Ontario woman says Air Canada allowed her child to fly internationally unsupervised
An Ontario woman says Air Canada allowed her 11-year-old son to board an international flight without supervision and fly home alone.
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'People are furious': Criticism over new Alberta public health measures mounts
As COVID-19 cases in Alberta surge and health-care leaders call for military aid to help beleaguered hospital staff, some are worried the latest public health measures may not help curb the fourth wave.
Debris located 'likely' from fishing boat with two crew missing off Labrador
Searchers have located a blue storage tub that the joint rescue co-ordination centre says is likely debris from a nine-metre fishing boat that went missing with two men on board off Labrador.
Only a third of teenagers met physical activity requirements during start of COVID-19's second wave: StatCan
Teenagers engaged in less physical activity than normal during the start of COVID-19’s second wave in the fall of 2020, although older adults saw a slight boost during the same timeframe, according to a new report from Statistics Canada.
Snowbird season: Canadian retirees hope for prompt COVID-19 booster shots in U.S. south
Canadian snowbirds are watching to see if the United States finally eases the travel restrictions preventing them from driving south for the winter but some are flying in and planning on getting a COVID-19 booster shot as soon as they get there, said one Toronto travel insurance broker.
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'Exhausted, overworked and facing brutal criticism': B.C. health authority appeals for patience, vaccination amid staffing crisis
A B.C. health authority is sounding the alarm about a staffing crisis in one one of its hospitals.
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Shooting in downtown Toronto leaves 1 dead, 2 others injured
Toronto police are searching for four suspects who they said opened fire on three men in Regent Park Saturday evening, leaving one of them dead and the other two injured.
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Father charged with first-degree murder after one-year-old child found dead in Wellesley Township, Ont.
A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection to the death of his one-year-old child in Wellesley Township.
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is Sept. 30, but some provinces won't make it a stat holiday
On Sept. 30, federal offices, banks and post offices will be closed to mark the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, but Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario have said they’re not officially observing the day as a paid day off.
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P.E.I. Green Leader says Tory premier's scolding him on COVID-19 revealed as improper
Prince Edward Island's Opposition leader says a rise in COVID-19 cases has revealed the inappropriateness of a public scolding dished out by the premier over criticisms of the government's back-to-school pandemic policies.
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Dining out, salons, gyms and more: COVID-19 restrictions by province and territory
With a fourth wave of the pandemic underway, provinces and territories are responding with a variety of restrictions. CTVNews.ca looks at what is and is not allowed in each jurisdiction.
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Time for military support in 'overwhelmed' hospitals: Alberta health-care union leaders
The leaders of four health-care unions and the Alberta Federation of Labour implored Premier Jason Kenney to submit a formal request for assistance from Ottawa as hospitals grapple with increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients.
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B.C. willing to help Alberta in COVID-19 battle, but needs hospital space: Horgan
Premier John Horgan says the province is willing to help Alberta when it comes to battling COVID-19, but the priority is on ensuring hospitals in British Columbia don't become overwhelmed.
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N.S. premier tells people who protested at public health doctor's home to 'grow up'
Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier has asked people who protested proof-of-vaccination policies outside the home of the province's chief medical officer of health to consider acting more like adults.
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Sask. has 'highest burden' of COVID-19 in Canada, health authority says
According to data presented during a physicians' town hall, Saskatchewan has the "highest burden" of COVID-19 in Canada.
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Search for Gabby Petito's fiancé after body found in Wyoming
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Oil company retirees harvesting hope
At the Chevron retirees country garden, the scarecrows are actually for the moose who have a taste for beet greens.
Ontario woman says Air Canada allowed her child to fly internationally unsupervised
An Ontario woman says Air Canada allowed her 11-year-old son to board an international flight without supervision and fly home alone.
Looking for a vaccine card in Alberta? You won't need a MyHealth Records account after all
The provincial government, with less than 24 hours to go before new COVID-19 guidelines come into force in Alberta, made it simpler for residents to acquire a document proving they've been vaccinated.
American couple donates large Dionne Quintuplets collection to Callander, Ont., museum
The Callander Bay Heritage Museum has received a 'treasured' collection of Dionne Quintuplets memorabilia as part of a large donation.
Fundraiser for B.C. canine blood donor's surgery exceeds expectations
There’s always been something special about Norman. The Japanese mastiff is a universal blood donor and has saved the lives of 16 other dogs. Now, a fundraiser to pay for an expensive surgery for Norman has surpassed its goal in just a day.
