Missing 3-year-old boy found dead in creek in Mississauga, Ont.: police
A three-year-old boy has been found dead a day after he went missing in a park in Mississauga, Ont., Peel police say.
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Turpel-Lafond won't sue CBC over Cree heritage report that took 'heavy toll': lawyer
The lawyer for a former judge whose claims to be Cree were questioned in a CBC investigation says his client is not considering legal action against the broadcaster after the Law Society of British Columbia this week backed her claims of Indigenous heritage.
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Health Canada warns some naloxone kits contain false instructions
Health Canada is warning some take-home naloxone kits come with bad instructions that should be ignored in favour of the correct guidance.
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Jasper wildfire: 'Several weeks' before residents can return, premier says
Premier Danielle Smith said Friday afternoon in Hinton while weather conditions are cooler, the Jasper fire is still considered out of control and that Jasper residents can expect to be away from their homes 'for several weeks.'
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Department of Fisheries untangles gear from humpback whale off B.C.'s coast
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it has successfully untangled fishing gear on a humpback whale off British Columbia's coast that was first spotted by a ferry passenger.
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Bell Canada president admits 'congestion' issues slowed down Yukon cell network
Bell Canada president Mirko Bibic cited 'congestion issues' in his response to a letter sent by Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai this week to the company, expressing frustrations about poor cellphone service in the territory where the company is the dominant player.
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Crown must settle with First Nations for breaching Robinson treaties: Supreme Court
The Crown dishonourably breached the Robinson Treaties and must negotiate a settlement with First Nations within six months, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
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FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president’s ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former U.S. president’s injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally.
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Powerful cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in U.S., AP source says
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A tanker plane crash has killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon as Western wildfires spread
A tanker plane that disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many wildfires spreading across several Western states has been found, and the pilot on board is dead, authorities said Friday.
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'We cannot remain silent about what we saw.' U.S. doctors who volunteered in Gaza demand ceasefire in letter to White House
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Vegas man charged with threats to officials including judge, prosecutor in Trump hush money trial
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Harvey Weinstein in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 and contracting double pneumonia
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'Catastrophic' situation 'cannot continue': Open letter from Trudeau, other PMs calling for Gaza ceasefire
Prime ministers of Canada, New Zealand and Australia released a letter renewing calls for an “urgent ceasefire” in Gaza on Friday morning.
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Federal government posts $3.9B deficit in April, May
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'Time is running out': Experts call on Ottawa to increase efforts with U.S. on trade
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Health Canada warns some naloxone kits contain false instructions
Health Canada is warning some take-home naloxone kits come with bad instructions that should be ignored in favour of the correct guidance.
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B.C.'s top doctor ends four-year COVID-19 public health emergency
After four years of mask mandates, gathering restrictions, vaccinations and hospitalizations, British Columbia’s provincial health officer has ended the province's public-health emergency for COVID-19.
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When Barbie learned what a gynecologist was, so did many other people, according to new study
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NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and Boeing capsule at space station
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CrowdStrike says over 97% of Windows sensors back online
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OpenAI enters Google-dominated search market with SearchGPT
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Entertainment
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Celine Dion delivers stirring comeback performance at Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Against the rainy Paris night sky, Celine Dion staged the comeback of her career with a powerful performance from the Eiffel Tower to open the Olympic Games.
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Irish museum pulls Sinead O'Connor waxwork after just one day due to backlash
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Jon Stewart pushes U.S. government to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11
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Business
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Bell Canada president admits 'congestion' issues slowed down Yukon cell network
Bell Canada president Mirko Bibic cited 'congestion issues' in his response to a letter sent by Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai this week to the company, expressing frustrations about poor cellphone service in the territory where the company is the dominant player.
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Lululemon pauses sales of Breezethrough after consumers say line is 'unflattering'
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Postmedia plans to buy Atlantic Canada's insolvent SaltWire newspaper chain
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Lifestyle
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She couldn't stop thinking about the guy she met at the Athens Olympics. Then a message from him changed her life
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Japanese restaurants say they’re not charging tourists more – they’re just charging locals less
Japan has never been a destination known for hiking up prices for foreigners. But overtourism – fuelled by a combination of pent-up post-COVID demands and the weak local currency – has recently prompted restaurants in the country to consider the merits of differential pricing.
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Gizmo the dog went missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He's been found alive after 9 years
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CONCACAF confirms 2022 complaint against Canada for alleged drone spying
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Former Ottawa Senators assistant coach Bob Jones dies at 54 after battle with ALS
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John Herdman says he will co-operate with Canada Soccer probe into spy scandal
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Driver charged after flashing high beams at approaching police
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Waterloo, Ont. woman out thousands after car totalled in hit-and-run
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Issued a traffic ticket? The City of Toronto urges caution over third-party payment companies
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