Ottawa convoy organizer Tamara Lich arrested in Alberta for alleged breach of bail conditions
Tamara Lich, one of the organizers of the Freedom Convoy, has been arrested in Alberta for alleged breach of bail conditions, CTV News has learned.
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Convoy leader Tamara Lich arrested while out on bail
Ottawa convoy organizer Tamara Lich has been arrested in Alberta for allegedly breaching her bail conditions.
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Canada
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Child dies after being left in hot car while mother taught at Ontario high school, mayor says
An Ontario community is reeling after a 23-month-old boy died when he was accidentally left in a hot car outside the school where his mother taught, the mayor says.
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Ottawa convoy organizer Tamara Lich arrested in Alberta for alleged breach of bail conditions
Tamara Lich, one of the organizers of the Freedom Convoy, has been arrested in Alberta for alleged breach of bail conditions, CTV News has learned.
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Montreal police make arrest in fatal shooting of 15-year-old Meriem Boundaoui
Montreal police have arrested their first suspect in the homicide of 15-year-old Meriem Boundaoui that happened almost a year-and-a-half ago.
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'There won't be occupiers': City of Ottawa, police prepared for Canada Day protests
City of Ottawa staff and the Ottawa Police Service are ensuring residents that planned protests on Canada Day will not devolve into the kind of occupation that residents endured this past winter.
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Deadly and contagious rabbit virus detected in Ontario for first time
A highly contagious and deadly virus that affects rabbits and hares has been detected in Ontario for the first time.
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Fuel standard regulations to start later, cut more emissions from gasoline, diesel
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World
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Russian missile strike hits crowded shopping mall in Ukraine
Russian long-range bombers fired a missile that struck a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine's central city of Kremenchuk on Monday, raising fears of what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an 'unimaginable' number of victims in 'one of the most disastrous terrorist attacks in European history.'
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WHO adviser says G7 leaders must show strong initiative to end COVID-19 pandemic
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Michigan mother charged with murdering toddler son whose body was in freezer
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Moscow police detain opposition politician Ilya Yashin
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Kamala Harris emerges as top abortion voice, warns of more fallout
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Deadly Pride attack suspect jailed in Norway, refuses to talk
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Politics
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G7 leaders discuss cap on price of Russian gas to squeeze war funds
Group of Seven leaders considered a possible cap on the price of Russian gas exports on Monday as a way to put the squeeze on the funding for Vladimir Putin's war with Ukraine.
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Canada in talks with NATO allies about boosting military forces in Latvia
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Canada ships seeds to Ukraine to help hard-pressed farmers targeted by Russia
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Health
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'Quick and easy' bone density test could help predict risk for dementia late in life, study finds
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Cannabis use has risen with legalization and COVID lockdowns: UN report
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WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage'
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Sci-Tech
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Explorers find Second World War Navy destroyer, deepest wreck discovered
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Mummified baby woolly mammoth discovered in Yukon 'most complete' find in North America: officials
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NASA's Psyche mission to an unexplored metal world comes to a halt
NASA's first spacecraft designed to study a metallic asteroid won't be launching this year as planned, according to an announcement made by the agency on Friday.
Entertainment
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Billie Joe Armstrong says he'll renounce his U.S. citizenship over Roe v. Wade reversal
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Masked Kanye surprises BET Awards to honour Sean 'Diddy' Combs
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Stars use BET Awards stage to criticize Roe v. Wade ruling
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Business
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EU countries adopt mandatory gas storage amid Russia's cuts
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Judge orders new trial in Tesla worker's race bias lawsuit
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S&P/TSX composite gains nearly 200 points to continue Friday's strong move higher
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Lifestyle
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'Oldest sailboat in Canada' returning to the sea with help from BC Ferries
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Just keep your returns: U.S. stores weigh paying you not to bring back unwanted items
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'We can't believe it': Winnipeggers throw surprise baby shower for Ukrainian refugee couple
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Sports
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U.S. Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner ordered to trial Friday in Russia
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Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win Stanley Cup for 3rd time
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Autos
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Chase Elliott needs nearly 7 hours to win at Nashville
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Toyota recalls electric car for faulty wheel that may detach
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'It's just about survival at this point': High gas prices affecting Canadians' summer travel plans
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