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Drug-sniffing dog among changes at Quebec-U.S. border crossing as security tightens
Read Latest News 1 hour ago News Duration 2:04 As the Canada Border Services Agency reveals some new tools it’s using to increase border security at a crossing in Stanstead, Que., some in the town fear a reduction in traffic heading north could have negative impacts locally. Source Link ~ Read More News like this…
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Hamilton, Grand Erie public health units recommend measles vaccine for some babies under 1 year old
Read Latest News In response to an Ontario-wide measles outbreak, with many cases occurring near Brantford, some public health units have expanded vaccinations to include infants as young as six months. Typically, the measles vaccine is given to children at one year old and then four years old. But with dozens of cases reported in the community, Grand Erie Public Health (GEPH)…
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Veteran turned away at Ontario polling station receives apology
Read Latest News An Ontario senior who was denied the chance to vote received an apology from the province’s chief electoral officer this week, and was told the situation will be looked into. CBC News reported on Charles Parent’s problems at a Bay of Quinte polling station last week. The 91-year-old veteran brought his voter…
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Court denies injunction to stop Ontario removing Toronto bike lanes before legal challenge
Read Latest News The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has denied an injunction by a group of cyclists that sought to stop the province from removing bike lanes in Toronto until a court challenge is heard in April. Ontario will not begin removing bike lanes until March 20 at the earliest, the Transportation Ministry has…
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LaSalle educator celebrates math on Pi Day
Read Latest News The vice president of the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education says pi is one of the most beautiful numbers in mathematics because of the many places it turns up in life that are not connected to circles. David Petro made the comments on CBC’s Windsor Morning in honour of Pi Day, which…
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Crime-suppression initiative in Winnipeg’s William Whyte neighbourhood yields 9 arrests, police say
Read Latest News Police made nine arrests in Winnipeg’s William Whyte neighbourhood during a crime-suppression blitz last month. Winnipeg Police Service’s gangs and guns unit launched the initiative for 12 days at the end of February, after the neighbourhood experienced higher crime levels when compared to last year, police said in a news release Friday. Reports…
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Alberta at odds with its biggest craft brewery after substantial beer tax hike
Read Latest News A standoff is brewing between Alberta’s government and the province’s biggest and oldest craft brewery. Big Rock Brewery, founded in 1985, is facing a sudden 22 per cent increase to the fees it pays the province after a new rate was introduced last month — a rate that largely has no impact…
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Alberta government to fund 16 new schools, 2 school modernizations in Calgary and area
Read Latest News The Alberta government is promising to build 16 new schools and fund two school modernizations in Calgary, Airdrie and Chestermere if its latest budget is approved. However, those projects are still in the planning and design stages — meaning they’re still at least two years away from opening, according to Education Minister…
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B.C. scrapping provincial carbon tax after Carney kills it federally
Read Latest News British Columbia·Breaking B.C. Premier David Eby says his government is drafting legislation to scrap the province’s consumer carbon tax following a promise from Prime Minister Mark Carney to do the same. Eby says there will no tax increase April 1 and tax will be axed altogether shortly afterwards CBC News · Posted:…
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Hudson’s Bay Company nearly $1B in debt, with court filings painting dire financial portrait
Read Latest News Hudson’s Bay Company is nearly a billion dollars in debt, according to court filings that paint a dire portrait of the struggling Canadian department store chain’s finances. The documents were submitted as part of its creditor protection filing last week. The company owes a total of $950 million to nearly 2,000 secured…
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Carney kills consumer carbon tax in first move as prime minister
Read Latest News Prime Minister Mark Carney wasted little time in removing a potent point of attack for the Conservatives in recent years: the consumer carbon tax. After being sworn in on Friday, Carney’s cabinet ended the tax through what’s known as an order-in-council. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau first implemented the carbon pricing scheme in…
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Some countries aren’t retaliating against Trump’s tariffs. Should Canada ‘turn the other cheek’?
