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Quebec father charged in killings of two children remains unable to appear in court

Quebec father charged in killings of two children remains unable to appear in court

LAVAL, Que. — A Quebec father accused of killing his two children in their home north of Montreal is still not able to appear before a judge.
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Arctic peers warn 'no return' to prewar times as Russia frozen from circumpolar talks

Arctic peers warn 'no return' to prewar times as Russia frozen from circumpolar talks

OTTAWA — Canada's allies are calling for a rethink in Arctic relations after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to skip Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to skip Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner

OTTAWA — Liberals, New Democrats, Conservatives and a steady stream of journalists walk into a bar. Pierre Poilievre doesn't.
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Governments weren't always working in tandem during 'Freedom Convoy': Trudeau

Governments weren't always working in tandem during 'Freedom Convoy': Trudeau

OTTAWA — Different levels of government involved in trying to bring an end to the mass demonstrations in Ottawa and several border crossings last winter were not always on the same page, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged Wednesday.
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Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million

Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million

An initial estimate by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. suggests hurricane Fiona caused $660 million in insured damage.
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B.C. Mountie killed and U.N. to vote on Haiti resolution: In The News for Oct. 19

B.C. Mountie killed and U.N. to vote on Haiti resolution: In The News for Oct. 19

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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B.C. RCMP officer, 31, who worked with homeless, 'died bravely': commissioner

B.C. RCMP officer, 31, who worked with homeless, 'died bravely': commissioner

BURNABY, B.C. — An RCMP mental health and homeless outreach officer stabbed to death in Burnaby, B.C., "died bravely," her superior said
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First COVID, now drought, B.C. brewery takes water-use restrictions in stride

First COVID, now drought, B.C. brewery takes water-use restrictions in stride

SECHELT, B.C. — Staff at Batch 44 Brewery and Kitchen in Sechelt, B.C., know how to weather a storm without falling flat.
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Groups want planned handgun freeze exemption to include wider range of sport shooters

Groups want planned handgun freeze exemption to include wider range of sport shooters

OTTAWA — MPs are coming under pressure to broaden an exemption to a planned federal handgun freeze to include a wider range of sport shooters — an idea prominent firearm-control advocates firmly oppose.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith apologizes for past comments about invasion of Ukraine

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith apologizes for past comments about invasion of Ukraine

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is apologizing for what she calls "ill-informed comments on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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