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In the news today, March 21

The Canadian Press

Four stories in the news for Thursday, March 21———BRONCOS FAMILIES AWAIT SENTENCING FOR TRUCK DRIVERFamily members forever changed by the Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash ...

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'It has to send a message:' Broncos families await sentencing for truck driver

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MPs continue voting marathon as Tories protest shutdown of Wilson-Raybould motion

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Legault government has long list of promises to fulfil with first budget today

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Canadian shipbuilders square off over future of multibillion-dollar plan

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Quebec government to spend $500 million to compensate taxi drivers, reform industry

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Winnipeg labour leader quits; cites sexist comments, treatment by men

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Police make arrest after 'erratic driver' hits cars near University of Ottawa

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Conservatives plan filibuster after Liberals shut down Wilson-Raybould motion

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Students raise concerns about mental health resources at UofT after suicide

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Border agency watchdog will 'fill gap' for disgruntled travellers, Goodale says

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Quebec Court of Appeal upholds Richard Henry Bain's sentence in election shooting

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Three Calgary officers get jail time for corruption crimes in harassment case

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Celina Caesar-Chavannes quits Liberal caucus, sits as independent MP

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Trial of alleged Fredericton shooter set for 8 weeks this autumn

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Canada says B.C. trying to impede Trans Mountain with pipeline legislation

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