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Michigan judge won't free teen in schoolwork case, says she was threat to mom

PONTIAC, MICH. -- A judge in Michigan who's under criticism for detaining a 15-year-old girl after she failed to do her schoolwork denied the teenager early release Monday and said she was placed in a juvenile facility because she was a threat to her mother.
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WE Charity founders Craig and Marc Kielburger will appear before a House of Commons committee next week to answer questions about the Liberal government's partnership with the charity in a $900-million student grant program it was tasked with administering.
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Two senators who have added their names to a letter calling for a public inquiry into the mass shooting in Nova Scotia earlier this year say a full examination of the facts is required to dispel rumours about the attack and prevent it from happening again.
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EU nations close in on 1.82T euro budget, coronavirus aid deal

Weary European Union leaders finally were closing in on an unprecedented 1.82 trillion euro ($2.82 trillion Cdn) budget and coronavirus recovery fund early Tuesday, somehow finding unity after four days and as many nights of wrangling over money and power in one of their longest summits ever.
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Martin Carpentier's body found, showing signs he died by suicide, police say

MONTREAL -- Quebec provincial police say they've located the body of a man that appears to be Martin Carpentier, the subject of a manhunt lasting nearly two weeks after his two young daughters were found dead.
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TORONTO -- As international investigators have finally been granted access to flight data from Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, a Toronto man who lost two loved ones in the crash hopes Iranian officials are held accountable.
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VANCOUVER -- The latest COVID-19 modelling data suggests British Columbia is at risk of suffering an "explosive growth" in cases, health officials warned Monday.
The sobering update from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and B.C.
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Active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta reach highest level since May 12

Alberta now has more than 1,100 active cases of COVID-19, the highest number seen in the province since May 12.
The latest update from Alberta Health Services, released Monday, reported three more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total in the province to 170.
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A self-described "anti-feminist" lawyer found dead in the Catskills of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is being investigated as the possible gunman in the shooting of a federal judge's family in New Jersey, two officials with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press.
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'Men's rights' lawyer being investigated in attack on U.S. judge's family

A self-described "anti-feminist" lawyer found dead in the Catskills of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is being investigated as the possible gunman in the shooting of a federal judge's family in New Jersey, two officials with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press.
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