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OPP in eastern Ontario seek public help to identify body of man

WENDOVER, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public's help to identify a man whose remains were found along the shores of the Ottawa River earlier this week.

OHL Roundup: Steelheads down Petes to open Eastern Conference final

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Michael McLeod had a goal and three assists and Spencer Watson struck twice as the Mississauga Steelheads downed the Peterborough Petes 5-3 on Thursday in Game 1 of the Ontario Hockey League's Eastern Conference final.
N.L. hunger striker gets to speak with federal fisheries minister

N.L. hunger striker gets to speak with federal fisheries minister

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The federal fisheries minister has spoken with a celebrity fisherman on a hunger strike to bring attention to what he calls Ottawa's dire mismanagement of stocks ranging from crab to capelin.
Tetchy moments a feature in first British Columbia election debate

Tetchy moments a feature in first British Columbia election debate

VANCOUVER — It wasn't long before Liberal Leader Christy Clark put her hand on the arm of her main rival, John Horgan, and told him to calm down during Thursday's first debate of the B.C. election campaign.
Canada minister they're looking forward to Trump trade talks

Canada minister they're looking forward to Trump trade talks

TORONTO — A Canadian government minister says the administration is looking forward to trade negations with Donald Trump despite the U.S. president's recent criticism of Canadian policy.

Ontario brings in foreign housing tax to cool Toronto market

TORONTO — Foreign nationals who don't live in Canada's biggest city and its surrounding communities will pay an additional 15 per cent tax on home purchases under legislation proposed by the government of Ontario province.

B.C. election debate: Key moments on Day 10 of the campaign

VANCOUVER — A look at some of the key moments from the first debate between three main party leaders in British Columbia's election on Day 10 of the campaign: ECONOMY: Liberal Leader Christy Clark continued her attack on the NDP's platform, accusing

CRTC hopes differential pricing ruling will give consumers more data for less money

TORONTO — Internet service providers can no longer exempt some content, like certain video and music streaming applications, from counting towards customers' data caps, says Canada's telecommunications watchdog.
No more Mr. Nice Trump: president fires warning shot on Cdn wood, dairy, lumber

No more Mr. Nice Trump: president fires warning shot on Cdn wood, dairy, lumber

WASHINGTON — Ever since Donald Trump's election last fall, the Canadian government has clung to a strategy of low-drama, under-the-radar conversations about trade to keep investors calm in the choppy waters of a NAFTA renegotiation.

Boy shot, dies after kids play with gun on remote Manitoba First Nation: RCMP

GARDEN HILL FIRST NATION, Man. — RCMP say an 11-year-old boy from a remote First Nation in northern Manitoba was killed when several kids were playing with a gun they found.
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