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Las Vegas Review-Journal is Mourning the Death of Their Reporter—and Investigating His Killing
On Saturday morning, Las Vegas police found Jeff German, an investigative reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, fatally stabbed outside…
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Floods, drought, storms could cost Canada’s economy $139 billion by 2050: report
OTTAWA — Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada’s…
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Sextortion boom coincides with pandemic’s online shift, as experts raise alarm
VANCOUVER — The mass shift online brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a boom of so-called “sextortion scams,”…
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Driver rammed parked cars, fired shots and grappled with officers: police
A man is in police custody after he allegedly rammed several parked cars, fired off a gun and grappled with…
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No winning ticket for Friday’s $23 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $23 million jackpot in Friday’s Lotto Max draw. However, the $250,000…
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One person dead, fireighters injured in 3-alarm blaze in Toronto
TORONTO — One person is dead and a number of firefighters were injured after a major fire broke out in…
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Hunger causing more concern than COVID-19 in wintry Afghanistan, say aid agencies
OTTAWA — As the first snowfall dusted the Afghan capital of Kabul earlier this month, Mary-Ellen McGroarty pondered the rough…
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After years in limbo, an Afghan interpreter prepares to celebrate his first Christmas in Canada
With a smile on his face and a red Santa Claus hat atop of his head, a former Afghan interpreter…
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Asian stock markets follow Wall St up as Omicron fears ease
BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street hit a new high as fears of the coronavirus’s Omicron…
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Quebec breaks new record with 9,397 new COVID-19 cases; hospitalizations jump to 473
Quebec has once again reported the highest single-day increase of COVID-19 cases in Canada with an explosion of more than…
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