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Michelle Wie set to have surgery to remove appendix

OTTAWA — Michelle Wie was set to have surgery Sunday to remove her appendix. Wie withdrew before the final round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open and was taken to Ottawa Hospital for the surgery.
No word on gay apology as top soldier, Trudeau walk in Ottawa Pride parade

No word on gay apology as top soldier, Trudeau walk in Ottawa Pride parade

OTTAWA — Canada's top soldier expressed solidarity with the LGBTQ community Sunday by walking in Ottawa's annual Pride parade. But Gen.
Appendicitis forces American Michelle Wie out of CP Women's Open in Ottawa

Appendicitis forces American Michelle Wie out of CP Women's Open in Ottawa

OTTAWA — American star Michelle Wie was forced to withdraw from the CP Women's Open with appendicitis on Sunday. The 27-year-old was scheduled to have her appendix removed at Ottawa Hospital later Sunday.

Evacuees return home near Kelowna, B.C., as wildfire continues to burn

KELOWNA, B.C. — Hundreds of people forced from their homes by a wildfire burning east of Kelowna, B.C., have been allowed to return, but others remain displaced.

Man dead after shooting in Mississauga apartment unit, police searching for SUV

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A man has died after being shot inside an apartment unit in Mississauga, Ont., early Saturday morning. Peel Regional Police say officers arrived at the scene just before 8 a.m. and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds.

Two people accused of setting fire that killed 5-month-old in Edmonton

EDMONTON — Charges have been laid against two people in connection with a fire that killed a five-month-old baby in Edmonton. Police allege patio furniture on the porch near the front door of the home was purposely set on fire early Tuesday.
From NASA to nunhood: P.E.I. engineer explores faith as scientist and sister

From NASA to nunhood: P.E.I. engineer explores faith as scientist and sister

CHARLOTTETOWN — When Libby Osgood looks into the night sky above Charlottetown, she said she sees it through the lens of God's creation and her own contribution to the engineering of NASA's satellites.

American federal agency OKs gas pipeline project fought by residents

CLEVELAND — A federal agency in the U.S. has approved the construction of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline that's drawn intense opposition from some Ohio residents concerned about safety and property rights.
StatCan tries to close data gaps with launch of infrastructure census

StatCan tries to close data gaps with launch of infrastructure census

OTTAWA — A major effort is underway to collect the most detailed data yet on the state of the country's roads, bridges, water pipes and transit systems.
Omar Khadr wants unfettered access to sister, other bail changes

Omar Khadr wants unfettered access to sister, other bail changes

TORONTO — Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr returns to court this week to ask that his bail conditions be eased, including allowing him unfettered contact with his controversial older sister, more freedom to move around Canada, and unrestrict
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