton, Ont. shooting

Descrease article font size Increase article font size One man is dead and two are in custody after a shooting in Milton, Ont., police say. In a Sunday morning tweet, Halton Regional Police said they were called to Gibson Crescent for reports of a shooting. One person was killed in …

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2 hospitalized after shooting in Selkirk, Man. RCMP look for suspects – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two men have been hospitalized after a shooting in Selkirk, Manitoba, on Friday and RCMP are looking for three suspects believed to be involved. At 11:45 a.m., officers found a 28-year-old man outside of a home on Britannia Close. Police say he …

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West Island family calls out alleged racism on hockey rink, high school – Montreal

Nadine Hart says she wants answers. “Because the racism that my son experienced in the sports hockey program at John Rennie High School is unacceptable,” she told reporters during a press conference Sunday. Her son, who doesn’t want to be identified for fear of being targeted, claims that he and …

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Quebec cheese fondue products recalled over possible Listeria contamination: CFIA

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is recalling Quebec-made cheese fondues under brand name “1001 Fondues” due to possible Listeria contamination. The affected products were sold in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Nova Scotia and include the following: Chic! Fondue Quebec artisan cheese and beer fondue …

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International students from Bangladesh killed in Toronto crash identified – Toronto

Three international students killed in a highway crash in Toronto last week have been identified by the Consulate General of Bangladesh. Police have said a car travelling at extremely high speeds on Highway 427 flew over a concrete ramp, landed in a ditch and then hit another concrete wall before …

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Canadians think tipping is ‘getting out of control,’ new poll suggest – National

Canadians are hitting their limit when it comes to tipping, new polling from the Angus Reid Institute appears to show. “People feel like tipping is getting out of control,” Angus Reid Institute Research Director David Korinski told The Roy Green Show on Sunday. “I think that it’s compounded by the …

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Jays manager uses Heimlich manoeuvre to help woman

DUNEDIN, Fla. – In baseball, it’s usually the closer who makes the save. In this case, it was the manager who got the job done. Blue Jays skipper John Schneider recently helped save a woman who was choking at a local restaurant, successfully applying the Heimlich manoeuvre to dislodge a …

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