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Winnipeg charity feeds hundreds of city’s vulnerable with Easter lunch – Winnipeg

Chatter, warmth, and the aromas of hot gravy and turkey wafted around a packed room at a Winnipeg charity Monday afternoon, as hundreds hunkered around paper plates for an Easter lunch. Expecting about 700 people to drop by, Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud, CEO of Siloam Mission — an organization helping people …

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Little Brothers of Montreal hosts Easter brunch to help seniors combat loneliness – Montreal

Little Brothers of Montreal, a community organization that provides services for seniors, hosted a special Easter brunch for clients Sunday as a way to help the elders beat isolation. One of the events was held for West Island clients at the Cedar Park Church in Pointe Claire. Volunteers like Tiffany …

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Saskatoon chocolate shop prepares for Easter amid looming price jump

With the arrival of Easter, chocolate enthusiasts have been looking forward to indulging in the sweet treat. For Julianna Tan, chocolatier and owner of Those Girls at the Market in Saskatoon, she almost couldn’t keep up with demand heading into the long weekend. “We pretty much sold out of our …

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What’s open and closed on Good Friday, Easter Monday in Saskatoon? – Saskatoon

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Here is a list of what services will and won’t be available in the city of Saskatoon on Good Friday and Easter Monday this year. City services, transit and parking City Hall will close on Good Friday and reopen on Tuesday, April …

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Calgary Unitarians to combine Easter story, drag on Trans Day of Visibility in ‘sacred protest’

A confluence of events has led one Calgary church to combine them in a celebration of “worth and dignity,” and a “sacred protest.” “We talked about doing ‘Drag Me To Church’ one Sunday and we went, yeah, that’s a great possibility,” Rev. Samaya Oakley of the Calgary Unitarians Church said. …

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‘Don’t give rabbits as gifts for Easter,’ animal rights advocates urge – Montreal

With Easter just around the corner, animal rights advocates are again warning the public to think carefully before giving rabbits as pets. That means rabbits like Huey who was rescued in the bush south of Montreal in February by volunteers. That was his first stroke of luck. “He was part …

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Bad fuel at Selkirk, Man. gas station causes cars to break down over long weekend – Winnipeg

Water-contaminated fuel at an Esso station in Selkirk, Man., caused some customers’ cars to break down shortly after fuelling over the long weekend. Brandon resident Tim Case said he was in Selkirk with his wife and daughter to see family but things went south after his daughter went out to …

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