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Quebec police arrest suspect after pedestrian killed in alleged hit and run

Quebec police arrest suspect after pedestrian killed in alleged hit and run

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police are investigating a fatal hit and run that took place early on Saturday morning near Mont-Tremblant, Que, in the Laurentians region of the province.
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Government chatbots? It’s one possibility under Ottawa’s new AI strategy

Government chatbots? It’s one possibility under Ottawa’s new AI strategy

OTTAWA — Delayed air passengers, disgruntled phone customers and even hungry people craving a slice of pizza increasingly find their pleas to private companies being answered by artificial intelligence.
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Volunteers aim to keep a 1882 steam locomotive chugging along in Manitoba

Volunteers aim to keep a 1882 steam locomotive chugging along in Manitoba

WINNIPEG — A steam locomotive made in 1882 and billed as Canada's oldest operating one is in need of some tender loving care, and the volunteers who have kept it running on a vintage railway north of Manitoba's capital are raising funds for the fixup
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'We will rebuild': A look inside the wildfire devastation in Jasper

'We will rebuild': A look inside the wildfire devastation in Jasper

JASPER NATIONAL PARK — Richard Ireland's eyes well up with tears as he gazes in silence towards his home and sees memories of a lifetime burnt to ashes.
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New numbers confirm one-third of Jasper townsite destroyed in this week's wildfire

New numbers confirm one-third of Jasper townsite destroyed in this week's wildfire

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said it will be a while before residents will be allowed back to Jasper, but there is no definite timeline as the fire is still raging in Jasper National Park.
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Department of Fisheries untangles gear from humpback whale off B.C.'s coast

Department of Fisheries untangles gear from humpback whale off B.C.'s coast

VANCOUVER — Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it has successfully untangled fishing gear on a humpback whale off British Columbia's coast that was first spotted by a ferry passenger.
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Court hears closing arguments in 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King's criminal trial

Court hears closing arguments in 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King's criminal trial

OTTAWA — The criminal trial of a prominent organizer of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" heard final arguments Friday in a case that centres on the line between the right to protest and unlawful behaviour.
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All eyes on the skies as weather brings B.C. fire relief — but maybe not for long

All eyes on the skies as weather brings B.C. fire relief — but maybe not for long

In Wells, B.C., there's relief as residents return to the community after a nearby wildfire forced its evacuation last weekend, the district's mayor said.
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Bell Canada president admits 'congestion' issues slowed down Yukon cell network

Bell Canada president admits 'congestion' issues slowed down Yukon cell network

Bell Canada president Mirko Bibic says the company takes complaints from Yukon residents about poor cellphone service in the territory "extremely seriously.
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Turpel-Lafonde won't sue CBC over Cree heritage report that took 'heavy toll': lawyer

Turpel-Lafonde won't sue CBC over Cree heritage report that took 'heavy toll': lawyer

The lawyer for a former judge whose claims to be Cree were questioned in a CBC investigation says his client is not considering legal action against the broadcaster after the Law Society of British Columbia this week backed her claims of Indigenous h
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