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CRTC rules small wireless provider can't permanently roam on Rogers network

TORONTO — Canada's telecom regulator has denied a small mobile service provider the right to continue permanently piggybacking on infrastructure set up by Rogers Communications.
Tiny filaments, tubes found in Quebec proposed as Earth's earliest fossils

Tiny filaments, tubes found in Quebec proposed as Earth's earliest fossils

NEW YORK — Tiny tubes and filaments in some Canadian rock appear to be the oldest known fossils, giving new support to some ideas about how life began, a new study says.

Overhaul funding to deal with Inuit housing crisis: Senate committee

OTTAWA — Qaumariaq Inuqtaqau has seen housing conditions decline in his hometown of Iqaluit over three decades, leaving homes with broken doors, cracked walls and mould everywhere. He calls the situation: "Inhumane.
Young dancing goalie in viral video unfazed by sudden fame, mother says

Young dancing goalie in viral video unfazed by sudden fame, mother says

An eight-year-old Toronto-area hockey goalie whose hip-hop moves on the ice have made him an online sensation is relishing the prospect of being called up to the big leagues — for a dance-off.

Weather too cold to fight fire: Only school in Nunavut hamlet destroyed

KUGAARUK, Nunavut — Officials are scrambling to find classroom space for hundreds of children after a suspicious fire in bitter cold destroyed the only school in a remote Arctic hamlet.

RCMP ordered to pay egregiously harassed force member $141K

TORONTO — Senior RCMP officers harassed a sergeant mercilessly and damaged his career after deciding he had lied to them about his unsuccessful bid to run for the federal Conservatives in 2005, an Ontario judge has ruled. In awarding Sgt.
Georges St-Pierre to face Michael Bisping for UFC middleweight title

Georges St-Pierre to face Michael Bisping for UFC middleweight title

TORONTO — Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is starting his comeback with a bang — against UFC middleweight title-holder Michael Bisping. The two will meet for the 185-pound crown in the second half of 2017, according to the UFC.

Ottawa police to get braille ID covers; CNIB says initiative is unique in Canada

Ottawa police say that officers who deal with the public will be better able to identify themselves to people who are blind or partially sighted, in what's being called a first in Canada.

Ontario Crime Stoppers organizations offering reward aimed at fentanyl

In an effort to get the deadly opioid fentanyl off the streets, certain Crime Stoppers organizations in Ontario are offering a $1,000 bounty for information that leads to seizure of illicit forms of the drug. Const.
Bank of Canada holds interest rate, warns of 'significant uncertainties'

Bank of Canada holds interest rate, warns of 'significant uncertainties'

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday and warned that it is keeping a watchful eye on "significant uncertainties" weighing on the outlook for the economy.
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