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Here's Canadian Mounties greeting refugees from Somalia who walked across the border into Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS photo by Paul Chiasson
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A broken DVD of the hockey movie "Slap Shot" is seen in the mud at the intersection of the crash site near Tisdale, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, April, 8, 2018. @CdnPress photo by @johnnyofdeepcov
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New Brunswick lobster had part of a Pepsi logo on its claw:
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Witnesses say Good Samaritans saved blind man who fell onto subway tracks in Toronto
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The full statement from the family of Christine Archibald, the Canadian killed in London attack. She's sparking hashtag #ChrissySentMe
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, meet Pope Francis at the Vatican, May 29, 2017. Ettore Ferrari/Pool Photo via AP
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Transport Minister Marc Garneau is grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes in Canada over safety concerns arising from the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed all on board, including 18 Canadians.
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A new YouTube channel will let you access decades of Canadian shows, including "The Littlest Hobo"
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"Is it too late now to say sorry?" Justin Bieber cancels the rest of his tour, (including Canadian stops)
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BREAKING: Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir win GOLD in #IceDancing at the Olympics #pyeongchang2018
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How Olympics closing ceremony performers CL, and Exo are some of the K-pop bands that have been all over the Winter Games #pyeongchang2018
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UPDATE: Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are The Canadian Press team of the year for 2018 after their gold-medal performance at the Pyeongchang Olympics
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Meghan Markle wore a Canadian coat for her engagement photo-op with Prince Harry. The wool coat is already sold out
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RAPTORS ARE NBA CHAMPS
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PHOTO: Emotional image of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo's dogs at family home in Hamilton by @CdnPress photographer Peter Power http://t.co/j2CaNHmh0q
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Drake leads Canadian artists with 8 Grammy noms. Justin Bieber has 4. Listen to other Canucks up for trophies:
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Our @ploriggio and @Alex_Panetta are covering today's March on Washington. Follow their live updates:
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CANADA WINS! The #CANWNT will face Germany in the semifinal on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. #Rio2016
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One expert says seeing bedbugs on a plane is less surprising than you think. This B.C. family's story
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Barack Obama decries lack of U.S. leadership on climate change
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Ron Joyce, the co-founder of the Tim Hortons doughnut chain, has died at age 88
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BREAKING: Canadians Max Parrot ( @MaxParrot ) and Mark McMorris ( @markmcmorris ) win silver and bronze in #slopestyle snowboarding. They're Canada's first medals at these Olympics #PyeongChang2018 #TeamCanada
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Bison get back to where they once belonged: Banff National Park. They've been gone for more than a century:
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Our viral photo shows Canadian Mounties meeting refugees at the U.S. border. โšก๏ธ Some comments from around the world:
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Gord Downie is the Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year. The Tragically Hip frontman takes the title two years in a row:
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Inuk leader Mary Simon is Canada's next governor general
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@JRehling McArthur's mugshot photo has not been released by police. Police in Canada typically do not release mugshot photos. Thanks for your message
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It's our 100th birthday! We've informed Canadians ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆfor generations. Journalism legends on news that changed Canada:
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BREAKING: Canada wins gold medal in team figure skating at #PyeongChang2018 Olympics #TeamCanada
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Blue Jays runaway winners of The Canadian Press team of the year award
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We ran out of characters: This photo was taken near Hemmingford, Que., on Friday, February 17, 2017. #refugees
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Here's Canadian Mounties greeting refugees from Somalia who walked across the border into Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS photo by Paul Chiasson
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A Royal Canadian Mint employee who hid stolen gold in his bum gets 30 months in prison:
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BREAKING: Toronto police say 11-year-old girl's report of having her hijab cut by a scissors-wielding man did not happen
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BREAKING: Gord Downie chosen as @CdnPress Newsmaker of the Year. More coming.
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Muslims in Quebec City say they are in shock over the mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, a little more than two years after their community came under attack.
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Andre De Grasse ( @De6rasse ) wins a BRONZE in the men's 100m. Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins GOLD #Rio2016
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We asked a seat filler what it's like to really be in the audience at the #Oscars
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Canada's Bianca Andreescu wins US Open, beating Serena Williams. Andreescu is the first ever Canadian to win a singles Grand Slam title. More coming.
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BREAKING: More human remains found at home linked to alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur. More info coming
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She did it! @OleksiakPenny wins 4th swimming medal at #Rio2016 and it's GOLD.
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Canadian internet sensation Esther the Wonder Pig ( @EstherThePig ) is now cancer-free:
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle make 1st official public appearance as a couple, holding hands at Toronto Invictus Games
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@robbie_raffii McArthur's mugshot photo has not been released by police. Police in Canada typically do not release mugshot photos. Thanks for your message
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How K-Pop stars BTS, CL, and Exo are all over the Olympics #pyeongchang2018
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That strike was @sincy12 's 11th career olympic goal. #Rio2016 #CANWNT
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Brooke Henderson wins Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as The Canadian Press female athlete of the year
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Canada's De Grasse wins bronze w/personal best : 9.91s. Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins 3rd straight gold. #Rio2016
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"The Shape of Water" winners just gave shout outs to Toronto, where the film was shot. See the before and after (and how they chopped out the CN Tower) #Oscars
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BREAKING: Tragically Hip singer-songwriter Gord Downie dies at 53. More coming.
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BREAKING: Parole denied for killer-rapist Paul Bernardo after 25 years. More coming.
