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Ovechkin has 4 points as Caps rough up Canucks 5-2
WATCH: Defending champs pick up impressive win in Vancouver
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New Brunswick village lowers ‘straight flag’ after public backlash
The flag was up for just one day
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Election watchdog seeks digitally savvy specialists to zero in on threats
Move follows troublesome evidence of online Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election
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Category 5 Hurricane Willa threatens Mexico’s Pacific coast
Hurricane-force winds extended 30 miles (45 kilometres) from the storm’s centre
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Liberals write off $6.3 billion in loans as part of money never to be collected
That includes student loans and a $2.6 billion write off that came through Export Development Canada
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Trudeau, McKenna to announce compensation for federal carbon plan
Provinces that don’t have a carbon price of at least $20 per tonne of emissions will have Ottawa’s plan forced on them
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AP Exclusive: Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair, thesis for sale
The online auction features 22 items from Hawking, including his doctoral thesis on the origins of the universe, with the sale scheduled for 31 October and 8 November.
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In Khashoggi case: Saudi calls, ‘body double’ after killing
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called the son of Jamal Khashoggi, the kingdom announced early Monday, to express condolences for the death of the journalist killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul by officials that allegedly included a member of the royal’s entourage.
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Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur waives right to preliminary hearing
Bruce McArthur, a 67-year-old self-employed landscaper, has been ordered to stand trial on eight counts of first-degree murder.
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N.B. village faces backlash after council raises ‘straight flag’
Chipman Mayor Carson Atkinson says the flag met the village council’s criteria because it “recognizes, accepts and respects the rights of individuals under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”
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