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Quebec police investigating after 19 dogs found dead near roadside

Quebec provincial police are investigating after 19 dead dogs were found by the side of a road near Quebec City.

Argonauts sign Canadian defensive tackle Cleyon Laing to contract

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts signed Canadian defensive tackle Cleyon Laing on Saturday. The six-foot-three, 280 pound Edmonton native split time between the Miami Dolphins and Ottawa Redblacks last season.
Federal government's position on Manitoba border-crossers questioned

Federal government's position on Manitoba border-crossers questioned

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba and federal governments have been unable to resolve a dispute over refugee funding because they cannot agree on how many claimants walking across the border stay in the province.
First comes fire, then comes marriage: Busy year for Fort McMurray couple

First comes fire, then comes marriage: Busy year for Fort McMurray couple

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — It's been a busy year for Elise Phillippo and her husband Brandon. They got hitched, bought a house and had a baby — all against the backdrop of the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history.

Trade, procurement and Kevin O'Leary: three ways politics mattered this week

OTTAWA — Politics groupies suddenly found themselves this week discussing the pros and cons of cupping, of all things, after the prime minister popped up on a podcast with telltale purple circles on his forearms.

Woman, 50 facing charges in elder abuse investigation

WARWICK TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Provincial police say a 50-year-old woman is charged in an elder abuse investigation. They say officers went to a Warwick Township, Ont., home on Thursday to assist health-care workers check on the well-being of a resident.

B.C. responds to lawsuit over fees to welfare recipients for methadone treatment

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says it has done nothing wrong by redirecting money from the income-assistance cheques of recovering heroin addicts to pay private methadone-dispensing clinics for treatment. In documents filed in B.C.

No winning ticket for Friday night's $13 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $13 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on May 5 will grow to approximately $19 million. The Canadian Press

Holl scores winner in triple-overtime, Marlies advance to second round

TORONTO — Justin Holl and the Toronto Marlies are moving on in the American Hockey League playoffs. Holl scored 6:43 into triple-overtime as Toronto edged the Albany Devils 2-1 on Friday to take the best-of-five first-round series in four games.

Waterton and Glacier parks on Alberta-Montana border get dark-sky designation

WATERTON, Alta. — A pair of sister parks straddling the border between Alberta and Montana have received a special designation. The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, as the Canadian and U.S.
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