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Another winter storm battering Atlantic Canada
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada -- A large, slow-moving storm has descended on Atlantic Canada, forcing the closure of schools and government offices, as parts of Nova Scotia brace for an extended period of freezing rain. By Danielle Edwards. Words: 424, Photos: 1
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Memorial proposed to honour London attack victims
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London, Ontario, Canada -- A permanent memorial to honour a Muslim family attacked while out for a stroll in London, Ont., last June has been proposed for the city. Words: 226
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Some COVID limits to begin lifting in Yukon
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Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada -- Yukon is making tentative plans to gradually lift its COVID-19 restrictions, but the state of emergency declared in November will remain in place for another 90 days. Words: 365, Photos: 1
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A break comes in Alberta border blockade
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Coutts, Alberta, Canada -- Protesters using their trucks and cars to clog up the main United States border crossing in southern Alberta agreed Wednesday to make some room to allow traffic through. By Alanna Smith. Words: 848, Photos: 1
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Manitoba RCMP in Toronto to investigate deaths
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Winnipeg, , -- Investigators with Manitoba RCMP are in Toronto tracking tips and information related to an Indian migrant family who froze to death last month near the Canada-U. S. border. By Brittany Hobson. Words: 390, Photos: 1
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Kenney asks for calm after violence at standoff
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Coutts, Alberta, Canada -- A trucker blockade in southern Alberta at the United States border turned violent Tuesday after some protesters breached police barriers to join the demonstration and Mounties backed off out of concern for safety. By Alanna Smith. Words: 827, Photos: 1
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Ontario, Quebec continuing to relax COVID-19 rules
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Canada's two largest provinces are continuing with plans to relax COVID-19 restrictions, as Quebec announced Tuesday that gyms will reopen and Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a warning of increased hospitalizations will not alter his province's reopening plan. By Jacob Serebrin. Words: 746, Photos: 1
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Girl, 10, dies after being struck in Kingston
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada -- Police say a 10-year-old girl has died after being hit by a vehicle near a school in Kingston, Ont. Words: 124
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Ottawa must do more to protect whales: report
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada -- During the past two years, most ships travelling through a key migratory route for endangered North Atlantic right whales have not adhered to voluntary speed restrictions imposed by Transport Canada, data from an ocean conservation group shows. By Danielle Edwards. Words: 594, Photos: 1
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Alberta border blockade no longer lawful: RCMP
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Coutts, Alberta, Canada -- Obscured by a veil of blowing snow, about 100 commercial trucks, vehicles and camper vans continued to block a busy U.S. border crossing Monday in protest of COVID-19 health measures. By Alanna Smith. Words: 651, Photos: 1
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No injuries after small military aircraft crash
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Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada -- Officials say no one was injured after a small plane leased by the Royal Canadian Air Force crashed at the airport in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Monday. Words: 135
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Suicidal behaviour rises among Quebec teen girls
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada -- The number of teenage girls who visited Quebec hospital emergency rooms after attempting to take their own lives rose by 23 per cent in 2021, according to the province's public health institute. By Jacob Serebrin. Words: 705, Photos: 1
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Ontario businesses welcome customers back
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- Ontario restaurants, gyms and theatres welcomed patrons back as restrictions from the latest pandemic shutdown eased on Monday, with customers happy to return and businesses anxious but hopeful about recouping losses. By Noushin Ziafati and Holly McKenzie-Sutter. Words: 871, Photos: 1
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