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OMERS selling LifeLabs to Quest Diagnostics in deal valued at $1.35B

OMERS selling LifeLabs to Quest Diagnostics in deal valued at $1.35B

TORONTO — Ontario pension fund manager OMERS has signed a deal to sell medical lab company LifeLabs to U.S.-based firm Quest Diagnostics in a deal valued at $1.35 billion including debt.
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De Grasse, Warner look to defend titles in Paris as part of Canada's athletics team

De Grasse, Warner look to defend titles in Paris as part of Canada's athletics team

MONTREAL — Andre De Grasse and Damian Warner are set to defend their Olympic titles at this summer's Paris Games as part of Canada's athletics team. The team was announced Tuesday by Athletics Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee.
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Quebec politician accused of 'interfering' in French elections

Quebec politician accused of 'interfering' in French elections

QUEBEC CITY, Que. — A candidate for France's far-right National Rally accused a Quebec provincial politician of engaging in "a form of interference" in French politics ahead of last weekend's first round of voting.
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Northvolt says it will continue EV battery plant project near Montreal ‘as planned’

Northvolt says it will continue EV battery plant project near Montreal ‘as planned’

MONTREAL — Northvolt says it will continue construction of a $7-billion factory on Montreal's South Shore "as planned" — hours after its CEO said the Swedish battery manufacturer would hit the brakes on its international development plan to refocus o
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Concern as Quebec slashes number of family reunification applications it will process

Concern as Quebec slashes number of family reunification applications it will process

MONTREAL — A woman who has been waiting for two years to sponsor her Guatemalan husband to come to Quebec says the province is acting in bad faith by slashing the number of family reunification applications it will accept.
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Adams, Eduard, Elks offensive line among top scorers on CFL's honour roll for Week 4

Adams, Eduard, Elks offensive line among top scorers on CFL's honour roll for Week 4

TORONTO — B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., Toronto Argonauts defensive back Jonathan Edouard and the Edmonton Elks' offensive line were among the top performers on the CFL's honour roll for Week 4 of the season.
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Thibeault, Sanford officially named to Canada's Olympic boxing team

Thibeault, Sanford officially named to Canada's Olympic boxing team

MONTREAL — Boxing Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have named Tammara Thibeault and Wyatt Sanford to Canada's boxing team for this summer's Paris Games. The team was officially announced Tuesday.
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Oilers, Panthers rematch set for mid-December as NHL announces 2024-25 schedule

Oilers, Panthers rematch set for mid-December as NHL announces 2024-25 schedule

NEW YORK CITY — The Edmonton Oilers have to wait until mid-December to get another crack at the Florida Panthers. The NHL released its full schedule for the 2024-25 season Tuesday, with a highlight coming Dec.
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Five years after historic tobacco ruling, 'nothing has changed'

Five years after historic tobacco ruling, 'nothing has changed'

TORONTO — In the span of a few short years, Jean-Luc Duval lost two of the most important people in his life to lung cancer. His wife Monique was diagnosed on her birthday and died on July 3, 2005 – the couple’s 40th wedding anniversary.
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NHL reinstates Bowman, Quenneville after being banned for their role in Blackhawks assault scandal

NHL reinstates Bowman, Quenneville after being banned for their role in Blackhawks assault scandal

The NHL lifted its ban on longtime coach Joel Quenneville and executives Stan Bowman and Al MacIsaac on Monday, clearing the way for their return to the league more than two years after they were punished in the fallout from the Chicago Blackhawks se
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