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OHL Roundup: Centorame's three-point effort leads Attack in win over Spitfires

WINDSOR, Ont. — Santino Centorame scored a goal and set up two more to lead the Owen Sound Attack in a 6-1 victory over the Windsor Spitfires on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action.

Pandas veteran Meg Casault chosen U Sports women's volleyball player of year

TORONTO — Meg Casault, a fifth-year left-side hitter from the Alberta Pandas, was named the U Sports player of the year in women's volleyball on Thursday.

Toronto man found dead in school parking lot Thursday

TORONTO — Police have identified a 21-year-old man as the person found dead in the parking lot of a Toronto school. Police say Dylan Greenaway of Toronto was found just before 8 a.m. on Thursday in the parking lot of Alvin Curling Public School.

Sen. Don Meredith, in conversation with The Canadian Press

Disgraced Sen. Don Meredith has told The Canadian Press he is deeply sorry about his relationship with a teenager, which has been the subject of a scathing ethics report, but says he is not ready to resign.

Feds expected to help Canadian startups in budget by becoming bigger customer

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is expected to announce plans in next week's federal budget to ensure Ottawa uses its massive buying power to help deliver a boost to the country's emerging, high-potential companies, The Canadian Press has learned.

National Defence makes limited progress in finding more procurement staff

OTTAWA — National Defence has made limited progress on the Liberal government's promise to hire hundreds of additional staff to manage the military's many complex procurement projects.

Reports: Senators to host Habs in outdoor game to mark NHL's 100th anniversary

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will host the Montreal Canadiens in an outdoor game to mark the NHL's 100th anniversary, according to several online reports.
A tale of 11 budgets: Alberta's road from $1.6B surplus to $10.3B deficit

A tale of 11 budgets: Alberta's road from $1.6B surplus to $10.3B deficit

EDMONTON — Alberta's NDP government tabled its third budget Thursday that includes a $10.3-billion deficit but includes increased spending and contains no tax cuts or increases.
Chong poster on Guatemala bathroom wall as cardboard PM pops up in U.S.

Chong poster on Guatemala bathroom wall as cardboard PM pops up in U.S.

OTTAWA — If cleanliness is next to godliness, Conservative leadership contender Michael Chong is all-powerful — at least in Guatemala. The MP has become the poster boy for spotless public washrooms in the Central American country.

Winners and losers in Alberta's 2017 budget

EDMONTON — The Alberta government released its budget Thursday.
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