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MEDAL ALERT: Andre De Grasse @De6rasse wins silver in men's 200m. Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins historic gold. #Rio2016
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Canada wins! Canada has defeated Finland 1-0 and will advance to the semifinals. Maxim Noreau scored the game winner early in the third period. Ben Scrivens and Kevin Poulin share the shutout. The semifinals are scheduled for Friday. #Pyeongchang2018 #TeamCanada
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BREAKING: Canada wins GOLD and SILVER in ski cross. Kelsey Serwa ( @kelseyserwa ) takes home gold and Brittany Phelan ( @britt_phelan ) wins silver #pyeongchang2018
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A hungry moose mistook some Canada 150 tulips for a giant salad bar and chowed down:
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BREAKING: Ontario confirms second coronavirus case, wife of first case
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Goal! Canada takes the lead. It is now 2-1 for the Canadians. Marie-Philip Poulin scored the goal. There is 13:05 left to play in the second period #pyeongchang2018 #CANvsUSA
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MEDAL ALERT! High jumper Derek Drouin wins GOLD at #Rio2016 .
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RCMP say three dead in glacier bus rollover in Rockies
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BREAKING NEWS - RCMP say 14 people were killed and 14 injured in a bus crash involving a junior hockey team in Saskatchewan. The bus was carrying the Humboldt Broncos when it collided Friday with a transport truck about 30 kilometres from Tisdale northeast of Saskatoon.
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16-year-old @OleksiakPenny is 1st Canuck swimmer to win 4 medals in 1 Summer Games #Rio2016
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BREAKING: Toronto is only Canadian city on Amazon short list of HQ2. More coming.
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Majority of Canadians agree Indigenous women are victims of genocide, poll finds
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BREAKING: The #BlueJays win! They sweep the American League Division Series with Texas 3-0
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BREAKING: Canadian pairs figure skaters Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford win Olympic bronze medal #pyeongchang2018 #TeamCanada
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BREAKING: Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger separated, say they remain 'best of friends'. More coming.
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Pakistani Canadian Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy wins documentary short at #Oscars
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One year later: Survivors of Humboldt Broncos crash continue to heal from injuries
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UPDATE: Six people dead, five in critical condition in Quebec mosque shooting
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MEDAL ALERT! Brianne Theisen-Eaton @btheiseneaton wins Bronze in heptathlon at #Rio2016
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - An 85-year-old woman ran a notoriously agonizing 20-kilometre road race in St. John's on Sunday, completing her 10th competitive run of the course and beating 121 much younger people.
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BREAKING: Chrystia Freeland named The Canadian Press Business Newsmaker of the Year. More coming.
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VIDEO: After #Ghomeshi verdict, Mulcair says 'new approach' needed in sexual assault cases
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BREAKING: Canadian Sebastien Toutant ( @SebToots ) wins GOLD in #BigAir snowboarding #pyeongchang2018
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This polar bear was caught "praying" at a cross in Newfoundland:
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CBC comedy, @SchittsCreek will be returning for its fourth season next year.
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Andre De Grasse ( @De6rasse ) qualifies for the 100m final with a 9.92, tying his personal best. #Rio2016
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UPDATE: Gord Downie, the poetic lead singer of the Tragically Hip, has died at 53.
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Ice dance darlings Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir may be coming to a town near you on their cross-Canada tour
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MEDAL ALERT: @ericawiebe wins GOLD in women's wrestling at #Rio2016
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BREAKING: Andre De Grasse voted @CdnPress male athlete of the year
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Canada beats Sweden in penalties to win gold in women's soccer #Tokyo2020
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Canadian animator Alan Barillaro makes a splash with #Oscars -nominated debut 'Piper'
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RoseAnne Archibald of Ontario will be the first woman to serve as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations
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HEART'S DELIGHT-ISLINGTON, N.L. - The mayor of a rural newfoundland community is beaming with pride after more than a dozen people from his town waded into the frigid Atlantic ocean Friday to help rescue dolphins trapped by a crush of sea ice.
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir softened a lift that raised eyebrows before the Olympics. Our graphic breaks down the provocative dance move #PyeongChang2018
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BREAKING: Nebraska votes 'yes' to TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline. More to come.
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VIDEO: 'No need' for international help with Alberta fire: Trudeau #ymmfire #cdnpoli
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Canada wins! The Canadians defeat the Olympic Athletes from Russia 5-0. They will face the United States in the gold medal game. The final is set for 11:10 p.m. EST on Feb. 21. #Pyeongchang2018 #TeamCanada
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Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump talk about helping women business owners: #cdnpoli
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Tennis star Denis Shapovalov Canadian Press male athlete of the year
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Beloved cat Erik the Red, retired "rodent control officer" on Halifax ship, and cat-napping survivor has died:
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BREAKING: Census 2016 release: Canada's population grew by 1.7M -- the strongest of all G7 countries
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Canada's Rosie MacLennan wins Olympic gold medal in women's individual trampoline at #Rio2016
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Flag-bearers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have softened a provocative lift that raised eyebrows. Our graphic breaks down the dance move you won't see at #PyeongChang2018
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BREAKING: @OleksiakPenny Canada's Closing Ceremony Flagbearer. The 16-year-old won 4 medals in swimming. #Rio2016
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BREAKING: Canada wins bronze medal in women's 4x200m freestyle swimming at #Rio2016
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Golfer Brooke Henderson named Canadian Press female athlete of year
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