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Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigates fatal seaplane crash in Quebec

Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigates fatal seaplane crash in Quebec

MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a seaplane crash in Quebec's Mauricie region that killed a 63-year-old man. Provincial police say they were called around 3:45 p.m.
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Shootings, abortion, Trump: are fed-up Americans getting serious about getting out?

Shootings, abortion, Trump: are fed-up Americans getting serious about getting out?

WASHINGTON — It's not just the relentless parade of deadly mass shootings, the draconian assault on abortion rights or even the prospect of a Donald Trump comeback that has Mackenzie Fresquez exploring a move to Canada.
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Church fundraising questions, politician private plane use: In The News for July 18

Church fundraising questions, politician private plane use: In The News for July 18

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Canada's Rogers wins historic silver in women's hammer throw at world championship

Canada's Rogers wins historic silver in women's hammer throw at world championship

EUGENE, Ore. — Canada's Camryn Rogers spun four times in the circle, then unleashed a hammer throw that soared straight into the history books. The 23-year-old from Richmond, B.C., threw 75.
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'Be brave like Ukraine': Stick to sanctions in turbine strife, protesters tell Canada

'Be brave like Ukraine': Stick to sanctions in turbine strife, protesters tell Canada

Protesters called on Canada to 'be brave like Ukraine' and uphold economic sanctions against Russia on Sunday, just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered essentially the same message to the Prime Minister
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Mental health experts say Canada should have a three-digit suicide crisis hotline

Mental health experts say Canada should have a three-digit suicide crisis hotline

Canada must make good on a long-standing promise to implement a centralized mental health crisis line that bypasses police and connects those in need with professionals who can help them, experts argued as a similar system went live in the United Sta
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Montreal Children's Hospital says it's overcrowded, urges to avoid emergency room

Montreal Children's Hospital says it's overcrowded, urges to avoid emergency room

Montreal Children's Hospital says a surge in patients is putting strain on its emergency services, forcing families to be redirected elsewhere.
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Feds propose to cap oil, gas emissions using industry-specific carbon pricing system

Feds propose to cap oil, gas emissions using industry-specific carbon pricing system

OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing to use an industry-specific cap-and-trade system or a modified carbon pricing system to set a ceiling for emissions from the oil and gas sector and drive them down almost 40 per cent by the end of this dec
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Early rise for those attending Pope's mass near Quebec City during Canadian visit

Early rise for those attending Pope's mass near Quebec City during Canadian visit

QUEBEC — Those with tickets to attend the Pope's mass northeast of Quebec City at the end of this month will have a very early start to their day, but a spokesman who questioned whether the schedule would be too hard on Indigenous elders now says it'
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Lotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, July 16, 2022

Lotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, July 16, 2022

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $6 million: 08, 19, 23, 34, 37 & 44.
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