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Michael Brown's death sparks #IfTheyGunnedMeDown movement

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Sonja Puzic - CTVNews.ca

Published: August 14, 2014 at 9:30AM EDT

Twitter users are challenging media portrayals of black youth in the wake of Missouri police shooting. (Source: @901JohnnyDa55h, Twitter)

Toronto FIFA Fan Festival tickets are now available. Here’s what VIP ‘premium experiences’ include

Toronto FIFA Fan Festival tickets are now available. Here’s what VIP ‘premium experiences’ include

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An Ontario restaurant has been named the best in Canada. Here is the full list

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Warnings and extra ER doctors as more B.C. kids seriously injured on e-scooters

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Rutherford stepping down as Vancouver Canucks’ president of hockey operations

Report on OpenAI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today

Report on OpenAI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today

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Motorcyclist sent to hospital after Tuesday evening crash

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Here are OC Transpo’s ideas to compensate riders for poor service this year

Ottawa police hate crime unit looking into incident at Kanata church

Ottawa police hate crime unit looking into incident at Kanata church

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Montreal-area home sales fall 7% in April as rising prices weigh on demand: board

Suspect caught on camera stealing thousands of dollars worth of underwear from Montreal warehouse

Suspect caught on camera stealing thousands of dollars worth of underwear from Montreal warehouse

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Planning to gas up today? Here’s where fuel costs the most

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Warming trend in Edmonton begins again

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Alert warning of man with machete in Gaetz Brook, N.S., cancelled, police still looking for man

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N.B. RCMP continues to investigate disappearance and homicide of Bathurst girl, five years later

Massive ice ridges pile up on this Manitoba lake

Massive ice ridges pile up on this Manitoba lake

Manitoba man sues First Nation over banishment, checkstop laws he says violate Charter

Manitoba man sues First Nation over banishment, checkstop laws he says violate Charter

Sask. passes measures for involuntary addictions treatment

Sask. passes measures for involuntary addictions treatment

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Red Dress Day event in Regina highlights unanswered Calls for Justice

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‘That was a big oopsie’: Barrie Colts coach takes blame for bizarre postgame conference

Gong stolen from cancer care centre in Kitchener reinstalled

Gong stolen from cancer care centre in Kitchener reinstalled

Raiders prepare for upcoming WHL championship

Raiders prepare for upcoming WHL championship

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Sask. driver recounts close call after road collapse on Highway 335

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Is it cheaper getting gas at a First Nations-owned gas station?

Sudbury police cleared in case where police dog bit IPV suspect

Sudbury police cleared in case where police dog bit IPV suspect

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‘Phase 2’ of Wellington Gateway construction begins today: Here’s what you need to know

Residential building permits stall in London as developers await $8.8 billion discount to development charges

Residential building permits stall in London as developers await $8.8 billion discount to development charges

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One person sent to hospital after serious crash in Caledon: Police

Crews tackle fast-moving wildfire in Muskoka

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Women’s pro hockey is coming to Hockeytown with PWHL adding expansion franchise in Detroit

Women’s pro hockey is coming to Hockeytown with PWHL adding expansion franchise in Detroit

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Here’s when the rest of Essex County can expect their green bins

Warnings and extra ER doctors as more B.C. kids seriously injured on e-scooters

Warnings and extra ER doctors as more B.C. kids seriously injured on e-scooters

Millions of tonnes of rock fell into an Alaskan fiord last year. The tsunami it triggered was as tall as the CN Tower.

Millions of tonnes of rock fell into an Alaskan fiord last year. The tsunami it triggered was as tall as the CN Tower.

Suspect caught on camera stealing thousands of dollars worth of underwear from Montreal warehouse

Suspect caught on camera stealing thousands of dollars worth of underwear from Montreal warehouse

B.C. man's killing spurred housing law reform. Relatives wonder why it's unsolved

B.C. man's killing spurred housing law reform. Relatives wonder why it's unsolved

Trump's Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead

Trump's Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead

Lutnick will appear before a U.S. House panel to answer for his changing story on Epstein

Lutnick will appear before a U.S. House panel to answer for his changing story on Epstein

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