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Indigenous chefs aim to raise awareness of their traditional foods

Indigenous chefs aim to raise awareness of their traditional foods

TORONTO — Canadian cuisine might include a mix of culinary traditions, but the food of one of the country's founding groups is largely missing. An emerging group of indigenous chefs and restaurateurs is hoping to change that.
'The Handmaid's Tale' headed to Bravo and then CraveTV in Canada

'The Handmaid's Tale' headed to Bravo and then CraveTV in Canada

TORONTO — A highly anticipated adaptation of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale" has landed a Canadian broadcaster.
Hockey Canada to make smaller ice surfaces mandatory for youngest kids' games

Hockey Canada to make smaller ice surfaces mandatory for youngest kids' games

Hockey Canada says it will make it mandatory that children getting their first introduction to the game play on reduced-size ice surfaces instead of full-sized rinks.

Elections watchdog alleges N.S. man broke political contribution rules

OTTAWA — The person tasked with policing elections in Canada has laid five charges against a Nova Scotia man over allegations that he violated strict limits on political donations.
1 child or youth suffers gunshot injury each day in Ontario, study finds

1 child or youth suffers gunshot injury each day in Ontario, study finds

TORONTO — Firearms injure a child or youth almost every day in Ontario, say researchers, who analyzed hospital records to determine which groups of young people are most at risk for gun-related accidents or violent assault.
Feist to perform special tribute to Leonard Cohen at Junos

Feist to perform special tribute to Leonard Cohen at Junos

TORONTO — Singer-songwriter Feist will perform a special tribute to the late Leonard Cohen at the Juno Awards on Sunday. CTV and the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences say she'll perform an arrangement of one of Cohen's classic songs.
Scores turn out for healing service after Nova Scotia church fire

Scores turn out for healing service after Nova Scotia church fire

HALIFAX — Scores of people clad in white gathered Sunday for a healing service in a community gym across the street from a fire-ravaged historic church just outside Halifax. The service was originally scheduled to take place in St.
Scores turn out for healing service after Nova Scotia church fire

Scores turn out for healing service after Nova Scotia church fire

HALIFAX — Scores of people clad in white gathered Sunday for a healing service in a community gym across the street from a fire-ravaged historic church just outside Halifax. The service was originally scheduled to take place in St.
Niagara Falls' Maid of the Mist boats planning early launch

Niagara Falls' Maid of the Mist boats planning early launch

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The Maid of the Mist tour boats at Niagara Falls are being readied for their earliest launch ever.

New Brunswick lowers small business income tax rate to three per cent

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government is cutting the small business income tax rate to three per cent as of April 1. It is the third cut to the rate since January, 2015, when the rate was 4.5 per cent.
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