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Ukrainian team wins match against Boston at peewee tournament in Quebec City

Ukrainian team wins match against Boston at peewee tournament in Quebec City

MONTREAL — A team of young Ukrainian hockey players had a moment of triumph in Quebec City today as they beat the Boston Junior Bruins 3-1 at the 63rd Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament.
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Trudeau travelling to Bahamas next week to meet with Caribbean political leaders

Trudeau travelling to Bahamas next week to meet with Caribbean political leaders

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be travelling to the Bahamas next week to meet with his counterparts from 20 Caribbean governments. A release from Trudeau's office says he will be in Nassau on Feb.
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Pope Francis names Frank Leo new Archbishop of Toronto, Collins steps down due to age

Pope Francis names Frank Leo new Archbishop of Toronto, Collins steps down due to age

Toronto has a new archbishop-designate after Pope Francis named a new man to one of the top clerical posts in the Canadian Catholic Church.
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Baffinland critical of report that says shipping to blame for narwhal displacement

Baffinland critical of report that says shipping to blame for narwhal displacement

A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in an area off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island this summer and says shipping traffic from the nearby Mary River iron-ore mine is to blame.
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Witnesses describe how the Quebec daycare bus crash unfolded, moment by moment

Witnesses describe how the Quebec daycare bus crash unfolded, moment by moment

LAVAL, Que. — It was just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday when André Beaudoin pulled into the parking lot to bring his two-year-old son to daycare. The Garderie Éducative Ste-Rose in Laval, Que.
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Federal watchdogs, MPs slam corrections officials on treatment of prisoners

Federal watchdogs, MPs slam corrections officials on treatment of prisoners

OTTAWA — Federal watchdogs and members of Parliament are pressing Canada's top corrections officials to improve conditions for Black and Indigenous offenders who are serving time in federal prisons.
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Trudeau pushing softer approach to temporary visas, less focus on risk of overstaying

Trudeau pushing softer approach to temporary visas, less focus on risk of overstaying

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's pushing Canada's immigration system to soften its approach to processing visa applications and put less focus on the risk of visitors overstaying their short-term visas.
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Universities brace for Chinese students' return as Beijing orders them back to Canada

Universities brace for Chinese students' return as Beijing orders them back to Canada

VANCOUVER — When Vancouver-based Justin Wong was studying online for his master of arts at Trinity Western University during the pandemic, he had to get up at 4 a.m. to collaborate with classmates. That's because they were in China.
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No winning ticket sold for Friday's $20 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Friday's $20 million Lotto Max jackpot

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $20 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Feb. 14 will be an estimated $25 million. The Canadian Press
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John Tory resigns as Toronto mayor over affair with former staff member

John Tory resigns as Toronto mayor over affair with former staff member

TORONTO — John Tory, who served two scandal-free terms as mayor of Toronto and had just been re-elected for a third, announced late Friday he was resigning from the job due to an "inappropriate relationship" he had with a former member of his staff.
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