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3,000 wreaths, destined for veterans' headstones in Ottawa, stolen
Thousands of handmade wreaths, meant for a ceremony to honour fallen servicemen and servicewomen at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, have been stolen.
N.S. RCMP close 22-year-old case; rule death of Arlene McLean not a homicide
RCMP in Nova Scotia have closed a 22-year-old case on Wednesday and have determined the death of Arlene McLean was not a homicide.
B.C. floods: Abbotsford got 540 mm of rain in November, shattering previous record
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Ontario boy gives passionate pre-game speech to his favourite hockey team
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These computer-designed robots can self-replicate
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Ancient Roman mosaic discovered beneath U.K. farmer's field
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Alberta will begin to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults in phases, the province announced Wednesday afternoon when it reported two more Omicron cases.
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Dr. Fauci speaks on first Omicron case confirmed in the U.S.
Dr. Anthony Fauci provides an update on the COVID-19 situation in the U.S. after confirming their first case of the Omicron variant.
