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Veteran Winnipeg safe breaker cracks decades-old mystery at Garrick Hotel

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A veteran safe breaker cracked a decades-old mystery safe at Winnipeg’s historic Garrick Hotel on Saturday. The safe had been there since at least the 1990s and no one had ever been able to open it. Winnipegger Rick Ammazzini has been cracking …

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Decades-old plaque stolen from Calgary park dedicated to Ukrainian pioneers

A plaque — funded by donations from Calgary’s Ukrainian community to thank Canada for accepting people from the country — has been stolen, a community group says.  The Calgary branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) found out last week the plaque at Ukrainian Pioneers Park was missing. The park was …

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Decades-old migration records fall as newcomers by the thousands settle in New Brunswick

Record international immigration and an historic movement of people from Ontario were the two major factors tipping New Brunswick population over 800,000 earlier this year, new estimates show. In March, Statistics Canada’s “real time” population clock for New Brunswick struck the 800,000 mark, which was seized on by Premier Blaine …

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