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S&P/TSX composite closes higher Friday, U.S. stock markets also post small gain

S&P/TSX composite closes higher Friday, U.S. stock markets also post small gain

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted a small gain Friday, closing out the first trading week of 2024, while U.S. markets also ended the day marginally higher. The first week of 2024 broke Wall St.’s nine-week winning streak.
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New Brunswick judge apologizes for 'miscarriage of justice,' decades of lost freedom

New Brunswick judge apologizes for 'miscarriage of justice,' decades of lost freedom

FREDERICTON — The top judge of New Brunswick's Court of King's Bench offered her "sincere apology" on Friday to two men who served lengthy prison sentences for a 1983 murder they didn't commit.
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Union suspends strike action as Viterra offers workers new four-year offer

Union suspends strike action as Viterra offers workers new four-year offer

REGINA — A looming strike action for Saskatchewan workers at Viterra has been suspended after the grain marketing giant gave the union a revised offer.
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Czechia scores six straight goals, stuns Finland 8-5 to win bronze at world juniors

Czechia scores six straight goals, stuns Finland 8-5 to win bronze at world juniors

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Tomas Hamara's country hadn't won a medal at the world junior hockey championship in nearly two decades heading into the 2023 tournament. Czechia now owns two in two years.
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Quebec man sought by U.S. after pregnant Mexican migrant dies crossing border

Quebec man sought by U.S. after pregnant Mexican migrant dies crossing border

MONTREAL — New York authorities are seeking the extradition of a Colombian man living in Quebec who has been charged with smuggling in connection with a migrant woman who died trying to cross illegally into the United States from Canada in December.
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Former CF Montreal goalkeeper James Pantemis signs with the Portland Timbers

Former CF Montreal goalkeeper James Pantemis signs with the Portland Timbers

PORTLAND, Ore. — Former CF Montreal goalkeeper James Pantemis has signed with the Portland Timbers.
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South Asian communities grapple with extortion threats in B.C., Ontario, Alberta

South Asian communities grapple with extortion threats in B.C., Ontario, Alberta

VANCOUVER — It started with a voice mail demanding payment of some kind, then a series of missed phone calls, later came the gun shots targeting the home of a Metro Vancouver business owner whose family and community are now gripped with fear.
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Veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell takes pay cut to remain with Tiger-Cats

Veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell takes pay cut to remain with Tiger-Cats

HAMILTON — Bo Levi Mitchell is taking less to remain with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Ticats announced Friday that Mitchell has restructured his CFL contract that will keep him with the franchise for the next two seasons.
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First PWHL game on New Year's Day reaches 2.9 million viewers

First PWHL game on New Year's Day reaches 2.9 million viewers

The Professional Women's Hockey League says its first game reached 2.9 million viewers.
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Vancouver Police say man posed as dad, trying to take five-year-old girl from daycare

Vancouver Police say man posed as dad, trying to take five-year-old girl from daycare

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a man posing as a parent tried to take a five-year-old girl from a home daycare, in what they call a "troubling" case. They say the incident happened on Dec.
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