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WATCH: Province to invest $6M in expansion of CCTV coverage

WATCH: Province to invest $6M in expansion of CCTV coverage

Police forces will be able to apply for funding for the first year starting today
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ONTARIO: Pot store lottery winners sell shops as more consolidation expected

ONTARIO: Pot store lottery winners sell shops as more consolidation expected

TORONTO — More than a year after winning the chance to open one of Ontario's first cannabis stores through a provincial lottery, Lisa Bigioni has walked away from her Niagara Falls pot shop.
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CANADA: Canadian man who was set to be deported from U.S. gets COVID in custody, dies

CANADA: Canadian man who was set to be deported from U.S. gets COVID in custody, dies

His family is shaken and looking for answers
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CANADA: COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons, staff preparing for 'new normal'

CANADA: COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons, staff preparing for 'new normal'

A total of 360 inmates in Canada tested positive for COVID-19
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CANADA: Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision, lawyers now vetting docs

CANADA: Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision, lawyers now vetting docs

The finance committee demanded the documents last month
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ONTARIO: “It’s going to be a long process,” Hajdu cautions on vaccines

ONTARIO: “It’s going to be a long process,” Hajdu cautions on vaccines

Comments come after feds announce agreements with pharma companies for millions of doses of potential vaccines
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CANADA: Elections Canada recalculates, says voter turnout last fall higher than 2015

CANADA: Elections Canada recalculates, says voter turnout last fall higher than 2015

Elections Canada now says voter turnout was up by 0.9 per cent
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CANADA: Feds decry death penalty after second Canadian sentenced in China this week

CANADA: Feds decry death penalty after second Canadian sentenced in China this week

Freeland did not link these two cases to the ongoing diplomatic tensions between Canada and China over the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou
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CANADA: StatsCan says country gained 419,000 jobs in July

CANADA: StatsCan says country gained 419,000 jobs in July

The figures beat market expectations
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CANADA: Food inspection agency says there are more than 750 unrequested seeds reports

CANADA: Food inspection agency says there are more than 750 unrequested seeds reports

Agency says the seeds appear to be low-risk
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