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Flag giving O’Connor second lease on football lifeAfter going unsigned as a CFL free agent in 2023, quarterback Michael O'Connor figured he was done with football.SportsApr 10
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Decade of death: With 18K lives lost, B.C. counts cost of 10-year drug emergencyMore than 18,000 people have died from toxic illicit drugs in British Columbia since a public health emergency was declared on April 14, 2016.HealthApr 8
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Should Canada consider travel bans like U.S. is doing amid Ebola outbreak?Currently, the Canadian government advises Canadians to avoid all travel to Ituri and North Kivu provinces, citing safety and security concerns.HealthMay 21
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New York consul general’s former Park Avenue residence has soldThe former residence of Canada's consul general in New York has sold after nearly two years on the market.CanadaMay 18
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Still ‘many steps to do’ in creating a hantavirus vaccine, experts sayFour Canadians are isolating across the country after exposure on the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship. The outbreak has left three dead and 11 other identified cases.HealthMay 13
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global health emergencyEbola is highly contagious and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare, but severe and often fatal.HealthMay 17
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Gas prices in Canada inching closer to an all-time high amid Iran warThe national average for regular gasoline in Canada sits at about $1.90 per litre, according to CAA, and that's up from just over $1.70 per litre one month ago.ConsumerMay 14
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7 more in Ontario told to isolate, considered ‘low-risk’ hantavirus contactsAnother six are isolating in Alberta and British Columbia, and remain asymptomatic for hantavirus, according to provincial health officials.HealthMay 12
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4 Canadians isolating from hantavirus cruise in ‘critical period’ B.C. top doctorFour Canadian passengers who were onboard MV Hondius during a hantavrius will fly to an airport near Quebec City where they'll switch planes to return to British Columbia.CanadaMay 10
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NDP worried UCP government may be forging ahead with referendum on Alberta’s futureA last-minute-meeting by an Alberta legislature committee to discuss the "Forever Canadian" petition, has raised concerns the UCP government plans to forge ahead with a referendum.PoliticsMay 19
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Kid Cudi fires M.I.A. from tour after ‘offensive remarks’ during onstage rants'After the last couple shows, I've been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants,' Kid Cudi said in a social post announcing he removed M.I.A. from his tour.EntertainmentMay 5
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BC Ferries says disruptions possible during peak season, focusing on recoveryBC Ferries said it is ready for peak season, but is also being 'realistic' about pressures on the system, officials said following a series of disruptions earlier this spring.CanadaMay 13
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Congo forced to cancel World Cup training camp, events over Ebola outbreakCongo is scheduled to play World Cup warm-up games against Denmark in Liege, Belgium, on June 3 and Chile in southern Spain on June 9.WorldMay 21
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Alberta’s finance, hospital ministers stepping aside, won’t seek re-electionAlberta Finance Minister Nate Horner and Hospitals Minister Matt Jones have announced their resignations from cabinet and say they don't plan to run in the next election.PoliticsMay 20
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Ex-funeral home owner who stashed corpses sentenced to 30 years in prisonCarie Hallford and her ex-husband co-owned the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs, where they deceived grieving families by claiming to perform cremations.U.S. NewsApr 27
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What is this ‘blue dot fever’ and why is the music industry afflicted with it?The music industry has come down with a new malady known as 'blue dot fever.' Here are the causes and symptoms.EntertainmentMay 17
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Ebola epidemic scale ‘much larger’ than known cases, WHO head says'Beyond the confirmed cases, there are almost 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths,' the WHO director-general said. 'We expect those numbers to keep increasing.'WorldMay 20
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Iran war could push world into a food ‘catastrophe,’ UN agency warnsIf the U.S.-led war in Iran continues, the protracted conflict 'could trigger a cascade of effects similar to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis,' according to the FAO.EconomyApr 21
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shuffles cabinet following 2 resignationsAlberta Premier Danielle Smith has shuffled her cabinet following Wednesday's resignation by two of her ministers who said they will not be running in the next provincial election.PoliticsMay 21
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Hantavirus risk is ‘low,’ WHO says as 30 more passengers being traced'I want to be unequivocal here: this is not SARS-CoV-2. This is not the start of a COVID pandemic. This is an outbreak that we see on a ship,' a WHO official said.WorldMay 7