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Manitoba government boosts school funding, leaves door open to tax increases

Manitoba government boosts school funding, leaves door open to tax increases

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is increasing operating support for public school divisions by an average of 3.4 per cent and leaving the door open to having divisions raise local taxes.
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Industry group warns Ont. manufacturers struggling to fill thousands of job vacancies

Industry group warns Ont. manufacturers struggling to fill thousands of job vacancies

TORONTO — Industry group Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters is warning on the rising number of job vacancies in Ontario's manufacturing sector as positions go unfilled, thousands of new positions are set to be created and a wave of retirements take
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Ski Report

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.
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Canada warns of 'practical limitations' to releasing information on foreign meddling

Canada warns of 'practical limitations' to releasing information on foreign meddling

OTTAWA — The federal government is warning of "very practical limitations" on the extent to which classified information can be made public at a commission of inquiry into foreign interference.
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Wake-up call: Former Argonaut Jordan Williams embraces move to 'hard-nosed' Hamilton

Wake-up call: Former Argonaut Jordan Williams embraces move to 'hard-nosed' Hamilton

It wasn't exactly the best start to Jordan Williams' day. The Canadian linebacker awoke Monday morning expecting it to be another day of preparing to help the Toronto Argonauts avenge a disappointing end to their 2023 season.
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Air Transat flight attendants reject tentative deal for a second time

Air Transat flight attendants reject tentative deal for a second time

MONTREAL — The union representing 2,100 Air Transat flight attendants has rejected a tentative agreement for the second time this year.
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Two Native American boys died at a boarding school in the 1890s. Now, the tribe wants them home

Two Native American boys died at a boarding school in the 1890s. Now, the tribe wants them home

When two Native American boys from Nebraska died after being taken to a notorious boarding school hundreds of miles away in Pennsylvania, they were buried there without notice. Nearly 130 years later, the tribe wants the boys' remains back home.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursdayon the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,119.21, up 97.33 points): FLINT Corp. (TSX:FLNT). Construction. Up two cents, or 66.67 per cent, to five cents on 12.
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Nova Scotia church fined $5,000 for violating COVID-19 gathering rules in 2021

Nova Scotia church fined $5,000 for violating COVID-19 gathering rules in 2021

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia court has fined a church in the Annapolis Valley $5,000 for violating provincial restrictions on faith gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Weston Christian Fellowship Church in Berwick, N.S.
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TSX gains almost 100 points, U.S. markets recover bulk of Wednesday selloff

TSX gains almost 100 points, U.S. markets recover bulk of Wednesday selloff

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost a hundred points Thursday despite weakness in energy stocks, while U.S. markets erased a big chunk of their losses from the day before.
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