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Louis Riel School Division proposes full-day kindergarten amid student surge – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Louis Riel School Division in Manitoba is proposing full-day kindergarten across all of its schools in the fall as it grapples with an increase of almost 1,000 new students. Division board member Chris Sigurdson says eight schools are currently participating in …

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Woman ‘lives in fear’ of eviction as Ontario rents continue to surge

As rents continued to surge across Ontario during the past year, availability for people trying to make a home in a given city got a lot tighter, according to Canada’s housing agency. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s (CMHC) latest annual rental market report, which surveys property managers on key statistics …

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Surgeries rescheduled as Winnipeg hospitals continue to deal with patient surge – Winnipeg

Patients with respiratory illnesses continue to surge into the city’s hospitals, leading to the postponement of some surgeries. Concordia and Grace Hospitals are rescheduling some inpatient elective orthopedic surgeries, a move opening up more beds and allowing staff to help in more critical areas. It’s just one change being made …

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Loblaw, Metro report higher profits as grocery, pharmacy sales surge

Loblaw Cos. Ltd. reported its third-quarter profit and revenue rose compared with a year ago. The parent company of Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart reported a profit available to common shareholders of $621 million or $1.95 per diluted share for the 16-week period ended Oct. 7. The result compared with …

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Ontario patient ombudsman sees 33 per cent surge in complaints: report

TORONTO — Ontario’s patient ombudsman says his office has seen a 33 per cent increase in complaints, and noted a “troubling” trend in problems accessing primary care. Craig Thompson, the province’s patient ombudsman, released his office’s annual report Wednesday with its findings. His office received 4,388 complaints over the 2022-23 …

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Manitoba film industry hoping for production surge after months of actors’ strike – Winnipeg

Manitoba filmmakers are hopeful to see production ramp up again now that the Hollywood actor’s strike has officially ended. SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with Hollywood Studios on Wednesday, ending the longest strike ever for film and television actors. Now that projects can resume, local International Alliance of Theatrical Stage …

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Homebuilding surge in some Canadian cities to start 2023 may not last: CMHC

Higher borrowing costs are expected to drive drastic slowdowns in homebuilding for Canada’s largest urban centres after a surge in activity that started the year, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. The CMHC’s mid-year housing supply report released Thursday shows Canada’s six largest housing markets had wildly different …

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Surge of weekend drug overdoses in Ottawa part of ongoing national crisis

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 10, 2023 1:09 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa police say nearly two dozen people suffered drug overdoses over the weekend in the country’s capital city. The Ottawa Police Service says it responded to 19 drug-related overdoses on Saturday, …

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N.B. government to table budget as province sees surge in population – New Brunswick

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 21, 2023 8:32 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick’s finance minister is scheduled to table a provincial budget today as the government grapples with problems in health care and housing and the effects of a population surge. …

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Niagara sees ‘surge’ in demand for services as Quebec migrants transferred to Ontario

A community group in Ontario’s Niagara region says it was already dealing with a tripling of requests for assistance from asylum seekers before Ottawa recently began transferring more migrants to the province from Quebec. Deanna D’Elia, the general manager of employment and immigrant services at the YMCA of Niagara, said …

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