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Cyclists file Charter challenge against Ontario over bike lane removals

Cyclists file Charter challenge against Ontario over bike lane removals

TORONTO — Cyclists have launched a Charter challenge against the Ontario government over its decision to remove bike lanes on three Toronto roads, alleging the change puts lives at risk.
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Police ID human remains found in Peterborough, Ont., river more than 35 years ago

Police ID human remains found in Peterborough, Ont., river more than 35 years ago

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Peterborough police have identified human remains in a decades-old cold case as those of a man who they say was a victim of homicide.
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Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, is found safe

Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, is found safe

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hannah Kobayashi , the missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search and a missing persons investigation in Los Angeles, has been found safe, police said Wednesday. Kobayashi vanished last month in Los Angeles.
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Kharun, Wilm reach podium twice as Canada wins three medals at short-course worlds

Kharun, Wilm reach podium twice as Canada wins three medals at short-course worlds

BUDAPEST — Canadian swimmers Ilya Kharun and Ingrid Wilm won two medals each Wednesday at the short-course world championships. Montreal's Kharun won silver in the men's 50-metre butterfly and Calgary's Wilm took bronze in the women's 100 backstroke.
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House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military.
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S&P/TSX composite up more than 150 points, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite up more than 150 points, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 150 points Wednesday after the Bank of Canada cut interest rates, while U.S. stock markets were mixed, led by a 1.8 per cent gain on the Nasdaq after the latest inflation report.
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Banks lower prime rates following Bank of Canada move

Banks lower prime rates following Bank of Canada move

TORONTO — Canadian financial institutions are lowering their prime lending rates to match the half percentage point decrease announced today by the Bank of Canada.
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Canadian Kurtis Rourke leads upstart Hoosiers into U.S. college football playoffs

Canadian Kurtis Rourke leads upstart Hoosiers into U.S. college football playoffs

The last six years have landed Canadian Kurtis Rourke firmly in the U.S. college football limelight. The 24-year-old Oakville, Ont., native will lead the upstart Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) into South Bend, Ind.
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'Satisfying victory': Toronto man wins world Excel spreadsheet championships in Vegas

'Satisfying victory': Toronto man wins world Excel spreadsheet championships in Vegas

A Toronto man who excelled to secure the title of a global spreadsheet champion last week calls his unusual achievement a "satisfying victory." Michael Jarman won the Microsoft Excel World Championships in a Las Vegas arena on Dec. 4.
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Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, found safe

Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, found safe

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hannah Kobayashi has been found safe, the Los Angeles Police Department says. Kobayashi vanished last month in Los Angeles, and her disappearance prompted a massive search and a missing persons investigation.
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