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'Financially desperate' Winnipeg business swindled out of 2 properties, lawsuit alleges

A Winnipeg business owner is suing a man she alleges swindled her out of ownership of two properties after promising financial help — the latest in a string of court proceedings against the man, whom a judge previously described as showing the signs of a "predator" who seeks out financially vulnerable clients.



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Changes loom for several city-run services in Winnipeg if work at Canada Post grinds to a halt

The City of Winnipeg is advising residents of alternative options to access several city-run services that could be disrupted by the end of this week in the event of a work stoppage at Canada Post. 



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StandardAero training staff through government funding as it expands Winnipeg operations

StandardAero says new funding from the provincial and federal governments will help expand its Winnipeg operations by training more specialized technicians, managers, support personnel and engineers.



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Death of woman, 23, in Norway House, Man., considered suspicious: RCMP

RCMP say a 23-year-old woman was found dead in a residence in central Manitoba on Tuesday. 



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CBC Winnipeg News - November 12, 2024

Our community. Our neighbourhoods. The news of our city.




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Carruthers rink begins search for new 2nd after Samagalski steps back

Team Reid Carruthers has started the search for a new second after Derek Samagalski's decision to step back from the Winnipeg-based rink.



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Snow in short supply in Winnipeg despite the city's Winterpeg nickname

The last time a snowfall was recorded at the Winnipeg airport was on April 19, making it 206 days without any snow. Normally, Winnipeggers would see the first snowfall in October.



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Winnipeg library security guards to receive living wage in new contract

The City of Winnipeg wants security guards at the Millennium Library to receive a living wage, but councillors recently rejected a motion that would have made a living wage mandatory for all city staff and contractors.



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Coaches O'Shea, Dinwiddie ready for 2nd Grey Cup meeting in 3 years

Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts have been down this road before. Toronto will be minus starting quarterback Chad Kelly, the CFL's outstanding player last season, on Sunday when it faces the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup.



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Jets double up Rangers 6-3, quickest NHL club to reach 15 wins

Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each scored twice, Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves, and the Winnipeg Jets won their seventh straight, 6-3 over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. Gabriel Vilardi and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets, who have now won 15 of their first 16 games this NHL season.



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Manitoba made 'political compromise' by cutting moose draw licences in some areas, lawyer argues

The Manitoba government made a "political compromise" in its decision to issue a reduced number of moose hunting licences to non-Indigenous hunters in northern parts of the province earlier this year, a lawyer representing a First Nation in the area has argued in court.



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Hamilton mail carrier honoured by Japan government with prestigious Order of the Rising Sun award

The president of the Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre of Hamilton is Mitchell Akira Kawasaki — an Olympian, judo master, on-call mail carrier and recent recipient of an award from the Japanese government.



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Is Hamilton city hall transparent? The mayor's task force wants to know

The city said in a news release on Thursday that the Mayor’s Task Force on Transparency, Access and Accountability — which is in charge of reviewing community concerns about openness at the city — is looking for your feedback.



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MPs Green and Kwan lead NDP calls on feds to allow open work permits for temporary workers

NDP MPs Jenny Kwan and Matthew Green say the government needs to allow all temporary workers access to open work permits in an effort to stop them from being in abusive work environments.



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Workers owed $60M in unpaid wages Ontario failed to collect since 2017

Workers in Ontario are owed tens of millions of dollars in unpaid wages that the provincial government has yet to collect from employers, according to internal government records obtained by CBC Toronto.



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Another beluga whale dies at Marineland, Ontario says water quality is 'acceptable'

Three weeks after the death of another beluga whale at Marineland, the Ontario government is speaking publicly about its ongoing investigation of the park, saying water troubles are under control after a recent investment.



  • News/Canada/Hamilton

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Projecting $50M deficit, Mohawk College president warns of layoffs, blames government policies

The president of Mohawk College says a drop in international student enrolment at the Hamilton institution is facing a projected $50 million deficit in the 2025-2026 school year. That’s going to mean layoffs, he said.



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Brantford, Ont., trustees spent $50K on flights, hotels, gourmet meal for Italy art-buying trip, receipts show

Chair Rick Petrella and trustees Dan Dignard, Bill Chopp and Mark Watson of the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board were to Italy between July 8 and 15 to buy $100,000 in custom artwork for two new high schools. It's among trips by Ontario school boards that have come under scrutiny for the way public money is spent.



