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Missing 11-year-old Calgary boy found dead, police say
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Missing 11-year-old Calgary boy found dead, police say

Discovery ends a massive search that galvanized the city and involved hundreds of officers and volunteers

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B.C. wildfire impacts water, power systems as Clinton residents anxiously await news
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B.C. wildfire impacts water, power systems as Clinton residents anxiously await news

Property owners will learn whether their home survived the Pear Lake blaze over the next few days

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Liberals MPs block hearings on Gordie Howe bridge deal
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Liberals MPs block hearings on Gordie Howe bridge deal

Hearings aimed to clarify what Carney government promised Trump to open bridge

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Carney, Smith sign new housing plan in Alberta
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Carney, Smith sign new housing plan in Alberta

Agreement aims to accelerate homebuilding by funding water and waste water infrastructure

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Nova Scotia to add more officers amid shooting inquiry’s findings about role of RCMP
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Nova Scotia to add more officers amid shooting inquiry’s findings about role of RCMP

Planned expansion of the police force comes at a time when Mounties continue to face criticism about effectiveness

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New Brunswick MLA Bill Oliver appears to use AI in speech
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New Brunswick MLA Bill Oliver appears to use AI in speech

Progressive Conservative MLA Bill Oliver of New Brunswick appeared to use artificial intelligence to write parts of a speech that has received viral attention online.

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Former Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander enters Toronto’s mayoral race
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Former Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander enters Toronto’s mayoral race

Alexander served in Stephen Harper’s cabinet from 2013 to 2015

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Why and when WestJet flight attendants could strike, and how it may affect you
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Why and when WestJet flight attendants could strike, and how it may affect you

The flight attendants could go on strike as early as Sunday

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About 10,000 federal public servants apply for early retirement program
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About 10,000 federal public servants apply for early retirement program

Employees as young as 50 with at least 10 years of employment and at least two years of pensionable service were eligible to apply

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Feds to spend $1.9-billion on Via Rail trains, plant
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Feds to spend $1.9-billion on Via Rail trains, plant

The federal government says it plans to spend $1.6-billion to replace 45 of Via Rail's aging locomotives and another $357-million to build a new assembly plant and maintenance facility.

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Ottawa to eliminate content funding requirement for streamers
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Ottawa to eliminate content funding requirement for streamers

Liberals plan to instead offer $600-million in government funding to the industry

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Federal government to spend $1.6-billion to replace Via Rail locomotive fleet
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Federal government to spend $1.6-billion to replace Via Rail locomotive fleet

It is spending another $357-million to build a new assembly plant and maintenance facility

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Here's what to know about a potential WestJet strike
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Here's what to know about a potential WestJet strike

The clock is ticking toward a strike deadline that could see 4,400 WestJet flight attendants walk off the job as soon as Sunday.

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Nova Scotia metal detectorist finds wedding ring lost in lake
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Nova Scotia metal detectorist finds wedding ring lost in lake

From cellphones and car keys to jewelry, Nate McLagan wants to find the missing things of Nova Scotians. Armed with a metal detector and some diving gear, he’s on a mission to find 25 lost objects thi...

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Here’s what’s inside abandoned vats of fish sauce in St. Mary’s, N.L.
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Here’s what’s inside abandoned vats of fish sauce in St. Mary’s, N.L.

Glenn Sharp of Sharp Management explains how his company will empty the rotting fish sauce from a long abandoned plant in St. Mary’s, N.L. Steve Ryan, the town’s mayor, is happy to see the first truck...

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Lost wedding ring found in Nova Scotia lake by metal detector operator
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Lost wedding ring found in Nova Scotia lake by metal detector operator

Nate McLagan has been metal detecting for about two decades and this year he’s set a goal to find missing items for 25 people and word is getting out

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Family of slain Toronto cop, police union call for parole system reform
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Family of slain Toronto cop, police union call for parole system reform

They say they were given 20 days’ notice ahead of the killer’s hearing and request to push back the hearing by four weeks to accommodate travel plans was rejected

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House committee to discuss Gordie Howe bridge deal amid questions on revenue-sharing with U.S.
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House committee to discuss Gordie Howe bridge deal amid questions on revenue-sharing with U.S.

