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Rehab contract sparks fresh battle between veterans and the Liberal government

Rehab contract sparks fresh battle between veterans and the Liberal government

OTTAWA — A multimillion-dollar contract between Ottawa and a private company around the provision of mental and physical health services for veterans is sparking a new fight between the Liberal government and Canada's community of veterans.
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Online romance scammers may have a new wingman — artificial intelligence

Online romance scammers may have a new wingman — artificial intelligence

VANCOUVER — The voice you hear on the other end of your phone call may not be who you think it is, the person you're texting with may really be a bot and the face in a photo or video on your favourite dating app may not even exist.
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Lotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023

Lotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 04, 17, 21, 27, 32 & 42.
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Women's team reluctantly ends job action after Canada Soccer threatens legal action

Women's team reluctantly ends job action after Canada Soccer threatens legal action

Facing the threat of legal action from Canada Soccer, the Canadian women's team has reluctantly agreed to return to training and play in the SheBelieves Cup.
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Object destroyed over Yukon 'potentially similar' to Chinese spy balloon: minister

Object destroyed over Yukon 'potentially similar' to Chinese spy balloon: minister

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand said it was too early to tell whether a “cylindrical object" shot down over central Yukon on Saturday was from China, even as she hinted about it being another Chinese spy balloon.
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Displaced Merritt, B.C., residents to move into transitional housing

Displaced Merritt, B.C., residents to move into transitional housing

MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Nearly 15 months after catastrophic floods forced the evacuation of the southern interior city of Merritt, B.C., some residents whose homes were destroyed will soon move into new transitional housing.
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How will Toronto's transfer of mayoral powers work? An explainer on what lies ahead

How will Toronto's transfer of mayoral powers work? An explainer on what lies ahead

TORONTO — Mayor John Tory shocked Torontonians and the political sphere late Friday when he admitted to having an "inappropriate relationship" with a former member of his staff and abruptly announced plans to resign from the city's top job.
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Catch and release concern

Catch and release concern

An open letter to the Prime Minister of Canada from a Virden, Manitoba citizen regarding the criminal justice system and concern for community safety.
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Who is Jennifer McKelvie? Likely interim mayor's work spans from science to politics

Who is Jennifer McKelvie? Likely interim mayor's work spans from science to politics

The abrupt resignation of Toronto Mayor John Tory has thrust deputy leader Jennifer McKelvie into the spotlight.
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Incoming Toronto mayor has large mandate, opportunity for new directions after Tory

Incoming Toronto mayor has large mandate, opportunity for new directions after Tory

TORONTO — The surprise resignation of Toronto Mayor John Tory has put the city's future in flux while presenting an opportunity to move matters of pressing public interest in a new direction, political observers said Saturday as they processed the ab
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