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Twitter, Facebook suspend hundreds of Chinese accounts for 'coordinated' anti-protest messages

Twitter, Facebook suspend hundreds of Chinese accounts for 'coordinated' anti-protest messages

Revelation comes as the heated debate over Hong Kong spilled overseas into cities such as Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto over the weekend
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Hong Kong shutters airport as protests rage on; YVR flights affected

Hong Kong shutters airport as protests rage on; YVR flights affected

Some Air Canada arrivals at YVR have been cancelled
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Canadian governments rake in $186 million in cannabis taxes between October and March

Canadian governments rake in $186 million in cannabis taxes between October and March

B.C. government tempers its revenue projections
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Man falls 60 feet while trying to pee off B.C. mountain

Man falls 60 feet while trying to pee off B.C. mountain

“(He has) some major lower-body injuries, possible broken ankles, broken legs”
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Former U.S. president Barack Obama tells Canadians there's 'hope in a dark age'

Former U.S. president Barack Obama tells Canadians there's 'hope in a dark age'

"I believe the long-term trajectory of humanity is in a positive direction"
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Elizabeth May offered to quit Green leadership if Wilson-Raybould wanted it

Elizabeth May offered to quit Green leadership if Wilson-Raybould wanted it

OTTAWA — Green Leader Elizabeth May says she offered to give up her job as the head of her party if Jody Wilson-Raybould had wanted to take it on.
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Legal cannabis sales down for second straight month across Canada

Legal cannabis sales down for second straight month across Canada

Statistics Canada sales data shows that sales for weed peaked in December
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Early data suggests no spike in drug-impaired driving charges since cannabis legalization

Early data suggests no spike in drug-impaired driving charges since cannabis legalization

Canadian police say they haven’t been busting many more stoned drivers six months after legalization, but they are reminding drivers to keep cannabis out of reach.
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Mixed results reported in test of new national emergency alert system

Mixed results reported in test of new national emergency alert system

Did your cell phone buzz at 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday? Some wireless users in western provinces, like B.C., are reporting mixed results after the test of Canada’s new emergency alert system, according to The Canadian Press .
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Health Canada says sale of rabid dog saliva homeopathic remedy unauthorized

Health Canada says sale of rabid dog saliva homeopathic remedy unauthorized

VANCOUVER — A homeopathic remedy made with the saliva of rabid dogs will no longer be available in the country, Health Canada says, although it continues licensing similar products by other brands.
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