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Mother fears for son’s education amid federal funding delays

Mother fears for son’s education amid federal funding delays

'My son’s right to education, special needs education, is being threatened by the complete failure of both levels of government,' says frustrated area mother
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Germans mourn the 5 killed and 200 injured in the apparent attack on a Christmas market

Germans mourn the 5 killed and 200 injured in the apparent attack on a Christmas market

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germans on Saturday mourned the victims of an apparent attack in which authorities say a doctor drove into a busy outdoor Christmas market , killing five people, injuring 200 others and shaking the public’s sense of security
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Man City crisis deepens after latest Premier League loss to Aston Villa

Man City crisis deepens after latest Premier League loss to Aston Villa

Manchester City’s stunning slump deepened after losing to Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.
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Rangers' Rempe offered an in-person hearing, NHL could suspend him six-plus games

Rangers' Rempe offered an in-person hearing, NHL could suspend him six-plus games

Matt Rempe of the New York Rangers has been offered an in-person hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety to discuss his boarding and elbowing of Dallas Stars defenceman Miro Heiskanen.
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Canada's Reece Howden victorious in men's World Cup ski cross race

Canada's Reece Howden victorious in men's World Cup ski cross race

INNICHEN — Canada's Reece Howden won a second men's World Cup ski cross race this season with Saturday's victory in Italy. The 26-year-old from Cultus Lake, B.C.
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Handyman honoured for saving colleague's life at area work site

Handyman honoured for saving colleague's life at area work site

Bill Murray saw a colleague collapse to the ground on Sept. 27 and immediately took action; mayor says Murray showed 'heroism and bravery'
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New rules clarify when travellers are compensated for flight disruptions

New rules clarify when travellers are compensated for flight disruptions

TORONTO — The federal government is proposing new rules surrounding airlines' obligations to travellers whose flights are disrupted, even when delays or cancellations are caused by an "exceptional circumstance" outside of carriers' control.
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13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events

13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, the police said Saturday.
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37 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil

37 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil

SAO PAULO (AP) — A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 37 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil , officials said.
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Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Do
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