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    'Sullivan's Crossing' star Chad Michael Murray reveals why Nova Scotia set reminds him of 'One Tree Hill'

    Chad Michael Murray revealed there's something special about CTV's Sullivan's Crossing that he hasn't felt since Once Tree Hill.

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    Stolen tropical fish returned to Ottawa Valley restaurant

    Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have found and returned tropical fish stolen from an Ottawa Valley restaurant last week.The fish were taken from the Beachburg Restaurant in an overnight break-in on April 11, OPP said. An undisclosed amount of cash was also stolen. The owner of the restaurant told CBC after the theft that she wasn't sure how many fish were taken from the restaurant's aquarium, but that there were "a lot of them" including clownfish.Police said the owner valued the fish at several

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    Alberta government knew about NICU pressures before this week's letter from doctors

    Front-line staff are pushing back against the provincial government's response to what they call a "crisis" in Alberta's neonatal intensive care units, calling it "short-sighted" and "frustrating."A group of Edmonton doctors sent an open letter to the health minister this week, outlining concerns about a shortage of staff and beds in the province's NICUs.But it wasn't the first time they'd raised the alarm.There were earlier warnings in 2022 and 2023. And a private letter was sent to the health

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  • BusinessCBC

    New Iqaluit to Montreal flight to take off this summer

    A new commercial flight option is coming to Iqaluit.Chrono Aviation will begin offering direct flights between Iqaluit and Montreal this summer, four times a week. Tickets will begin selling on May 17 and the first flight for the new route is scheduled to start on Aug. 6. Dany Gagnon, vice president of Chrono Aviation, said the flight is possible because of an existing charter with Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.He said the company is upgrading its fleet and the larger plane means more space for com

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    Appeal court denies Lance Blanchard's bid to overturn dangerous offender conviction

    The Court of Appeal of Alberta has rejected violent sexual offender Lance Blanchard's appeal of his conviction and sentence in a case that concluded with him being designated as a dangerous offender.Blanchard, who is in his 60s, has been serving an indeterminate prison sentence since 2018, when the trial judge designated him as a dangerous offender. Prosecutors sought the designation after Blanchard's conviction for a 2014 aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping and unlawful confinement.The justic

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Trapped B.C. orca calf seen taking '40 pounds of seal' from First Nation members

    ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A young killer whale trapped in a B.C. lagoon appears to have fed on chunks of seal meat thrown into the water, as preparations continue for a rescue attempt. A video posted on Facebook shows the young female whale with distinctive pale skin taking two large pieces of meat, then diving below the surface. The person who posted the video late Thursday says it shows members of the Nuchatlaht First Nation feeding the whale "nearly 40 pounds of seal." Veterinarians have been closely

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    Polish leader tells B.C. audience NATO allies need to spend more on defence

    VANCOUVER — Poland's president says members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including Canada, must raise defence spending to three per cent of GDP to deter Russia's war in Ukraine from spreading. Andrzej Duda made the comments at a speech in Vancouver on Friday, a day ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. While not saying Canada by name, Duda says the West has "a lot of gaps" in its industrial base to produce military aid for Ukraine in its defence against Russia, a

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