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Blue Bombers get Lucky in lineup to face his friends on Lions – Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers might have a lucky charm that helps pull them out of their funk this week. Veteran receiver Lucky Whitehead will make his season debut on Thursday when Winnipeg (2-6) hosts the West Division co-leading B.C. Lions (5-2) and tries to snap a two-game losing skid and …

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Jasper wildfire: Hundreds of foreign workers left scrambling to make work and living arrangements

It didn’t take long for Namneet Singh to find full-time employment again, after a fire in Jasper, Alta., last week destroyed the hotel he had worked at for more than a year. Singh, who was among hundreds of temporary foreign workers earning a living in the picturesque Rocky Mountain town, …

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Winnipeg man who attacked Crown prosecutor ordered to leave B.C. after jail sentence

A Winnipeg man who assaulted a Vancouver Crown prosecutor while she was walking to work earlier this year was sentenced to one year in jail for the attack and two others the same day – and thereafter will be forced to leave the province. Court heard Kenyon Thomas Lavallee, 27, …

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Capital gains changes will bring in billions — but less than Ottawa expects: PBO – National

Contentious changes to how capital gains are taxed in Canada will bring in billions less in revenue for the government than Ottawa was expecting when it tabled the 2024 federal budget, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The PBO on Thursday tabled a probe of Liberal measures to hike the …

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Toronto sees ‘troubling’ rise in youth gun violence, fatal shootings – Toronto

As detectives pored over the details of a “senseless” shooting in the parking lot of a Toronto school on June 2, they zeroed in on a young suspect. Weeks after the shooting, Toronto police announced the arrest of a 14-year-old boy, charging him on June 24 with two counts of …

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Province to fog Winkler over concern of possible West Nile virus – Winnipeg

Winkler, Man., has too many mosquitoes that could carry West Nile virus, causing the province to fog the city. The province has issued a ministerial order under the Environment Act to begin spraying for adult culex tarsalis mosquitoes. They’ll be using DeltaGard to fog, starting Thursday night. They’ll also cover …

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Montreal community group launches project to ease tension over Israel-Hamas conflict – Montreal

Mmal Elsana Alhjooj says she’s seen first hand how tensions have increased in Montreal since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. “How can you walk in the City of Montreal feeling that you can cut the air with a knife,” she said. That tension is why she …

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Toronto terror suspects recorded video with weapons, ISIS flag

A father and son accused of planning a terrorist attack in Toronto had filmed a video of themselves holding weapons in front of the ISIS flag, sources told Global News. The video of Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and Mostafa Eldidi, 26, showed them with an axe and machete, according …

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Manitoba’s Mislawchuk finishes 9th in Olympic triathlon – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size From the concussions to the broken ribs to a torn Achilles tendon, he’s battled through countless injuries throughout his career. But on Wednesday in France, it all paid off for Oak Bluff’s Tyler Mislawchuk in the Olympic men’s triathlon race. Mislawchuk ran …

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Liberal MP accused of derailing committee as witness demands apology – National

A witness who stormed out of a parliamentary committee meeting in tears Wednesday is demanding an apology from a Liberal MP who put a halt to a planned discussion about violence against women in favour of a debate about abortion rights. Cait Alexander was on Parliament Hill to provide testimony …

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