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No army personnel hurt after car drove through barricade toward Calgary military parade
Police have shut down a number of blocks in downtown Calgary following an incident Saturday afternoon where officers fired shots toward a vehicle, after the driver ignored police barricades and attempted to drive toward a military parade.
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Sarah Rieger
Canada -Calgary ||
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Need to catch up before election day? Here are some highlights from the past 6 weeks
It may have started off slowly, but as with any campaign, there were plenty of highlights (or lowlights, depending on your point of view).
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Stephanie Hogan
Politics ||
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Ugo Fredette found guilty on 2 counts of 1st-degree murder
Canada -Montreal |
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POLL TRACKER
Still deadlocked in polls with Conservatives, Liberals regain seat advantage
Politics |
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Analysis
How a slowed-down Pascal Siakam could speed up the Raptors
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Myles Dichter
Sports -Basketball -NBA ||
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What would more tanker traffic on the St. Lawrence mean for endangered belugas?
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Kim Garritty
Canada -Montreal ||
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Heartburn drug Zantac recalled in Canada, U.S. over contamination fears
Health ||
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A cuddle from mum instead of morphine: How rooming in helps opioid-dependent newborns combat withdrawal
Radio -White Coat - Black Art |
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Kinsella consulting firm worked to 'seek and destroy' Bernier's PPC party, documents say
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Jeff Yates
Politics ||
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Vancouver Island University is swarming with bees — and that's a good thing
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Kathryn Marlow
Canada -British Columbia ||
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'Our future is at stake': Greta Thunberg tells climate rally in Edmonton
Canada -Edmonton ||
This woman wanted to give birth at the Shawville hospital — but didn't quite make it there
A nursing shortage at the Pontiac Hospital resulted in Virginia Lavigne giving birth to her second son in an ambulance — and then being sent to the Gatineau Hospital, almost 80 kilometres away.Yasmine MehdiNews -Canada -Ottawa |Ottawa police investigating 'series' of robberies at LCBO stores
News -Canada -Ottawa |- Week 19
Ticats maul Redblacks for club-record 13th win
Sports -Football -CFL || Ugo Fredette found guilty on 2 counts of 1st-degree murder
News -Canada -Montreal |Major Hwy. 417 closure coming Saturday
News -Canada -Ottawa ||
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'Entirely untrue': Trudeau pushes back at Scheer's claim that he would hike GST, cut transfers
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Kathleen Harris
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Indigenous communities face 'abhorrent' housing conditions, UN report finds
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Idil Mussa
Canada -Ottawa |
In swing riding, ex-Liberal Jane Philpott hopes to defy odds and win as Independent
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Mark Gollom
Politics ||
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In Depth
Kids in hotels, separated families: The reality of being a homeless parent
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Alicia Bridges
Canada -Saskatoon ||
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Scheer says he would compensate First Nations children, families affected by on-reserve child welfare system
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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Man charged with 1st-degree murder in 91-year-old's death
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Adam Carter
Canada -Toronto |
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Staff cuts 'significantly impacted' Manitoba Hydro's response to storm, union says
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Rachel Bergen
Canada -Manitoba ||
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N.B. premier asked if Quebec is the favourite child this election: 'That's not a new thing'
Verity Stevenson
Canada -Montreal |
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Audio
'Follow the evidence, find the truth' goal of reinvestigation of deaths of 9 Indigenous people in Thunder Bay
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Cathy Alex
Canada -Thunder Bay |
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Analysis
No, the party with the most seats doesn't always govern
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Aaron Wherry
Politics ||
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More donors, smaller donations: How political fundraising has changed in Canada
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Roberto Rocha
Politics ||
Alberta teen found guilty in shooting of German tourist
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Meghan Grant
Canada -Calgary |
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POLL TRACKER
Still deadlocked in polls with Conservatives, Liberals regain seat advantage
Politics |