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Heat wave toasts much of Ontario and Quebec, parts of Atlantic Canada hot, humid

Heat wave toasts much of Ontario and Quebec, parts of Atlantic Canada hot, humid

A heat wave gripped Ontario and Quebec for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, while dangerously hot and humid conditions settled in over parts of Atlantic Canada.
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Heat wave or heat dome? Weather experts don't agree on the definitions

Heat wave or heat dome? Weather experts don't agree on the definitions

MONTREAL — There's no doubt the weather across much of Eastern Canada this week is very, very hot. But is the region experiencing a heat wave or a heat dome, and what is the difference between the two? It depends on whom you ask.
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Nuvei shareholders approve US$6.3-billion private equity buyout

Nuvei shareholders approve US$6.3-billion private equity buyout

MONTREAL — Nuvei Corp. shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a plan that will see the company bought by an American private equity firm and taken private at a US$6.3-billion valuation. The company says 99.
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CF Montreal prepares to host New York Red Bulls under extreme heat

CF Montreal prepares to host New York Red Bulls under extreme heat

MONTREAL — Forward Kwadwo Opoku isn’t complaining as CF Montreal gears up for a meeting with the New York Red Bulls under scorching-hot conditions Wednesday at Saputo Stadium.
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Raonic hits record 47 aces in opening win at Queen's Club

Raonic hits record 47 aces in opening win at Queen's Club

LONDON (AP) — Milos Raonic sent down a record 47 aces and saved two match points while beating Cameron Norrie in the first round at Queen's Club on Monday. Raonic's 47 was an ATP record for a three-set match since the statistic was kept from 1991.
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Program offering 'revolutionary education' begins at McGill pro-Palestine encampment

Program offering 'revolutionary education' begins at McGill pro-Palestine encampment

MONTREAL — Pro-Palestinian activists who have been encamped on McGill University's downtown campus since April launched what they call their own summer school on Monday, despite controversy over photos of armed fighters used to promote the program.
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With Stanback gone, Alouettes RB Fletcher is seizing his opportunity as the starter

With Stanback gone, Alouettes RB Fletcher is seizing his opportunity as the starter

MONTREAL — Head coach Jason Maas had a message for Walter Fletcher after the running back signed a one-year extension with the Montreal Alouettes in February. The Alouettes' No.
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Érik Canuel, director of 'Bon Cop Bad Cop,' dies at 63

MONTREAL — Quebec director Érik Canuel, who scored a box office smash with the bilingual comedy "Bon Cop Bad Cop," died Saturday at age 63. Public relations agency Annexe says Canuel died of secondary plasma cell leukemia.
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PWHL Montreal signs Boulier, Keopple and Chuli to contract extensions

PWHL Montreal signs Boulier, Keopple and Chuli to contract extensions

MONTRÉAL — Montreal’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team signed defenders Amanda Boulier and Mariah Keopple and goaltender Elaine Chuli to contract extensions Monday.
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CMHC says annual pace of housing starts in May up 10% from April

CMHC says annual pace of housing starts in May up 10% from April

OTTAWA — The annual pace of housing starts in May climbed 10 per cent compared with April, helped by gains in Montreal and Toronto, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said.
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