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Japan mayor saved by nurse says female sumo ban irrelevant
Maizuru Mayor Ryozo Tatami suffered a stroke at a sumo wrestling event and was given first aid by a female nurse who entered the male-only ring.
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Canadian Eugenie Bouchard qualifies for main draw at Wimbledon
The Canadian upset No. 2 qualifying seed Mariana Duque-Marino of Colombia 6-3.
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R.J. Barrett emerges on Canada’s senior squad
Canada hosts the Dominican Republic on Friday in Toronto, then the U.S. Virgin Islands Monday in Ottawa.
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Jury acquits Ontario homeowner in fatal shooting of unarmed Indigenous man
Peter Khill, 28, admitted he shot Jon Styres but said he fired in self-defence, believing Styres was about to shoot him.
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Court blocks bid for injunction to halt Alberta gay-straight alliance law
Judge dismisses request to put Alberta gay-straight alliance law on hold
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Police ID body found in Atlanta Braves ballpark cooler
Police in suburban Atlanta say a body found inside a beer cooler is that of a Minnesota man.
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‘It’s essential that Canadians act now’ on climate change: federal report
Canadian governments urgently need to collect and publish data showing how safe their citizens are from floods, fires and other hazards related to climate change: report.
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Finance ministers talk trade as feds told to ‘look before you leap’ on tariffs
Finance Minister Bill Morneau is meeting with provincial and territorial finance ministers in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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Media fight access restrictions on child detention centres
News organizations are pushing back every day against restrictions on access to facilities where children separated from their parents are being held.
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Cost of substance use in Canada tops $38 billion, with booze and tobacco on top
The study concludes that despite record opioid overdose deaths across Canada, more than two-thirds of substance use costs are associated with alcohol and tobacco.
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