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Forgotten story of Toronto neighbourhood illustrates lack of Black history education
February 11, 2021 - 9:21 AM

Hidden in a downtown Toronto tourist hub is a rich, little-known history.
Canada's daycare unlikely to be disrupted as obstacles to shakeups persist
May 31, 2018 - 6:30 AM

Natacha Beim opened her first daycare in 1998 and built it into a franchise business that now boasts 21 locations, with plans to open as many as 10 more centres each year.
In the news today, April 16
April 16, 2018 - 4:37 AM

Six stories in the news for Monday, April 16
'I felt unsafe:' Indigenous safe-ride service for women can't keep up with need
April 16, 2018 - 1:00 AM

WINNIPEG - Jackie Hartog opens the door to her white van as she pulls out her cellphone, checking the Ikwe Safe Rides Facebook group to see where she is heading next.
Memorial service was held for Leonard Cohen on Thursday in Quebec
November 11, 2016 - 11:05 AM

Montreal musical icon Leonard Cohen was returned home for a traditional Jewish memorial service Thursday, three days after he died in Los Angeles.
Canadian musical icon Leonard Cohen dead at the age of 82
November 11, 2016 - 9:28 AM

MONTREAL - Leonard Cohen — writer, poet, composer, singer, renowned seducer and, for many, the epitome of cool — has died at the age of 82.
Calgary mayor appears to slam Uber while riding in rival ride-hailing vehicle
April 23, 2016 - 6:22 PM

CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says he had no idea his comments bashing Uber were being livestreamed while he was using a rival ride-hailing service during a recent trip to Boston.
Indigenous people allege discrimination, racism in Winnipeg taxi industry
February 04, 2016 - 12:56 PM

WINNIPEG - Some indigenous people say Winnipeg's taxi industry is rife with racism and are calling for a boycott until their concerns are addressed.
Class-action suit filed in Ontario court against Uber
July 23, 2015 - 12:30 PM

TORONTO - A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Uber and UberX on behalf of cab and limousine owners and drivers in Ontario.
Ontario court sides with Uber in legal battle with City of Toronto
July 03, 2015 - 6:07 PM

TORONTO - An Ontario judge has sided with the ride-hailing service Uber in its legal dispute with the City of Toronto.
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Vernon youth becomes classic Canadian meme after shovelling driveway wearing only shorts and boots
- This story was originally published Nov. 21, 2021. The mother of a Vernon 12-year-old who captured some social media attention last week for shovelling their driveway wearing only shorts and boots says “you have to laugh.”

Proposed new brewery will extend Kelowna’s growing Brewery District
Railside Brewing is hoping to open a taproom and patio less than a kilometre from the growing Brewery District in Kelowna’s North End. The plan is to renovate a building at 1184 and 1186 High Rd. It’s near Gordon Drive and where

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Canadian News

Forgotten story of Toronto neighbourhood illustrates lack of Black history education

Canada's daycare unlikely to be disrupted as obstacles to shakeups persist

In the news today, April 16

'I felt unsafe:' Indigenous safe-ride service for women can't keep up with need

Memorial service was held for Leonard Cohen on Thursday in Quebec

Canadian musical icon Leonard Cohen dead at the age of 82

Calgary mayor appears to slam Uber while riding in rival ride-hailing vehicle

Indigenous people allege discrimination, racism in Winnipeg taxi industry

Class-action suit filed in Ontario court against Uber

Ontario court sides with Uber in legal battle with City of Toronto

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