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Door-to-door salespeople targeted in Ontario 'Consumers First' Act

The Ontario government has passed its Putting Consumers First Act, which aims to ban high pressure door-to-door sales pitches, enforce new rules on payday loans

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Replica handgun pointed at Walkley Road motorist: police

A 20-year-old man is facing a string of charges after police report that a driver pointed what looked like a handgun at another Walkley Road motorist Monday.

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Gas prices expected to rise in time for long weekend and won't fall anytime soon

The bad news is gas prices are expected to rise dramatically in time for the Easter weekend.The worse news is that, as Canadians and Americans get the their boats

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Soil your undies for science. Seriously.

The nation's soil watchdog is inviting Canadians to get their drawers down and dirty to test soil health.It's the Soil Your Undies campaign from the Soil conservation council

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Ontario coroner to implement new death investigations for quicker opioid death data

Ontario’s chief coroner says he is in the final stages of implementing a new way to investigate opiod-related deaths.

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Door-to-door salespeople targeted in Ontario 'Consumers First' Act

The Ontario government has passed its Putting Consumers First Act, which aims to ban high pressure door-to-door sales pitches, enforce new rules on payday loans

Gas prices

Gas prices expected to rise in time for long weekend and won't fall anytime soon

The bad news is gas prices are expected to rise dramatically in time for the Easter weekend.The worse news is that, as Canadians and Americans get the their boats

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Alleged kidnapper wanted to write a book with Lindhout: RCMP officer

The man accused of kidnapping Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout told an RCMP undercover officer that he wanted to write a book on Somalia’s history.

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Holocaust comparison in pro-life video upsets Alberta school division

RED DEER, Alta. — A central Alberta school division says it was unacceptable for a video shown to a high school class by a pro-life group to compare a

Pit bull FILES April 10/17

Quebec woman in hospital after being attacked by her own dogs

A 64-year-old woman is in hospital after being attacked by her own dogs Monday in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.

Alain Bellemare FILES April 10/17

Bombardier board approves to delay full compensation to top executives after outcry

After facing nearly two weeks of criticism, Bombardier said Monday that its board of directors approved changes to the compensation offered to several of its top executives.

Justin Trudeau April 10/17

Russia partly to blame for Syria attack, future can’t include Assad: PM Trudeau

Bashar Assad’s days as president of Syria are numbered, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Monday.

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Ex-prosecutor accused of trading sex for leniency being sued

A former Louisiana district attorney accused of extorting sexual favours in exchange for favourable treatmentis being sued.

A picture taken on April 4, 2017 shows destruction at a hospital room in Khan Sheikhun, a rebel-held tow

McCain: Russia co-operated with Syria in chemical attack

BELGRADE, Serbia — U.S. Senator John McCain accused Russia on Monday of having co-operated with Syrian government forces in a chemical weapons attack

Tuesday, April 11, 2017, scientists reported a "Great Cold Spot" in the thermospehere of t

Second ’Great Spot’ found on Jupiter, cold and high up

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Another “Great Spot” has been found at Jupiter, this one cold and high up.

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United stock drops $1.4 billion following passenger beatdown

The United Airlines passenger at the centre of an onboard brouhaha is a Kentucky doctor who was convicted of trading sex for pills.

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WATCH: Why did the turkey cross the road?

A wild turkey is giving thanks after safely making its way across a heavily trafficked Massachusetts interstate during rush hour.

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Shoplifter calls 911 after getting locked in Kohl's department store: Police

Ohio police say a suspected shoplifter called 911 for help after she hid in a fitting room at closing time and got locked inside a department store.

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Driver in 'Drunk Lives Matter' shirt charged for being too drunk while driving: Cops

Police in Pennsylvania say they arrested a man wearing a Drunk Lives Matter shirt for drunken driving.

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Brits feared ye olde zombies

Medieval peasants were as terrified of ye olde zombies as much as the biggest Walking Dead geek, a new study reports.

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Gary Bettman Jan. 1/17

Game changes in Syria

Bashar al-Assad FILES April 10/17

Trump's Syrian airstrike was a masterstroke

U.S. missile April 7/17
Dolighan April 11/17

April 11, 2017

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