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Canadian family stuck in Lebanon anxiously awaits flight options amid Israeli strikes

Canadian family stuck in Lebanon anxiously awaits flight options amid Israeli strikes

TORONTO — Jalal Tabaja and more than a dozen of his extended family members, most of them Canadians, felt safe in Lebanon until recently.
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Work continues on alert system for missing Indigenous women: minister

Work continues on alert system for missing Indigenous women: minister

WINNIPEG — The federal government says it's making progress on a pilot program for an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl is missing.
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Canada announces funding for African countries, scientific research at Francophonie

Canada announces funding for African countries, scientific research at Francophonie

PARIS — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce funding to support French-speaking African countries and initiatives to promote the French language in the Francophonie.
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In the news today: Inquiry to hear from foreign ministry officials

In the news today: Inquiry to hear from foreign ministry officials

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Inquiry to hear from foreign ministry officials A federal inquiry into foreign interference plans to hear from senior Global Affairs Canada officials today.
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Quebec Nordiques fans turn up to see Kings, but still mourn lost hockey team

Quebec Nordiques fans turn up to see Kings, but still mourn lost hockey team

QUÉBEC — NHL hockey is back in Quebec City this week, but the Los Angeles Kings aren't the team that fans of the long-departed Quebec Nordiques have longed to see.
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Parliament 'ground to a halt' over Conservative allegations of Liberal corruption

Parliament 'ground to a halt' over Conservative allegations of Liberal corruption

OTTAWA — The government has been unable to put any of its own business before the House of Commons for a full week, and the Conservatives on Thursday said that's the result of Liberal "corruption.
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Pit bulls in B.C. pet mauling tested positive for meth, cocaine, says city

Pit bulls in B.C. pet mauling tested positive for meth, cocaine, says city

Three pit bulls involved in a deadly attack on another dog last month in Kamloops, B.C., tested positive for methamphetamine and cocaine, and the city is going to court to have them put down.
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Industry minister echoes Shopify calls to boost ambition in Canada

Industry minister echoes Shopify calls to boost ambition in Canada

TORONTO — Canada's industry minister has thrown his support behind a call from one of Shopify Inc.'s leaders for the country to get more ambitious.
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Hoggard sex assault trial: Defence says woman is lying, Crown says she is 'unshaken'

Hoggard sex assault trial: Defence says woman is lying, Crown says she is 'unshaken'

Defence lawyers for Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard attacked the credibility of his accuser Thursday as they made their final pitch to jurors in the singer's sexual assault trial, suggesting the woman lied about the encounter to cover up her infideli
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What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election

What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election

The British Columbia's New Democrats released the party's platform Thursday days after the Greens unveiled a plan for government ahead of the election on Oct. 19. The B.C.
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