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Some of what was said Tuesday about the escalating Canada-U.S. lumber dispute

OTTAWA — Some of what was said Tuesday as the United States imposed countervailing duties of up to 24 per cent on Canadian lumber imports, opening old wounds in what has been a long-standing trade dispute between the two countries: --- "We are tremen

Raptors all-star guard DeMar DeRozan puts team meeting in perspective

TORONTO — After a disastrous Game 3 playoff loss in Milwaukee, the Toronto Raptors cleared the air in what forward DeMarre Carroll called a "heated film session between coaches and players.

Six people, including two teens, charged in cocaine bust

Six people, including two teenagers, are facing charges in a cocaine bust in Beaverton, Ont. Police say they raided a motel on Friday morning and found a quantity of the drug as well as $1,400 in cash.

Witness chokes back tears describing hit-and-run death at Calgary gas station

CALGARY — A woman who witnessed the hit-and-run death of a Calgary gas station worker in 2015 choked back tears Tuesday as she described the incident.

Finance Canada was cautious on linking child care to women at work: documents

OTTAWA — The Liberals hope their daycare budget pledge will help more women join the workforce, but newly released documents suggest federal finance officials were once cautious about a lack of data allowing them to connect those dots when growth is
The awful death of Jack Webb: Wife tells how crowded hospital failed her husband

The awful death of Jack Webb: Wife tells how crowded hospital failed her husband

HALIFAX — Jack Webb had had enough. He'd languished for six hours in a chilly emergency-room hallway, had a broken IV in his arm, and was bumped from his room by another dying patient during five days of struggles in Halifax's largest hospital.
Some details about Canada's forestry industry

Some details about Canada's forestry industry

OTTAWA — Canada's forest industry by the numbers: 201,645: Number of people working in forest industry in 2015 171: Number of Canadian communities where forestry represents at least 20 per cent of all direct income 7: Percentage of Canadian exports f

OPP find 10 alleged victims in ongoing human trafficking investigation

A human trafficking investigation in rural Ontario has led police to 10 alleged victims — seven who are underage — and investigators believe there may be more.
Roots of opioid crisis run deep, with fentanyl an 'epidemic within an epidemic'

Roots of opioid crisis run deep, with fentanyl an 'epidemic within an epidemic'

TORONTO — Canada is in the midst of an epidemic of opioid use and abuse — involving both prescription and illicit forms of the potent narcotics — that shows no signs of abating and has led to an explosion of fatal overdoses.
Karlsson already dominant while injured, and could become scary as heel improves

Karlsson already dominant while injured, and could become scary as heel improves

OTTAWA — Erik Karlsson was the best player in the Ottawa Senators' opening round series against the Boston Bruins, and that was while playing with two hairline fractures in his left heel.
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