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Rogers hails successful satellite-to-mobile phone call, with N.L. premier on one end

Rogers hails successful satellite-to-mobile phone call, with N.L. premier on one end

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Rogers Communications Inc. says it has passed a key milestone in satellite-to-mobile connectivity as the company pushes to bring the technology to the entire country next year.
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In the news today: Liberal caucus divided after UN vote for ceasefire in Gaza

In the news today: Liberal caucus divided after UN vote for ceasefire in Gaza

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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CSIS to hire impartial reviewer as part of human rights settlement with Black officer

CSIS to hire impartial reviewer as part of human rights settlement with Black officer

OTTAWA — Canada's spy service has agreed to hire an independent human rights specialist to review its diversity strategy as part of the settlement of a complaint from a Black woman who worked as an intelligence officer.
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'Damaging': Saskatchewan high school rejects author's talk on son coming out as gay

'Damaging': Saskatchewan high school rejects author's talk on son coming out as gay

REGINA — Ruby Remenda Swanson says she never thought her hometown high school would be the only place to bar her from sharing her family's story.
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Hierarchical police, military and CSIS in need of harassment reckoning: professor

Hierarchical police, military and CSIS in need of harassment reckoning: professor

VANCOUVER — Bonnie Robichaud's ordeal started in the late 1970s when she got a unionized job as a cleaner on a military base in Ontario, and a Department of National Defence employee began sexually harassing her.
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Giant inflatable Santa Claus display in Halifax-area neighbourhood also fundraiser

Giant inflatable Santa Claus display in Halifax-area neighbourhood also fundraiser

HALIFAX — Santa Claus is a particularly big deal this holiday season in one Halifax-area community.
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'A bucket and a net and you're in business.' Looming tensions in Maritime eel fishery

'A bucket and a net and you're in business.' Looming tensions in Maritime eel fishery

HALIFAX — Commercial harvesters of baby eels in the Maritimes say there’s little hope the poaching and violence that forced the closure of the lucrative fishery last season will subside in 2024.
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WHL roundup: Blades beat Blazers for seventh straight win

SASKATOON — Brandon Lisowsky scored a goal and an assist as Saskatoon Blades topped Kamloops Blazers for their seventh straight win. Lukas Hansen, Egor Sidorov, Easton Armstrong and Morgan Tastad all scored for Saskatoon.
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OHL roundup: Kostov scores twice as Greyhounds beat Battalion

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Alex Kostov scored twice as Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds topped the North Bay Battalion. Brenden Sirizzotti scored twice while Christopher Brown and Justin Cloutier had a goal each for the Greyhounds.
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Amazon rift: Five things to know about the dispute between an Indigenous chief and Belgian filmmaker

Amazon rift: Five things to know about the dispute between an Indigenous chief and Belgian filmmaker

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The renowned chief from the Amazon rainforest and the Belgian filmmaker appeared to be close friends at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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