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Quebec minister accuses organized crime of using 14-year-old 'to do their dirty work'
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says he's shocked by reports that a 14-year-old boy's death southeast of Quebec City is linked to organized crime. Franois Bonnardel was reacting to multip...
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NHL's Senators, NCC call press conference as arena deal deadline arrives in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators and the National Capital Commission have called a joint press conference on the deadline date to finalize a deal to build a downtown arena. The re...
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Raptors forward Bruce Brown out several weeks after knee surgery
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors say forward Bruce Brown has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be out for several weeks. The Raptors said in a release Friday that an update on Bro...
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Riders look to end seven-game slide in showdown against Stamps
The Saskatchewan Roughriders hope to get back into the win column with a game against the Stampeders in Calgary on Friday.Saskatchewan comes into the contest with a 0-6-1 record in its last seven cont...
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Joly convenes fellow women foreign ministers to talk harassment, equity in politics
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is convening female foreign ministers from a dozen countries to talk about women's participation in governance and issues like online harassment. Joly is ...
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Victims, including three Canadians, claim former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a 'monster' who abused young women, lawyers say
LONDON (AP) - Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of alleged victims - including three Canadians - of Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, said Friday their clients assert that he was a "m...
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Dutch prosecutors say man arrested after fatal stabbing is suspected of a terrorist motive
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch prosecutors say that a 22-year-old man arrested after a fatal stabbing in Rotterdam that left one person dead and another seriously wounded is suspected of murder a...
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Could a cap on grad students from abroad hurt more than help? Experts raise the alarm
TORONTO - Experts are raising questions about the need for the federal government's planned cap on international graduate students, and suggesting it may prompt some top talent to look elsewhere. Stud...
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Canada Soccer waiting on drone spying review findings, Priestman still getting paid
Nearly two months after announcing an independent, external review into the Paris Olympics drone spying scandal, Canada Soccer - like everyone else - is waiting on its findings. Canada women's coach B...
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Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada's Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill Stein on the ballot in the battleground state. The court's...
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