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‘Time to move on’: Regina tries to lure Halifax residents with tongue-in-cheek ad

Regina's cheeky bid to poach Haligonians is the inter-city rivalry Canada didn't know it needed.

Positive Canada Lifestyle

A humorous social media advertisement from Regina is playfully trying to attract residents of Halifax to move to the Saskatchewan capital. The tongue-in-cheek campaign is generating buzz online. It appears to be a lighthearted attempt to highlight Regina as a place to call home.

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A tongue-in-cheek ad circulating on social media trying to lure Haligonians away from the ocean breeze to make a home in Regina is creating a stir.

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