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New Casey's suitor trumps Couche-Tard's bid
Casey's General Stores has urged shareholders to reject the long-standing offer from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard, and said it was reviewing a higher bid from another suitor.
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Cystic fibrosis film wins at Montreal festival
Oxygen, a Dutch-Belgian film about young people trying to figure out how to live with cystic fibrosis, has won two prizes at the Montreal World Film Festival, including the Grand Prix des Americas.
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20% of Canadian teens not in school in 2008
A newly released study says one in five Canadian teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 was no longer pursuing a formal education in 2008, a higher percentage than a global average of 31 countries.
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Bank of Canada expected to freeze rate hikes
The Bank of Canada should boost interest rates one more time on Wednesday and then could leave rates alone for as long as a year, according to many economists.
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Béchard quits politics as cancer worsens
Quebec Minister Claude Béchard, who has fought a very public battle with cancer, is quitting politics after a downturn in his health.
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Als linebacker Spencer stabbed with beer bottle
Alouettes linebacker Walter Spencer is recovering from surgery after being stabbed by a broken beer bottle during a fight outside a Montreal bar.
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Police believe body could be missing Baie Comeau plane crash victim
Quebec police have located the remains of a man they believe could be the missing passenger in a plane that crashed last month in eastern Quebec.
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Quebec euthanasia hearings seek public input
Public consultations on the thorny issue of euthanasia begin Tuesday in Quebec with hundreds of people expected to voice their views.
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Als' Spencer in hospital after stabbing: sources
Alouettes linebacker Walter Spencer is in hospital with serious injuries after what police sources say was a stabbing at a Montreal bar.
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Body pulled from Quebec lake Munger's: family
The body pulled from a Quebec lake is that of Gervais Munger, co-owner of a major junior hockey team, a family spokesman has confirmed.
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Brothers found in Que. home died of natural causes
Quebec provincial police say two brothers found dead in their home in the Montérégie region on Sunday died of natural causes.
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Montreal man injured by bus mirror
Police are investigating after a middle-aged man was hit by the side mirror of a city bus on the corner of St. Hubert and De Maisonneuve streets in Montreal.
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Montreal marathon draws record numbers
A record 21,000 people ran in the 20th edition of the Montreal Marathon on Sunday.
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High Arctic exiles to be honoured
Two monuments will be unveiled in the High Arctic this week to recognize Inuit who were forced to live in Canada's most northerly settlements in the 1950s.
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Hit-and-run in Que. parking lot kills woman
A 19-year-old woman died early Monday morning after being hit by a car in the parking lot of a bar in Sainte-Foy, near Quebec City.
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Accident leaves toddler in critical condition
A toddler is in critical condition after a single vehicle accident around 2 pm. Sunday afternoon in Quebec's Montérégie area.
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Crash kills 2 near Drummondville, Que.
Two people were killed and one injured Sunday in a head-on collision on Highway 20 near Drummondville, Que., about 80 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
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2 Quebec hospitals to close
The Baie-St.-Paul hospital in Quebec's Charlevoix region will be demolished and another hospital in Malbaie will undergo major renovations, government officials said Saturday.
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Halak's Montreal farewell draws huge crowd
Former Canadiens goaltender Jaroslav Halak drew a huge crowd to an autograph session that he used as his farewell to fans in Montreal.
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Alouettes drop 1st home game in 14 starts
Smiles replaced frowns at the B.C. bench Friday night as the Lions snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 38-17 drubbing of the Montreal Alouettes.
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