Advocates call for moratorium on tent evictions in Halifax
As many as 150 people gathered at Halifax City Hall on Saturday calling for a ban on tent evictions for those experiencing homelessness in the city.
Indigenous knowledge keepers help Winnipeg Art Gallery in renaming of art collections
Indigenous knowledge keepers are helping Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq rename pieces of art that were given inappropriate titles.
Alberta's new restrictions came into effect at midnight. Here's what you need to know
Albertans woke up Thursday to new restrictions implemented by the province to slow the spread of COVID-19.
'Bird Paparazzi' flock to Elgin County, Ont.
Bird watchers are amassing in a rural area near Aylmer, Ont., hoping to catch sight of a bird that is way off track.
BARRIE
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Terry Fox Run happens virtually, with support of Barrie's million-dollar man
Four decades after Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, his legacy is continuing throughout the country.
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Simcoe County prepares to hit voting booth
Central Ontario residents will hit the voting booth on Monday to decide who will represent them in Ottawa.
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Travelling exhibit which aims to end Islamophobia stops in Barrie
A travelling exhibit made a stop at the Barrie waterfront to combat Islamaphobia on Sunday.
Edmonton
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'People are furious': Criticism over new Alberta public health measures mounts
As COVID-19 cases in Alberta surge and health-care leaders call for military aid to help beleaguered hospital staff, some are worried the latest public health measures may not help curb the fourth wave.
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Community of Hinton, Alta., mourns loss of mother and her 16-month-old
Jerry Melvin, a resident of Hinton for 65 years, gently placed a teddy bear at a growing makeshift memorial outside an apartment complex in the community Sunday afternoon.
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Inspiring women to become firefighters, giving them a taste of the job
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services hosted a weekend camp, hoping to inspire women to want to join the service and show them that they can.
KITCHENER
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COVID-19 protocols voters in Waterloo Region can expect on Election Day
As Canadians prepare to head to the polls on Monday, a number of COVID-19 health and safety guidelines will change the way voters cast their ballots.
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Police investigating reports University of Guelph students had their drinks spiked
Police are investigating reports of female students possibly having their drinks spiked with an unknown substance at the University of Guelph.
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Waterloo man with cerebral palsy finishes Terry Fox Run
A Waterloo man with cerebral palsy was celebrating Sunday, after he successfully completed the Terry Fox Run.
LONDON
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'I lost a good friend to cancer this week': Participants honour loved ones in 41st annual Terry Fox Run
For the second consecutive year during the pandemic, walkers and runners did the annual Terry Fox Run without any pomp and circumstance.
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Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 23 new COVID-19 cases
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 23 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths on Sunday.
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48-hour marathon fundraiser brings in nearly $40,000 in honour of late sister
A Huron County woman has completed a grueling marathon and surpassed her fundraising goal by a mile.
NORTHERN ONTARIO
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UPDATED | Sault officer in hospital, SIU investigates fatal police-involved shooting of 19-year-old man
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is currently investigating a fatal police-involved shooting of a 19-year-old man in Sault Ste. Marie. Officials say an officer was shot after being called to a domestic situation early Sunday morning.
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OPP issue warning on ‘TEC’ stamped Percocet in West Parry Sound
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in West Parry Sound are warning of pills circulating in the area they say resemble Percocet.
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Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope lives on in Northern Ontario
In 1980, Fox set off on his run across Canada raising money for cancer research. Decades later, people are still walking and running for the cause.
OTTAWA
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LRT train derails on Confederation Line near Tremblay Station
Rideau Transit Maintenance warns it could be at least a week before service resumes on the Confederation Line after a train derailment near Tremblay Station damaged the track infrastructure.
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University of Ottawa student-athlete Francis Perron dies shortly after Gee-Gees football game
The University of Ottawa is mourning the death of Gee-Gees football player Francis Perron, who died shortly after the Gee-Gees first game of the season.
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Here's what voters in Ottawa and eastern Ontario need to know to vote in Monday's federal election
CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at what you need to know to cast a ballot in the 44th general election.
Regina
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Saskatchewan reports nearly 1,000 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend
Saskatchewan broke three records Sunday as it reported the highest number of daily new cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions to date.
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Federal election 2021: Get to know southern Sask. candidates
Here’s a look at seven southern Saskatchewan federal ridings and their candidates for the 2021 federal election.
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Canada votes: Here’s what you need to know about casting your ballot on Monday
Millions of Canadians will cast a vote in the federal election on Monday. In Saskatoon voting is open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
TORONTO
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Ontario woman says Air Canada allowed her child to fly internationally unsupervised
An Ontario woman says Air Canada allowed her 11-year-old son to board an international flight without supervision and fly home alone.
