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Far-right radicals in the Ukraine boasted they received training from the Canadian Armed Forces

Prince Rupert resident, Jan Loroff, was the lucky winner of the Canada-wide contest. Loroff walked away with his new vehicle on Oct. 15. (Photo: Rainbow Chrysler)

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