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Ontario to audit school boards after expensive trips to Hawaii, Italy

Ontario's Minister of Education has announced she will audit discretionary spending of all school boards in the province after reports of expensive trips by board officials in recent months.



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How to commemorate Remembrance Day in Hamilton and surrounding areas

Here’s how Hamilton and other cities in the area are marking Remembrance Day this year.



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Police watchdog investigating Hamilton shooting involving officer that left man dead

A 43-year-old man is dead after being shot by police at a west-end Hamilton apartment building Saturday, in an incident which also sent an officer to hospital, Ontario's police watchdog says. 



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Hundreds fill Hamilton's downtown Gore Park to remember Canada's war dead

Hundreds of observers marked Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of D-Day during a downtown ceremony at the Gore Park cenotaph on Monday, recalling efforts by local soldiers who gave their lives on the battlefield.



  • News/Canada/Hamilton

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With 2026 World Cup on horizon, Canadian Premier League seeks further credibility in soccer landscape

After nearly six complete seasons, the Canadian Premier League finds itself at an inflection point. Ahead of Saturday’s championship match, it appears there’s some stability — and, consequently, an opportunity to further establish the league’s place within the rapidly growing soccer landscape.



  • Sports/Soccer/CPL

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Daan Klomp finds home with Calgary's Cavalry FC in Canadian Premier League

Cavalry FC defender Daan Klomp who considered quitting soccer in the Netherlands in 2020, will go after the Canadian Premier League title Saturday against defending champion Forge FC. And his trophy case may grow a little fuller Thursday at the CPL awards show.




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Tajon Buchanan back with Canadian men's national soccer team after recovering from broken leg

Inter Milan winger Tajon Buchanan, recovered from a broken leg suffered in training at this summer's Copa America, is back in Jesse Marsch's Canada squad for the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal against Suriname.




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Canadian Premier League wants to expand by 2 teams in 2026

CPL commissioner Mark Noonan says the league is in discussions with groups in Edmonton, Laval, Que., Kelowna, B.C., Kitchener, Waterloo and Windsor, Ont., Quebec City, Saskatoon and the Toronto area.



  • Sports/Soccer/CPL

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Canada Soccer studying drone-spying review, says it shows past 'unacceptable culture'

Canada Soccer says an independent review has confirmed the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep.



  • Sports/Olympics/Summer Sports/Soccer

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Vancouver Whitecaps' season ends after 1-0 loss to LAFC in playoffs

LAFC opened the series with a narrow 2-1 victory in California and Vancouver replied with a decisive 3-0 win at home to set up a do-or-die matchup on Friday, but they failed to overcome L.A. and suffered a 1-0 defeat.



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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CPL coach of the year finalist Benjamin Mora parts ways with York United FC

Benjamin Mora, a finalist for Canadian Premier League coach of the year, has left York United FC after five months and 22 matches at the helm.



  • Sports/Soccer/CPL

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Paris to deploy 4,000 police officers for Israel-France soccer match following violence in Amsterdam

Paris police said Sunday that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security a week after violence against Israeli fans in Amsterdam.




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Man, 25, charged with 2nd-degree murder after 51-year-old man found dead in Guelph apartment

On Tuesday, officers were checking on the well-being of a tenant in an apartment on Woolwich Street near Speedvale Avenue when they found the man's body. He was pronounced dead on scene. Police believe he died on or about Oct. 21.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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8-year-old Sammy Wong to perform with K-W Symphony musicians

Sammy Wong, 8, of Waterloo has been playing the violin since he was 5 years old. He has been rehearsing for an upcoming concert with the musicians of the K-W Symphony on Saturday night at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener. The show, titled Prodigio del Violino:An Evening with Sammy Wong, will feature the music of Mozart and Vivaldi.




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Volunteers aim to plant 22K trees as part of Bring Back The Maples campaign in Woolwich Township

Bring Back the Maples is a volunteer effort to increase the forest canopy along Woolwich Townships' rural roads.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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Explore local with the Waterloo Region Food Directory: Jasmine Mangalaseril

Waterloo region’s food landscape is more than farm stands and restaurants. There's a vast array of food producers, food makers and organizations that make up the food scene. And now, a new directory aims to make them easier to find. CBC KW's food columnist Jasmine Mangalaseril explored the directory.



