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Stray bullet, not targeted shooting, to blame for officer's injury: Montreal police

Stray bullet, not targeted shooting, to blame for officer's injury: Montreal police

Montreal police say gunfire last month outside an area hospital that was initially thought to have targeted officers was actually stray bullets. The shooting took place at about 1:30 a.m. on Aug.
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On the campaign trail and August inflation numbers : In The News for Sept. 15

On the campaign trail and August inflation numbers : In The News for Sept. 15

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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No winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for Tuesday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot. However, one of the two available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million went to a single ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next draw on Sept.
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Coroner probing Quebec elder care deaths during pandemic says workers deserve respect

Coroner probing Quebec elder care deaths during pandemic says workers deserve respect

MONTREAL — The Quebec coroner investigating the deaths at elder care homes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic assured health workers they were not at fault and deserve respect for the working conditions they endured.
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Teal Cedar Products asks B.C. court for one-year injunction extension at Fairy Creek

Teal Cedar Products asks B.C. court for one-year injunction extension at Fairy Creek

NANAIMO, B.C. — A British Columbia forestry company appeared in court Tuesday to apply for a one-year extension of an injunction against ongoing protests over logging of old-growth trees in a remote area of southern Vancouver Island.
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Alberta's 'Open For Summer' plan was premature: chief medical officer of health

Alberta's 'Open For Summer' plan was premature: chief medical officer of health

Alberta's top doctor says the province's "Open For Summer" plan set the trajectory for a crushing fourth wave of COVID-19, which her predecessor warns is leading to an "acute care system breakdown." Chief medical officer of health, Dr.
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Yellowknife schools ordered to close for 10 days as COVID-19 cases grow in N.W.T.

Yellowknife schools ordered to close for 10 days as COVID-19 cases grow in N.W.T.

YELLOWKNIFE — The top doctor in the Northwest Territories has closed all schools in Yellowknife and surrounding areas after a spike in COVID-19 cases.
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Dozens of lawyers call for suspension of extradition with France over Diab case

Dozens of lawyers call for suspension of extradition with France over Diab case

OTTAWA — More than 100 legal professionals are asking Canada to suspend its extradition treaty with France over concerns "an innocent man" could face trial there in a terrorism case.
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More than 150,000 people in Canada experience 'long COVID' symptoms: report

More than 150,000 people in Canada experience 'long COVID' symptoms: report

TORONTO — More research is needed to understand the so-called "long COVID" condition and the burden it poses on the health-care system, a science advisory group said in a report Tuesday.
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N.S. 'family that could' perished at rural getaway they had created this summer

N.S. 'family that could' perished at rural getaway they had created this summer

AMHERST, N.S. — What was to have been a Nova Scotia family's final wilderness outing of the summer to celebrate the third birthday of the youngest child ended in tragedy on the weekend when a fire in their travel trailer killed all six members.
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