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Grant keeps BUILD Inc. from closing; long-term funding still needed – Winnipeg

BUILD has helped transform the lives of Winnipeggers by providing training and job opportunities in the construction sector. In December the province cut the funding, pulling the plug on the program, but it’s able to keep its doors open thanks to a new grant. It serves people facing barriers to …

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Inflation, taxes top of mind for Canadians ahead of budget 2023: poll – National

With the federal government set to release its budget for 2023 this week, inflation and taxes are top of mind for many Canadians, new polling shows. Roughly two out of five Canadians, or 43 per cent, want the upcoming budget from the Liberal government to ease the pain of surging …

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Ontario doctors blast province for ending health care for uninsured residents

Ontario doctors and the organization representing them blasted the provincial government on Saturday for its quietly unveiled plans to end a program that provides health-care services for people without health insurance. The Ontario Medical Association said it first learned of the pending suspension on Friday, issuing a statement saying it …

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Impaired charges after single vehicle collision in Gravenhurst, Ont.

Police in Gravenhurst, Ont., say no injuries have been reported after an alleged impaired driver crashed into a fence. Ontario Provincial Police officers in Bracebridge, along with Muskoka paramedics and Gravenhurst fire, were reportedly called to a single vehicle collision around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. A vehicle was found through …

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Winnipeg taxi driver stabbed: Police say – Winnipeg

A Winnipeg taxi driver was threatened and stabbed on Saturday morning, police say. At 7:30 a.m. police found a 36-year-old man suffering from a stab wound after they went to the 1000 block of McPhillips Street for a report of a stabbing. The man was taken to hospital in stable …

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What to expect from budget 2023 as ‘storm clouds’ gather over Canada’s economy  – National

Canada’s Liberal government is in a tight spot heading into the 2023 federal budget. A year of surging prices and rising interest rates has put fresh stress on Canadian households struggling to make ends meet. Landmark investments in the green transition from the United States have turned up the heat …

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Meadows hits three-run homer, Tigers beat Jays 4-1

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 25, 2023 9:06 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size DUNEDIN, Fla. – Parker Meadows hit a three-run homer in the top of the third inning and the Detroit Tigers coasted to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in …

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Toronto police say man seriously injured in stabbing on board TTC bus – Toronto

TORONTO  — Police say a man has been stabbed on board a Toronto Transit Commission bus in Toronto. Toronto police tweeted shortly after midnight Monday that they responded to reports of the stabbing at Keele St. and Donald Ave. Police say a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries …

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New downtown exhibit compares Winnipeg’s COVID-19 response to the Spanish Flu – Winnipeg

A new exhibit in downtown Winnipeg is comparing the city’s response to the COVID-19 virus in 2020 to the Spanish Flu that spread across the world in 1918. It’s in the Millennium centre and run by Heritage Winnipeg every day until March 31. It is drawing parallels between the two …

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1 dead, another with serious injuries after south London crash – London

London, Ont., police are investigating a fatal collision Sunday in the south end of the city. The single-vehicle crash near Hamilton Road and Commissioners Road East was reported on Sunday at around 5:30 p.m. Police found two parties with serious injuries at the scene. One person died at the scene. …

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