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RECALL: Consumers told to immediately stop using recalled heaters

RECALL: Consumers told to immediately stop using recalled heaters

Utility workshop/garage heaters recalled due to fire hazard
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ONTARIO: Fraudster duped Canadians out of $1.3M in business directory scheme

ONTARIO: Fraudster duped Canadians out of $1.3M in business directory scheme

Judge calls Tobermory man's 'materially misleading' telemarketing and 'final notice' schemes deceitful and deliberate, designed to have air of authenticity
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BEYOND LOCAL: China welcomes Ya Ya the panda home after 20 years abroad

BEYOND LOCAL: China welcomes Ya Ya the panda home after 20 years abroad

Ya Ya was born Aug. 3, 2000, in Beijing. She lived at the Memphis Zoo along with Le Le, a male panda who was born July 18, 1998
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BEYOND LOCAL: Guelph driver, 92, charged in incident that injured CTV reporter

BEYOND LOCAL: Guelph driver, 92, charged in incident that injured CTV reporter

Stephanie Villella was badly injured March 1 when she was hit by a vehicle while covering an earlier crash on Brock Road in Puslinch
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BEYOND LOCAL: Police probe theft of 30,000 baby chicks

BEYOND LOCAL: Police probe theft of 30,000 baby chicks

OPP say they are investigating the theft of approximately 30,000 chicks from a farm west of Stratford
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CANADA: Small business owners working eight-day week equivalent due to staff shortages: CFIB

CANADA: Small business owners working eight-day week equivalent due to staff shortages: CFIB

The average owner works 54 hours a week
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Pilot walks away from Collingwood plane crash

Pilot walks away from Collingwood plane crash

The pilot, who was the lone occupant of the plane, was taken to hospital with minor injuries, police say
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BEYOND LOCAL: KFC’s new Colonel Sanders is from northern Ontario

BEYOND LOCAL: KFC’s new Colonel Sanders is from northern Ontario

Sudbury's Rob Wills plays the Colonel as a ‘grumpy, pouty grandpa’ upset about chicken promotion
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BEYOND LOCAL: Massive fire destroys homes under construction in Vaughan

BEYOND LOCAL: Massive fire destroys homes under construction in Vaughan

No reports of injuries or deaths at this time
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BEYOND LOCAL: Responding to Indigenous demands, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine

BEYOND LOCAL: Responding to Indigenous demands, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine

In the statement, the Vatican said: 'In no uncertain terms, the Church’s magisterium upholds the respect due to every human being. The Catholic Church therefore repudiates those concepts that fail to recognize the inherent human rights of indigenous peoples'
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