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Vancouver Island
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Gunshots fired into B.C. home of Punjabi music star AP Dhillon
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Machete-wielding man arrested in Nanaimo after crashing stolen car: RCMP
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B.C. to open 13 new First Nation primary care clinics
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Kelowna
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Commercial truck plunges off bridge in B.C. Interior, driver unaccounted for, RCMP say
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Merritt, B.C., emergency room closing for 25 hours this weekend
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Man charged with mischief for allegedly starting several fires Vernon, B.C.
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Edmonton
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Dutch elm disease found in Edmonton for first time
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Draisaitl signs 8-year contract extension with Edmonton Oilers
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1 dead in long-weekend crash in central Alberta: RCMP
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Calgary
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Flames relocating part of Johnny Gaudreau memorial ahead of concert
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Calgary schools struggling with record enrollment growth
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Lethbridge
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Fire restrictions eased in Lethbridge County
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Crown recommends 9 years in prison for protesters at Coutts border blockade
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Winnipeg
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Woman dies after being hit by Winnipeg police vehicle near homeless encampment
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One in critical condition following Tuesday morning fire
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Province spending nearly $10M to fix worst road in Manitoba
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Regina
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Sask. paramedic sexually assaulted by patient during ambulance ride from Craven area campground
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A cellphone ban and a pronoun law: Sask. kids head back to school
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Saskatoon
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A cellphone ban and a pronoun law: Sask. kids head back to school
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Sask. paramedic sexually assaulted by patient during ambulance ride from Craven area campground
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Toronto
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Police ID 15-year-old boy fatally gunned down steps from Toronto police station
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Man murdered in Toronto over the weekend was linked to organized crime, says RCMP
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Video shows man used as 'human shield' during daytime shootout in Hamilton
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Montreal
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Quebec super minister Pierre Fitzgibbon resigns
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Quebec court rules that systemic racial profiling exists in Montreal police, awards compensation
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Ottawa
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OPP issues 1,600 tickets on eastern Ontario roads during Labour Day weekend, including 19 for filming highway crashes
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Jackie Perez is CTV News Ottawa's new Community and Weather Anchor
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Snowbirds and UK Red Arrows to fly over Ottawa-Gatineau Wednesday
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Atlantic
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Halifax mayor noncommittal on apology for 2021 encampment clash
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Nova Scotia conservation group announces its largest purchase of coastal land
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London
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Kitchener
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Video shows man used as 'human shield' during daytime shootout in Hamilton
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Police seek to identify break-in suspects
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Northern Ontario
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Greater Sudbury says councillor's lawsuit 'an abuse of process,' should be thrown out
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Northern Ont. town taking applications for new mayor after previous one abruptly resigns
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Northern Ont. suspect, 95, charged with driving scooter while impaired
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N.L.
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Dispute over unrecognized Inuit group halts major conference for Canadian North
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Cow cuddling: Why a Newfoundland farm is offering quality time with these 'gentle creatures'
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Newly reinstated Newfoundland cod fishery temporarily paused as landings hit limit
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