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• Locksmith says home in triple murder could have been accessed in minutes

  19-01-2017 23:47
  
  An intruder could have broken into the home where a Calgary couple and their five-year-old grandson disappeared in a matter of minutes, a lock expert testified Thursday.
  
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• Death of an inmate at the Federal Training Centre

  19-01-2017 23:06
  On January 17, 2017, Philip Joseph Malouin, an inmate from the Federal Training Centre died while in our custody.
  
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• Communities in northwest Alberta receive over $400,000 in celebration of Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation

  19-01-2017 23:00
  Funding announcement will take place in the Grande Prairie City Hall with Mayor Bill Given.
  
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• NEB approves power line between Ontario and Pennsylvania

  19-01-2017 22:30
  The National Energy Board (NEB) has approved the Lake Erie Connector Project (project), an international power line that will be buried under Lake Erie and transfer electricity between Ontario and Pennsylvania. In making its decision that this project is in the public interest, the NEB imposed 42 conditions on ITC Lake Erie LLC (proponent), covering a wide range of topics such as environmental protection, safety and socio-economic matters.
  
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• Canadians set to watch Trump inauguration, some plan to boycott the event

  19-01-2017 22:22
  
  Many Canadians plan to watch Donald Trump's inauguration as the next U.S. president Friday on television screens, through online feeds or with friends at a local pub, but some say they will deliberately ignore the spectacle.
  
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• Jury begins deliberations for accused human smugglers linked to MV Sun Sea

  19-01-2017 22:01
  
  A jury has begun its deliberations in the case of four men accused of smuggling hundreds of Tamil migrants into Canada.
  
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• The Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site Management Plan WasTabled in Parliament

  19-01-2017 22:00
  The Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site Management Plan WasTabled in Parliament
  
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• The Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site Management Plan Was Tabled in Parliament

  19-01-2017 22:00
  The Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site Management Plan Was Tabled in Parliament
  
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• Premier Rachel Notley splits human services department, appoints new cabinet member

  19-01-2017 21:56
  
  The announcement and swearing-in ceremony will take place at Government House in Edmonton. CBC is livestreaming the news conference.
  
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• Government of Canada celebrates science as part of Canada 150

  19-01-2017 21:30
  January 19, 2017 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - From the discovery of insulin and stem cells to the development of revolutionary smartphone technology, Canadian innovations are constantly changing the world in profound ways. Often, these innovations begin with discoveries made by Canada's brightest and most inquisitive minds: its scientists. That is why the Government of Canada continues to support and celebrate researchers whose c
  
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• RCMP instructor charged with assault at Regina airport, remains at work

  19-01-2017 21:29
  
  An instructor at the RCMP's training depot in Regina has been charged with assault for allegedly punching a man through the window of a vehicle.
  
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• Oshawa couple allegedly sold fentanyl from car with baby in back seat

  19-01-2017 21:22
  
  Police say a couple of alleged drug dealers had a baby with them as they sold fentanyl in a city east of Toronto.
  
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• Cape Ray Gold Project - Public Comments Invited

  19-01-2017 21:10
  The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) must decide whether a federal environmental assessment is required for the proposed Cape Ray Gold Project, located near Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  
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• Two men charged for alleged prison assault of Dennis Oland at N.B. jail

  19-01-2017 20:59
  
  Two men have been charged with assaulting Dennis Oland while he was imprisoned in a federal penitentiary in New Brunswick.
  
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• 'Confluence of events' may have caused mysterious fish kill off Nova Scotia

  19-01-2017 20:47
  Federal scientists now say there may have been a "confluence of events" that led to hundreds of thousands of dead herring washing ashore off southwestern Nova Scotia.
  
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• Government of Canada Partners with First Nations Communities to Create the First Nation Adapt Program

  19-01-2017 20:45
  Climate change is one of the greatest collective challenges Canada faces as a nation. The Government of Canada is committed to work in partnership with First Nations communities to tackle climate change, grow the economy, and to ensure a more sustainable, prosperous and cleaner future for Canada.
  
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• Cops can fix small errors on tickets after issuing them, Appeal Court rules

  19-01-2017 20:37
  
  An officer who fixes minor mistakes after issuing a ticket does not affect its validity, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Thursday.
  
