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Take a gander: Wawa, Ont., getting new giant goose to welcome visitors

Take a gander: Wawa, Ont., getting new giant goose to welcome visitors

WAWA, Ont. — The giant honking Canada Goose in Wawa, Ont., that has quietly greeted countless travellers for more than five decades is set to fly its concrete roost ahead of the formal arrival of a replacement on Canada Day.

Canadian Armed Forces member in Alberta accused of luring Texas girl

EDMONTON — A member of the Canadian Armed Forces in Alberta has been charged with child luring as well as with making and distributing child pornography. Police say child luring allegations were first discovered by U.S.
Live Asian carp discovered near Lake Michigan

Live Asian carp discovered near Lake Michigan

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.

Sears Canada store closures expected to have little impact on RioCan

TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:REI.UN) says the restructuring of Sears Canada is expected to have a far smaller impact on its business than when Target closed up shop in Canada.

Class action against Facebook can be filed in B.C., Supreme Court says

OTTAWA — A woman who wants to sue Facebook over its use of "sponsored stories" can pursue her case in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.

Class action against Facebook can be filed in B.C., Supreme Court says

OTTAWA — A woman who wants to sue Facebook over its use of "sponsored stories" can pursue her case in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.
Canadian women move up one spot to No. 4 in FIFA world soccer rankings

Canadian women move up one spot to No. 4 in FIFA world soccer rankings

TORONTO — Coach John Herdman is a step closer to his goal of taking the Canadian women's soccer team to the top. Canada has moved up one spot to No. 4 in the new FIFA women's world rankings, matching its all-time high first achieved last year. The U.

Two men face 46 charges in string of GTA robberies: police

TORONTO — Two men are facing dozens of charges after a string of alleged robberies in the Greater Toronto Area. Local police allege the pair struck repeatedly over a roughly six-week period between May 6 to June 22.
Asylum claimants cautious about new approach to their applications

Asylum claimants cautious about new approach to their applications

OTTAWA — Franklin Njomo spent the early part of his life advocating for human rights in Cameroon, and fled to Canada to seek refugee status after being jailed and tortured as a result. But he still doesn't consider himself free.

Student visiting from China dies in boating accident: police

SELWYN TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Police say a 20-year-old student visiting from China has died after a boating accident in central Ontario.
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