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Important things to know with three days until Ontario's vaccine certificate program
With just days to go before Ontario's vaccine certificate program comes into effect there are some important things to know about how it will work.
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Toronto police name 27-year-old man shot and killed in Regent Park
Toronto police have identified the man killed when four suspects opened fire in Regent Park Saturday evening.
Windsor
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'It’s concerning': Class dismissals continue
As classes continue to be dismissed at various schools across the region due to positive cases of COVID-19, parents and students are holding their breath hoping school won't close down again.
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Essex OPP search for missing man, police concerned for his well-being
Essex residents can expect an increased police presence in the town as officers search for a 65-year-old resident reported missing Saturday.
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'I lost a good friend to cancer this week': Participants honour loved ones in 41st annual Terry Fox Run
For the second consecutive year during the pandemic, walkers and runners did the annual Terry Fox Run without any pomp and circumstance.
WINNIPEG
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Growing ‘anger and resentment’ prompts message from Winkler police chief
As southern Manitoba grapples with low vaccination rates and adherence to public health orders, City of Winkler officials are warning conflict in the community is at an all-time high.
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House fire caused by unattended cooking: WFPS
A house fire believed to have been caused by unattended cooking has left a St. Vital area home with fire, smoke and water damage.
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Historic human remains found at dam site: Peguis First Nation Chief
A First Nation chief said the discovery of human remains at the St. Andrews Lock and Dam site in Lockport, Man. is further evidence of the dark history between Indigenous People and colonial policy.
Politics
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Liberal push to make election a referendum on pandemic only partly successful
The federal election campaign entered its final hours with party leaders making last-minute appeals in whirlwind tours of swing ridings, all while still trying to convince voters to buy into their version of what this vote is all about.
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Muslim Canadians call on politicians to take concrete action to fight Islamophobia
Some Muslim Canadians say there has been little political action on Islamophobia since the June 6 attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont., and argue the issue hasn't been discussed enough during the federal election campaign.
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Election official, who runs chocolate shop, flies ballot box to 27 B.C. lighthouses
Despite their remote locations, Canada's reclusive lighthouse keepers have one of the highest voter turnouts in the country -- thanks to a part-time election official who flew in their ballots by helicopter. Vlasta Booth, who usually runs a chocolate shop in Victoria, delivered ballots to 27 lighthouses off the coast of B.C., by chopper last week.
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Former defence chief Jonathan Vance's case adjourned to October
Former defence chief Jonathan Vance's obstruction of justice case has been adjourned till next month after its first, brief, virtual courtroom proceeding.
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Trudeau links global campaign on arbitrary detention declaration to China
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada spearheaded an international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detentions because of China's decision to imprison Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.
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'Really frustrating': Racialized people feel ignored in federal election campaign
With election day fast approaching, Indigenous, Black and people of colour in Canada are wondering why racism and issues about race have taken a backseat on the campaign trail.
World
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Search for Gabby Petito's boyfriend Brian Laundrie continues after body found
Authorities said a body discovered in northern Wyoming was believed to be that of a 22-year-old Gabby Petito who disappeared while on a cross-country trek with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie, now the subject of an intense search in a Florida nature preserve.
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U.S. launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas
The U.S. flew Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland Sunday and tried blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico in a massive show of force that signaled the beginning of what could be one of America's swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades.
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Trump endorses proponents of unfounded 'stolen election' claim for state posts
As Donald Trump considers another presidential run in 2024, he has taken similar interest in important but relatively obscure races in other critical battlegrounds, throwing his support behind candidates who have not only perpetuated the lie that the 2020 election was stolen, but in some cases also actively tried to overturn the results.
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Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home
Female employees in the Kabul city government have been told to stay home, with work only allowed for those who cannot be replaced by men, the interim mayor of Afghanistan's capital said Sunday, detailing the latest restrictions on women by the new Taliban rulers.
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UPDATED | Volcano erupts on Atlantic island; lava destroys some homes
A volcano on Spain's Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands as lava flows destroyed isolated houses and threatened to reach the coast. New eruptions continued into the night.
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3 people were shot at a Pennsylvania baby shower after an argument over gifts, police say
Three people were shot and wounded at a baby shower in Pennsylvania after an argument over gifts, according to police.
Canada
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Ontario woman says Air Canada allowed her child to fly internationally unsupervised
An Ontario woman says Air Canada allowed her 11-year-old son to board an international flight without supervision and fly home alone.
