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Quebec ticket claims Saturday night's $9 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — A ticket holder in Quebec won the $9 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. The draw's $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Dec. 18 will be approximately $5 million.
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RCMP: Mountie who died in Winnipeg crash was father of three and hockey volunteer

RCMP: Mountie who died in Winnipeg crash was father of three and hockey volunteer

WINNIPEG — A Mountie who died in a crash on Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway was "the proud father of three teenaged girls" who was just days shy of 13 years of service with the force, Manitoba's top RCMP officer said Saturday.
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Mexico disputes language in US bill on ratifying trade pact

Mexico disputes language in US bill on ratifying trade pact

MEXICO CITY — Just days after a landmark agreement on a trade pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico objected Saturday to legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress as part of an eventual ratification of the deal.
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Lawyers for QuadrigaCX clients request exhumation of late founder's remains

Lawyers for QuadrigaCX clients request exhumation of late founder's remains

HALIFAX — Lawyers for clients who lost millions in the bankruptcy of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange have formally asked the RCMP to exhume the remains of the firm's founder.
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Advocate says Winnipeg must tackle poverty, addictions to end violent crime

Advocate says Winnipeg must tackle poverty, addictions to end violent crime

WINNIPEG — A recent spike in violent crime in Manitoba's capital has been at the centre of conversations by men who get together in the downtown core each week. "Men want to be better community members," says Healing Together founder Ryan Beardy.
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Grizzly bears move north in High Arctic as climate change expands range

Grizzly bears move north in High Arctic as climate change expands range

Some unlikely neighbours are moving in around the northernmost communities of the Northwest Territories, across the icy tundra of Canada's High Arctic.
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Vancouver homeless camp brings community, safety, home, says resident

Vancouver homeless camp brings community, safety, home, says resident

VANCOUVER — Standing out in the rain on a path between tents in Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park, Shane Redpath said he has no idea where he'll go if he's forced out of the homeless camp.
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From fourth place, Singh says he'd rather push Liberals than work with Tories

From fourth place, Singh says he'd rather push Liberals than work with Tories

OTTAWA — The New Democratic Party is sitting in fourth place after the fall's divisive federal election and its leader Jagmeet Singh says he is not interested in partnering with the Conservatives to overwhelm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal m
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No winning ticket for Friday night's $31 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $31 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Dec. 17 will be approximately $40 million. The Canadian Press
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Manitoba RCMP officer dies Friday in collision on Perimeter Highway

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba Mountie is dead following a crash on the Perimeter Highway. RCMP say the collision happened Friday afternoon on the highway that surrounds Winnipeg. Police say the officer was on duty at the time.
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