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COLUMN: The kindness of strangers on display in Tim Hortons

COLUMN: The kindness of strangers on display in Tim Hortons

Regular contributor recounts how he was able to retrieve a lost wallet, with the help of some fellow coffee shop patrons
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Black ice causes two crashes around same time, location in Innisfil

Black ice causes two crashes around same time, location in Innisfil

Collisions happened Thursday morning on 5th Sideroad near Georgian Downs
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Alberta forecasts $4.6-billion surplus in budget update, but braces for uncertainty

Alberta forecasts $4.6-billion surplus in budget update, but braces for uncertainty

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is forecasting a $4.6-billion surplus this fiscal year, but Finance Minister Nate Horner says Alberta's in for a "challenging" future. The government's second-quarter fiscal update says just $2.
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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises to highest level since July

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises to highest level since July

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged closer to 7% this week, climbing to its highest level since July. The rate rose to 6.84% from 6.78% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.
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Putin says Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine

Putin says Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that Moscow has tested a new intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine, and he warned that it could use the weapon against countries that have allowed Kyiv to use their missiles to strike Ru
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Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, ex-defense minister and a Hamas leader

Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, ex-defense minister and a Hamas leader

THE HAGUE (AP) — The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas’ military chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection with the 13
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Consul general reiterates he had no influence on $9M Manhattan condo purchase

Consul general reiterates he had no influence on $9M Manhattan condo purchase

OTTAWA — Canada's consul general in New York doubled-down Thursday on his past claim that he exerted no influence on the decision of Global Affairs Canada to buy a $9 million condo in Manhattan.
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Quebec fiscal update: $2.1B in new spending, end of tax credit for some older workers

Quebec fiscal update: $2.1B in new spending, end of tax credit for some older workers

QUÉBEC — Quebec's finance minister has tabled an economic update with $2.1 billion in new spending over five years amid what Eric Girard describes as a stronger-than-expected recovery from last year's economic slowdown.
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Federal government plans to give $250 cheques to millions of Canadians, cut GST

Federal government plans to give $250 cheques to millions of Canadians, cut GST

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a slew of items just in time for Christmas and send cheques to millions of Canadians this spring
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Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death has told investigators how he did it, police say

Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death has told investigators how he did it, police say

GREEN LAKE, Wis.
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