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Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.4% in March
The increase comes after the inflation rate fell in February to 1.8 per cent.
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Posthaste: Canada’s home prices have now been falling for four years — and haven’t hit bottom yet
Canadian home prices have been grinding lower in this country for four years now since the heady days of the pandemic boom — and March brought no reprieve. Sales in what normally marks the beginning of the busiest real estate season were the weakest in 17 years, and prices slipped another 0.4 per cent from…
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How reality show MILF Manor lead to wholesome Canadian rescue show Must Love Dogs
A wholesome dog rescue show isn’t the kind of project you’d expect to share DNA with one of reality TV’s most unhinged dating experiments. And yet, that’s exactly where the story behind CBC’s new docuseries Must Love Dogs begins, says one of the leads.
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Former fundamentalist minister in B.C. found not guilty of historical sexual abuse
Lee-Ann McChesney acquitted in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation dating back to 1989.
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An earlier start to P.E.I.’s spring lobster season is proving challenging at some harbours
The spring lobster season gets underway on April 25 this year, one week earlier than the traditional start date of May 1. That’s causing problems for at least one of the Island’s larger harbours. CBC’s Nancy Russell explains.
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Fish feud: Atlantic salmon farmers, conservationists clash over promised federal funding
A salmon war is bubbling up in the waters of Atlantic Canada. On one side are fish farmers who raise salmon in ocean pens. On the other is a conservation group called the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
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‘There’s no guidance’: Quebec daycares say new secularism law causing fear, uncertainty
Adopted earlier this month, Bill 9 bans workers in publicly funded daycares from wearing religious symbols on the job. Many daycare operators say they’re still in the dark about how the law is supposed to work.
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New film about Hamilton teen Devan Selvey, murdered at school, aims to help make all students safer
Over six years since her son Devan was murdered outside his Hamilton high school, Shari-Ann Selvey says not enough has changed to protect kids. To raise awareness about issues including bullying and youth crime, Selvey is working with Hamilton filmmaker Tyrone Greenidge on a documentary about Devan.
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Enterprise demanded almost $10K from couple over alleged diesel damage — evidence suggests otherwise
A B.C. couple says they returned a rental car without issue — then months later were told they owed almost $10K for diesel damage. Receipts, vehicle design and expert opinion contradict the claim, which Enterprise dropped after legal pressure and Go Public inquiries.
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Trade war thirst? Banning U.S. alcohol sales has reshaped Canadian palates
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian provinces said ça suffit to American booze last year, pulling U.S. alcohol from the shelves in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st U.S. state amid a tariff-laden trade war. Politicians and provincial premiers supported the bans, and Canada’s drinkers have been encouraged to say “Cheers!”…