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Demand for southern Ontario hotels, rentals gets tight for visitors ahead of rare solar eclipse

Next month’s solar eclipse appears to have piqued interest in hotels and home rentals across Ontario cities as stories around dwindling availability and rising prices are circulating weeks before the celestial event. Jack Kratoville, a would-be traveller from New York City seeking to join the frenzy in Niagara Falls, says …

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Manitoba live horse exporter facing charge in rare private prosecution case – Winnipeg

The owners of a farm in Manitoba’s Westman region have been charged under federal animal health laws in a rare prosecution case, over the treatment of horses being exported to Japan for slaughter. Animal Justice, the Winnipeg Humane Society, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, and Manitoba Animal Save filed a …

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Doug Ford to sit down for rare long-form radio interview

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to take part in an uninterrupted interview for almost half an hour on a Toronto radio station on Thursday afternoon. The premier will join AM 640 host John Oakley for an interview at 3 p.m., with …

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Calgary toddler with very rare condition gets life-changing home renovations

A network of volunteers from several companies have stepped up to change the lives of a Calgary family. The focus is an adorable toddler with a life-threatening condition. Two-year-old Jake Davis was diagnosed as an infant as ERCC1-deficient. It basically means his DNA doesn’t repair at a cellular level. It’s …

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TIFF 2023: A rare diagnosis is a source of pain and joy in director Molly McGlynn’s ‘Fitting In’ – Toronto

Molly McGlynn always knew she was going to make a movie based on her experience with a reproductive disorder that changed her life in “unimaginable ways.” But the Montreal-born filmmaker first wanted to get her “sea legs” in the industry by working on other projects. After making several short films …

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3 Alberta siblings with rare, terminal disorder finally have hope for a treatment

A family from Evansburg, Alta., with three children who have been diagnosed with the rare and fatal Batten disease has been given a new kind of hope due to an older medication. Members of the Lamprecht family said they were told the chances of three of their four children having …

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Coyote attacks rare, but follow safety tips in an encounter: FortWhyte wildlife expert – Winnipeg

After a nine-year-old boy was mauled by a coyote in a quiet North Kildonan neighbourhood Saturday evening, many Winnipeggers have concerns about what to do if they have a similar encounter with a wild animal within city limits. FortWhyte Alive’s Barrett Miller told 680 CJOB’s The Start that attacks by …

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Nicole makes landfall as rare November hurricane, affecting some Canadian flights to Florida

Shortly after Hurricane Nicole made landfall early Thursday along the east coast of Florida, it downgraded to a tropical storm but it was still battering a large area of the storm-weary state with strong winds, dangerous storm surge and heavy rain, officials said. The rare November hurricane had already led …

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Why Toronto city council is getting a rare chance at renewal in the upcoming election

As Toronto’s civic elections go, the 2022 vote will be a rare opportunity for dozens of candidates. The most incumbents in recent memory — seven of 25 councillors — are calling it quits.  That means Toronto is guaranteed seven new faces in the council chambers this fall. It’s been made possible …

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