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Canada adds Haiti evacuation flight next week after last-minute requests

Canada adds Haiti evacuation flight next week after last-minute requests

MONTREAL — Canada will offer an additional evacuation flight out of Haiti next week due to a spike in the number of requests to flee the Caribbean country that poured in just as Canada was set to wind down its efforts, the federal government said Sun
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Canadian soldier missing, presumed dead in Swiss avalanche: Armed Forces

Canadian soldier missing, presumed dead in Swiss avalanche: Armed Forces

OTTAWA — The Canadian military says a soldier is presumed dead after being caught in an avalanche while on leave in Switzerland. A statement from the Armed Forces says Capt. Sean Thomas went missing in the slide on April 1.
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Solar eclipse forecast: here's where to find the best view of totality in Canada

Solar eclipse forecast: here's where to find the best view of totality in Canada

A total solar eclipse is set to cross through parts of Canada on Monday, offering crowds in its path a dazzling view of the astronomical wonder. That is, if clouds don't get in the way.
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Sick of extra fees online? It's drip pricing, and Canadian shoppers are fighting back

Sick of extra fees online? It's drip pricing, and Canadian shoppers are fighting back

VANCOUVER — If you shop online you're likely familiar with the experience — you agree to buy for a certain price, but by the time you check out, the cost has ballooned with fees and surcharges.
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A battle for hope: the brewing campaign clash between the Conservatives and the NDP

A battle for hope: the brewing campaign clash between the Conservatives and the NDP

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's path to power may be by prosecuting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's past eight years in government, but his road to victory is painted NDP orange.
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Looking to pick up carpentry skills? In Newfoundland, you can learn to build a boat

Looking to pick up carpentry skills? In Newfoundland, you can learn to build a boat

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — There are many reasons a dozen people gathered two evenings a week this year in St. John's to build a traditional Newfoundland boat, bending and clamping long planks of wood and handling high-strength industrial glue.
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Nova Scotia premier joins calls for meeting with Trudeau about carbon pricing

Nova Scotia premier joins calls for meeting with Trudeau about carbon pricing

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier has joined a call from leaders across the country asking for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss carbon pricing.
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Former Quebec premier Jean Charest calls on Canada's leaders to promote civility

Former Quebec premier Jean Charest calls on Canada's leaders to promote civility

QUEBEC — Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest is concerned about what he says has been a rise in incivility across Canada.
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Hydro-Québec expects to fix remaining power outages from Thursday storm by end of day

Hydro-Québec expects to fix remaining power outages from Thursday storm by end of day

MONTREAL — Hydro-Québec says it expects to repair the remaining power outages from this week's snowstorm by the end of the day today. The utility reported there were around 4,700 customers in Quebec without power as of 12:30 p.m.
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Man in his 60s dead after head-on collision with truck on Quebec Highway 50

Man in his 60s dead after head-on collision with truck on Quebec Highway 50

BROWNSBURG-CHATHAM, Que. — Quebec police say a man in his 60s died this morning after the van he was driving collided with a large cargo truck in Brownsburg-Chatham, Que., roughly 70 kilometres west of Montreal.
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