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Avian flu: Quebec duck farm says it has to kill 150,000 birds, lay off 300 staff

Avian flu: Quebec duck farm says it has to kill 150,000 birds, lay off 300 staff

It will likely take six to 12 months and possibly several million dollars to fully restore the company's operations
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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur, a dominant force in his generation, dead at 70

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur, a dominant force in his generation, dead at 70

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a noted Canadiens fan, said Lafleur was 'unlike anyone else on the ice'
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CANADA: CEO says Flair Airlines has resolved foreign ownership issue — mostly — amid regulatory probe

CANADA: CEO says Flair Airlines has resolved foreign ownership issue — mostly — amid regulatory probe

'Domestic control and ownership is not just a ‘nice to have,’ it is a necessary underpinning of the system, and should be defended,' say airline groups
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BEYOND LOCAL: Few details emerge at meeting about why Cree author’s book removed from library collection

BEYOND LOCAL: Few details emerge at meeting about why Cree author’s book removed from library collection

'The Great Bear' by David A. Robertson was pulled from Durham District School Board’s library collection for review
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That costs what?! A look at how much some consumer prices went up in the last year

That costs what?! A look at how much some consumer prices went up in the last year

Here's a look at how much some prices have gone up between March 2021 and March 2022 at the grocery store
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COVID-19: One-quarter of Canadians have been infected with COVID-19, poll suggests

COVID-19: One-quarter of Canadians have been infected with COVID-19, poll suggests

Rate of reported infection sat higher than what the official data has suggested, said Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies' executive vice-president
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BEYOND LOCAL: Saved a lot working from home? How to manage spending as you inch back to the office

BEYOND LOCAL: Saved a lot working from home? How to manage spending as you inch back to the office

many people may fall back into their old spending habits as they return to the office
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BEYOND LOCAL: Two newly-discovered giant dinosaur species could be missing apex predators

BEYOND LOCAL: Two newly-discovered giant dinosaur species could be missing apex predators

a tyrannosaur from Canada and a carcharodontosaur from Uzbekistan were recently discovered and show some interesting parallels
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BEYOND LOCAL: Apples weren’t always big, juicy and sweet

BEYOND LOCAL: Apples weren’t always big, juicy and sweet

Wild apples contain genetic diversity that can be reintroduced into domesticated varieties
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WORLD: Libraries around the world are helping safeguard Ukrainian books and culture

WORLD: Libraries around the world are helping safeguard Ukrainian books and culture

Teams of archivists and librarians are working to save Ukrainian library and museum collections
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