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    Teenage Phenomenon John Crimber Dominates Opening Night of PBR Saskatoon Classic, Winning Round 1 and 5/5 Bucking Battle to Move to No. 31 in 2024 Championship Battle
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    Teenage Phenomenon John Crimber Dominates Opening Night of PBR Saskatoon Classic, Winning Round 1 and 5/5 Bucking Battle to Move to No. 31 in 2024 Championship Battle

    By Kacie Albert SASKATOON, Saskatchewan. – In front of a loud crowd Friday night in Saskatoon, Sask., a teenage phenom John Crimber (Decatur, Texas) rode in seemingly unstoppable form, tying for the first round and winning the Battle of Bucking…

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    Homeless encampments in Canada: How cities are responding
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    Homeless encampments in Canada: How cities are responding

    On a strip of grass separating a busy thoroughfare in eastern Montreal from a block in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood stand about two dozen tents, a reflection of a real estate market that cannot provide enough affordable housing . Tents along…

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    Weather for October 27: Sunny and windy day in southern Ontario
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    Weather for October 27: Sunny and windy day in southern Ontario

    Preferred region How does this work? Following a frost warning On Saturday evening, the day should start with clouds before clearing to give way to sunshine. But don’t confuse it with summer weather: high winds will persist, so dressing in…

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    Breakthrough drug significantly slows the progression of motor neurone disease. So why on earth isn’t the NHS paying for this?
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    Breakthrough drug significantly slows the progression of motor neurone disease. So why on earth isn’t the NHS paying for this?

    A drug capable of significantly delaying the progression of motor neurone disease (MND) will not be available on the NHS because not enough people can benefit from it. Studies show that tofersen is very effective in combating this deadly muscle-wasting…

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    A UVic team develops a portable test for microplastics
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    A UVic team develops a portable test for microplastics

    The team decided to develop an affordable and portable device to test for microplastics in liquids, with the aim of creating something that could be easily used by anyone at home. It all started with a coffee maker. Scientists at…

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    Man hospitalized after ‘targeted’ shooting in Mississauga Square – CP24
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    Man hospitalized after ‘targeted’ shooting in Mississauga Square – CP24

    Peel police say a man in his 40s is in hospital after being shot near Dixie Road and Eglinton Avenue East in Mississauga. A man is in hospital after being shot in a Mississauga square Saturday afternoon in what police…

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    Harris and Walz will visit all the battleground states during the latter part of the campaign.
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    Harris and Walz will visit all the battleground states during the latter part of the campaign.

    WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will crisscross the United States to visit all seven battleground states in the coming days, part of a final blitz before the Nov. 5 election. WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris And Tim Walz…

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    Northern Ontario man wins competition for province’s largest pumpkin
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    Northern Ontario man wins competition for province’s largest pumpkin

    Jeff Warner has been growing giant pumpkins for years, and he can now say he has the largest pumpkin in Ontario this season. Warner, from Englehart in northern Ontario, won the giant pumpkin competition at Pumpkinfest in Port Elgin with…

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    20 years later, the 2004 Red Sox triumph has stood the test of time
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    20 years later, the 2004 Red Sox triumph has stood the test of time

    It was literally written in the stars. Twenty years ago tonight, October 27, 2004, the Red Sox took the field at the old Busch Stadium in St. Louis with a chance to end one of the longest title droughts in…

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    Homeless encampments in Canada: How cities are responding
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    Homeless encampments in Canada: How cities are responding

    On a strip of grass separating a busy thoroughfare in eastern Montreal from a block in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood stand about two dozen tents, a reflection of a real estate market that cannot provide enough affordable housing . Tents along…

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