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• Brit and Canadian heading to Women's March turned away at U.S. border

  21-01-2017 23:06
  
  A U.K. national in Canada on a student visa says he and a friend were turned away at the U.S. border because they intended to go to Saturday's Women's March in Washington.
  
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• 3 men presumed dead after snowmobile breaks through ice on Nunavut cargo run

  21-01-2017 21:16
  
  One man is confirmed dead and two others are missing but presumed dead after their large Bombardier snowmobile broke through the ice near Whale Cove, Nunavut, on Saturday morning.
  
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• 'Scariest moment': Former pro mountain biker speaks out after sudden paralysis

  21-01-2017 20:40
  
  A former mountain biker who found himself suddenly paralyzed in his Vancouver home is speaking out, saying he had to wait 40 minutes for an ambulance to arrive.
  
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• Why are Canadians over 35 barred from signing up to donate bone marrow?

  21-01-2017 20:00
  
  Bone marrow donation is often the last hope of survival for leukemia patients like seven-year-old Joshua Weekes, who died earlier this week after being unable to find a donor.
  
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• Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville outdoor skating rink transformed for winter and summer sports

  21-01-2017 19:30
  Government of Canada supports O.T.J. St-Bernard Inc. community project.
  
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• Government of Canada proposes new rules to strengthen food safety

  21-01-2017 19:26
  Today, the Government of Canada launched a public consultation on new rules to strengthen food safety.
  
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• Nearly 200 sickened due to illness at Humber College

  21-01-2017 19:22
  
  A Toronto Public Health official says one person was admitted to hospital and 200 have reported becoming sick after an illness at a Humber College residence that began earlier this week.
  
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• 1 admitted to hospital, 120 sickened due to illness at Humber College

  21-01-2017 19:22
  
  A Toronto Public Health official says one person was admitted to hospital and 120 people have been sickened by an illness at a Humber College residence that began earlier this week.
  
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• 40 years later, remembering Jimmy Carter's pardon for draft dodgers

  21-01-2017 19:21
  
  One of U.S. President Donald Trump's first acts in office was to sign an executive order to scale back the Affordable Care Act. But 40 years ago today, the beginning of Jimmy Carter's presidency sparked a different tone.
  
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• Toronto man wanted on Canada-wide warrant

  21-01-2017 19:07
  
  Toronto police are asking the public for help in locating a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Police said in a news release Friday that Lingathasan Suntharamoorthy, 36, is wanted for being unlawfully at large after leaving a Toronto courthouse in the city’s east end.
  
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• Canada to participate in Arctic Frontiers conference

  21-01-2017 17:13
  Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Norway from January 23 to 25, 2017, to attend the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø and a bilateral program in Oslo.
  
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• Minister Bains promotes Canada to the world and secures jobs

  21-01-2017 16:00
  January 21, 2017 – Davos, Switzerland – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Canada has a highly skilled workforce, world-leading expertise in emerging technologies that will shape the economy of the future, and companies that are ready to compete in a globally competitive marketplace. These strengths, supported by the Government of Canada's plan to promote shared prosperity by strengthening the middle class, make Canada an ideal destination for global investments.
  
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• Nova Scotia Teachers Union, provincial government reach tentative agreement

  21-01-2017 15:16
  
  The Nova Scotia Teachers Union has reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government, but both sides are mum on the details for now.
  
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• New species of prehistoric palm discovered in Canada

  21-01-2017 15:00
  
  A researcher has identified a new species of small palm that once grew in Canada — millions of years ago.
  
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• Minister Champagne concludes successful round of meetings at World Economic Forum

  21-01-2017 15:00
  The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, today concluded his participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2017.
  
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• From 'zombie' urchins to seafood gold? Studies test sea urchin farming in Canada

  21-01-2017 15:00
  
  Federal scientists and others are exploring the possibility of sea urchin farming in Canada, using Norwegian technology that proponents hope will turn 'zombie urchins' into profitable seafood — but there is a question about the ecological cost.
  
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• Thousands of Canadians join Women’s Marches across country

  21-01-2017 14:58
  
  Protests are being held across Canada today in support of the Women's March in Washington.
  
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• Thousands of Canadians join Women’s March in cities across the country

  21-01-2017 14:58
  
  Protests are being held across Canada today in support of the Women's March in Washington.
  
