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Eby promises $75 million rural health loan forgiveness plan at Okanagan campaign stop

Eby promises $75 million rural health loan forgiveness plan at Okanagan campaign stop

VERNON, B.C. — NDP Leader David Eby is promising a $75-million loan forgiveness program to entice doctors, nurses and heath professionals to expand health-care services in rural British Columbia.
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Tropical Storm Milton forms in Gulf of Mexico, could intensify as a hurricane threatening Florida

Tropical Storm Milton forms in Gulf of Mexico, could intensify as a hurricane threatening Florida

MIAMI (AP) — A storm system that was brewing in the Gulf of Mexico earlier Saturday has strengthened into Tropical Storm Milton, with forecasters warning it could intensify into a hurricane headed to Florida next week.
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Lane Thomas hits 3-run homer, Cleveland's bullpen torments Tigers as Guardians win ALDS opener 7-0

Lane Thomas hits 3-run homer, Cleveland's bullpen torments Tigers as Guardians win ALDS opener 7-0

CLEVELAND (AP) — Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer in a five-run outburst before Detroit got an out, and the Cleveland Guardians unleashed their lights-out bullpen to complete a four-hitter in a 7-0 win over the Tigers in an AL Division Series opener
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Trudeau repeats ceasefire call but doesn't condemn Israel sending troops into Lebanon

Trudeau repeats ceasefire call but doesn't condemn Israel sending troops into Lebanon

PARIS — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeatedly reiterated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East on Saturday as he blamed Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel for a staggering number of civilian deaths.
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Inter Miami star Lionel Messi draws a crowd for arrival at Toronto's BMO Field

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi draws a crowd for arrival at Toronto's BMO Field

TORONTO — Argentine star Lionel Messi was on the bench to start Inter Miami CF's game in Toronto on Saturday.
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Mom and seven-year-old daughter from France killed in Montreal fire

Mom and seven-year-old daughter from France killed in Montreal fire

MONTREAL — Montreal police say the two people killed in a fire that ravaged a three-storey building in a historic part of the city were a woman from France and her seven-year-old daughter. Insp.
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Northern school board wins damages for copyright infringement

Northern school board wins damages for copyright infringement

The board took a local entrepreneur to court for selling sweatshirts and t-shirts with the names, logos and colours of six former high schools
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Kyshawn George ready for "hometown" NBA debut as his Wizards play Raptors in Montreal

Kyshawn George ready for "hometown" NBA debut as his Wizards play Raptors in Montreal

Kyshawn George was raised in Switzerland so he never expected he'd get to play an NBA game in front of a "hometown" crowd.
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‘My mother died needlessly in a ditch’: Sisters push for safety

‘My mother died needlessly in a ditch’: Sisters push for safety

Daughters grieving loss of Giselle Gutsche, who died in Bradford Monday; they have started a petition for sidewalk, lower speed limit in area
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Canada's Einarson dumps Sweden's Wrana to reach Tour Challenge semifinals

Canada's Einarson dumps Sweden's Wrana to reach Tour Challenge semifinals

Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated Sweden's Isabella Wrana 6-1 on Saturday to reach the semifinals at the HearingLife Tour Challenge. Einarson, from Gimli, Man., stole three points in the fifth end when Wrana was light with her final throw.
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