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Still no winners for $70M Lotto Max jackpot, prize pool continues to climb
The total prize pool for Lotto Max continues to climb as there was no winner for the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot on Tuesday...
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Quadmester no more. Toronto high school students to learn under ‘modified semester’ in fall
Forget the quadmaster - Toronto Public High School students will learn under "revised semesters" this fall. Following students' displeasure about the repeat two-course-a-time model...
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Man, woman charged after break-in attempt at Scarborough mosque
Two men are facing charges after they attempted to break into the Islamic Institute of...
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In dig at Biden, Trump will head to ‘lawless’ US-Mexico border
The former US president has let down since leaving office, but travel - and rallies - will resume later in June.Former President Donald Trump...
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VerticalScope IPO a bitter reminder for former Torstar investors that sold out for pennies last summer
Rob Laidlaw, founder and CEO, who spent his adult life building the Toronto digital media company, said that Verticalscope Inc. Its initial...
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False sightings, reports of gunfire: Court documents reveal details of RCMP response in Portapique
Preliminary RCMP actions outlined in affidavits filed in response to lawsuits initiated by victims' familiesThe first RCMP officers to arrive in Portapique, NS, during...
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Are the feds really ‘fighting Indigenous kids in court’? Here’s what we know
Two weeks after the remains of 215 Indigenous children were discovered at the site of a former B.C. residential school, the government is back...
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‘I have never felt safe’: Nunavut MP accuses parliamentary security of racial profiling in farewell speech
TORONTO - In a scathing farewell speech, Nunavut NDP MP Mumilaq Kakkak...
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Ontario hair salons urge province to allow industry to reopen
Hair salon owners are calling on Ontario to allow their industry to reopen, saying their...
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‘We love you’: New Southern Baptist leader preaches racial unity
The nation's largest Protestant denomination elects a president who has worked to correct racial divisions within its congregation.The Southern Baptist Convention pushed from the...
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Vancouver School Board phases out honours programs in high schools
The Vancouver School Board is cutting honors courses in math and science at its high schools because the school district says they do...
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RCMP say homicide suspect considered armed, dangerous could be in Winnipeg in grey SUV
Eric Wildman is wanted in connection with the death of Clifford JosephPolice believe a suspect in a homicide in southern Manitoba, believed to be...
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Green leader Annamie Paul survives emergency meeting on fate of leadership
OTTAWA - Green Party leader Annie Paul survived an emergency meeting of...
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Facing COVID-19 staffing crunch, some Ontario hospitals offer cash bonuses to new nurses
Facing nursing staff shortages as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some hospitals in Ontario have turned to a simple incentive to lure nurses back to...
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How to cope with Father’s Day if you’re grieving
Holidays and other occasions – especially the greeting-card and gift-giving variety – have long posed a problem for the bereaved.The first are often the...
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Ontario sets new vaccination record, reports fewer than 400 new COVID-19 cases
Ontario is recording 384 new COVID-19 cases and 12 additional deaths on Wednesday.
Around 28,100 tests...
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Green Party gives Annamie Paul ultimatum to avoid confidence vote
The Green Party has issued an ultimatum to leader Annie Paul: Dismiss a former employee's comments accusing lawmakers of being anti-Semitic or face...
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Canada’s inflation rate rises to highest level in a decade, at 3.6%
The rate drops to 2.5% if the price of gasoline is stripped, but the cost of living is still rising at a significant pace.Canada's...
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Trudeau tests negative for COVID-19 after G7, will leave hotel quarantine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested negative for COVID-19 after returning from the G7 leaders' summit in the UK over the weekend, and is...
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Inflation sees largest year-over-year jump since 2011: StatCan
Ottawa --
statistics canada says The Consumer Price Index in May was...