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• Events organized across Canada to support D.C. women's march

  21-01-2017 14:58
  
  Protests are being held across Canada today in support of the Women's March on Washington.
  
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• Anglican Church admits it 'helped to create' conditions for suicide crisis in Wapekeka First Nation

  21-01-2017 13:00
  
  The Anglican Church of Canada says it will continue working with First Nations in northern Ontario to confront the "legacy of brokenness" created by a pedophile priest who worked in remote communities in the 1970s and 80s.
  
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• Humphries narrowly misses bobsleigh gold in St. Moritz

  21-01-2017 12:57
  
  Kaillie Humpries and pilot Melissa Lotholz were one one-hundredth of a second short of a gold medal Saturday at the bobsleigh World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
  
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• Humphries narrowly misses bobsled gold in St. Moritz

  21-01-2017 12:57
  
  Kaillie Humpries and pilot Melissa Lotholz were one one-hundredth of a second short of a gold medal Saturday at the bobsled World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
  
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• Hope Blooms founder glad Arlene Dickinson spoke 'her truth' about Kevin O'Leary

  21-01-2017 12:30
  
  The founder of Hope Blooms says she was surprised but appreciative to find the Halifax group mentioned in a blunt critique of Conservative leadership hopeful Kevin O'Leary.
  
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• Solidarity sisters! Why Canadians are joining the Women's March on Washington

  21-01-2017 11:00
  
  Canadian women are donning their "pussyhats" and heading south in buses and cars to take part in the Women's March on Washington on Saturday, which is expected to draw about 200,000 protesters who disavow the policies and presidency of Donald Trump.
  
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• Like Trump, Kevin O'Leary only needs voters to take him seriously: Aaron Wherry

  21-01-2017 11:00
  
  Perhaps all prime ministers end up becoming television characters, but Kevin O'Leary is the first TV character to run for prime minister. Now, the question is how serious O'Leary should be taken as a contender for high office.
  
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• Liberal peacekeeping decision paused because of uncertainty around Trump

  21-01-2017 11:00
  
  The Trudeau government postponed the delivery of its long-anticipated peacekeeping plan last month principally because it needed a better read on what the Trump administration expects of Canada in terms of international defence and security, sources tell CBC News.
  
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• Vancouver-area peak named for deceased search and rescue volunteer

  21-01-2017 06:17
  
  A mountain peak on British Columbia's North Shore is being named in honour of a long-time leader in the province's search and rescue community.
  
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• Canada's last verified Armenian genocide survivor dies at age 107

  21-01-2017 04:56
  
  A Montreal woman believed to have been the last verified Canadian to have survived the Armenian genocide died on Thursday, just weeks shy of her 108th birthday. Born in 1909, Knar Bohjelian Yemenidjian was only six years old in 1915 when the Ottoman Turks began their massacre.
  
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• Canada's last Armenian genocide survivor dies at age 107

  21-01-2017 04:56
  
  A Montreal woman believed to have been the last Canadian to have survived the Armenian genocide died on Thursday, just weeks shy of her 108th birthday. Born in 1909, Knar Bohjelian Yemenidjian was only six years old in 1915 when the Ottoman Turks began their massacre.
  
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• Allegedly drugged driver hits cop car, overdoses: Vancouver police

  21-01-2017 03:48
  
  Police in Vancouver are investigating a crash involving a cruiser and a driver who was allegedly under the influence of opioids.
  
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• Trudeau holds call with premiers to reassure them over Canada-U.S. relationship

  21-01-2017 03:42
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with his provincial and territorial counterparts today in an effort to reassure them about Canada's economic and security relationship with the United States.
  
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• Mounties seize marijuana, cash in Chilliwack, B.C., dial-a-dope bust

  21-01-2017 02:27
  
  Police say an alleged dial-a-dope ring has been shut down in Chilliwack, B.C., and five people have been arrested.
  
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• Government of Canada participates in meeting of tax administrations to share findings on Panama Papers

  21-01-2017 02:09
  Hard-working Canadians who pay their taxes to support the social programs that benefit all Canadians are tired of seeing certain wealthy individuals and large corporations not pay their part. This is not fair and has to change.
  
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• Last Canadian survivor of Armenian genocide dies at 107

  21-01-2017 00:15
  
  Knar Yemenidjian was the last living link for Canada's Armenian community to the genocide that began in 1915.
  
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