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Erin O'Toole faces new navigating challenge as Conservative leader

Erin O'Toole faces new navigating challenge as Conservative leader

OTTAWA — Among Erin O'Toole's jobs in the military was navigating a Sea King helicopter over the skies of Canada, and now he takes on the challenge of journeying through political terrain as the new leader of the federal Conservative party.
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N.S. police expected to announce charges in case of Indigenous girl found safe

N.S. police expected to announce charges in case of Indigenous girl found safe

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say they plan to release more information today about potential charges against a man who was found Saturday with an Indigenous girl who had been missing for over a week.
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Reactions to Erin O'Toole winning federal Conservative leadership race

Reactions to Erin O'Toole winning federal Conservative leadership race

OTTAWA — "We can rebuild our great country — while protecting Canadians from the ongoing threat of COVID-19. We can get Canadians back to work, be proud of the things we grow, build and produce in Canada again.
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'Good morning. I'm Erin O'Toole': new Tory leader wins after hours-long delay

'Good morning. I'm Erin O'Toole': new Tory leader wins after hours-long delay

OTTAWA — Conservative members sought stability Monday in choosing Erin O'Toole as leader after a campaign where he focused on keeping the party close to its "true blue" fundamentals.
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By the numbers: how the Conservative leadership results came in, round by round

By the numbers: how the Conservative leadership results came in, round by round

OTTAWA — The Conservative Party of Canada uses a points system to determine the winner of its leadership race, with each riding in the country allocated 100 points. A candidate needs a majority of 16,901 points to win.
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Peter MacKay leading after first ballot in Conservative leadership race

Peter MacKay leading after first ballot in Conservative leadership race

OTTAWA — Peter MacKay is leading after the first round in the federal Conservative leadership race — a result revealed hours later than planned. Derek Sloan's name will now be dropped off the ballot and his supporters' votes recounted.
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Compensation talks for victims of downed jetliner to start in October: Iran

Compensation talks for victims of downed jetliner to start in October: Iran

OTTAWA — The head of Iran's civil aviation organization says his government will launch compensation talks in October with Canada and other countries that lost citizens when the Iranian military shot down a civilian jetliner earlier this year.
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Foreign minister to tour Beirut aid efforts on first overseas trip since COVID

Foreign minister to tour Beirut aid efforts on first overseas trip since COVID

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champange is heading to Lebanon this week to get a firsthand look at the devastation caused by the deadly explosions in Beirut and urge the country's government to start getting real in the fight ag
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 23

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 23

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:27 p.m. on Aug. 23, 2020: There are 124,896 confirmed cases in Canada.
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A quick look at the four federal Conservative leadership candidates

A quick look at the four federal Conservative leadership candidates

OTTAWA — Four candidates are in the running for leadership of the federal Conservative party, and a winner will be announced Sunday night.
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