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Ottawa mass killing suspect not seeking bail, as emails show college search for intel

OTTAWA — The 19-year-old Sri Lankan national charged in the mass killing of a newcomer family in Ottawa has no plan to seek bail, his lawyer says.
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'Won't be a quick fix': Indigo needs turnaround as privatization nears, experts say

'Won't be a quick fix': Indigo needs turnaround as privatization nears, experts say

TORONTO — As Canada’s biggest bookstore-turned-gift-giver’s-paradise edges toward privatization, it's evident from a stroll around one of its Toronto stores that the retailer knows some things haven’t been working.
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Flames earn 5-1 season-ending victory over league-worst Sharks

Flames earn 5-1 season-ending victory over league-worst Sharks

CALGARY — Despite a disappointing season for the Calgary Flames, it was a huge year individually for MacKenzie Weegar, who wrapped it up in style on Thursday.
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Jets take down Canucks 4-2 as both teams wrap up regular season

Jets take down Canucks 4-2 as both teams wrap up regular season

WINNIPEG — Nikita Chibrikov had a memorable NHL debut. The Winnipeg Jets forward scored the game-winner and Cole Perfetti tallied a pair of goals as the Jets defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 to close out their regular seasons on Thursday.
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NHL playoff series set after conclusion of regular season

NHL playoff series set after conclusion of regular season

The NHL post-season is now set. The playoffs begin Saturday with the Toronto Maple Leafs taking on the Bruins in Boston in opening-round action. The Vancouver Canucks open their first-round series at home against the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
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O'Neill scores twice, Montreal completes late comeback over Minnesota in PWHL action

O'Neill scores twice, Montreal completes late comeback over Minnesota in PWHL action

MONTREAL — Marie-Philip Poulin expected Kristin O’Neill to have a breakthrough, because she sees the work her teammate puts in daily.
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OHL: Knights hold off Rangers to complete second-round series sweep

KITCHENER, Ont. — Jacob Julien scored a hat trick in leading the London Knights past the Kitchener Rangers 4-3 to finish off a second-round sweep on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action.
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Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted

Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted

BURNABY, B.C. — The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage told a B.C. coroner's inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on top of her captor, who was holding a knife to her throat with a gun in his other hand. Cpl.
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Brazil's president creates two new Indigenous territories, bringing total in his term to 10

Brazil's president creates two new Indigenous territories, bringing total in his term to 10

SAO PAULO (AP) — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories for Brazil, bringing the total number of new reserves during this term to 10.
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Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over 'business as usual' mining practices

Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over 'business as usual' mining practices

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous representatives from 35 countries issued a declaration Thursday criticizing the fact that they are too rarely consulted about mining that takes place on or near their lands, an issue that has become more acute with
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