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• Trudeau's language flap puts access to English-language health services in Quebec under microscope

  19-01-2017 20:21
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to answer a question about access to mental health services in French at a town hall event in Sherbrooke, Que., pushed a thorny issue back into the spotlight.
  
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• Trump could bring more 'stable' foreign policy, Stephen Harper says

  19-01-2017 20:02
  
  Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he is taking a "glass half full" approach to the ascendancy of Donald Trump to the White House.
  
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• New lane on Alex Fraser Bridge to reduce traffic congestion

  19-01-2017 19:00
  Investing in urban transportation networks helps build a solid foundation for more inclusive, prosperous and sustainable cities. These investments also reduce congestion and help get Canadians and their families to and from their destinations safely and efficiently.
  
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• Canada Summer Jobs 2017 application period for employers extended

  19-01-2017 19:00
  Summer work experience for students helps them prepare for good, well-paying jobs as they start their careers-strengthening our middle class and keeping our economy growing.
  
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• Quebec woman arrested in the Bahamas for allegedly having sex with a minor

  19-01-2017 18:55
  
  A Quebec mother of three is under arrest in the Bahamas for allegedly having sex with a teenage boy.
  
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• Garland murder trial to hear about tampered lock on victims' home

  19-01-2017 18:20
  
  Jennifer O'Brien left her son at her parents' home, locking the door behind her less than 12 hours before she returned to find the door open, the house covered in blood and her family missing. On Thursday, jurors at Douglas Garland's triple murder trial will hear evidence that the lock had been tampered with.
  
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• Genworth matches CMHC's move to hike mortgage insurance premiums

  19-01-2017 18:10
  
  Genworth, the largest private mortgage insurer in Canada, has matched the CMHC's move earlier this week to hike the premiums it charges homeowners to insure their mortgages.
  
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• Canada's largest private mortgage insurer hikes premiums. Here's how much it will cost you

  19-01-2017 18:10
  
  Genworth, the largest private mortgage insurer in Canada, has matched the CMHC's move earlier this week to hike the premiums it charges homeowners to insure their mortgages.
  
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• The 150th Anniversary of Confederation: Calgary Will Be at the Heart of the Celebration with More Than $600,000 in Funding

  19-01-2017 18:00
  The 150th Anniversary of Confederation...
  
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• Pioneering NFB documentary and animation showcased north of 60 at Yukon's Available Light Film Festival. Alethea Arnaquq-Baril's acclaimed Inuit feature doc Angry Inuk screening at opening night gala

  19-01-2017 17:33
  Canada's largest film festival north of 60, the Available Light Film Festival (ALFF) in Whitehorse is featuring a selection of 10 celebrated new and classic National Film Board of Canada (NFB) films, as well as the participation of acclaimed directors and key figures in the NFB's push to bring the issues and stories of Canada's North to the rest of the country and the world.
  
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• FedNor Invests $460,000 to Spur Innovation and Accelerate Economic Growth in Northeastern Ontario

  19-01-2017 17:30
  The Government of Canada is investing $460,000 to enable Innovation Initiatives Ontario North (IION) to implement phase three of its Step Forward Entrepreneurs Program (SFEP).
  
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• Government of Canada invests over $1 million in improvements to community infrastructure in Slave Lake, Fort Vermilion and Barrhead

  19-01-2017 17:15
  Announcement of CIP 150 infrastructure funding to Towns of Slave Lake, Barrhead and the Hamlet of Fort Vermilion
  
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• Feds knew of suicide threat, didn't respond: First Nations community

  19-01-2017 16:45
  
  Indigenous leaders say it is absolutely unacceptable that Health Canada was aware last year of concerns about a suicide pact in a northern Ontario community, but did not provide financial assistance to help.
  
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• Top court tosses complaint from contract-killer doctor

  19-01-2017 16:41
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear the prison complaint case of medical doctor Josephakis Charalambous, who hired a hit man to kill a young patient who had accused him of sexual abuse.
  
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• A bigger, more energy-efficient hall for the Knights of Columbus, Granby Council 1093

  19-01-2017 16:30
  The Government of Canada supports this community project, which will benefit the economy and the environment.
  
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• Canadian delegation to visit Washington, D.C.

  19-01-2017 15:54
  The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence; the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources; and Andrew Leslie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that they will be in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2017, to attend events at the Embassy of Canada and around Washington to mark the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States.
  
