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'Big Mood': Nicola Coughlan moves on from 'shy' roles, playing a confident and 'wild' woman in must-watch show
Bridgerton and Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan will make you laugh and cry so hard in Camilla Whitehill's show Big Mood, on Tubi April 19.
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Build Nova Scotia reviewing provincially-owned Halifax waterfront properties
The crown corporation responsible for several high profile projects underway in Nova Scotia has quietly launched a review of the province's holdings along the Halifax waterfront.The provincial government owns or controls a major portion of the waterfront.David Benoit, the president and CEO of Build Nova Scotia, acknowledged the existence of the internal review on Wednesday in response to questions at a meeting of the Nova Scotia legislature's public accounts committee.Liberal MLA Braedon Clark w
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Alberta seeing “heightened wildfire activity”, outpacing 2023 so far
“To date, in 2024, we’ve had more wildfire starts than we had in 2023,” said Forestry Minister Todd Loewen
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36-year-old inmate declared dead at Regina Correctional Centre
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says an inmate has died in Regina.According to a release, it happened Tuesday morning at the Regina Correctional Centre (RCC), where staff found the 36-year-old man unresponsive on a living unit at about 9:20 a.m. CST.The ministry said correctional staff tried life saving measures, but the man was declared dead shortly after, around 10 a.m. CST.RCMP and Saskatchewan Corners Service are investigating the death, the release said.Th
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India votes in gigantic election as Modi seeks historic third term
India votes on Friday in the world's largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term in office on the back of growth, welfare, his personal popularity and Hindu nationalism. The vote pits Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against an alliance of two dozen opposition parties which is challenging him with promises of increased affirmative action, more handouts and what they say is the need to save democratic institutions from Modi's dictatorial rule. The gigantic e
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Here's what to expect from new urgent and ambulatory care centres in St. John's
Health officials hope a new ambulatory care hub inside the former Costco building will improve health-care and cut hospital wait times in hospitals. (Danny Arsenault/CBC)Work is underway to turn the former Costco building in St. John's into a new urgent-care centre, which officials say will make residents' health care more efficient and cut down on wait times in emergency rooms.Two urgent- and ambulatory-care centres are expected to open next year, one on Stavanger Drive — the former Costco — an
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B.C. premier, housing minister outline short-term rental rules as May 1 deadline nears
A provincial rule to limit short-term rentals to a homeowner's principal residence plus one secondary suite or accessory dwelling comes into force in British Columbia on May 1 in 60 communities, while 17 additional communities have chosen to opt into the rules, despite being exempt.An update for the province's Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act was provided by Premier David Eby and B.C. Minister of Housing Ravi Kahlon at a media event on Thursday in Langley, B.C.May 1 is the deadline for many
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