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Richmond, B.C. man closes business after crash, claims ICBC not doing enough – BC

A 74-year-old Richmond business owner, who was injured in a motorcycle crash in May 2022, said ICBC’s No-Fault system is failing to support him. Yoshihiro Yanagitani said he was forced to close his auto repair shop business due to his injuries. “I got bleeding inside (my head), my eyeball drop …

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Penticton daycare centre closes to make room for larger child-care facility – Okanagan

An early learning education program in Penticton, B.C., has officially closed down to make room for a larger child-care facility. Bugaboo University has been offering daycare at the Penticton Community Centre for nearly 10 years, and the last day of Bugaboo was on Friday, Dec. 15. “Bugaboo University has been …

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Edmonton closes Expo Centre evacuee registration due to high volumes – Edmonton

The Edmonton Expo Centre, which has been staged as a wildfire evacuee reception centre for the past week, has closed its registration due to high volumes of displaced people from the Northwest Territories fleeing south as wildfires took over the territory last week. Twice the number of people displaced by …

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What a pest: Viral mouse video closes a Tim Hortons in Ontario

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Tim Hortons in Napanee, Ont., had an unwelcome visitor, and it was captured on a cellphone camera. The video, first posted to Facebook before it gained traction on TikTok, garnering 1.7 million views, shows a mouse walking along the counter of …

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Evacuation order issued in Leaf Rapids as wildfire closes in – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size With a wildfire inching closer to the community, an evacuation order has been issued in Leaf Rapids. Residents of the northern Manitoba town, just over 200 kilometres west of Thompson, have been keeping an eye on the nearby fire, which was eight …

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Train derailment closes McPhillips Street in Winnipeg – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size McPhillips Street has been closed from Logan Avenue to Jarvis Avenue due to a train derailment on the McPhillips overpass. Winnipeg police said there were no injuries when about a dozen CP rail cars derailed Friday morning. Some nearby properties were evacuated …

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Over 200 years of formal Catholic presence in Burin ends as curtain closes on St. Patrick’s

More than two centuries of organized Catholic presence in the Town of Burin ended on Sunday as a final mass was held at St. Patrick’s church. But it was an understated affair, with dozens of empty chairs in a sanctuary brimming with religious symbols and a history built on the efforts …

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Ottawa closes special Afghan immigration program to new applicants

Less than halfway to its goal of bringing 40,000 Afghans to Canada, the federal government is no longer taking new referrals for the special immigration program meant to prioritize former employees of the Armed Forces or Canadian government and their families. CBC News has learned the government is processing the last …

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