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'People are furious': Criticism over new Alberta public health measures mounts
As COVID-19 cases in Alberta surge and health-care leaders call for military aid to help beleaguered hospital staff, some are worried the latest public health measures may not help curb the fourth wave.
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Debris located 'likely' from fishing boat with two crew missing off Labrador
Searchers have located a blue storage tub that the joint rescue co-ordination centre says is likely debris from a nine-metre fishing boat that went missing with two men on board off Labrador.
Health
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'Exhausted, overworked and facing brutal criticism': B.C. health authority appeals for patience, vaccination amid staffing crisis
A B.C. health authority is sounding the alarm about a staffing crisis in one one of its hospitals.
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Same goal, different paths: U.S., EU seek max vaccine rates
Few European Union countries have issued outright vaccine mandates, while more sweeping requirements are the order of the day in the U.S.
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'People are furious': Criticism over new Alberta public health measures mounts
As COVID-19 cases in Alberta surge and health-care leaders call for military aid to help beleaguered hospital staff, some are worried the latest public health measures may not help curb the fourth wave.
Entertainment
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'The Crown,' 'Ted Lasso,' top Emmy Awards
'The Crown' has won the best drama series Emmy Award, while Apple TV's 'Ted Lasso' took best comedy series honours.
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RuPaul makes Emmy history as most-awarded person of colour
Legendary television figure RuPaul, whose full name is RuPaul Charles, on Sunday night made Emmy history by becoming the most-awarded person of color in the show's history with 11 wins.
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Chris Rock says he has COVID-19, urges vaccination
Chris Rock said he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and sent a message to anyone still on the fence: 'Get vaccinated.'
Sci-Tech
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The world's tallest nation is getting shorter
The Netherlands has long been the world's tallest nation -- but its people are getting shorter, according to Dutch researchers.
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Scientists in Singapore transform fruit leftovers into antibacterial bandages
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore are tackling food waste by turning discarded durian husks into antibacterial gel bandages.
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SpaceX's 1st tourists splash down in the Atlantic after 3 days in orbit
Four space tourists safely ended their trailblazing trip to orbit Saturday with a splashdown in the Atlantic off the Florida coast. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the ocean just before sunset, not far from where their chartered flight began three days earlier.
Business
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Half of Canadians support employers mandating COVID-19 booster shots, poll finds
Around half of surveyed Canadians say they support employers mandating COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for their employees, a new poll finds, with Canadians 55 and older being the most in favour.
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Hong Kong shares lead Asia lower; Tokyo and Shanghai closed
Shares fell nearly 4 per cent in Hong Kong on Monday in holiday-thinned trading in Asia, with other big markets in Tokyo and Shanghai closed.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
This week in Canadian business news, small business owners and investors alike will be watching closely Monday as the country votes in a federal election, Cineplex's CEO is expected to testify in the company's court case against Cineworld Group PLC, and Statistics Canada will release retail trade figures for July.
Autos
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Formula One: Canadian Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel will drive for Aston Martin in 2022
Sebastian Vettel will drive for Aston Martin next year after the Formula One team extended his contract by one year on Thursday.
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NASCAR shifts season-opening exhibition to L.A. Coliseum
NASCAR will open the 2022 season inside Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in one of the biggest shakeups to its schedule in years.
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Mercedes calls for change after crash between title rivals
Two of Formula One's top drivers have been involved in two potentially life-threatening crashes in as many months.
Lifestyle
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First edition copy of 'Frankenstein' sells for over US$1 million at auction
A first edition copy of the classic novel 'Frankenstein' sold for US$1.17 million at a recent auction in New York.
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American couple donates large Dionne Quintuplets collection to Callander, Ont., museum
The Callander Bay Heritage Museum has received a 'treasured' collection of Dionne Quintuplets memorabilia as part of a large donation.
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Winnie the Pooh's tree house for rent at this 'Bearbnb'
Pooh illustrator Kim Raymond is hosting two one-night stays at the 'Bearbnb,' custom-built at the real site that inspired the fictional Hundred Acre Wood in England to celebrate the 95th anniversary of Winnie the Pooh's creation by writer A. A. Milne.
Sports
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Boxer-senator Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippine president
Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao says he will run for president in the 2022 elections.
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University of Ottawa student-athlete Francis Perron dies shortly after Gee-Gees football game
The University of Ottawa is mourning the death of Gee-Gees football player Francis Perron, who died shortly after the Gee-Gees first game of the season.
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Canada's Katie Vincent wins world sprint canoe title after Olympic bronze
Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent captured world championship gold Sunday in the women's C1 200 metres.