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Toronto Maple Leafs players delight fans by holding practice at an arena in Bracebridge, Ont., on Wed., Oct. 2, 2024.

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Organizers of Canada’s largest country music festival are cleaning up after this weekend’s Boots and Hearts festival.
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Stephanie and Bryan Cantwell of Owen Sound, Ont., won $40 million in the Sept. 17, 2024, Lotto Max draw. (Source: OLG)
One year after Canada launched a voluntary code of conduct on artificial intelligence, tech organizations that signed on say they don't regret the decision but wouldn't mind some more company. A person uses a computer keyboard in Toronto, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 in this photo illustration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

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Santa Claus Parade is coming to town

The 75th anniversary of the Barrie Santa Claus Parade will feature floats, live entertainment, and new attractions, including Santa’s Fireside Gathering.

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Northbound traffic on Highway 400 - File image. (CTV News/Mike Lang)

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The Barrie Spirit Catcher at the waterfront. (CTV News Barrie)
A person uses a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

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Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting him in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the social safety net programs Medicare and Medicaid.

Centre Block renovation facing timeline and budget 'pressures'

The multi-billion-dollar renovation of parliament’s Centre Block building continues to be on time and on budget, but construction crews are facing 'pressures' when it comes to the deadline and total costs, according to the department in charge of the project.

Measles cases in New Brunswick continue to climb

The number of measles cases in New Brunswick continue to climb. Officials with New Brunswick’s Department of Health said as of Thursday, the number of confirmed cases since October has reached 43.

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