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Four women and their nursing infants have become the poster children for a northern Ontario community's campaign to reduce the stigma around breastfeeding in public. The Porcupine Health Unit in Timmins, Ont.

OTTAWA — The veterans' grave markers standing in orderly rows are clean and well-maintained on a brilliant summer afternoon.

MONTREAL — An arrest warrant has been issued for a Jordanian imam who is accused of giving a sermon last December calling on Jews to be killed.

TORONTO — While Yankee Stadium has proved to be a strangely shaped home to soccer, it seems to fit Sebastian Giovinco. The Atomic Ant has seven goals and three assists in four trips to the Bronx ahead of Wednesday's visit by Toronto FC.

TORONTO — Health Canada is conducting an investigation into the safety of wire-bristle brushes used to clean barbecues, with plans to conclude the probe by the end of the summer.

TORONTO — A woman brutalized by Ottawa police during her wrongful trespassing arrest and left naked for hours in a holding cell nine years ago has been awarded $254,000 in damages.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts named former quarterback Doug Flutie to their all-time team Monday. The former Heisman Trophy winner concluded his illustrious CFL career with two seasons in Toronto.

CALGARY — Wildfires burning in British Columbia have been causing smoky conditions in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

CALGARY — The Washington Companies has won over the board of Dominion Diamond Corp., one of the world's largest diamond producers, with a sweetened US$1.2-billion bid. The privately held Montana firm is offering US$14.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators avoided arbitration with restricted free agent forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau on Monday by agreeing to terms on a US$9.3-million, three-year contract. The 24-year-old centre will earn $2.6 million next season, $3.