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It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

CALGARY — It’s the holidays, which means for many across the Prairies, there’s no better time to get locked in a dungeon with a dragon. Or smoke out Colonel Mustard in the billiard room with the revolver.
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It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

CALGARY — It’s the holidays, which means for many across the Prairies, there’s no better time to get locked in a dungeon with a dragon. Or smoke out Colonel Mustard in the billiard room with the revolver.
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Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas

Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza.
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Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths tensions between locals and migrants in France's Mayotte

Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths tensions between locals and migrants in France's Mayotte

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure but also laid bare deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population.
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Lindsey Vonn to resume her comeback in St. Anton in January after St. Moritz race canceled

Lindsey Vonn to resume her comeback in St. Anton in January after St. Moritz race canceled

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn lost a chance to improve her ranking when the second race of her World Cup skiing comeback at age 40 was canceled on Sunday due to strong winds and poor visibility.
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Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains - and bots

Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains - and bots

Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S.
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Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains - and bots

Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains - and bots

Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S.
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Parry wins Mauritius Open for 2nd European tour title

GRAND BAIE, Mauritius (AP) — English golfer John Parry overcame a five-stroke deficit in the final round to win the Mauritius Open on Sunday and claim his second title on the European tour, 14 years after his first.
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Lindsey Vonn's 2nd World Cup race back from retirement is canceled due to poor weather in St. Moritz

Lindsey Vonn's 2nd World Cup race back from retirement is canceled due to poor weather in St. Moritz

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn's second World Cup race back Sunday after nearly six years of retirement was canceled due to strong winds and poor visibility.
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'Eclectic, strange or weird?': Meet the collectors who treasure hunt across Ontario

'Eclectic, strange or weird?': Meet the collectors who treasure hunt across Ontario

Tristan Sacrey says he reached rock bottom five years ago. He went through a breakup, lost his job and had to move back in with his mom, and he was still trying to process the death of his father two years earlier.
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