Canadian comedy giant Catherine O'Hara dead at 71

sootoday - Canadian comedy giant Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone" and "Schitt's Creek," has died at age 71. Her agency says O'Hara died at her home in Los Angeles on Friday "following a brief illness.

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"A rare gift for comedy and heart": Reaction to the death of Catherine O'Hara

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Actress Catherine O'Hara: Canadian acting legend

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Tributes pour in as Canadians, celebrities react to Catherine O’Hara’s death

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Canadian comedy legend Catherine O'Hara dies at 71

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Catherine O’Hara dead at 71

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Canadian comedy giant Catherine O'Hara dead at 71

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BREAKING: Catherine O’Hara dead at 71

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Catherine O’Hara, Canadian actor and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star, dead at 71

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BREAKING: Actress Catherine O'Hara dies at 71

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Legendary Canadian actress Catherine O’Hara dies at 71

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Angry Humboldt Broncos families say Netflix hockey tragedy series hits too close to home

Bill Graveland / theglobeandmail - Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when a truck driver went through a stop sign and into the path of the junior hockey team’s bus in 2018

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'Not their story to tell': Broncos families angry over Netflix hockey tragedy series

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Proposed Netflix hockey tragedy series riles Broncos families

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Angry Humboldt Broncos families say Netflix hockey tragedy series hits too close to home

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'Not their story to tell': Broncos families are angry over Netflix hockey tragedy series

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‘Not their story to tell’: Humboldt Broncos families angry over Netflix hockey tragedy series

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'Not their story to tell': Broncos families angry over Netflix hockey tragedy series

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Former MP for Etobicoke North, Kirsty Duncan, passes away after cancer fight

Michael Talbot / citynews - Former Liberal cabinet minister, Kirsty Duncan, has passed away after a years-long battle with cancer. She was 59. Duncan represented the riding of Etobicoke North as MP from 2008 until 2025, winning five consecutive elections. She announced she was takin…

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Former MP Kirsty Duncan dies at 59

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Former MP, minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59 after cancer battle

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Former member of Parliament Kirsty Duncan dies at age 59

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Former MP for Etobicoke North, Kirsty Duncan, passes away after cancer fight

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Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59 after battle with cancer

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Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59

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CP NewsAlert: Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59

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La Loche marks 10 years since mass shooting in northern Saskatchewan

sootoday - LA LOCHE — A high school in northern Saskatchewan where a deadly shooting took place was open for the first time in a decade on the anniversary of the tragedy.

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La Loche marks 10 years since mass shooting in northern Saskatchewan

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Ten years after school shooting, La Loche community reflects 'on how far we have come'

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Community marks 10 years since La Loche mass shooting

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Calgary-area woman’s stolen ashes returned to her family

Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - Following an emotional plea from the family of 74-year-old Anna Thompson, a stolen urn containing the ashes of the recently-deceased woman, has been returned.

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Cremated remains stolen during break-in returned to Alberta family with note

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Calgary-area woman’s stolen ashes returned to her family

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Mother's ashes recovered after Chestermere break-in

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'Absolutely elated:' mother's stolen ashes returned to Chestermere family

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Victims’ families mark 6-year anniversary of Flight PS752 downing in Iran

Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Victims’ families will mark the six-year anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 in Iran with events in Ontario and British Columbia today. The plane was shot down on Jan. 8, 2020 by two Iranian missiles just minutes afte…

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Politics Insider: Ontario urges PM to keep EV levies on China

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Canadian families of Flight PS752 victims mark tragedy’s six-year anniversary

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Victims’ families mark 6-year anniversary of Flight PS752 downing in Iran

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Victims' families commemorate the six-year anniversary of Flight PS752 downing in Iran

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Victims' families mark six-year anniversary of Flight PS752 downing in Iran

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Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival to return after deadly SUV attack, focus on healing

sootoday - VANCOUVER — Filipino BC has announced the 2026 Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver will go ahead nearly a year after the devastating van attack that killed 11 people and injured dozens more.

