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SUVs are more popular than ever, but do drivers need all that extra space? (Tue, 28 Mar 2023)
While sport-utility vehicles surge in popularity, a new survey sheds light on how often SUV owners actually use all that extra cargo space and towing capacity.
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Freeland's budget expected to focus on green investments, helping the vulnerable (Tue, 28 Mar 2023)
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to deliver a budget Tuesday that will offer limited cost-of-living relief to the vulnerable and promote green investments as uncertainty continues to cloud the economic horizon.
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Quebec police officer killed during attempted arrest (Tue, 28 Mar 2023)
A police officer and suspect are dead after an overnight arrest near Trois-Rivières, Que.
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How — and why — Canada and the U.S. kept their border deal secret for a year (Tue, 28 Mar 2023)
It was big news when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden announced last week a revised Safe Third Country Agreement to control cross-border migration. But it was old news to the parties themselves — they'd agreed to the revisions a year prior and had kept it secret ever since.
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Low sensory, high impact: kids with autism learn how to stay safe in the water (Tue, 28 Mar 2023)
Autism Swim Miramichi is teaching water safety skills to children with autism while accommodating their sensory and learning needs. It aims to prevent accidental drownings and help build social inclusion.
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Gay father-to-be files human rights complaint alleging IVF discrimination (Tue, 28 Mar 2023)
An Ottawa man has filed a human rights complaint against the Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan and one of its insurance providers because he says the in vitro fertilization policy, which does not cover drugs for a surrogate, discriminates against gay men.
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Border crackdown at Roxham Road brings painful scenes of arrests to some Quebecers' doorsteps (Mon, 27 Mar 2023)
Hours after border crackdown at Roxham Road, Quebecer witnesses RCMP detaining migrants just steps from her home.
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House explosion rocks northeast Calgary neighbourhood; at least 10 injured (Mon, 27 Mar 2023)
At least 10 people were hurt Monday morning after a house exploded in northeast Calgary, destroying the home of origin and damaging several others nearby. 
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Amnesty International report pans Canada's record on Indigenous rights (Mon, 27 Mar 2023)
Amnesty International is denouncing Canada's record on Indigenous rights, which the group's secretary general in Canada says remains "a major concern and a grave concern for us."
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P.E.I. party leaders debate health care, housing ahead of provincial election (Mon, 27 Mar 2023)
Health care took centre stage as the leaders of Prince Edward Island's four main political parties faced off in a televised debate ahead of the provincial election.
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2 Edmonton police officers killed in the line of duty honoured in regimental funeral (Mon, 27 Mar 2023)
Constables Travis Jordan, 35, and Brett Ryan, 30, were fatally shot on March 16 while responding to a family dispute at an apartment complex in northwest Edmonton. A regimental funeral Monday drew police officers and other first responders from across Canada.
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Moose Jaw, Sask., to be 1st Canadian host of World Para Ice Hockey Championship (Mon, 27 Mar 2023)
The top eight international Para hockey teams will compete at the Moose Jaw Events Centre from May 28 to June 4. The venue will host all 20 games, including the gold-medal contest.
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B.C. wants pets to be treated more like humans and less like property in divorce proceedings (Mon, 27 Mar 2023)
Call it purr-fect legislation or a looming cat-astrophe — but the new legislation is no laughing matter to those who have dealt with the issue for decades.
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After online harasser's guilty plea, broadcaster Jody Vance wants to see positive change (Mon, 27 Mar 2023)
Vancouver broadcaster Jody Vance says she wants to see “something good” come from the years she spent fearing for her family’s safety because of one man’s relentless harassment campaign.
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Canada in the market for up to 16 military surveillance aircraft (Mon, 27 Mar 2023)
Canada is looking to buy up to 16 advanced military surveillance aircraft and has formally requested information and an offer from the U.S. government, the federal procurement department said Monday.
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