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Police investigating death of woman and baby in Rivière-du-Loup, Que.

Police investigating death of woman and baby in Rivière-du-Loup, Que.

RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, Que. — Quebec provincial police are investigating the death of a woman and her baby who were found in a Rivière-du-Loup, Que. park on Saturday afternoon.
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Advocates of windfall tax on oil and gas sector can now point to EU for inspiration

Advocates of windfall tax on oil and gas sector can now point to EU for inspiration

OTTAWA — Proponents of imposing a windfall tax on the Canadian oil and gas industry now have another global power setting precedent for the policy.
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Queen's death leaves questions about vacated military patronage posts

Queen's death leaves questions about vacated military patronage posts

OTTAWA — Queen Elizabeth's death has left more than a dozen Canadian Armed Forces units without a patron, and prompted one expert to question how such appointments will be filled going forward.
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Restoring the culinary and cultural bounty of ancient Indigenous sea gardens in B.C.

Restoring the culinary and cultural bounty of ancient Indigenous sea gardens in B.C.

SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. — A family of sea otters emerges from the ocean and rambles up the rocky shoreline, while a great blue heron in search of a meal pokes at a wall of rocks.
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Lotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, Sept. 18, 2022

Lotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, Sept. 18, 2022

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 03, 09, 15, 21, 33 & 49.
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Trudeau and ministers to attend next week's 77th Session of the U.N. General Assembly

Trudeau and ministers to attend next week's 77th Session of the U.N. General Assembly

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to New York next week to attend the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly from Sept. 20-22.
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Quebec election: Liberals fall one candidate short of full slate as deadline passes

Quebec election: Liberals fall one candidate short of full slate as deadline passes

MONTREAL — The Quebec Liberal Party will not field a full slate of 125 candidates on Oct. 3 after one of them was refused by Quebec's election officials ahead of a deadline on Saturday.
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South Korean president to visit Canada, talk trade, energy and security with Trudeau

South Korean president to visit Canada, talk trade, energy and security with Trudeau

OTTAWA — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to discuss trade and security issues with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a scheduled visit to Canada next week
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends Queen's lying-in-state, meets King Charles III

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends Queen's lying-in-state, meets King Charles III

LONDON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped to view Queen Elizabeth's casket and met with King Charles III in London on Saturday, as people from around the world gather ahead of the queen's funeral.
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Some Canadians expect to watch queen's funeral with sadness; others will skip it

Some Canadians expect to watch queen's funeral with sadness; others will skip it

HALIFAX — For some Canadians, the queen's funeral on Monday will prompt sadness and trigger personal memories, but for others it's a distant event they intend to miss.
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