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• P.E.I. premier takes aim at outlaw motorcycle gangs moving into province

  19-01-2017 15:47
  
  The P.E.I. government says it is moving to deter outlaw motorcycle gangs from setting up on the Island.
  
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• Man accused of defrauding woman of $60K in alleged spiritual scam

  19-01-2017 15:44
  
  A 40-year-old man from Brampton, Ont. is facing charges after allegedly defrauding a woman of more than $60,000 by persuading her of his mystical powers.
  
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• Government of Canada Invests in Parks Canada places in New Brunswick

  19-01-2017 15:30
  Government of Canada Invests in Parks Canada places in New Brunswick
  
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• Ineffective risk management led to the fatal person overboard accident in November 2015 near Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia

  19-01-2017 15:06
  Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 19 January 2017 – Drawing attention to the wide range of safety risks that persist in the fishing industry, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) today released its investigation report (M15A0348) into the November 2015 person overboard fatality near Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia.
  
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• Stepmom sentenced to 3 years in case of boy chained in basement

  19-01-2017 15:04
  
  The stepmother of an 11-year-old boy who suffered severe abuse at the hands of his father, a former Ottawa RCMP officer, has been sentenced to three years for her role in the case.
  
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• Kaneshii Vinyl Press gets PEI into New Groove

  19-01-2017 15:00
  Time to dust off those vintage record players, because vinyl is back. As of 2015, record sales were the highest they've been in nearly 30 years. As a result, facilities actively pressing records are struggling to meet the consumer demand for vinyl. Charlottetown's Kaneshii Printing Press Ltd. plans to take advantage of that demand by becoming Atlantic Canada's first vinyl pressing plant.
  
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• Government of Canada provides funding for five highly innovative SMEs

  19-01-2017 15:00
  Financial assistance provided for five Québec City enterprises expected to create 36 jobs.
  
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• Flu shot didn't work? Maybe you had 'winter vomiting bug'

  19-01-2017 15:00
  
  It's been a bad flu season this year in B.C., and with it comes the inevitable complaints on social media of people who got the flu shot and got sick anyway.
  
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• Eastern Shore Wildlife Association Lodge Receives a Breath of Fresh Air

  19-01-2017 15:00
  Sean Fraser, Member of Parliament for Central Nova, today announced a $48,000 contribution through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP150) to assist in revitalizing the Eastern Shore Wildlife Association Lodge.
  
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• Prom-night killing: Chilling video shows murder victim's final moments

  19-01-2017 14:50
  
  Chilling footage released Wednesday in an Ottawa courtroom shows the final moments of an 18-year-old man who was stabbed to death outside a hotel following his prom.
  
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• Food DEPOT Alimentaire Inc. Receives Funds for Facility Upgrades

  19-01-2017 14:41
  Investment will improve the Peter McKee Community Food Centre
  
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• 'It's chaos:' Rush is on to prepare new school for Milltown students

  19-01-2017 14:24
  
  Preparations are kicking into high gear at the town hall in St. Alban's, which will likely be the new temporary home to displaced Milltown students.
  
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• Suspension casts clouds over shipbuilding

  19-01-2017 13:15
  
  The suspension of the military's second-highest-ranking officer has cast a pall over the federal government's multibillion-dollar plan to build new warships, which the Liberals had hoped was finally back on course after listing for years.
  
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• N.S. store owner funding alternative prom for students affected by teachers' dispute

  19-01-2017 13:08
  
  A Cape Breton store owner who says she was devastated by the thought of students not having a prom is stepping up to ensure thousands of high school students get to have a final dance.
  
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• Wounded La Loche student finds strength in grandmother's love

  19-01-2017 12:30
  
  One of the students wounded in the La Loche shootings a year ago is back at school, and is grateful for her grandmother's support. The grandmother calls the girl's recovery a "miracle."
  
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• 'Get out of here': La Loche school shooting survivors speak about deadly day

  19-01-2017 11:28
  
  Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the deadly shooting at a school in La Loche, Sask., survivors are speaking out about the day and what happened inside the school that day.
  
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• Wapekeka First Nation asked for suicide-prevention funds months before deaths of 2 girls

  19-01-2017 11:00
  
  First Nations leaders in northern Ontario say the federal government ignored their pleas to help a group of children last summer and is only now stepping forward with funding, days after two pre-teens died by suicide.
  
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