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2 people rescued after ice cracks on Lake St. Clair, OPP say
Provincial police say two people were rescued off the ice of Lake St. Clair Tuesday afternoon.
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N.L. animal rescue’s 50/50 fundraiser to aid shot cat reported for holding draw without license
A Newfoundland animal rescue has had to put a 50/50 fundraiser on hold that has generated $149,000 in ticket sales. New Life Rescue & Adoption Inc., based in Carbonear, launched the 50/50 draw on Feb. 16 to help cover the costs of caring for a cat that came into its care after it was shot…
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‘Heading for disaster’: Canadian Olympic medallist Dubreuil denounces lack of amateur athlete funding
Canadian long track speed skater Laurent Dubreuil is sounding the alarm about the lack of funding for Canadian amateur sports and the consequences it could have on the country’s success at the Winter Olympics going forward.
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Conservatives press Liberal government to limit health care for some refugee claimants
MPs in the House of Commons will vote Tuesday on a Conservative motion that asks the Liberal government to review the health-care benefits available to asylum claimants and restrict benefits for those whose claims have failed.
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Pipes freezing as remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario sees 5th day without power
A remote Oji-Cree community in northwestern Ontario has been without power since Friday, resulting in water pipes freezing in about 30 per cent of the First Nation’s homes. Here’s what we know about the situation in Nibinamik First Nation.
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Missing Toronto student found jailed in Pakistan over ‘inflammatory’ social media posts
The family of a Canadian University of Toronto PhD student is concerned after he was arrested in Pakistan while conducting research for his dissertation.
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Two teen boys formally charged with sex assault in alleged hockey hazing in N.S.
The youths accused were 14 years old at the time of the alleged offences, according to court documents.
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Windsor anti-panhandling initiative a distraction from inaction on poverty, outreach worker says
The lead organizer of Street Help Windsor says the city’s decision to look at placing signs at certain intersections to discourage people from panhandling is merely an effort to distract from its lack of action on poverty in the city.
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With Boulerice eyeing Quebec politics, NDP’s orange wave becomes a drought
OTTAWA — During the 2011 federal election, an “orange wave” crashed over much of Quebec and parts of Canada, electing the largest contingent of NDP MPs in the party’s history. In 2026, the last of the wave’s MPs is expected to leave as the party faces a drought in Quebec. On Monday, longtime Montreal NDP…
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Trump warns of ‘very bad day’ for Iran if no deal reached on nuclear program
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that if Iran does not reach a deal with Washington, “it will be a very bad day for that country and, very sadly, its people,” as the American military buildup in the region continued. Responding to a report that Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs…