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Just for Laughs cancels Montreal comedy festival, seeks creditor protection

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 5, 2024 10:34 am Updated March 5, 2024 10:46 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Montreal company that operates the Just for Laughs comedy festival has cancelled this year’s edition as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy. Groupe Juste pour rire …

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York University seeks meeting with union over ‘toolkit on teaching Palestine’ – Toronto

York University officials say they are asking to meet with a union representing teaching assistants over a teaching toolkit calling on staff to divert class time to talk about conflict in the Middle East. A document circulated on social media called a “toolkit on teaching Palestine,” which bears a CUPE 3903 …

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Ontario seeks municipal daycare audits, raising cost-cutting concerns

Ontario has ordered municipalities that directly operate child-care centres to do a value-for-money audit of their programs to determine if they could instead be operated by a “third party,” raising concerns about privatization. The move also has some advocates concerned the provincial government is looking to find savings on the backs …

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Family seeks answers after international student fatally shot by Winnipeg police: lawyer – Winnipeg

A family is searching for answers after a 19-year-old man was fatally shot by Winnipeg police on Sunday. On New Year’s Eve, Winnipeg police were called to an apartment building on University Crescent for a report of an armed man who was acting erratically. Officers say they were confronted by …

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True North seeks extension in bid to buy Portage Place – Winnipeg

By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted November 29, 2023 8:19 pm Updated November 29, 2023 9:03 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size True North is asking for a little more time to decide whether or not it will buy a beleaguered downtown mall. Back in May, True …

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City of Vancouver seeks $66k for beached barge costs from 2021-22 – BC

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A popular photo backdrop on a Vancouver beach last year racked up thousands of dollars in costs — including removal and security. The City of Vancouver said it is seeking reimbursement for more than $66,000 in costs associated with the nine-month beaching …

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Whistleblower line, code of conduct among first actions as non-profit Atira seeks ‘reset’ – BC

Descrease article font size Increase article font size An embattled non-profit housing provider gave an update Tuesday on its efforts to “reset” and renew following the high-profile exit of its CEO. Janice Abbott stepped down as the head of the Atira Women’s Resources Society in May, a week after the …

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Canada’s India allegation puts U.S. in ‘difficult’ spot as it seeks deeper ties

Canada’s allegation that there is evidence agents of India’s government may have behind the killing of a Sikh leader on Canadian soil have put the U.S. in what experts say is a “difficult” bind as it seeks deeper economic ties with the South Asian superpower. The Biden administration has said …

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‘Socks Off’ seeks to ward off Ontario’s high rate of diabetes-related foot amputations

An Ontario doctor says taking ‘Socks Off’ in a primary care setting could be a step in the right direction in reducing a rising number of lower limb amputations across the province connected with diabetes and vascular disease. Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) together with the Greater Hamilton Health Network (GHHN) …

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Ontario bill seeks to secure movable soccer nets, named for teen killed

TORONTO — An Ontario bill that would require movable soccer goals to be secured — named in memory of a 15-year-old boy who was killed by one — may become law later this year. Garrett Mills, from Napanee, Ont., was playing in a park with his girlfriend and his best …

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