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NDP leadership to begin in September, new leader chosen no later than March 29
OTTAWA - The NDP's leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh will formally begin in September, with a six-month race to follow according to a rules framework adopted by the party's national council. A ...
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Teen found dead in abandoned car was last seen at Calgary mall the day before
Mounties in Alberta are looking for help from the public after the body of a teen girl was found in an abandoned car close to the U.S. border.Police say Jordyn (Rylie) Dines was found in the abandoned...
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Canucks sign goaltender Aleksei Medvedev to three-year entry-level contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Aleksei Medvedev to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Thursday. The 17-year-old from St. Petersburg, Russia, spent the...
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Provincial government appoints Jonathan Carlzon as compassionate intervention commissioner
The provincial government has named Jonathan Carlzon as the first commissioner of the Compassionate Intervention Commission.Also the founding member of the commission, he's been appointed on a three y...
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'Sense of shock' in Quadeville, Ont., after teen charged in attack on eight-year-old
A tight-knit village in eastern Ontario is shaken after learning that a teenager was charged with attempted murder and sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl in what police initially suspected to be...
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Wickens to drive feature race at home seven years after crash left him paralyzed
Robert Wickens's promising racing career seemed like it was cut tragically short after a 2018 crash left him paralyzed from the chest down. But almost seven years later, Wickens is racing in the headl...
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Lethbridge Hurricanes acquire Lukas Lima
A new deal with the Everett Silvertips will add another member to the Lethbridge Hurricanes' roster.The Canes have acquired 2008-born forward Lukas Lima in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in the...
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Former justice minister David Lametti confirms start date as adviser to PM Carney
OTTAWA - Former Liberal justice minister David Lametti starts his new job in Mark Carney's Prime Minister's Office on Monday. Lametti posted on LinkedIn to confirm his start date as Carney's principal...
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Elections commissioner fines Conservative agent four times
OTTAWA - The elections commissioner has levied four fines totalling $4,500 against an accountant relating to his work as an agent for the Conservative party. The Office of the Commissioner of Canada E...
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Ten British Columbians in hospital with the measles, as disease spreads in north
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health ministry says 10 people are hospitalized with measles in the province, with one active, contagious case as of July 8. It says the infections are among 102 confirme...
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