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Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews, left, and RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson hold a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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RCMP commissioner to get more discipline powers

The Conservative government tabled new legislation Wednesday that would give the RCMP commissioner more power to discipline or fire dishonourable members of the force. More  2 Video(s) 2

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Infected ticks can spread Lyme disease.

Lyme disease experts fear disease explosion

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Immigration Minister Jason Kenney holds up papers as he talks about immigration law during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

'We'll send you packing,' Kenney tells foreign criminals

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Travis Baumgartner is taken out of a van by Canadian Border Services officers at the Aldergrove, B.C. border crossing, Saturday, June 16, 2012. (Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Alberta shooting suspect to appear in court Thursday

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Liberal interim leader Bob Rae speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Opposition says Page not overstepping mandate

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Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty speaks with the media in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, June 14, 2012. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Flaherty to tighten mortgage rules: report

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Luka Rocco Magnotta is taken by police from a Canadian military plane to a waiting van in Mirabel, Que., on Monday, June 18, 2012. (Montreal Police)

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Profiling the accused killer now known as Luka Rocco Magnotta.

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Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews, left, and RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson hold a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

RCMP commissioner to get more discipline powers

The Conservative government tabled new legislation Wednesday that would give the RCMP commissioner more power to discipline or fire dishonourable members of the force.

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Greece's newly appointed Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, center, Leader of the Democratic Left party Fotis Kouvelis, right and leader of the Socialist PASOK party Evangelos Venizelos take part in a meeting at the parliament, prior to the EUROGROUP and ECOFIN meetings, in Athens, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (AP / str)

Conservative sworn in as 4th Greek PM in 8 months

Greek conservative party head Antonis Samaras was sworn in as prime minister Wednesday at the helm of a three-party coalition that will uphold the country's international bailout commitments.

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Justin Bieber performs during the 2012 Much Music Video Awards in Toronto on Sunday, June 17, 2012. (Chris Young / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Justin Bieber accidentally gave fan his MMVA trophy

Justin Bieber accidentally gave a fan his Much Music Video Award on Sunday night. The 18-year-old singer made the mistake when he won the accolade for UR Fave Artist over the weekend and went to greet the crowds.

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Infected ticks can spread Lyme disease.

Lyme disease experts fear disease explosion

A warming climate has health officials worried that tick populations are already spreading, bringing with them the germs that can lead to Lyme disease.

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An image from documents released from the U.S. Attorney's office, Monday, June 18, 2012 shows the fossil of a Tyrannosaurus bataar dinosaur at the center of a lawsuit demanding its return to Mongolia.

Judge allows U.S. to seize disputed dinosaur bones

One of the more unusual arrest warrants in U.S. history was issued Tuesday when a federal judge authorized the Department of Homeland Security to seize a dinosaur from an art storage company.

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Liberal interim leader Bob Rae speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Opposition says Page not overstepping mandate

The Harper government and the opposition continued their war of words over the parliamentary budget office Wednesday, one day after Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird accused the department created by the Conservatives of overstepping its mandate.

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StatsCan: 5.8 people jobless for every vacancy in March

Statistics Canada says there was an average of 248,000 job vacancies in the country in three-month period ended in March, up 19,000 from the same period in 2011.

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Emily Batty will make her Olympic debut this summer in London. The mountain biker recently sat down with CTVOlympics to talk about her pearl necklace and her unique style.

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Penguins' Malkin wins Hart Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award

Evgeni Malkin is going to need a bigger trophy case. The Pittsburgh Penguins star walked away from the NHL awards show Wednesday with both the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award, not to mention the Art Ross Trophy he'd already wrapped up after leading the NHL in scoring with 109 points. 

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