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Actress and former senator Viola Léger, best known as La Sagouine, dies at 92

Actress and former senator Viola Léger, best known as La Sagouine, dies at 92

Actress, teacher and former senator Viola Léger has died at the age of 92. A release from management company Le Grenier musique says Léger died Saturday in Dieppe, New Brunswick.
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Quebec man arrested in Mexico and brought back to Canada after months on the run

Quebec man arrested in Mexico and brought back to Canada after months on the run

A 35-year-old Quebec man considered one of Canada's most wanted fugitives was arrested in Mexico and extradited to Canada after more than a year on the run. Provincial police had been searching for Blake Charbonneau of Laval, Que.
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Job creation a priority as Liberal caucus wraps up on anniversary of 'Freedom Convoy'

Job creation a priority as Liberal caucus wraps up on anniversary of 'Freedom Convoy'

OTTAWA — As Ottawa marks one year since the "Freedom Convoy" arrived in the national capital, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he understands the anger and concerns protesters have while also promising "good, long-term jobs" as a way to relieve pre
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Inflation-focused Pierre Poilievre back to Parliament as health-care talks loom

Inflation-focused Pierre Poilievre back to Parliament as health-care talks loom

OTTAWA — It's no secret what Pierre Poilievre thinks about government spending and inflation. Same with guns.
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There's a hungry Arctic predator with a lot of arms that eats dead polar bears

There's a hungry Arctic predator with a lot of arms that eats dead polar bears

On the Arctic sea floor lie hungry predators that can eat dead polar bears.
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A Quebec snowmobiler dies after possible collision with moose authorities say

A Quebec snowmobiler dies after possible collision with moose authorities say

MONTREAL — A snowmobiler has died after possibly colliding with a moose in Quebec's Chaudière-Appalaches region. Provincial police confirmed the 43-year-old man's death on Saturday morning. Sgt.
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Canadian police chiefs speak out on death of Black man beaten by U.S. officers

Canadian police chiefs speak out on death of Black man beaten by U.S. officers

Canadian police chiefs condemned on Friday the death of a Black man who was savagely beaten by police during a traffic stop in the United States, saying the officers involved must be held accountable.
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No winning ticket sold for Friday's $26 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Friday's $26 million Lotto Max jackpot

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $26 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Jan. 31 will be an estimated $31 million. The Canadian Press
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Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, Jan. 27, 2023

Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, Jan. 27, 2023

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Friday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $26 million: 04, 05, 09, 13, 29, 30 & 35. Bonus: 20 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.
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Family of Tyre Nichols pleads for calm as U.S. confronts 'horrifying' video evidence

Family of Tyre Nichols pleads for calm as U.S. confronts 'horrifying' video evidence

WASHINGTON — The grieving family of Tyre Nichols called for calm across the United States on Friday as a country racked by racial and cultural divisions witnessed for itself visceral new video evidence of another young Black man enduring brutal, dead
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