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Councillor posts anti-Indigenous sign; P.E.I. minister orders quick inquiry

Councillor posts anti-Indigenous sign; P.E.I. minister orders quick inquiry

CHARLOTTETOWN — A Prince Edward Island cabinet minister has asked a law firm to conduct a brief inquiry into a village councillor's decision last fall to display a sign on his property denying the existence of unmarked graves at former residential sc
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Fallsview casino operator fined $70K for not flagging patron who brought bag of cash

Fallsview casino operator fined $70K for not flagging patron who brought bag of cash

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — The operator of the Fallsview Casino Resort has been fined after Ontario's gaming regulator says it failed to flag a patron who brought in tens of thousands of dollars in cash in a reusable grocery bag.
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A list of deadly plane crashes in Canada's North since 1980

A list of deadly plane crashes in Canada's North since 1980

Four passengers and two crew members are dead after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Smith, N.W.T. A lone survivor was taken to hospital.
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Conservatives call on Canada to restore visa requirement for Mexican tourists

Conservatives call on Canada to restore visa requirement for Mexican tourists

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives want the Trudeau government to restore a visa requirement for Mexican tourists as concerns mount about denied refugee claims.
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Teen charged in Toronto stabbing initially believed to involve a machete

Teen charged in Toronto stabbing initially believed to involve a machete

TORONTO — A teenage boy is facing multiple charges in a stabbing in north Toronto that police originally said involved a machete. Police say they were called to the area near Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue around 3:40 p.m.
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So you want to go cliff diving. The ins and outs of the Red Bull World Series

So you want to go cliff diving. The ins and outs of the Red Bull World Series

A look at the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series: ORIGINS: Cliff diving as a sport is believed to have originated in the 1700s when Hawaiian chief King Kahekili first jumped from the holy cliffs of Kaunolo SERIES HISTORY: The Red Bull men's competiti
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Canadian cliff diver Molly Carlson set to make the leap in Auckland in season finale

Canadian cliff diver Molly Carlson set to make the leap in Auckland in season finale

Canadian Molly Carlson goes into this weekend's final stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in New Zealand in second place and with a smile in her face.
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Rising dementia rates among Asian Canadians call for culturally safe services: report

Rising dementia rates among Asian Canadians call for culturally safe services: report

VANCOUVER — Brenda Wong remembers her mother mixing up towels to clean the floor with those for scrubbing dishes.
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Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre on tour, eyeing run for Quebec Liberal leadership

Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre on tour, eyeing run for Quebec Liberal leadership

MONTREAL — Former Montreal mayor and federal cabinet minister Denis Coderre says he's going on tour ahead of a possible run for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal party.
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Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5%, signals shift toward rate cut talks

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5%, signals shift toward rate cut talks

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is turning its attention to when it may be able to start cutting interest rates, governor Tiff Macklem said Wednesday as he announced the central bank's decision to hold its key rate at five per cent.
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