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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

TORONTO — Tim Hortons is considered part of the fabric of Canada, but long before the chain became synonymous with the country, it had humble beginnings as a coffee and doughnut shop.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government received 18 official complaints in the summer before it implemented a rule preventing most children from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.

TORONTO — It’s getting harder for companies to hide their dirty secrets.

TSUUT'INA FIRST NATION — Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the Tsuut'ina reserve like the back of his hand.

Toronto police have arrested and charged a man with mischief in an incident they allege was hate-motivated. Police say a man boarded a TTC bus in the city's Jane and Bloor West area on December 2 and wrote hate-motivated graffiti on several windows.

CALGARY — Maxim Muranov scored once and added two assists, Calgary scored four goals in the first period, and the Hitmen coasted to a 7-4 victory over the visiting Swift Current Broncos in Western Hockey League action on Sunday.

VICTORIA — Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public reports poured in from hundreds of kilometres away from the event's epicentre.