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• Report: UAE behind hacking of Qatari media

  17-07-2017 07:18
  
  WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of a Qatari government news site in May, planting a false story that was used as a pretext for the current crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries, according to a Sunday report by
  
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• New businesses open downtown

  27-07-2017 14:33
  A number of new businesses opening downtown
  
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• Fisheries officials hope to examine dead right whale that washed ashore in N.L.

  27-07-2017 14:21
  ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Federal Fisheries officials are hoping to examine the latest North Atlantic right whale to be found dead on the East Coast.
  
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• Cameco to pay fraction of proposed amount to settle U.S. tax dispute

  27-07-2017 14:02
  SASKATOON — Cameco Corp. (TSX:CCO) says it has settled a tax dispute with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service that will see it pay far less than was originally proposed.
  
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• Top 10 front yard gardens revealed

  27-07-2017 14:00
  The North Bay Master Gardeners are responsible for selecting first, second and third place from the top 10
  
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• Toronto Islands set to reopen after severe spring flooding

  27-07-2017 13:56
  TORONTO — The waterlogged Toronto Islands will finally reopen to the public on July 31.
  
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• Hillary Clinton calling new book 'What Happened'

  27-07-2017 13:37
  NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton is calling her new book "What Happened" and promising unprecedented candour as she remembers her stunning defeat last year to Donald Trump.
  
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• Teck Resources second-quarter results boosted by steelmaking coal business

  27-07-2017 13:34
  VANCOUVER — Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B) says its steelmaking coal business helped grow its second-quarter profit to $577 million.
  
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• Baloney Meter: How deep does the Canada Child Benefit cut child poverty rates?

  27-07-2017 13:30
  OTTAWA — "The (Canada Child Benefit) means more money for nine out of 10 Canadian families, and it means 300,000 fewer kids living in poverty across this country.
  
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• UAE airline Etihad announces loss of $1.87B in 2016

  27-07-2017 13:28
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates' flagship carrier Etihad said Thursday it lost $1.87 billion in 2016, blaming "one-off impairment charges and fuel hedging losses" for the massive loss.
  
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• Poacher in DiCaprio documentary acquitted of several charges

  27-07-2017 13:21
  DODOMA, Tanzania — A Tanzanian poacher who was a subject of a documentary co-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio has been acquitted of several wildlife trafficking charges, though he is in prison for a related crime.
  
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• His future clouded, Sessions opens mission to El Salvador

  27-07-2017 13:19
  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is flying to El Salvador to talk about gang violence, with his future as the nation's top prosecutor still in doubt.
  
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• Tax provision recovery boosts PotashCorp Q2 profit compared with year ago

  27-07-2017 13:05
  SASKATOON — Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (TSX:POT) earned a second-quarter profit of US$201 million, boosted by a one-time tax provision recovery. The company, which keeps its books in U.S.
  
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• Federal minister says GM salmon project for P.E.I. requires assessment

  27-07-2017 13:00
  CHARLOTTETOWN — The federal government says a proposal to produce the world's first genetically modified salmon for human consumption in P.E.I. will face environmental assessment.
  
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• Drug expert urges patients on high-dose painkillers to get naloxone

  27-07-2017 13:00
  TORONTO — A prominent drug safety expert says some people dependent on high-dose prescription opioids should consider having another drug on hand at all times — a naloxone kit in case of overdose. Dr.
  
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• At The Turn: After 25 years, timeless, top-shelf Osprey Valley looks to future

  27-07-2017 13:00
  ALTON, Ont.
  
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• Music festivals react to push for improved safety measures for women

  27-07-2017 12:00
  TORONTO — Natasha Penner was in the midst of celebrating her 30th birthday at a West Coast music festival when she accepted a drink from a newfound friend. She felt after spending most of the day with him they had established some trust.
  
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• Police: Bieber accidentally hits photog with pickup truck

  27-07-2017 10:58
  LOS ANGELES — Police say Justin Bieber has accidentally struck a photographer with his pickup truck in Beverly Hills. The Los Angeles Times reports that police Sgt.
  
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• Provincial plan could idle city's money-making methane facility

  27-07-2017 06:23 via Local Stories
  
  Millions of dollars spent in North Bay on a methane gas collection and a flaring system will be all for nought if the city is forced to divert all organic waste from its landfill.
  
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• 'If they go ahead and spray, we’re going to occupy those areas. If they spray on top of those people, there will be retaliation'

  27-07-2017 06:18 via Local Stories
  
  A group of First Nation elders is demanding an immediate ban on spraying of herbicides in Northern Ontario forests.
  
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• $6M leachate treatment plant coming on stream

  27-07-2017 06:01 via Local Stories
  
  The commissioning of a new multimillion-dollar leachate treatment facility is underway at the Merrick Township landfill.
  
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• Tembec CEO optimistic new softwood deal in works

  27-07-2017 05:32 via Local Stories
  
  Concluding a Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement in the coming weeks remains uncertain but there is headway on the thorny trade dispute, the head of lumber producer Tembec suggested Wednesday. “We understand that some progress is being made and that the differences of the gap between the two countries has narrowed,” CEO James Lopez said during a
  
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• Israel removes railings, overhead bridge near holy site

  27-07-2017 05:28
  JERUSALEM — Israel removed railings and an overhead metal bridge it had recently installed near a contested Jerusalem holy site, meeting a demand by Muslim protesters and causing thousands of Palestinians to celebrate in the streets early Thursday.
  
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• The Latest: Ride that broke apart passed inspections

  27-07-2017 05:25
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Latest on a deadly ride malfunction on the first day of the Ohio State Fair (all times local): 11:20 p.m.
  
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• Judge recommends contested giant Hawaii telescope for permit

  27-07-2017 05:10
  HONOLULU — A hearings officer is recommending that a construction permit be granted for a giant telescope planned for a Hawaii mountain summit that some consider sacred.
  
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• The Latest: Authorities to file charges in cruise ship death

  27-07-2017 05:09
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Latest on the death of a woman from a domestic dispute aboard a cruise ship (all times local): 7 p.m.
  
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• Protesters gather against Trump ban on transgender troops

  27-07-2017 05:02
  SAN FRANCISCO — Demonstrators have flocked to a military recruiting station in New York City and gathered at a plaza named for a San Francisco gay-rights icon on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump's abrupt ban on transgender troops in the mi
  
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• Spinning Ohio State Fair ride breaks apart; 1 dead, 7 hurt

  27-07-2017 04:57
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A swinging and spinning amusement park ride called the Fire Ball broke apart on the opening day of the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday, hurling people through the air, killing at least one and injuring seven others.
  
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• State Dept. warns of possibly tainted alcohol in Mexico

  27-07-2017 04:30
  MILWAUKEE — The U.S. State Department is warning tourists going to Mexico about reports of tainted or substandard alcohol causing drinkers to become sick or pass out. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (http://bit.
  
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• New York eyes textalyzer to bust drivers using cellphones

  27-07-2017 04:30
  ALBANY, N.Y. — Police in New York state may soon have a high-tech way of catching texting drivers: a device known as a textalyzer that allows an officer to quickly check if a cellphone has been in use before a crash. Democratic Gov.
  
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