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Tired of dating apps? Real-life singles experiences are making a comeback.
Many dating app users are tired of the "swiping, matching, ghosting" cycle and are looking to "meet cute" in person.
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Non-profit group in Dartmouth secures funding for affordable apartments
An apartment building going up in Dartmouth, N.S., is expected to be available early next year with some of the 45 units to be offered at more than 35 per cent below market rates.The Nova Scotia government released details Friday of $16 million in funding for the non-profit group Affirmative Ventures to complete the project.The bulk of the money, about $11.8 million, comes from the federal government through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The province is providing a forgivable loan
2 min read - NewsThe Canadian Press
AFN chief says Air Canada offered a 15% discount after her headdress was mishandled
OTTAWA — After the Assembly of First Nations' national chief complained to Air Canada about how staffers treated her and her ceremonial headdress on a flight this week, she says the airline responded by offering a 15 per cent discount on her next flight. "It must have been a generic response," Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said in an interview, calling the entire experience "humiliating" and "unbelievable." Woodhouse Nepinak said in a social media post Thursday that her headdress and its case were tak
4 min read - NewsCBC
VideoBrits looking forward to King Charles's return to public duties
The British public was upbeat about the announcement that King Charles would be resuming his royal duties, with some calling it 'favourable news for the nation.'
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VideoNewsroom Ready: Sportscaster Bob Cole travelled the country, but never moved from Newfoundland
Bob Hallett, a founding member of Newfoundland folk-rock band Great Big Sea, remembers legendary “Hockey Night in Canada” sportscaster Bob Cole. Hallett says Cole was famous across the country, but he never moved away from his beloved home city of St. John’s, N.L. (April 26, 2024)
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Public inquest scheduled in death of 14-year-old who drowned in Regina creek in 2015
The family of Haven Dubois has been fighting for years for answers about how he drowned in a shallow creek in Regina in 2015.Now, nearly nine years after his death on May 20, 2015, they may get some answers.A public inquest is scheduled to begin May 27 in Regina, the province announced on Friday.A coroner's report listed his death as accidental with marijuana being a contributor, and Regina police ruled out foul play in their investigation. According to the coroner's report, boys who were with D
2 min read - NewsReuters
China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks
China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist militant group Hamas and its rivals Fatah, the two groups and a Beijing-based diplomat said on Friday, a notable Chinese foray into Palestinian diplomacy amid the war in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, which controls Gaza, is the group whose fighters stormed into Israeli towns on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and capturing 253 hostages.
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