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The crime operation Dean Penney worked for was fake. The friendship wasn’t
For the undercover RCMP officer tasked with becoming Dean Penney’s best friend, the over four years of work spawned a true friendship.
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Alberta launches trucking app to stop interprovincial drivers from hitting its bridges
OTTAWA — Alberta is taking matters into its own hands after incurring millions in damages from semi-trucks and other large vehicles hitting bridges. The province is launching an app to help commercial truck drivers across Canada plan routes and avoid low-clearance bridges they might otherwise hit and damage. The Alberta government app, called the Canadian…
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‘Teeny tiny’ or thousands will die? Psychiatrists divided over how many would get MAID for mental illness
Thousands could choose to die by MAID if euthanasia is opened to people experiencing mental suffering alone, or perhaps only a small handful, parliamentarians heard this week. A special joint committee struck to revisit Canada’s readiness for doctor-assisted death for those whose sole underlying condition is a mental disorder heard opposing prognoses from prominent psychiatrists…
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Toronto Tempo are no longer just an idea. Now, they are a team
In just under two years after CBC Sports first broke the news that the WNBA was coming to Toronto, and less than a month after the league and players agreed on a new collective bargaining, the Tempo are no longer just an idea. Now, they are a team.
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Christine Fréchette will become Quebec’s premier today. Here’s how she got here
It has been just four years since Christine Fréchette took office with the Coalition Avenir Québec. Later today, she will be sworn in as the province’s 33rd premier. Here’s a look at how she got here.
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Toronto police officer charged with manslaughter after killing a man in Niagara Falls, Ont.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a news release the officer, Const. Andrew Lawson from the Toronto Police Service, was charged with manslaughter.
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Windsor’s homelessness and addiction recovery treatment hub sees ‘huge success’ 6 month after opening
Six months after Windsor received extra supports for beds and services related to homelessness and addiction treatment, one official says the results so far are promising.
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Environment Canada issues severe thunderstorm warning for Essex County
Severe thunderstorms are in the forecast for Windsor-Essex, Environment Canada warns.
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Trump threatens to fire Powell if he doesn’t exit Fed
President Donald Trump said he would fire Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve if he does not leave that post “in time,” and insisted that the Justice Department investigation into the central bank leader would continue. “I’ll have to fire him, OK, if he’s not leaving on time. I’ve held back firing him.…
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Canadian oil and gas losing competitive edge due to industrial carbon price: industry leaders
Leaders in Canada’s oil and gas sector say the industrial carbon levy would erode the country’s competitive edge at a time when the world is clamouring for a reliable energy supply.