Proposed agreement in principle to open the bridge says Canada will share half of net toll revenues with the U.S. for the next 15 years

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Morning Update: An alleged Canadian spy at NATO
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Morning Update: An alleged Canadian spy at NATO

Also in today’s edition: Earthquake in Japan and Amazon’s NHL deal

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Revered pianist Oliver Jones transformed the jazz scene in Montreal and beyond
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Revered pianist Oliver Jones transformed the jazz scene in Montreal and beyond

Composer and fleet-fingered dazzler died at 91 on July 22 after a long illness

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Former Conservative cabinet minister to run for Toronto mayor
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Former Conservative cabinet minister to run for Toronto mayor

Former MP for Ajax-Pickering Chris Alexander’s campaign touches on bettering the city’s economy, transit system, housing and infrastructure

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Ontario accuses Ottawa of bowing to ‘small fringe group’ on island airport expansion
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Ontario accuses Ottawa of bowing to ‘small fringe group’ on island airport expansion

Province is pushing to allow commercial jets at Billy Bishop despite vocal opposition from Torontonians

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Alberta’s plans to regulate, oversee new private-pay medical testing regime fall short, experts say
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Alberta’s plans to regulate, oversee new private-pay medical testing regime fall short, experts say

Peer countries that offer private medical testing are closely regulated, but there is a ‘lack of attention’ by the province, family doctor says

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From medical research to religious tolerance, Frances Belzberg spent a lifetime supporting causes that spoke to her
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From medical research to religious tolerance, Frances Belzberg spent a lifetime supporting causes that spoke to her

Notable philanthropist was named to Order of Canada in 1995 and Order of British Columbia in 2021

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Wildfire causes severe damage near Clinton, B.C.
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Wildfire causes severe damage near Clinton, B.C.

Video posted by the BC Wildfire Service shows the Pear Lake wildfire as it burns over more than 600 square kilometres in B.C.'s Cariboo region. Another video shared by James Webster shows the destruct...

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Clinton, B.C., wildfire leaves devastation in its wake
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Clinton, B.C., wildfire leaves devastation in its wake

Clinton’s mayor says village is waiting for structural assessment and people whose properties were damaged would be contacted directly

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Ottawa launches expanded online passport renewal service
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Ottawa launches expanded online passport renewal service

People should expect to receive their new passports within 20 days and to be able to track its progress in real time, immigration minister says

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Great white shark washes up on Nova Scotia beach
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Great white shark washes up on Nova Scotia beach

Researchers have yet to determine what caused the death of 580-kilo male that washed ashore near Pictou

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Ontario to press ahead with island airport plan, minister says
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Ontario to press ahead with island airport plan, minister says

Federal government gave in to ‘fringe group’ who objected to the project, says transportation minister Prabmeet Sarkaria

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Nine people charged in human trafficking probe spanning Ontario and Western Canada
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Nine people charged in human trafficking probe spanning Ontario and Western Canada

After woman who was trafficked for 15 years came forward, police say they identified 11 more victims

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CBC won’t disclose Eurovision participation costs
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CBC won’t disclose Eurovision participation costs

Carney announced earlier this month Canada will take part in the global cultural event next year

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Wildfires are burning across Canada. Ask our experts about safe evacuations, effects of smoke and other concerns
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Wildfires are burning across Canada. Ask our experts about safe evacuations, effects of smoke and other concerns

Several fires are threatening communities and forcing residents to flee or prepare to evacuate at a moment’s notice

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Why psychiatric patients wait longer in ER for admission
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Why psychiatric patients wait longer in ER for admission

Psychiatric patients wait far longer for in-patient beds than other people. Alberta Psychiatric Association President Dr. Karen Duncalf explains the impact that can have on a patient.

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Some psychiatric patients wait days in the ER for a hospital admission, data show
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Some psychiatric patients wait days in the ER for a hospital admission, data show

Disparity in wait time has been the case for decades, and it’s only getting worse as demand outpaces funding across the spectrum of mental health care

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Online sex ads reveal routes used to traffic Indigenous women and girls across Canada
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Online sex ads reveal routes used to traffic Indigenous women and girls across Canada

A Thomson Reuters analysis of online sex ads from the last 10 years reveals new patterns in the movement of trafficked victims across Canada and the U.S.

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Morning Update: Alberta set to expand use of private health clinics
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Morning Update: Alberta set to expand use of private health clinics

Also in today’s edition: Shots investigated at Toronto’s U.S. consulate and wildfires under fragile hold in France

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In Quebec, past kidney transplant donors and patients volunteer their stories to support others
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In Quebec, past kidney transplant donors and patients volunteer their stories to support others

Transplant Ambassador Program aims to offer valuable, first-hand knowledge and experience, which health care providers do not have

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Video shows fire's aftermath outside Clinton, B.C.
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Video shows fire's aftermath outside Clinton, B.C.

A video shot on Saturday, July 25, shows destruction wrought by the Pear Lake wildfire, a day after it swept towards the village of Clinton, B.C. The video shows the towing and autobody business of St...

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Alberta self-referred health testing begins Friday
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Alberta self-referred health testing begins Friday

Beginning Friday, Alberta will open up its diagnostic medical testing by allowing people to bypass medical referral for tests like an MRI or an ultrasound with patients paying out of pocket and a pote...

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Alberta to start allowing some privately paid medical tests this week
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Alberta to start allowing some privately paid medical tests this week

Beginning Friday, Albertans who uncover a new cancer diagnosis will be reimbursed for the cost of their test but won’t see their costs covered if they discover a different illness

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Calgary's Olympic Oval to get $52-million upgrade
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Calgary's Olympic Oval to get $52-million upgrade

The federal and provincial governments are equally splitting a $52-million contribution to upgrading Calgary's Olympic Oval built for the 1988 Winter Olympics.

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Alberta to begin allowing self-referred medical tests on Friday
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Alberta to begin allowing self-referred medical tests on Friday

Albertans could previously pay for private testing with a referral from a health-care practitioner, but this change waives that requirement

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Police refocus search for missing Calgary boy
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Police refocus search for missing Calgary boy

Police are ending the ground search for an 11-year-old Calgary boy who has been missing since July 16. Chief Katie McLellan says police are refocusing their investigation into the disappearance of Par...

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Toronto mayor wants island land returned after Ottawa blocks airport expansion
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Toronto mayor wants island land returned after Ottawa blocks airport expansion

Ontario government should return lands it recently expropriated through new legislation, Olivia Chow says

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Gail Bowen used murder mystery writing to spark change and put Saskatchewan on the map
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Gail Bowen used murder mystery writing to spark change and put Saskatchewan on the map

The novelist imbued her work with Prairies locales and used her craft to fight social injustice

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Police end ground search for missing 11-year-old Calgary boy
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Police end ground search for missing 11-year-old Calgary boy

Parker, who is autistic and non-verbal, walked away from his daycare home in a northside neighbourhood nearly two weeks ago

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Toronto police investigate as shot fired outside U.S. consulate for second time this year
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Toronto police investigate as shot fired outside U.S. consulate for second time this year

At least one shot was fired outside the U.S. consulate in ​downtown Toronto early on Monday but there were no injuries, police said, in what was the second such incident in ​the last four months.

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Durham police deputy chief to retire after watchdog uncovers misconduct
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Durham police deputy chief to retire after watchdog uncovers misconduct

The statement did not specify what actions were investigated by the watchdog

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Rare sightings of lone killer whale off Nova Scotia
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Rare sightings of lone killer whale off Nova Scotia

Boaters asked to give the whale plenty of room after it was spotted near the Canso Causeway

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Rare sightings of killer whale reported off Nova Scotia
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Rare sightings of killer whale reported off Nova Scotia

A marine conservation group in Nova Scotia has confirmed multiple sightings of a lone killer whale near the Canso Causeway, saying such sightings are rare. Here are some photos and videos from one soc...

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