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Former N.W.T. priest sentenced for indecent assault on child in 1980s

Former N.W.T. priest sentenced for indecent assault on child in 1980s

FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. — A former priest is beginning a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to indecent assault on a child in the 1980s.
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Freeland says feds will strike 'challenging' balance in fall budget update

Freeland says feds will strike 'challenging' balance in fall budget update

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday the government's fall economic statement will focus on housing and affordability within a fiscally responsible framework. "That is a challenging balance to strike.
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Remembrance Day ceremony in Halifax moves across harbour due to homeless camp

Remembrance Day ceremony in Halifax moves across harbour due to homeless camp

HALIFAX — The Remembrance Day ceremony normally held at Halifax’s Grand Parade is being moved across the harbour because the grounds are being used as a tent encampment for homeless people.
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Mixed-gender eights crews at Pan American Games add 'spice' to rowing

Mixed-gender eights crews at Pan American Games add 'spice' to rowing

SANTIAGO, Chile — Novelty has entered the rather staid sport of rowing at the Pan American Games with men and women racing together in a mixed-gender eight. "It's so much fun to get the guys and girls together," said Canadian coxswain Kristen Kit.
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Ecology group says Nova Scotia coastal protection legislation needs to be proclaimed

Ecology group says Nova Scotia coastal protection legislation needs to be proclaimed

HALIFAX — A Halifax-based environmental group wants provincial legislation passed in 2019 immediately brought into force of law to protect Nova Scotia’s coastlines.
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Precious Achiuwa confirms Toronto Raptors did not extend his contract

Precious Achiuwa confirms Toronto Raptors did not extend his contract

TORONTO — Precious Achiuwa is going to let his agent do the talking for him. The Toronto Raptors and Achiuwa did not reach an agreement on a contract extension ahead of Monday's deadline.
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Members of Canada's first video game industry union vote in favour of strike action

Members of Canada's first video game industry union vote in favour of strike action

EDMONTON — Video game industry workers in Edmonton have voted unanimously in favour of strike action.
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Southern B.C. sees snow at higher levels as incoming rainstorm meets arctic cold

Southern B.C. sees snow at higher levels as incoming rainstorm meets arctic cold

VANCOUVER — The first major snowfall of the season could blanket higher elevations of Vancouver Island with up to 10 centimetres of snow as an eastbound rainstorm meets a westbound blast of arctic air over British Columbia's south coast.
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Auger-Aliassime out of Swiss doubles after first-round loss

Auger-Aliassime out of Swiss doubles after first-round loss

BASEL, Switzerland — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime and American teammate Sebastian Korda were eliminated in the first round of doubles competition at the Swiss Indoors men's tennis tournament following a 6-2, 6-4 loss to top seeds Ivan Dodig of Cr
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Why fall's arrival hasn't shaken off the impact of B.C.'s 'exceptional' drought

Why fall's arrival hasn't shaken off the impact of B.C.'s 'exceptional' drought

Climate geoscientist Joseph Shea didn't have to go far to find evidence of what he calls "exceptional" hot and dry weather in British Columbia this year. He says he was still gathering raspberries in his garden in Prince George in central B.C.
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