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'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King asks to move trial out of Ottawa

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King asks to move trial out of Ottawa

OTTAWA — An Ontario court judge says he's unlikely to grant "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King's request to move his criminal trial out of Ottawa.
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India tells Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official says

India tells Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official says

TORONTO (AP) — India has told Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
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Woman killed in Olds parking lot collision; witnesses sought

Woman killed in Olds parking lot collision; witnesses sought

Four bystanders tried to help woman involved in Olds collision, but left before police arrived
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Richmond's giant pumpkin grower lands North America title

Richmond's giant pumpkin grower lands North America title

A Canadian giant gourd weighed in at an incredible 2,212 pounds to win the North American title in Sacramento, California
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Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Late-night talk shows began their return to the air after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike , while actors completed the first day of talks that could end their own long work walk-off.
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Expect to spend more than $350,000 to raise a child in Canada, Statistics Canada study suggests

Expect to spend more than $350,000 to raise a child in Canada, Statistics Canada study suggests

Expenditures for families in the Prairies and British Columbia are up to 15 per cent higher per child compared with those of parents in Atlantic Canada.
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Airdrie RCMP seek public’s assistance to locate missing 13-year-old

Airdrie RCMP seek public’s assistance to locate missing 13-year-old

Airdrie RCMP are requesting assistance from the public to locate 13-year-old Jerell Vayden Meister.
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$17 million Lotto Max win in Bonnyville

$17 million Lotto Max win in Bonnyville

“It was a crazy and immmediate rush of adrenaline!” 
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Okanagan family that lost second home in wildfire targeted by thieves

Okanagan family that lost second home in wildfire targeted by thieves

“I felt resilient before but this has just finished my resolve and my faith in humanity is shattered. Who keeps hitting someone who is down?”
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Imperial, Alberta regulator knew for years about tailings seepage at mine: documents

Imperial, Alberta regulator knew for years about tailings seepage at mine: documents

EDMONTON — Documents filed by Imperial Oil Ltd. show the company and Alberta's energy regulator knew the Kearl oilsands mine was seeping tailings into groundwater years before a pool of contaminated fluid was reported on the surface.
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