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It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

CALGARY — It’s the holidays, which means for many across the Prairies, there’s no better time to get locked in a dungeon with a dragon. Or smoke out Colonel Mustard in the billiard room with the revolver.
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VIDEO: We asked Trudeau what he plans to do after politics

VIDEO: We asked Trudeau what he plans to do after politics

'I've put far less thought to it than many others seem to': When the prime minister appeared on our 'Inside the Village' podcast in October, we asked him about life after politics — whenever that comes
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ICYMI: Olivia and Noah once again top Ontario baby names for 2023

ICYMI: Olivia and Noah once again top Ontario baby names for 2023

Olivia has clinched the number one spot as the top baby girl name in Ontario for 15 consecutive years
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'Eclectic, strange or weird?': Meet the collectors who treasure hunt across Ontario

'Eclectic, strange or weird?': Meet the collectors who treasure hunt across Ontario

Tristan Sacrey says he reached rock bottom five years ago. He went through a breakup, lost his job and had to move back in with his mom, and he was still trying to process the death of his father two years earlier.
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Israeli expert urges justice for both Israeli, Palestinian victims of sexual violence

Israeli expert urges justice for both Israeli, Palestinian victims of sexual violence

OTTAWA — The Israeli expert leading a civilian commission into sexual violence by Hamas is calling for global bodies to recognize "a new crime against humanity," involving violence targeted at families.
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'On death row.' Wrongfully convicted N.B. man has mixed feelings since exoneration

'On death row.' Wrongfully convicted N.B. man has mixed feelings since exoneration

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Robert Mailman has a problem he never thought he'd have. He has to buy Christmas presents this year. The 76-year-old was exonerated on Jan.
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RCMP informant's decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book

RCMP informant's decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book

OTTAWA — As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books.
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How changing demographics and tastes are shaping Canada's grocery stores

How changing demographics and tastes are shaping Canada's grocery stores

It’s mid-December at a large supermarket in Mississauga, Ont., and Christmas music plays softly over the speakers as customers roam the aisles, picking the perfect lemon and eyeing the large olive counter in the middle of the store.
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Good morning, Stratford! Here's today's weather!

Good morning, Stratford! Here's today's weather!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
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Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead in a rush to get Christmas gifts

Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead in a rush to get Christmas gifts

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday.
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