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Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law
OTTAWA - Legislation to create new oversight body tracking Canada's reconciliation efforts has passed a final vote in Parliament. The House of Commons unanimously agreed to adopt a final version of th...
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Sikh rally in Toronto with multi-party support prompts India diplomatic rebuke
OTTAWA - India has summoned Canada's envoy in New Delhi following a large Sikh rally in Toronto attended by all three major federal party leaders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Conservative Lea...
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Period Promise is back
NORTHERN BC - United Way British Columbia is working with communities in BC's North, Interior, Lower Mainland and Central & Northern Vancouver Island, wants to make it easier for people who menstr...
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Ottawa man who lauded Hamas pleads guilty to breaking bail conditions
OTTAWA - The Crown is asking a judge to consider an Ottawa man's pro-Hamas comments at a Toronto protest to be an aggravating factor in sentencing for breaching the bail conditions of an unrelated cha...
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Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - One of the winners of a historic $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment las...
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Oilers show they can grind out wins as they eye deep playoff run
LOS ANGELES - Connor McDavid says it was far from a masterpiece. The Oilers' 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday didn't break social media because of a highlight-reel rush or a back-and-f...
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Blue Jays pitching prospect Brandon Barriera has hybrid Tommy John surgery
Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Brandon Barriera has had hybrid Tommy John surgery. The ligament replacement and internal-brace procedure on his left elbow will likely take 12 to 18 months to heal...
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Ravensbergen named WHL Rookie of the Week
CALGARY - The accolades keep piling up for rookie Cougars goalie Joshua Ravensbergen.The 17-year-old's latest honour is being named the WHL Rookie of the Week after posting a 1-1 record with a 2.05 go...
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Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border
PHOENIX (AP) - Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury. The jurors in t...
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Zebras get loose near highway exit, gallop into Washington community before most are corralled
NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) - It was an unusual wildlife sighting Sunday when four zebras escaped from their trailer and galloped into a Washington neighborhood. Three of the four black-and-white striped a...
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