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1 man, 2 cop cars, and 5 lbs of potato salad: How a Halifax legend was born

It all started with a poster. “COME WATCH ME EAT 5 POUNDS OF POTATO SALAD,” it declared, inviting people to watch a Halifax man eat the boiled potato dish at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Halifax on Saturday night. “(THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT SUCH A CHALLENGE),” the poster …

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Ontario’s BORN birth registry breach sees data ‘taken’ from 3.4 million

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Around 3.4 million people who sought pregnancy care and advice in Ontario between January 2010 and May 2023 were affected by a cybersecurity breach. Better Outcomes Registry and Network or “BORN” announced the breach in a statement on Monday. BORN was made …

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I renounced my British citizenship for my grandfather who was born a slave

This First Person column is written by Ben Samaroo, who lives in Vancouver. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I stood outside the British Consulate office in Vancouver with my renunciation documents in hand and a sense of conviction. Thirty-five years as a British …

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