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B.C. 'adventure' traveller detained in Syria, missing for more than one month
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man who went to Syria seeking adventure has been detained in the war-ravaged country, and Canada's foreign ministry says there is little it...
Jan 05, 2019
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Russia: Too early to consider exchange of Canadian US spy suspect
MOSCOW - Russia's deputy foreign minister is brushing back suggestions that an American with Canadian citizenship being held in Moscow on suspicion of spying could be exchanged for a Russian. Pau...
Jan 05, 2019
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Military expert suggests Canada may want to consider its own space force
MONTREAL - President Donald Trump's push to create a U.S. space force is being welcomed by military experts in Canada, and the executive director of one defence think tank says Canada s...
Jan 05, 2019
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In the news today, Jan. 3
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 3 ___ FOURTH FEDERAL RIDING FALLS VACANT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to call byelections in three federal ridings within days and now ...
Jan 05, 2019
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Peace bond hearing withdrawn for B.C. couple cleared in legislature terror plot
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man and woman who were cleared of terror charges due to RCMP entrapment are allowed to live freely for the first time in years after prosecutors dropped a bid to re...
Jan 04, 2019
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Lotto multimillionaire from Surrey, B.C., says jackpot win an 'amazing blessing'
VANCOUVER - A woman from Surrey, B.C., has claimed a Lotto Max prize of $39.5 million and is thinking about a trip to Rome. Michelle De Roma purchased her ticket at the Tsawwassen Mills...
Jan 04, 2019
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BEAVER, MMMBEER: Some licence plates rejected by Manitoba Public Insurance
WINNIPEG - A "Star Trek" fan is in the middle of a legal challenge after Manitoba Public Insurance revoked his personalized ASIMIL8 licence plate in 2017 following complaints it was offensive to ...
Jan 04, 2019
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Syncrude to pay over $2.7M to settle charges in Alberta blue heron deaths
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Syncrude has pleaded guilty and been fined more than $2.7 million in the deaths of 31 great blue herons at one of its oilsands mines north of Fort McMurray. An ag...
Jan 04, 2019
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Proposed class action against Uber can proceed, appeal court rules
TORONTO - A proposed class-action lawsuit against the ride-hailing company Uber filed by one of its drivers will go ahead after Ontario's top court reversed a lower court decision that would have sent...
Jan 04, 2019
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Immigration minister confident asylum claim backlog will be resolved
CALGARY - Canada's immigration minister says he is confident a growing backlog of asylum claims will be addressed as the refugee system undergoes some changes. Just over 64,000 refugee claims&nbs...
Jan 04, 2019
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