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Nova Scotia's pioneer cemeteries are disappearing, but not without a fight

Nova Scotia's pioneer cemeteries are disappearing, but not without a fight

HALIFAX — A secluded and overgrown cemetery in rural Cape Breton, the final resting place for some of Nova Scotia's earliest settlers, is slowly crumbling into a nearby river. "They would be descendants of the Scots ...
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Canadian airlines say they're unaffected by Boeing 737-9 Max jetliner incident

Canadian airlines say they're unaffected by Boeing 737-9 Max jetliner incident

TORONTO — Canadian airlines say they don't fly the Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners that U.S. regulators have grounded after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout while in flight.
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Fifth death linked to residential fires in Quebec in two days

Fifth death linked to residential fires in Quebec in two days

SAINT-RAYMOND, Que. — Quebec provincial police say one person died in a Saturday morning fire in a home in the town of St-Raymond, northwest of Quebec City.
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29-year-old woman found dead in Quebec apartment, 32-year-old man arrested

29-year-old woman found dead in Quebec apartment, 32-year-old man arrested

GRANBY, Que. — Quebec provincial police say a 29-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment in a town east of Montreal Friday evening. Police spokesperson Louis-Philippe Ruel says local authorities in Granby, Que.
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Fatal New York bus crash: officials say most people on board were Canadian

Fatal New York bus crash: officials say most people on board were Canadian

MONTREAL — The majority of the 23 people aboard a bus involved in a deadly crash in Upstate New York on Friday were Canadian citizens, officials in the state have confirmed.
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'Good friends do exist': London attack victims remembered at sentencing hearing

'Good friends do exist': London attack victims remembered at sentencing hearing

LONDON, Ont.
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N.B. wrongful convictions: A story of undisclosed evidence, recanting witnesses

N.B. wrongful convictions: A story of undisclosed evidence, recanting witnesses

The story behind two New Brunswick men's wrongful convictions for murder contains classic elements of how things can go terribly wrong in Canada's justice system, say the lawyers who fought to prove their innocence.
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Show goes on in Vancouver after Gaza tensions scrap play's Victoria run

Show goes on in Vancouver after Gaza tensions scrap play's Victoria run

Vancouver's PuSh Festival is sticking to theatrical tradition that the show must go on, and will stage "The Runner" this month despite the play being cancelled in Victoria over tensions linked to the war between Israel and Hamas, say festival officia
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One dead, 11 injured after tour bus from Montreal crashes in New York state

One dead, 11 injured after tour bus from Montreal crashes in New York state

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — New York State Police say one person is dead and 11 people are injured after a bus coming from Montreal crashed on Interstate Highway 87 in Lake George, N.Y.
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Military sends second aircraft after Trudeau's plane breaks down in Jamaica

Military sends second aircraft after Trudeau's plane breaks down in Jamaica

OTTAWA — The plane that flew Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Jamaica for a family vacation broke down earlier this week, prompting the Canadian military to send a second aircraft with a repair crew to the Caribbean island.
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