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Muhammad Ali: Worldwide reaction to the death of ‘The Greatest’As news of Ali's death spread, reaction poured in from across the globe.SportsJun 4, 2016
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Oil surges past $50 for first time in 7 monthsThe price of oil has broken the psychological barrier of US$50 a barrel for the first time in seven months, hitting fresh highs for the year.MoneyMay 26, 2016
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Blame Canada, Nigeria: Oil prices hit 6-month highsU.S. crude prices rose by 43 cents a barrel Tuesday morning to US$48.15. Brent Crude, used to price international oils, rose to US$49 a barrel in London.CanadaMay 17, 2016
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Toronto loves the Blue Jays, but other Canadians just aren’t that into themA new survey suggests the Toronto Blue Jays enjoy more fan support than the Toronto Maple Leafs.CanadaApr 8, 2016
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Russia, OPEC ‘deal’ to freeze production unlikely to boost pricesA deal reached in Qatar Tuesday morning to freeze oil production at January levels won’t be enough to boost oil prices, according to an industry expert at the University of Calgary.WorldFeb 16, 2016
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Bank fees head north as economy goes southAmong the new fees at TD Canada Trust is a $5 charge to cancel an Interac e-Transfer. And if you want to transfer your TFSA to another institution, it will cost you $75.CanadaJan 19, 2016
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Bruised and battered: the loonie’s bumpy rideThe loonie continued its free-fall Friday by dipping below 69 cents US for the first time in 13 years.CanadaJan 15, 2016
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Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly 18 months cancer-free, daughter saysFormer Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly has been free of the cancer that has cost him part of his upper jaw for the past year and a half, his daughter says.HealthJan 12, 2016
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Remembering David Bowie: 5 classic Bowie hits coveredAs a tribute to David Bowie's talent, countless artists have produced their own versions of Bowie hits. We look at five of them.EntertainmentJan 11, 2016
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Laurentian psych prof can resume teaching course if profane language waiver dropped: universityLaurentian University says a psychology professor can resume teaching a first-year course, if he stops asking students to sign a waiver acknowledging that vulgar language could be a prominent part of the class.CanadaJan 5, 2016
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CEO pay: what can you buy for $8.96M?While the average Canadian makes do on around $935 a week – or a little better than $23 an hour — the average CEO takes in $172,307.69 weekly.CanadaJan 4, 2016
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Justin Trudeau makes Baltics a thing, because it’s 2015Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ruffled foreign feathers this week during the lead-up to a year-end interview with Maclean's magazine.Dec 18, 2015
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QUIZ: The price of oil vs common household productsWith the price of crude oil falling to the lowest level in years, we take a look at which household products are cheaper or more expensive than the commodity.ConsumerDec 17, 2015
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Election quiz: are you an informed voter?Take our federal election quiz and test your knowledge of Canadian elections past and present.CanadaOct 19, 2015
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Liberals slip slightly, maintain clear lead in seat projectionsThe latest seat projections suggest there's a strong probability that Canada will have a minority Liberal government when the ballots are tallied on Monday, Oct. 19.CanadaOct 17, 2015
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Nation-wide recall issued for Mott’s, Heinz kids’ snacksA nation-wide recall has been ordered for Heinz Apple broccoli, pea and brown rice and Mott's Fruitsations unsweetened strawberry-apple strawberry fruit blend Fruit Rockets due to potential broken seals.CanadaAug 8, 2015
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Canadian disqualified from men’s 50-km Pan Am race walkThe only Canadian to start the 50-kilometre race walk — the final athletics event of the 2015 Pan American games — has been disqualified.CanadaJul 26, 2015
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Cuba takes gold, Peru silver in men’s Pan Am marathonRicher Perez of Cuba edged out Peru's Raul Pachecho by nine seconds to win the men's marathon at the Pan Am games in Toronto, Saturday morning.CanadaJul 25, 2015
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Crisis? What crisis? Greek island Naxos calm while mainland Greece nears financial ruinIn baseball parlance, going one for five is not necessarily a good day. In Greece these days, one for five - when it comes to bank machines - is a very good day.Jun 29, 2015
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‘Rent-a-cop’ program critics want change despite police budget boostIn some cities critics of 'paid duty' are raising concerns it grants better protection to those with the means to pay for it, and questioning whether officers can remain impartial towards those who offer lucrative contracts.CanadaMay 17, 2015
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Blog: Return to the Boston MarathonTwo years after the Boston Marathon bombings, a recreational runner reflects on what it means to be going back to run the world's oldest continuous marathon.HealthMar 21, 2015
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Live stream: Prime Minister Harper speaks at an Ottawa high schoolPrime Minister Stephen Harper is due to address a crowd at an Ottawa high school on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. EST.CanadaJan 25, 2015
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Coalition aircraft strike targets in Syria-Turkey border town KobaniThe contested Syrian border town of Kobani came under heavy bombardment from coalition airstrikes on Friday.WorldJan 16, 2015
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At least 30 Kurds killed in north Iraq battle with Islamic StateIslamic State group fighters attempting to retake a town in northern Iraq held by Kurdish peshmerga forces have killed at least 30 Kurds, an Iraqi military spokesman says.WorldJan 11, 2015
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Retailers linking online to traditional holiday advertising campaignsRetailers are spending millions over the holiday period to get consumers to open their wallets. Those budgets are increasingly targetting online shoppers.ConsumerNov 30, 2014
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