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Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival returns with focus on healing after April attack

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Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival to return after deadly SUV attack, focus on healing

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Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival to return after deadly SUV attack, focus on healing

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Date for Lapu Lapu Day Festival 2026 set, one year after tragic events

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David Branch, longtime OHL commissioner, dies at 77

Michael Talbot / citynews - Former Ontario Hockey League commissioner and Canadian Hockey League president David Branch has died. He was 77. The OHL and Canadian Hockey League announced his death Monday, stating he died Sunday. No cause of death was revealed. Branch was commissioner…

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PYETTE: The softer side of David Branch

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David Branch, former OHL commissioner and CHL president, dies at 77

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'True builder': OHL announces death of former commissioner

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David Branch, longtime OHL commissioner, dies at 77

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Former OHL commissioner, CHL president David Branch dead at 77

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PHOTOS: Remembering longtime OHL leader David Branch

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French actor Brigitte Bardot remembered in Canada for fighting seal hunt

News Staff / citynews - French actor Brigitte Bardot who died Sunday at the age of 91, was also an animal rights activist and a vocal opponent of Canada’s seal hunt. Bardot, who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century, is known to be the first high-profile c…

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Brigitte Bardot remembered in Canada for fighting seal hunt, Longueuil deer cull

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French actor Brigitte Bardot remembered in Canada for fighting seal hunt

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French actor Brigitte Bardot remembered in Canada for fighting seal hunt

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Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at age 65

Ian Shantz / torontosun - Multi-talented musician remembered as "quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative"

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Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at age 65

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Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at 65

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Last surviving Dionne quintuplet has died

News Staff / citynews - NORTH BAY — Annette Dionne, the last surviving Dionne quintuplet and a champion of children’s rights, has died. The Dionne Quints Home Museum in North Bay, Ont., says in a social media post that Annette died on Christmas Eve but did not provide further de…

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North Bay community reflects on life of Annette Dionne, last of famous quintuplets

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Five uncommon photos of five uncommon sisters: The Dionne Quintuplets

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Annette Dionne, Last of the famous Quintuplets, dies at 91

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Last surviving Dionne quintuplet, Annette Dionne, has died: Dionne Quints Home Museum

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Last surviving Dionne quintuplet has died

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Annette, the last of Northern Ontario’s famous Dionne Quints, passes away

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Lawsuit by Humboldt Broncos’ families dismissed by judge

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - In his decision, Judge Graeme Mitchell of Court of King's Bench in Regina says the families' allegations are not sound in law and lack merit.

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Lawsuit by Humboldt Broncos’ families dismissed by judge

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Judge dismisses lawsuit from families of Humboldt Broncos crash in Saskatchewan

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Judge tosses Humboldt Broncos bus crash lawsuit

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The Wire actor James Ransone found dead in Los Angeles

Ling Hui / torontosun - Actor, 46, was known for playing Ziggy Sobotka on acclaimed HBO police drama

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James Ransone’s wife breaks silence after ‘The Wire’ star’s death: ‘We are forever’

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Pop culture highs and lows of 2025, including celebrity deaths

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The Wire actor James Ransone found dead in Los Angeles

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Actor James Ransone, known for his role in ‘The Wire,’ dead at 46

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Australia marks Day of Reflection for Bondi Beach shooting victims

News Staff / citynews - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australians will light candles at 6:47 p.m. on Sunday (7:47 GMT) to collectively commemorate the moment the first shots rang out a week earlier at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in an attack on a Jewish festival that left 15 dead. The fe…

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Police allege suspected gunman in Bondi Beach shooting trained with father, Australian media reports

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Thousands gather to mark one week since Bondi Beach attack

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Australians observe national day of reflection for Bondi Hanukkah terror victims

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Raymond J. de Souza: Even after Bondi, a light of hope shines through the darkness

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Barbara Kay: Bondi Beach shows Canadians can no longer shy away from the immigration debate

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Letters: Canada’s ‘turn’ in the terrorist lottery is coming

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Australia marks Day of Reflection for Bondi Beach shooting victims

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Australia plans tougher laws against displaying extremist flags after Bondi shooting

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3 kids die from influenza A-related complications since start of December in Ontario

Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - Three children in Ontario have died from influenza A-related complications since the start of December, health officials said Monday.

