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Canadian accused of terror links in Mauritania returns home
A Canadian man jailed in Mauritania for his alleged ties to an al-Qaeda-affiliated group has returned home from the North African country.
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Vancouver bars boycott Russian vodka after anti-gay law passed
Several bars and pubs in Vancouver’s West End have either pulled all the Russian vodka off their menus or are planning to after the popular Fountainhead pub on Davie Street began a boycott Tuesday to protest a new anti-gay law in Russia.
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Hudson's Bay to bring Saks to Canada in $2.9B takeover
Hudson's Bay Co. says it will pay $2.9 billion US to acquire U.S. luxury retailer Saks Inc. in a friendly deal.
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Vancouver unveils Canada's first permanent rainbow crosswalks
We’re not in Kansas, Toto—we’re somewhere over the rainbow in Vancouver.
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Drugs Found On Bieber's Tour Bus
U.S. border agents found marijuana on a bus with singer Justin Bieber's tour as it crossed into Detroit from Windsor, Canada.
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Canada Liberal Party Leader Says Legalize Marijuana
Canada's opposition Liberal Party head Justin Trudeau has called for the legalization of marijuana, putting himself and his party on a collision course with the ruling Conservatives ahead of 2015 elections. Trudeau's stand also differentiates the Liberals from the New Democratic Party (NDP), which has been the progressive party on drug reform, but which only calls for decriminalization.
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Bieber gets off on hit-and-run charge with photographer.
Canadian pop star won't be prosecuted for June incident in Hollywood.
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Teenager dies after being run over by float at Toronto's Caribbean Carnival
The 18-year-old had been riding on the float Saturday night when he fell and was run over by the vehicle just before 9 p.m..
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Two children Strangled to death by escaped python in Canada
The boys, ages 5 and 7, were found dead Monday morning at an apartment in Campbellton, New Brunswick. They had been sleeping over at a friend's apartment above a reptile store, according to a statement from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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Nova Scotia to allow victims to sue cyber bullies, their parents
Largely in response to the deaths of Amanda Todd and Rehtaeh Parsons, Nova Scotia is introducing legislation to give power back to victims.
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Canada's low on blood
Canadian Blood Services has announced the country is facing a concerning shortage of blood due to fewer donations this summer and a constant demand from hospitals.
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2 face charges in case of Canadian girl who hanged self after alleged rape
Two arrests have been made in the case of a 17-year-old girl who hanged herself after she was allegedly gang-raped and bullied online, Canadian officials said.
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Evidence of Viking Outpost Found in Canada
Telltale blade sharpeners may be smoking guns in the quest for the New World's second known Viking site.
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Senator Pamela Wallin calls audit 'flawed and unfair'
Senator Pamela Wallin described the Deloitte audit of her expenses as flawed and unfair, but said she will pay back every dollar she is ordered to by the Senate, with interest.
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Patient gets needless mastectomy after hospital mix-up
One patient had an unnecessary mastectomy and another had a necessary surgery delayed at a Halifax-area hospital after their test results were switched with two other patients.
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Car prowlers dumped daughter's ashes on street
Colleen Ransom has been trying to keep heartbreak at bay by carrying her daughter's ashes in a green velvet bag on daily travels. But heartache returned when she saw that car prowlers snatched the precious pouch from its place in her unlocked pickup truck, emptied it on the sidewalk and left it to be mostly washed away by the rain.
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Junk food banned at Canada Summer Games
The young competitors are being given a huge variety of nutritious offerings with no cap on how often they can drop by the cafeteria each day. "The whole point was to try and get athletes off on a good start," with adequate nutrition to help them perform better, said nutritionist Christiane Azzi.
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Canada to favour refugee claims by gay Russians
Canada’s refugee board is likely to look favourably on claims of persecution by gay asylum-seekers from Russia, the Immigration Minister says. Chris Alexander said Monday in Surrey, B.C., that Russia has taken the wrong path in restricting the fundamental rights of its gay community, and that any refugee claims “related to this particular issue will of course be looked at very seriously by our very generous system.”
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Canada's Valerie Grand'Maison wins Paralympic swimming gold.
Valerie Grand'Maison of Montreal won Canada's first gold medal at the Paralympic swimming world championships, taking the women's 100-metre butterfly in the visually impaired category in Montreal.
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23 Canadian universities make global Top 500 list
The top 10 are once again all in the U.S. or U.K. Canada has 23 schools in the top 500 this year, up from 22 last year and 21 five years ago. Canada’s new entrant is Concordia University.
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