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Top Venezuelan opposition leader is arrested as dissidents seek to thwart Maduro's continued rule

Top Venezuelan opposition leader is arrested as dissidents seek to thwart Maduro's continued rule

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested Thursday when her motorcycle convoy was fired upon by security forces as it departed an anti-government protest in Caracas, according to aides.
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Teen charged in collision involving Premier

Teen charged in collision involving Premier

Two-vehicle crash occurred on westbound lanes of Highway 401, approaching Brock Road in Pickering
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Average asking rents declined to 17-month low across Canada at end of year: report

Average asking rents declined to 17-month low across Canada at end of year: report

TORONTO — Average asking rents fell nationally to $2,109 in December on a year-over-year basis, marking a 17-month low, according to a new report. A monthly report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation says average asking rents across Canada were down 3.
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Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio says MLS team has to improve in all areas

Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio says MLS team has to improve in all areas

Captain Jonathan Osorio didn't mince words when asked what areas Toronto FC needs to get better in this season. "We need to improve everywhere," he said at MLS Media Day in Miami on Thursday. "It's that simple." Reinforcements have been slow coming.
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Belgian defensive lineman Tibo Debaillie signs contract extension with B.C. Lions

Belgian defensive lineman Tibo Debaillie signs contract extension with B.C. Lions

VANCOUVER — Defensive lineman Tibo Debaillie signed a two-year contract extension with the B.C. Lions on Thursday. Debaillie was slated to become a free agent on Feb. 11.
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Montreal man sentenced in U.S. for exporting weapon components to Russia

Montreal man sentenced in U.S. for exporting weapon components to Russia

MONTREAL — A Montreal man has been sentenced to 40 months in prison by a United States federal court for running a scheme to illegally export millions of dollars' worth of electronic components to Russia for military use.
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Manitoba offers $17 million for aerospace projects, training and a testing centre

Manitoba offers $17 million for aerospace projects, training and a testing centre

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is spending $17 million in a bid to create more aerospace jobs and training opportunities. The money includes an $8-million grant and a $9-million loan, to be repaid over 12 years, to Magellan Aerospace.
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Putman Investments acquires clothing retailer Northern Reflections

Putman Investments acquires clothing retailer Northern Reflections

The owner of Toys “R” Us Canada and HMV announced Thursday that it has purchased women's clothing retailer Northern Reflections Limited.
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Firefighters make progress slowing wildfires while Los Angeles grapples with scope of devastation

Firefighters make progress slowing wildfires while Los Angeles grapples with scope of devastation

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters began to slow the spread of deadly and devastating fires in the Los Angeles area Thursday after the ferocious winds that drove the fast-moving flames diminished, but the largest blazes still burned out of control.
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More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, officials say

More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war , Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict.
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