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COLUMN: Jully Black 'sang the facts'

COLUMN: Jully Black 'sang the facts'

Jillian Morris doesn't mind fanning the flame of conversation around Jully Black's controversial rendition of 'O Canada'
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BEYOND LOCAL: Percy Williams Olympic gold medals to be replaced 43 years after theft

BEYOND LOCAL: Percy Williams Olympic gold medals to be replaced 43 years after theft

Williams' family requested the medals be replaced, and the Canadian Olympic Committee worked with the International Olympic Committee to recreate them based on specifications from the 1928 Games
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Ukrainians welcomed in workplace, but still finding jobs below their qualifications

Ukrainians welcomed in workplace, but still finding jobs below their qualifications

A report this week from the Royal Bank of Canada indicates that despite immigrants being younger and better educated, they have a harder time than Canadians finding jobs that match their qualifications
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BEYOND LOCAL: Young Canadians less confident in financial future than a year ago

BEYOND LOCAL: Young Canadians less confident in financial future than a year ago

More than half said they weren't prepared for the impact of inflation, according to the poll conducted in October
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Federal disaster aid program being overhauled to include climate adaptation

Federal disaster aid program being overhauled to include climate adaptation

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said the government can't keep sending out billions of dollars to help rebuild after a disaster without trying to prevent the same damage from happening the next time
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CANADA: Food bloggers share tips, tricks to make filling budget-friendly meals

CANADA: Food bloggers share tips, tricks to make filling budget-friendly meals

Stinson says planning saves money because it helps ensure no ingredients are wasted
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BEYOND LOCAL: Ice sculptors say they're not worried about losing their craft to climate change

BEYOND LOCAL: Ice sculptors say they're not worried about losing their craft to climate change

The science shows Canada’s winters are warming faster than our other seasons
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Canada's inflation rate is expected to fall significantly this year. Here's why

Canada's inflation rate is expected to fall significantly this year. Here's why

Inflation, which first began creeping higher in 2021, took off dramatically last year and peaked at 8.1 per cent in the summer
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BEYOND LOCAL: Chief Poundmaker's pipe, saddle bag returned to family from the Royal Ontario Museum

BEYOND LOCAL: Chief Poundmaker's pipe, saddle bag returned to family from the Royal Ontario Museum

The family has been working with the museum since September 2022 on how best to return the items
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Loblaw faces fresh price hikes, signalling food inflation won't ease any time soon

Loblaw faces fresh price hikes, signalling food inflation won't ease any time soon

The parent company of grocery chains like No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore and Fortinos said Thursday it expects to grow profits faster than sales in 2023, predicting adjusted net earnings per common share growth in the low double digits
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