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Three children dead from flu-related complications in Ottawa area

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Three children dead in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario region after flu-related complications

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3 kids die from influenza A-related complications since start of December in Ontario

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3 children died from flu complications this month in Ottawa area: health units

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3 young children died from flu complications in Ottawa

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3 children die from influenza A-related complications in Ottawa and eastern Ontario region

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Robert Munsch plans to release dozens of new works after receiving MAID

Denette Wilford / torontosun - 'When I'm dead, they'll still be putting out Robert Munsch books'

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Robert Munsch speaks about living with dementia and plans to release more children’s books after his death

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Author Robert Munsch shares more details on dementia diagnosis in CBC interview

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Robert Munsch plans to release dozens of new works after receiving MAID

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Sophie Kinsella, author of best-selling ‘Shopaholic’ books, dies at 55

Denette Wilford / torontosun - Kinsella’s works have sold more than 50 million copies

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Sophie Kinsella, author of best-selling ‘Shopaholic’ books, dies at 55

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Sophie Kinsella, author of ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dead at 55

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Sophie Kinsella, author of the ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dies at 55

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Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989

News Staff / citynews - MONTREAL — Polytechnique Montréal and others across the country will pay tribute today to the 14 women who were murdered at the engineering school 36 years ago in a brazen anti-feminist attack. Wreaths of white roses will be laid in front of a commemorati…

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Community & Academic Tributes

Letters: Honouring the young women of Polytechnique

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Advocates make time to remember the École Polytechnique Montreal massacre at U of R

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Montreal Ceremonies

Montreal honours 14 victims of Polytechnique massacre at ceremony

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Beams of light over Montreal as city marks Dec. 6 Polytechnique anniversary

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Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989

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Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989

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Honouring 36 years since the Polytechnique massacre

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Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989

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Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989

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Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989

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National Calls for Change

Thirty-six years after Polytechnique attack killing 14 women, a duty to do more

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Thirty-six years after Polytechnique attack killing 14 women, a duty to do more

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Polytechnique memorial sparks calls for action

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Carney: Canada has ‘much more to do’ on combatting violence against women

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As Montreal honours Polytechnique victims, Carney says progress on women’s safety is not enough

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Frank Gehry, renowned Canadian-born architect, dies at age 96

Chris Jancelewicz / globalnews - Gehry died in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP.

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Canadian-born architect Frank Gehry dies at 96

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Canadian-born renegade architect Frank Gehry dies at 96

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A quicklist of Frank Gehry's accomplishments as one of the world's best-known architects

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Renowned Toronto-born architect Frank Gehry dead at 96 | CBC News

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Canadian-born Frank Gehry, architect who sparked ‘Bilbao Effect,’ dies at 96

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Frank Gehry, renowned Canadian-born architect, dies at age 96

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Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96

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Polytechnique expands scholarship program to 14 women in memory of 1989 tragedy

Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - The scholarships, set up to pay tribute not only to the victims but also to their families, were awarded during a ceremony at the school on Monday.

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Polytechnique expands scholarship program to 14 women in memory of 1989 tragedy

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Polytechnique expands scholarship program to 14 women in memory of 1989 tragedy

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Hanes: Polytechnique's Order of the White Rose 'is a bridge between memory and the future'

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Polytechnique expands scholarship program to 14 women in memory of 1989 tragedy

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Hanes: These are the 14 new inductees in Polytechnique Montréal's Order of the White Rose

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