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How to mark Remembrance Day in Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington County

Remembrance Day is on Monday and there are a number of ceremonies happening around the area. As well, Monday will see government offices and some businesses close due to it being a holiday for some workers.



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These women hand-crocheted thousands of poppies

In Foxboro Green, a small retirement community in Baden, Ont., 30 women came together to create a 15-metre-long banner covered in small handmade poppies. CBC Kitchener-Waterloo's Cameron Mahler went to where they've displayed the banner ahead of Remembrance Day to find out more.




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For decades, a British town has honoured this Canadian soldier. His family only just found out

It took Kitchener resident Laura McBride and her family 80 years to discover what happened to her great uncle Thomas Ferguson Wilson after he died in April 1944 during a training mission.



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Kitchener teen charged after 13 'swatting' calls threatened schools, people and businesses, police say

A 15-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., faces 29 charges in connection to a line of swatting calls between May and October 2024, police announced Monday. The charges come after officers investigated calls made threats to schools, businesses, public areas and residences but all turned out to be false.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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Santa Claus is coming to town: When and where to catch local parades

Here comes Santa Claus! There are a number of parades set to take place in November and December both during the day and in the evening. Here's a list of where you can find the big man in red.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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CBC Kitchener-Waterloo Make The Season Kind 2024

Make The Season Kind is a month of giving in support of The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Join CBC K-W for a kick-off show on Friday, Dec. 6 at TheMuseum in downtown Kitchener with performances by I, The Mountain, singer-songwriter Mandippal, local chef Terry Salmond and more.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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Tornado touched down in Fergus Sunday, research team confirms

The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University has confirmed a tornado touched down in Fergus, Ont., on Sunday night.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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Political Panel: A whole new look for the Sask. Party cabinet

The dust has finally settled on the 2024 Saskatchewan election and Premier Scott Moe has appointed a smaller cabinet with many new faces. The Morning Edition political panel discusses the potential impact.



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Drivers urged to watch for wildlife after 5 collisions involving moose in 30-minute window: Sask. RCMP

Drivers are being warned to use caution on Saskatchewan's highways after five separate collisions involving moose were reported to RCMP in a 30-minute window on Friday evening.



  • News/Canada/Saskatoon

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Martensville woman keeps remembrance alive with lawn display

Every November, Jan Diehl adorns her Martensville, Sask., home with a special Remembrance Day tribute.



  • News/Canada/Saskatchewan

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Bombers overwhelm Riders, advance to 5th straight Grey Cup game

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will face the Toronto Argonauts in their fifth straight Grey Cup appearance. The Bombers advanced to the CFL title game after disposing of the Saskatchewan Roughriders 38-22 in the West final Saturday night in Winnipeg.



  • Sports/Football/CFL

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Regina Rams win 1st all-Sask. Hardy Cup in more than 2 decades

The Regina Rams won the Hardy Cup showdown against the Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday, in the first finals clash between the two teams in 22 years.



  • News/Canada/Saskatchewan

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Forcing people into drug treatment is on the political agenda. Here's what the evidence says

Across Canada, there’s a growing number of political leaders proposing to force people into treatment for drug addiction, despite inconclusive evidence about its effectiveness.




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'It hurts': Saskatchewan Roughriders react to West Final loss in Winnipeg

Head coach Corey Mace, quarterback Trevor Harris and linebacker Jameer Thurman talk about coming up short in the CFL West Final. The Roughriders lost the the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 38-22 sending the Bombers to their fifth straight Grey Cup.




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A treaty from the 1700s allowed these 2 Sask. Indigenous women to enlist in the U.S. military

These two Indigenous women veterans from Saskatchewan were able to serve in the U.S. Navy and Airforce because of the Jay Treaty, a 1794 agreement that allows some First Nations people to travel freely across the Canada-U.S. border for employment, study, retirement, investing and immigration.



  • News/Canada/Saskatchewan

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Saskatchewan Huskies head coach Scott Flory after losing a defensive battle to provincial rival

It was only the second time the Saskatchewan Huskies and the Regina Rams have met in the Hardy Cup championship game. This time it was the Rams coming out on top 19-14. Huskies head coach Scott Flory says there were too many turnovers and too many plays left on the field after a hard fought game.