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Brooke Henderson sinks long birdie putt from off the green at The Chevron Championship
Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., made a long birdie putt from the fringe on the 16th hole, on the way to shooting a 1-under 71 during the opening round of the first major of the LPGA season, The Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas.
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2 Air Canada employees played key roles in $22.5M Pearson airport gold heist, police allege
Police say they have arrested multiple people and laid 19 charges in connection with what investigators are calling the largest gold heist in Canadian history.
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Vancouver poet and translator George McWhirter makes shortlist for $130K Griffin Poetry Prize
The $130,000 prize is the world's largest prize for a single book of poetry written in or translated into English. It was also announced that St. John's poet Don McKay has won this year's $25K lifetime achievement award.
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World Volleyball Beach Pro Tour Elite 16: Day 2 | Court 2 - Tepic
Watch Day 2, Court 2 action as the world’s top beach volleyball players head to Mexico to earn valuable points towards an Olympic qualification in the second stop of the FIVB Beach Pro Tour Season.
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How cloud seeding can make it rain or prevent extreme weather
Cloud seeding has been named by some media reports as a possible contributor to record-setting rain and flooding in Dubai, U.A.E. Here's a closer look at what cloud seeding is, how it's used and whether it could have made the flooding worse.
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North York high school closed while Toronto police investigate bomb threat
A high school in Toronto's Mount Pleasant East neighbourhood is closed Wednesday as police investigate the validity of a bomb threat.
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Firefighters battle wildfire near Edson, Alta., after natural gas line rupture
A natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday morning in west-central Alberta has sparked a wildfire.
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Federal budget boosts funding for CBC/Radio-Canada, executives say significant job cuts no longer needed
The federal government is upping its funding for the CBC and Radio-Canada in its 2024 budget, easing the financial strain on the public broadcaster and the need for major job cuts and programming reductions this year.
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Will $52.9B in new federal spending make inflation worse?
Heading into this week’s federal budget, one question loomed large: would new spending fuel inflation and make it harder for the Bank of Canada to start cutting interest rates?
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Expect strong winds Friday night in Hamilton, Burlington and the Niagara Region, Environment Canada says
Environment Canada is warning people in Hamilton, Burlington and the Niagara Region that Friday night will bring winds strong enough to break tree branches.
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2024 federal budget's key takeaways: Housing and carbon rebates, students and sin taxes
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland today tabled a 400-page-plus budget her government is pitching as a balm for anxious millennials and Generation Z. The budget proposes more than $52 billion in new spending over five years - and a focus on getting more affordable houses built. Here are some of the notable funding initiatives and legislative commitments in budget 2024.
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Are you renting with no plans to buy? Here's what the federal budget has for you
The federal government tabled its annual budget on Tuesday with a promise to open the door to homeownership for millennial and Gen Z renters. You’ll have to read the fine print to find measures for young renters who can’t buy a home — or just don’t want to.