Sharif Hassan
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Sharif Hassan
@msharif1990.bsky.social
Reporter at the Canadian Press
Fans sadden as beloved Canadian kids’ tv channels will shut down in the coming months.

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Family Channel closure saddens fans, including many grownups
Korie Heartz grew up with the Family Channel just like her mother, who also watched the iconic station’s shows during her own childhood.
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September 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
tri-national strategy needed to save the iconic monarch butterflies that are migrating between Canada, US and Mexico
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Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study
The iconic butterfly's population has decreased by around 80 per cent in the past two decades because of habitat destruction
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August 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“I miss Pukatawagan, that is our home. It feels different here”: #Manitoba residents fleeing #wildfires take refuge in Niagara Falls, #Ontario

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Manitoba residents fleeing scorching wildfires take refuge in Niagara Falls, Ont.
Some Manitoba residents who have taken refuge in Niagara Falls, Ont., after fleeing wildfires raging in their province say they’re grateful for the hospitality but worry they won’t have a home to retu...
winnipeg.citynews.ca
June 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Walkerton mourns after four schoolgirls and their teacher died in vehicle collision on Friday.

“I just wanted so badly to believe that it wasn’t real,” a student who knew all four girls and the teacher told us.

“I felt like I lost a part of myself.”

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Students, staff in Walkerton return to school after fatal crash
As a small Ontario town continues to grapple with the sudden deaths of four teenage girls and their teacher, students and staff went back to school on Monday morning to find mental health resources on...
www.ctvnews.ca
May 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Canada Goose says tariffs are having little impact on the business, but the uncertainty they pose is great enough that the company is withholding its outlook for this fiscal year.

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Canada Goose shares soar as company sees 'minimal' impact from tariffs
TORONTO - Canada Goose Holdings Inc. executives say tariffs are having little impact on the business, but the uncertainty they pose is great enough that the company is withholding its
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May 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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May 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
American universities under attack by #Trump admin.

Hundreds of #Canadian professors are urging future govt to create safe sanctuary for “academic refugees,” fleeing the US, safeguard academic freedoms on campuses, and provide more funding to universities.

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Offer 'academic refugees' from U.S. a safe haven in Canada, profs urge party leaders
Hundreds of professors are asking Canadian federal party leaders to provide a safe sanctuary for "academic refugees" and safeguard academic freedoms on campuses, as American universities face mounting...
ca.news.yahoo.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
For more than a century, Oshawa has been the city of autoworkers.

The automotive museum in the downtown core, murals depicting locally made vehicles & the city’s beloved hockey team are all symbols of that glorious — and often treacherous — history.

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'In a fight with one man': Trump's tariffs have autoworkers in Oshawa, Ont., on edge
Autoworkers in Oshawa say the impact of U-S President Donald Trump's tariffs is a threat far greater than anything else they have experienced.
toronto.citynews.ca
April 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"We're feeling the pain and we're on the front line. That's just the reality of being a border city," he said. "There are many joys to being a border city, but there's also a lot of pain on occasion when issues beyond our control happen."

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Mayors of border cities call on Ottawa for funding, support as tariff war continues
Mayors of several Canadian border cities and towns are calling for support from the federal government as the tariff war with the United States starts to hurt their communities, warning of dire econom...
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March 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM
heartbreaking story

He had everything he wanted in life – a wife and two children he loved in a happy home.

Then a tragedy hit and in the blink of an eye, he lost it all.

His wife and their two daughters died after their house caught fire in Oshawa Wednesday.

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'He has nothing left," says brother of man who lost wife and kids in Oshawa fire
Josef Bresca had everything he wanted in life – a wife and two children he loved in a happy home, his brother said. Then a tragedy hit and in the blink of an eye, he lost it all.
www.villagereport.ca
March 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here's how the RCMP is ramping up efforts

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So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here's how the RCMP is ramping up efforts
Smith now dons a uniform and body armour as he drives a marked RCMP vehicle to help patrol roughly 800 kilometres of Ontario's border with the United States
toronto.citynews.ca
March 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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February 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
After seven years of PC representation, can Liberals turn Eglinton-Lawrence red?

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After seven years of PC representation, can Liberals turn Eglinton-Lawrence red?
When Vince Gasparro’s daughter suddenly fell ill last year, the “total chaos” he witnessed in the emergency department of a Toronto hospital spurred his desire to enter electoral politics.
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February 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A refugee has been mostly homeless after he moved to Canada in 2023.

On Jan 15 — the day his asylum case was accepted — he received the key to a portable tiny home in a park.

Now the City of #Toronto wants his and four other tiny homes removed from the park.

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City of Toronto asks builder of tiny homeless shelters to remove them from park
The City of Toronto has asked Tiny Tiny Homes to remove five small shelters from a downtown park, saying they pose safety risks.
torontosun.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A “purposeful, forceful but reasonable, immediate response” is ready if Trump imposes tariffs, PM Trudeau says.
February 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM