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Trudeau tells Harry and Meghan to 'enjoy every minute' after birth of baby boy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending Canadian well wishes to the world's newest royal parents. Prince Harry announced his wife, the former Meghan Markle, gave birth to a healthy baby boy ...
May 08, 2019
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Markets Right Now: US stocks turn mixed in midday trading
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks brushed off early losses and were mixed in midday trading as gains in industrial companies were offset b...
May 08, 2019
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Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime drops first match against Rafael Nadal
MADRID - Canadian teen Felix Auger-Aliassime's first match against Rafael Nadal went the way most do when the Spanish star is playing on clay. The second-seeded Nadal, playing on his favourite su...
May 08, 2019
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After leaning on Leonard, Raptors finally get team effort in rout of Sixers
TORONTO - When Fred VanVleet threw up a three-point attempt late in the first quarter on Tuesday, it was as the nearly 20,000 fans at Scotiabank Arena were collectively willing the ball to fall throug...
May 08, 2019
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Blood-donor deferral period for men who have sex with men cut to three months
OTTAWA - Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says men who have sex with men will be able to give blood after a deferral period of three months, down from a year. Petitpas Taylor says the deci...
May 08, 2019
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Citing concerns for flood victims, Ontario, Quebec opt out of alert-system test
OTTAWA - The country's two biggest provinces won't take part in what was supposed to be a nationwide test of Canada's Alert Ready system on Wednesday. Public Safety Canada says it received notificatio...
May 08, 2019
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Michael Cohen goes to prison, slamming Trump along the way
NEW YORK - Michael Cohen took a last swipe at President Donald Trump while reporting to federal prison Monday to start a three-year sentence for crimes including tax evasion and campaign finance viola...
May 08, 2019
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Quebec immigration minister defends secularism bill against claims its discriminatory
Quebec Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says he disagrees with prominent critics who have described his government's religious symbols bill as discriminatory. Jolin-Barrette is ...
May 08, 2019
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Montreal animal shelter grappling with growing number of abandoned chickens
MONTREAL - Animal welfare officials in Montreal have added chickens to the list of abandoned creatures landing at their doorstep. While dogs, cats and rabbits are par for the course, it...
May 08, 2019
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Killer whales to caribou: UN environment report has strong message for Canada
A UN report that concludes a million species are threatened with extinction and that "fundamental, structural change" is required to halt a steep decline in the natural environment has lessons fo...
May 08, 2019
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Is the alternative approval process (AAP) the best way to measure public support of borrowing for the Build Kamloops strategy?
Sep 09, 2024
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COLLINS: Time for the government to really try to fix the healthcare system
Sep 08, 2024
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SOUND OFF: Davies off base on Build Kamloops alternative approval process
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PETERS: With the collapse of BC United, there will be a lot of nose-holding at the ballot box this fall
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