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Remembering wartime stories through mementos

With Remembrance Day and Indigenous Veterans Day coming up, many people start to reflect on their family's wartime stories by looking through mementos saved by former generations. Ron Kanutski of Thunder Bay, Ont., joins the CBC's Mary-Jean Cormier to talk about his family's military history.




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Ontario wildland firefighters say new bill offering presumptive cancer care falls short

The union for wildland firefighters says a recently passed Ontario bill that makes them eligible for presumptive cancer care under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board doesn't go far enough.



  • News/Canada/Thunder Bay

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Northwestern Ontario residents share wartime stories through mementos kept for generations

CBC's Superior Morning has been gathering wartime stories from listeners leading up to Remembrance Day based on mementos they have kept for generations. Here's some of the stories residents in northwestern Ontario have shared.



  • News/Canada/Thunder Bay

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Thunder Bay, Ont., cyclist takes on 800-kilometre ride through South Africa

Dave Campbell of Thunder Bay, Ont., is resting his legs after taking the ride of his life through the Western Cape of South Africa in the 800-kilometre bikepacking 'Rhino Run.' Here are some of the photos he shared from his six-day expedition at the end of October.



  • News/Canada/Thunder Bay

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Opening night

From deep bass notes echoing through the speaker system, to the countries welcome video, to moments of voices lifted up in praise, the opening session of TeenStreet 2019 made a powerful impact on the participants.




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Fort McMurray museum offers hands-on insights into the meaning of Remembrance Day

A museum in Fort McMurray is helping visitors gain a deeper understanding of Canada’s role in previous wars. The Wood Buffalo Military Museum Centre is offering a chance to get up close to military artifacts. Young visitors say seeing the remnants of conflict gives them a new understanding of Remembrance Day's meaning.




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I buried my memories of serving in Afghanistan. 15 years later, I found peace unexpectedly

Trevor Lewis was a corporal in the Canadian Armed Forces who tried to bury the memories from his deployment in Afghanistan. They all came back in 2021 after the fall of Kabul. This story is how he made peace with his time in that country.



  • News/Canada/Calgary

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Faith, hope and love echo throughout Remembrance Day service in Charlottetown

On a cold, wet and grey November morning, Islanders gathered with umbrellas in hand around the cenotaph in downtown Charlottetown.



  • News/Canada/PEI

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Wildland firefighters say bill meant to provide workplace health benefits falls short

Wildland firefighters were at Queen’s Park on Wednesday to outline why they feel a new bill that extends protections for cancers, heart injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder linked to their occupation falls short.



  • News/Canada/Sudbury

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'People are becoming desperate': Sault Ste. Marie has Ontario's highest opioid death rate

Sault Ste. Marie has the highest rate of opioid deaths in Ontario so far this year, according to new numbers from the province's coroner's office.



  • News/Canada/Sudbury

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Chief of Shawanaga First Nation says tentative agreement reached with Ontario to expand Highway 69

There is a sign of progress in the effort toward four-laning the final section of Highway 69 that links northern Ontario to the southern part of the province, and improving the safety of the heavily-travelled route.



  • News/Canada/Sudbury

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'A magical place': Working-class Sault Ste. Marie neighbourhood celebrated in new book

A retired lawyer from Sault Ste. Marie has written a book that celebrates the working-class neighbourhood in which he grew up. The West End: A Magical Place Created by Giants is by Frank Sarlo, whose grandfather emigrated to Chicago from Italy, but ended up in Sault Ste. Marie with the promise of work on the railroad.



  • News/Canada/Sudbury

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Man died in hospital after fight on Alexander Avenue, Winnipeg police say

Winnipeg police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man who was fatally injured in Winnipeg on Friday.  



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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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.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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Program to grant 150 scholarships to Indigenous health-care students through SCO partnership

A new program to help fund the post-secondary education of Indigenous students in Manitoba will award 150 scholarships to train new health-care professionals. The Southern Chiefs Organization hopes this can go a long way in addressing health-care delivery and shorter life expectancy among First Nation communities.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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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.



  • News/Canada/Hamilton

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Bobby's Breakthrough: 6th time a charm as Forge FC's Smyrniotis named CPL coach of the year

Bobby Smyrniotis, shut out in five previous nominations, finally has a Coach of the Year Award to go with his four Canadian Premier League titles.



  • Sports/Soccer/CPL

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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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'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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'I'm a yellow pea': Veteran delighted by naming honour from Regina-based seed company

A seed company based in Regina names all new plant varieties after veterans —something a 102-year-old Second World War veteran says is "a great honour."



  • News/Canada/Saskatchewan

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Building a safe community: Front-line workers weigh in on priority issue in Saskatoon civic election

We've heard what the candidates want to do about community safety in Saskatoon. Here's what the people already doing the work say the new mayor and council should do after the civic election.



  • News/Canada/Saskatoon

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Remembrance Day ceremonies held throughout B.C.

A number of ceremonies were held in B.C. on Monday as veterans and communities gathered to commemorate Remembrance Day.



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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'There is stigma, but there is help:' Death of CBSA officer shines light on mental health in profession

Details remain scarce surrounding the death of a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer at the Ambassador Bridge on Saturday. The border authority and union said an employee died by suicide while on the job on the Windsor, Ont., side of the border. 



