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Regina community organizations offer summer support for residents in need – Regina

To help out residents in need, various community organizations across the city are banding together to hand out food this summer. The Salvation Army is helping out at Regina’s North Central Family Centre (NCFC). “The need for feeding in the community, in our centres, it’s such a big deal right …

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Large house fire damages 4 homes in Calgary community of Deer Run – Calgary

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Huge plumes of thick black smoke and flames were seen in Calgary’s southeast community of Deer Run Sunday. Emergency crews were called to a home along Deer Run Drive around 6:15 p.m., where a home was fully consumed by fire. In a …

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St. Pierre-Jolys community members push back after school division limits access to library – Winnipeg

The Joly Regional Library in St. Pierre-Jolys has been a pillar in the South Eastern Manitoba village since the 1960s and was the first bilingual library to be built in rural Manitoba. Recently, though, the Red River Valley School Division made the decision to move forward with a plan to …

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Manitoba community in shock after paradegoers witness fatal train incident – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebration in eastern Manitoba turned tragic Sunday afternoon when a person was struck and killed by a passing train. According to Ivan Normandeau, reeve of the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie, the parade was just coming to an end …

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‘There’s no replacing it’: What Ontario Science Centre meant to community

Families and community members decried the loss of a beloved institution Sunday after the Ontario Science Centre abruptly and permanently shut its doors last week amid concerns over the state of its roof. The provincial government already had plans to move the 55-year-old science centre from its current location to Ontario Place when it …

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Vacant, burned houses in Winnipeg ‘a menace’: community members, advocates – Winnipeg

Winnipeg community members in the city’s north end are raising concerns over four homes that have been attracting, what they identify as illegal activity. Advocates and residents want to see change, but there are some barriers. The houses are in the 200 block of Powers Street. Three are on the …

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Community outraged over abrupt closure of Ontario Science Centre

The Ford government’s decision to shutter the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto’s Don Mills area with no warning Friday is drawing outrage from critics and members of the local community. The government cited safety concerns after releasing an engineering report on the current structure which opened to the public in …

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A N.S. community forced to cross dangerous highway daily may finally have hope – Halifax

Residents of a mobile home park in Lower Sackville, N.S., are pleading for a better pathway to services in their area — as many are resorting to crossing a dangerous highway to access groceries and transit services. Since 2011, two people have been struck by vehicles and died in an …

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Penticton neighbourhood to get shined up in community event – Okanagan

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A South Okanagan neighbourhood is going to get a bit of a glow up next week, courtesy of the Penticton Neighbourhood Association. The Gazebo at Skaha Lake Park will be the starting point for the Community Cleanup of 2024, where participants will …

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