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Canadian superstar Céline Dion's Instagram announcement that she has been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome is sparking questions about the rare and widely unknown disease. 

The condition is a "neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease," according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in the U.S.  

The name doesn't do justice to the pain and life-changing symptoms the syndrome causes, said Tara Zier, founder of the Stiff Person Syndrome Research Foundation.

A landmark in Rennie, MB has burned to the ground. The Rennie Hotel was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning.

At 3:50 am, officers from the Whitemouth and Lac du Bonnet RCMP detachments were called to the hotel and post office as a fire was noted inside. Police say no injuries were reported. Both buildings were destroyed.

The Mendelson family would love to find the envelope where their father, Lee, scribbled some lyrics to jazz musician Vince Guaraldi's composition “Christmas Time is Here” for an animated TV special featuring the “Peanuts” gang in 1965.

The Northwestern Health Unit says 1 in 7 families in northwestern Ontario are struggling to put food on the table each day – and the issue is only going to get worse.

According to the results of a Northwestern Health Unit study done in the spring, the NWHU says the average cost to feed a family of four in northwestern Ontario is now $299 per week – or about $1,300 per month.

Calls from the daughters of a slain Indigenous woman to bring her remains home from a landfill that police in Winnipeg won't search turned into a rallying cry Wednesday to end the violence against their women and girls.

Cambria Harris, speaking before an Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa, says her mother, Morgan, was a "bright and loving soul" who had her life stolen by a "monster."

The 39-year-old mother and grandmother is one of four victims police believe were killed by 35-year-old Jeremy Skibicki, now facing first-degree murder charges. 

After nearly six months of negotiations, the Ontario government and the Canadian Union of Public Employees found common ground and have ratified their new agreement to keep education workers and children in the classroom.

The new deal came after the two parties reached a tentative deal on November 20 to avoid CUPE’s second protest, with members voting 73 per cent in favour of the deal by December 5.

THE GOOD OL' HOCKEY GAME?

November 29th may have seen the Winnipeg Jets come away with a monumental 5-0 win over the defending Stanley Cup Champion, Colorado Avalanche.

Unfortunately, what happened in the stands that night is all that the hockey world is taking away from the contest.

The federal and provincial governments are providing about $60,000 to municipalities in northwestern Ontario, as communities continue to recover from the effects of COVID-19.

The Ontario government says $505 million in funding will be split between 107 municipalities in Ontario to help municipal transit systems with revenue losses, operating expenses, provincial transit priority projects and providing on-demand transit services.

In Loving Memory of Dwayne Allan Wolframe
March 11, 1955 - November 30, 2022

It is with deep sorrow that the family of Dwayne Wolframe announces his sudden passing due to complications from unexpected surgery on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at the age of 67.

The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a new black-ringed toonie to honour Queen Elizabeth II. 

The mint says the coin's black outer ring is intended to evoke a "mourning armband" to honour the queen, who died in September after 70 years on the throne.  

The mint says it will start to circulate nearly five million of the coins this month, and they will gradually appear as banks restock inventories. 

Aside from the black ring, the mint says the coin retains the same design elements of the standard toonie.