  • News/Canada/Windsor

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Calgary Flames grind out 4-3 shootout win over Pittsburgh Penguins

Justin Kirkland scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout Tuesday night as the Calgary Flames prevailed 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins.



  • News/Canada/Calgary

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Make it 7 straight: Winnipeg Jets keep rolling undefeated, edging Seattle in OT

Nikolaj Ehlers scored the winning goal 1:26 into overtime, and the Winnipeg Jets remained unbeaten this season with a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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Ex-Penguins goalie Marc-André Fleury bids farewell to Pittsburgh fans on retirement tour

Marc-André Fleury stopped 26 shots in what will likely be his final game in Pittsburgh as the Minnesota Wild beat the Penguins 5-3 on Tuesday night. He spent 13 seasons with Pittsburgh and won Stanley Cups in 2009, 2016 and 2017.



  • Sports/Hockey/NHL

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Thousands march in far-right rally to mark Poland's Independence Day

Tens of thousands of Poles including nationalist opposition chiefs walked through Warsaw on Monday in an annual Independence Day event held by the far right, some shooting red flares and carrying anti-EU, anti-Ukraine and white supremacist banners.




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Spirit Airlines flight hit by gunfire as gang violence shuts down Haiti's main airport




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Long list of rules pits Mississauga neighbours against townhouse board

A Mississauga couple is in the midst of a war of words with their townhouse complex's board of directors — which a handful of residents say is imposing unnecessarily strict new rules on the complex's roughly 140 homeowners.



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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Who gets Fluffy when you're gone? Pet inheritance is more complex than you might think

The high cost of pet care can be an unfair burden to place on your family when you’re gone. Experts say you should set aside cash pet care expenses, and make sure you have a trusted beneficiary in your will.



  • Radio/Cost of Living

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Exhibit highlights Sikh soldiers at The Military Museums in Calgary

Sgt. Harman Dhaliwal, who is from Calgary, says he's proud to be a part of the growing exhibit that highlights the relationship between the Sikh faith and military service.



  • News/Canada/Calgary

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Canadian mixed doubles curlers in flux, air thoughts on Olympic selection process

The cancellation of the mixed doubles curling trials has generated a wide variety of emotions among players — illuminating a handful of issues, particularly about scheduling and the selection process as a whole.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Only for tough guys

Four OM guys in Bar, Montenegro, and four guys from a nearby Roma camp take a hiking/camping trip together.




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At just the right time

When the British public responded to OM’s Just Christmas appeal, OM Montenegro received funds to help families, just at the right time.




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MIT startup wins prestigious Tech Museum Award for global illiteracy-fighting projector designed in SolidWorks

Design that Matters wins for contribution to humanity in education category




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U.K. engineering firm saves time, effort on Wembley Stadium roof foundations, other high-profile projects with SolidWorks software

M G Bennett & Associates designs machine to help test U.K. 's oldest major suspension bridge




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Dixon Yacht Design sails through new custom boat engineering

Software's assembly features and interoperability with 2D files




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COSMOS 2006 software spotlights technological innovations and simplified analysis for every engineer's desktop

World's #1 mainstream analysis software adds 100-plus new features that put powerful design validation in easy-to-use packages




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Cosmic Blobs Cited as 'Breakthrough Product'

Software earns recognition from parents' organizations




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Team Alinghi uses SolidWorks to help defend the America's Cup

Team gears up for the America's Cup in 2007 by creating SolidWorks 3D models to gain higher performance from almost every aspect of the racing yacht




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CORSA Performance chooses SolidWorks and COSMOS software to design high-end exhaust systems that make sports cars purr

3D mechanical design and analysis capabilities help Ohio company speed products to market, recouping thousands in potentially lost revenue per day




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Crenshaw Lighting illuminates U.S. Supreme Court, Nashville Symphony Orchestra with fixtures designed in SolidWorks

SolidWorks software helps cut Crenshaw's new product development time and costs in half




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CAD users dig up the past through 'industrial archeology'

Designers and engineers preserve history by recreating products that no longer exist




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Firefighters save lives and stay safe with microdisplays designed in SolidWorks software at UC Berkeley

Students work with Chicago firefighters to design remote sensor systems in buildings and masks with heads-up displays




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Zygo designs lightweight, durable military pilot training head-mounted displays using SolidWorks, COSMOSWorks

3D mechanical design and analysis software dramatically increases productivity and reduces revision for precision optical manufacturer




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Nordson sheds light on better UV lamp design with SolidWorks

U.K. operation reduces design time, designs better products by switching from 2D drawings to 3D CAD




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Syncroness uses COSMOSMotion analysis technology to design high-quality, complex mechanisms in less time at lower cost

Cutting days and weeks from design cycle gives Syncroness more time to focus on designing lightweight, high performance products




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Gordon Russell decks out high-profile boardrooms with furniture designed in SOLIDWORKS

Longtime U.K. office furniture maker streamlines custom, quality product development




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High-end speaker maker Sonance creates beautiful music with SOLIDWORKS software

Company's award-winning designs pack big performance into small spaces, bringing great sound to elegant homes




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SOLIDWORKS Corporation donates software to Glacier Society to help cut through design obstacles

Icebreaker would dispense desperately needed medical care to citizens in polar region countries