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EDMONTON — Protecting a three-point lead with one possession left in the U Sports women’s basketball title game, Carleton Ravens coach Dani Sinclair had a simple message for her team.

GUELPH, Ont. — Two women are dead after a fire at a home in Guelph, Ont. Police say emergency crews were called to the home around 12:40 a.m. Monday. They say two women living in the home died as a result of the fire.

VANCOUVER — Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in an avalanche on Metro Vancouver's North Shore and being completely buried upside down for up to 20 minutes.

TORONTO — A recent ransomware attack that knocked out several online services in one of Ontario's largest cities has brought into sharp focus the need for municipalities to have a plan to respond to what's become an unavoidable – and increasingly sop

CALGARY — After being hamstrung for years by a lack of export capacity, Canada's oil industry will have reason to celebrate when the much-anticipated Trans Mountain pipeline expansion comes online, expected to be sometime this spring.

HALIFAX — More unpleasant weather marched across much of Atlantic Canada on Monday.

TORONTO — A 19-year-old has been arrested for alleged impaired driving after a collision that left a pedestrian dead in north Toronto. Police say officers were called to the area of Lawrence Avenue West and Varna Drive at around 5 a.m.

Halifax-born filmmaker Ben Proudfoot says it's "hard to believe" he's now a two-time Oscar winner.

MONTREAL — Cogeco Inc. has named Frédéric Perron its new president and CEO, succeeding Philippe Jetté, who is retiring. Perron is taking the helm of the Montreal-based company and its Cogeco Communications Inc.

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