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Mountie gets community sentence for assaulting girl, breach of trust

Mountie gets community sentence for assaulting girl, breach of trust

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A New Brunswick RCMP officer found guilty of assaulting a 16-year-old girl who he was hoping to marry has been given a two-year sentence to be served in the community.
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B.C. restricts cellphones at schools, targets social media firms with new legislation

B.C. restricts cellphones at schools, targets social media firms with new legislation

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia is restricting the use of cellphones in schools and targeting social media companies in an attempt to reduce the harm they cause to children, which Premier David Eby likened to the damage from tobacco and opioids.
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'An inspiration': Woman mourns brother who died in Northwest Territories plane crash

'An inspiration': Woman mourns brother who died in Northwest Territories plane crash

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. — One of the people who died in a charter plane crash outside of Fort Smith, N.W.T., earlier this week was a heavy equipment operator at a diamond mine who loved playing music and being an uncle, his sister said Friday.
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Canada takes no clear position on interim ruling in genocide case against Israel

Canada takes no clear position on interim ruling in genocide case against Israel

OTTAWA — Canada opted to say as little as possible Friday about an International Court of Justice ruling that ordered Israel to prevent a genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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Manitoba Crown corporation has suffered from instability, large management load

Manitoba Crown corporation has suffered from instability, large management load

WINNIPEG — An external review of Manitoba Public Insurance, the province's Crown-owned auto insurance corporation, has found instability, confusion over responsibilities and a high ratio of managers.
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Oilers' Skinner stays on even keel as his roller-coaster career reaches a new high

Oilers' Skinner stays on even keel as his roller-coaster career reaches a new high

EDMONTON — Stuart Skinner was born and raised in Edmonton as a die-hard Oilers fan. Even in his wildest dreams, he could not have imagined that he’d break a team record held by Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr.
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Canada's Grondin picks up second World Cup snowboard cross victory of the season

Canada's Grondin picks up second World Cup snowboard cross victory of the season

SAINT MORITZ, Switzerland — Canadian snowboard cross racer Eliot Grondin picked up his second World Cup victory of the season Friday The 22-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que.
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Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix denies sex allegations levelled in class-action suit

Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix denies sex allegations levelled in class-action suit

QUEBEC — A senior leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is stepping back from his functions as he fights allegations of sexual assault that emerged as part of a class-action lawsuit, the Quebec City archdiocese said Friday.
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Redfish fishery to resume off Quebec, Atlantic Canada as lengthy moratorium ends

Redfish fishery to resume off Quebec, Atlantic Canada as lengthy moratorium ends

RIVIERE-AU-RENARD, Que. — Nearly three decades after a moratorium was put in place, the commercial redfish fishery is set to reopen in Quebec and Atlantic Canada this year, Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier announced Friday.
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Ski Report

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.
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