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CP NewsAlert: Speaker kicks Poilievre out of Commons over unparliamentary comments
OTTAWA - Speaker Greg Fergus kicked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of the House of Commons during question period today. All Conservative MPs have left the chamber in protest after Fergus ga...
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ECHL approves sale of Lions, new owners say they are committed to Trois-Rivières
SHREWSBURY, N.J. - The ECHL's board of governors has approved the sale of the Trois-Rivires Lions to Spire Hockey, the hockey league announced Tuesday. Spire Hockey takes over the team from Deacon Spo...
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Justice minister says recent protest over Israel-Hamas war at his home crossed a line
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani says protesters who took their cause to his home over the weekend crossed a line. A few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters showed up at Virani's Toronto-area home o...
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Grandparents, grandchild among 4 dead in wrong-way 401 pursuit crash
Two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on a busy stretch of Highway 401 on Monday night after a van being chased by police east of Toronto crashed while going the wrong way, causing ...
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PWHL announces playoff arenas for Toronto, Montreal to start their semifinal series
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League's first four playoff games will be played in Toronto's Coca-Cola Coliseum and Place Bell in Laval, Que. With Toronto and Montreal having secured playof...
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Virani says Poilievre's willingness to use notwithstanding clause threatens rights
OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister says the notwithstanding clause should only be used as a measure of last resort after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested he wouldn't hesitate to wield it...
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LPS looking for assistance in April 2023 robbery investigation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is continuing its investigation into a robbery last April.Police have pursued multiple avenues of investigation, but no arrest has been made. They ...
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When it comes to NHL player injury transparency, mum's still the word
DENVER - Upper-body injury? Lower-body injury? Or perhaps the ultimate in vagueness: general body soreness? Much to the chagrin of hockey fans yearning for information on NHL player injuries, teams re...
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'All options still on the table' for limiting plastics production: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty including putting legislated caps on how ...
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Leafs star Auston Matthews (illness) briefly skates ahead of must-win Game 5
BOSTON - Auston Matthews took part in the Maple Leafs' optional morning skate ahead of Toronto's must-win Game 5 against the Boston Bruins down 3-1 in the teams' first-round playoff series. The 69-goa...
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