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Vancouver Island
Teen fatally crushed by fallen tree at B.C. camp
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A teenager has died and another person is in hospital after a tree fell on them at a wilderness youth camp on Vancouver Island. Emergency crews rushed …
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More than 700 wildlfire evacuees in Alberta can soon return to Metis community
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. -- More than 700 people forced from a remote community in northern Alberta by wildfires will soon be allowed to go home. Officials …
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Mom refused to leave N.S. hospital until boy in mental health crisis was admitted
ctvnews.ca - CTVNews.ca Staff with a report from CTV Atlantic’s Heidi Petracek
A Nova Scotia mother who refused to leave a hospital for 12 hours until a psychiatrist saw her 10-year-old son says more needs to be done to help …
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Sask. to continue tracking, seizing at-risk babies despite inquiry's call to stop
ctvnews.ca - Stephanie Taylor
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government says it will continue to track or seize at-risk babies despite a call to stop from the inquiry into missing and …
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Man who stole human skull from Newfoundland cemetery sentenced to jail
ctvnews.ca - Holly McKenzie-Sutter
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- A young Newfoundland man who robbed a human skull from a cemetery and kept it in his possession for more than a year as a …
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Trans Mountain protests aim to block expansion
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER - Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are preparing for a long summer of legal challenges and protests aimed at blocking the …
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Protests, legal challenges planned to block Trans Mountain expansion
ctvnews.ca - Laura Kane
VANCOUVER -- Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are preparing for a long summer of legal challenges and protests aimed at blocking …
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Alberta
B.C. files another legal challenge against Alberta over turn-off-taps law
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has filed a second lawsuit against Alberta over its turn-off-the-taps legislation. A statement of claim …
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Manitoba
Man shot at least nine times by RCMP officer, Manitoba trial hears
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
THOMPSON, Man. -- The manslaughter trial of an RCMP officer in northern Manitoba heard a man was shot at least nine times by the constable. Const. …
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Honouring soldiers or violence? N.B. town suspends plan for military memorial
ctvnews.ca - Kevin Bissett
FREDERICTON -- A New Brunswick town is suspending its plan to install an armoured military vehicle in a memorial park following protests from dozens …
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Manitoba
Manitoba premier moves election to September, more than a year early
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he is moving up the next provincial election by more than a year. The next vote was scheduled for …
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Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., to reinvestigate nine Indigenous deaths
ctvnews.ca - Colin Perkel
TORONTO -- The deaths of at least nine Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont., will be reinvestigated after an external review found serious flaws …
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Refugees
Canada resettled more refugees than any other country in 2018, UN says
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
OTTAWA -- The United Nations Refugee Agency says Canada admitted the largest number of resettled refugees last year and had the second highest rate …
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Design firm tied to federal detention centre says 'extreme leftists' targeting it
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
MONTREAL - A Montreal-based architecture firm involved in the construction of an immigrant detention centre says it has been attacked again by …
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East Coast staple, Mike’s Lunch family diner, set to close after 109-year run
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An iconic East Coast family diner is set to shutter its doors after serving Nova Scotia customers for more than a century. Mike’s Lunch is set to …
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Toronto Raptors
Acts of kindness emerge at chaotic Raptors rally
ctvnews.ca - Alanna Rizza and Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press
TORONTO -- When gunshots sparked panic and chaos at a massive outdoor celebration for Toronto's NBA champions this week, some fans caught in the …
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Ontario
More than 400 administrative health-sector workers being laid off in Ontario
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
TORONTO -- More than 400 health-sector workers are being laid off in Ontario as the Progressive Conservative government moves to merge 20 agencies …
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Ontario considers raising driver, vehicle fees months after freezing them
ctvnews.ca - Allison Jones
TORONTO -- Less than a year after freezing driver and vehicle fees in Ontario, the Progressive Conservative government is considering raising them …
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B.C. First Nation plans legal challenge over Trans Mountain decision
ctvnews.ca - Laura Kane
VANCOUVER -- A British Columbia First Nation is promising a legal challenge of the federal government's decision to approve the Trans Mountain …
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Pride divided: Communities splintered, leadership under pressure as LGBTQ community looks to future
ctvnews.ca - David Friend
TORONTO -- Edmonton resident Phillip Goncalves says he couldn't sit idly by as local Pride organizers cancelled this year's parade amid conflicts …
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Ontario university convocation speech sparks anger, apologies
ctvnews.ca - Christy Somos
Western University in London, Ont., was left scrambling to issue an apology Monday after comments made during a convocation speech angered graduates …
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124 children affected by January gas leak at Montreal school: report
ctvnews.ca - Pierre Saint-Arnaud
Montreal public health officials said Tuesday 124 children suffered symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning following a gas leak last January that …
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RCMP seeks names of potential victims of coerced sterilization, Lucki says
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - The commissioner of the RCMP says her force is trying to get names of potential victims of coerced sterilization procedures. Brenda Lucki …
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Appeal court increases sentence for Maple Leaf Gardens abuser to 10 years
ctvnews.ca - Paola Loriggio
TORONTO -- The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal will now face close to a decade in prison after Ontario's highest …
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Québec
Crown won't appeal case of Quebec man who killed Alzheimer's-stricken wife
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
MONTREAL -- The Crown says it won't be appealing a sentence handed down last month to a Quebec man who killed his Alzheimer's-stricken wife in …
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Chief military judge's court martial in limbo after deputy recuses himself
ctvnews.ca - Lee Berthiaume
OTTAWA -- The court martial for Canada's chief military judge is in limbo after the judge overseeing the trial, who happens to be deputy to the …
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Edmonton murder trial hears child found outside church had head trauma, bruises
ctvnews.ca - Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press
EDMONTON -- A doctor who performed an autopsy on a toddler found dead outside an Edmonton church says the child suffered from serious head trauma. Dr. …
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Who should bear the financial risk of flooding? Report lays out three options
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - A new report co-authored by the government and the insurance industry says Canada can do a better job of protecting homeowners from the …
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'Mixed up' U.S. professor was aiming for Ottawa, flew to Calgary instead
ctvnews.ca - Cillian O'Brien
An American academic flying to Canada for a math conference ended up in the wrong part of the country after mistakenly booking a flight to Calgary …