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Supreme Court to examine mandatory minimum sentences for child pornography offences
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences for child pornography offences. The top court's decision to review the matter flows from Quebec c...
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Quebec police say 40 'high risk' sex offenders arrested in provincewide operation
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested 40 sex offenders in an operation involving multiple police forces across the province. The operation targeted people considered a high risk to ...
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Quebec family reimbursed $10,000 for being shipped wrong body after death in Cuba
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area family that was sent the wrong body after a loved one's death in Cuba has received a $10,000 reimbursement and an apology from the Caribbean country. Miriam Jarjour says her...
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Canada's Auger-Aliassime downs Nishioka in Round 1 of Madrid Open
MADRID - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime rallied to defeat Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Madrid Open on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime, ranked 35th in the world, fired ...
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First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel in Baltimore since bridge collapse
BALTIMORE (AP) - The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ...
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Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang ...
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N.L. minister seeks Criminal Code changes he says will protect domestic abuse victims
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's Justice Minister has written to his federal counterpart to ask for changes to the Criminal Code relating to bail and detention in cases of intimate partn...
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Vancouver Whitecaps to host Ryan Reynolds-owned Wrexham AFC in late July contest
VANCOUVER - Wrexham AFC, co-owned by Canadian actor and Vancouver native Ryan Reynolds, is set to play Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps on July 27 at BC Place Stadium. It will be the last of ...
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Tory MP for Oshawa joins ranks of federal politicians who won't run in next election
OTTAWA - Conservative member of Parliament Colin Carrie, who represents Oshawa, Ont., says he will not run in the next election. Carrie was first elected in 2004 and re-elected six times. He says it's...
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China launches 3-member crew to its space station as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon by 2030
JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) - China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station on Thursday as part of its ambitious program that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2...
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