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B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault

B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Paramount Pictures Corp. and punk rocker Stephen Jones of The Sex Pistols alleging he sexually assaulted her as a teenager while she was a movie extra more than 40 years ago. A B.C.
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Canada's auto sector faces an EV renaissance, but local job protection is a concern

Canada's auto sector faces an EV renaissance, but local job protection is a concern

OTTAWA — Canada's auto industry is experiencing a renaissance as it transitions from building gas-powered vehicles to ones that run on batteries, but some are raising the alarm over the protection of local jobs.
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Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem

Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem

Plastic can strangle wildlife, tear open their intestinal tracts or build up in their stomachs over time causing starvation and death.
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Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires

Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires

Nine-year-old Carter Vigh was having a great day last July 11, visiting a waterpark, enjoying a picnic lunch and playing soccer with other kids at a day camp run by his mother, Amber Vigh.
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Jury selected for Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women

Jury selected for Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women

WINNIPEG — A jury has been selected for the trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women. Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder.
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Preliminary inquiry scheduled in case of 19-year-old accused of killing six in Ottawa

Preliminary inquiry scheduled in case of 19-year-old accused of killing six in Ottawa

OTTAWA — Dates for a preliminary inquiry have been set for a 19-year-old former international student accused of killing members of a family he had been living with in an Ottawa suburb.
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Here's a list of recent electric vehicle and battery plant announcements in Canada

Here's a list of recent electric vehicle and battery plant announcements in Canada

Honda Motor Co. plans to build a $15-billion electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., plant, which it will retool to produce EVs, the company announced on Thursday.
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CP NewsAlert: Two 14-year-olds in Halifax charged with second-degree murder

CP NewsAlert: Two 14-year-olds in Halifax charged with second-degree murder

HALIFAX — Police have charged two 14-year-olds with second-degree murder following the death this week in Halifax of 16-year-old Ahmad Maher Al Marrach.
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Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants

Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants

Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont.
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Top court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador

Top court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel for public-health reasons.
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