Read Latest News Faced with tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, some countries have, so far, responded by turning the other cheek, and not retaliating with their own duties. Canada, however, continues to hit back, which has precipitated a trade war with its neighbour to the south. But it also raises the question of whether Canada absorbing the…
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Sean (Diddy) Combs pleads not guilty to new indictment regarding working conditions
Read Latest News Sean (Diddy) Combs pleaded not guilty on Friday to a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those who did not assist in his two-decade sex trafficking scheme. Combs, 55, entered his plea to the new indictment before U.S. District Judge…
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Justin Bieber posts about feeling ‘unworthy,’ highlighting that with fame comes self-doubt
Read Latest News Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has opened up about struggling with imposter syndrome, drawing attention to celebrities having to balance the popularity and constant spotlight that comes with oodles of scrutiny. The two-time Grammy winner rose to fame with the release of his chart-topping first album My World 2.0 in 2010, turning the then-teenage…
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How to protect yourself when you sell on Facebook Marketplace
Read Latest News It can start with selling an old coat on Facebook Marketplace and lead to a fraudster gaining access to your bank account. The CBC’s Sannah Choi digs into a scam police say is becoming increasingly common. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan…
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N.W.T. budget passes with $41.6M addition to housing
Read Latest News N.W.T. ministers and regular members are crediting the consensus process for a boost in housing money in the 2025/26 operating budget. The budget passed Thursday in a 15-3 vote. It’s a $2.5-billion plan with a $41.6-million boost for investment in public housing. “This is probably the single biggest budgetary change, that I’m certainly aware…
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Unsafe tap water is common in Newfoundland. This town just overcame a 1989 boil order
Read Latest News After 36 years, a boil-water advisory in place in the community of Branch has been lifted. (David Donnelly/CBC) A boil-water advisory in place since 1989 has been lifted in one Newfoundland fishing community, but dozens of other rural towns in the province are still struggling with long-standing government orders to avoid drinking…
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Sentencing opens for girl accused in killing of Ahmad Al Marrach
Read Latest News Sentencing has begun for one of four teenagers accused of killing Ahmad Al Marrach in Halifax last April. Al Marrach was stabbed during an altercation in a parking garage at the Halifax Shopping Centre and died later in hospital. A girl who was 14 at the time of the attack was charged with…
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P.E.I. vape and tobacco shops can now be fined up to $25,000 for breaking rules
Read Latest News Shops on Prince Edward Island that sell tobacco and electronic smoking devices, including vaporizers, can now be fined up to $25,000 for violating the province’s rules. In an effort to crack down on youth vaping, P.E.I. raised the minimum age to purchase nicotine vaping products to 21 back in 2020, and banned the…
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Residents of Fredericton neighbourhood nervous after fire at AIM scrapyard
Read Latest News Thursday’s fire at a north-side Fredericton scrapyard has neighbours casting a wary eye across the street. “We’re surrounded by a big wooded area and there’s a protected wetlands behind us, so the wrong spark could kind of take the forest and go,” said Ryan Feener, who lives directly across the street from the scrapyard.…
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Prime Minister Mark Carney sworn-in as party leaders gear up for campaign
Read Latest News Poilievre questions ‘suspicious’ Liberal leadership results In his remarks, Poilievre said Carney has “no mandate” as an unelected official chosen by the “Liberal establishment.” He was responding to a reporter questioning the legitimacy of the leadership race. The party said 163,836 people successfully went through the authentication process and of those, 151,899…
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Killing of key witness in fugitive ex-Olympian case undermines prosecution: co-accused’s lawyer
Read Latest News The defence lawyer for an alleged accomplice of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding has cast doubt on the viability of the case against his client after the reported assassination of a key witness. Former trucker Gurpreet Singh — accused of helping to co-ordinate cocaine shipments from California to Canada on behalf of Wedding’s…
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Waterloo’s Elizabeth Ziegler Public School closed for the rest of the year
Read Latest News Waterloo’s Elizabeth Ziegler Public School is closing down for the rest of the year after an assessment by a structural engineering firm said work to make the building safe enough for learning would take months to complete. The school originally shut down on March 4 after safety concerns were raised about the building’s facade. The…
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Town of Essex sells electricity utility E.L.K. Energy to Enwin
Read Latest News The Town of Essex has announced it is selling its stake in E.L.K. Energy to the Enwin group of companies. The move is about enhancing the reliability of energy services in Essex, Lakeshore and Kingsville after years of customer complaints, the town said. The town is the sole shareholder of the electrical utility. “We are…
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Day camps continue to be a popular March Break activity for parents and kids in Sudbury
Read Latest News Enrolling children in day camps and other activities during March Break continues to be a popular choice for families, despite the costs to participate. In Sudbury, organizations like the art gallery, Science North, sports clubs, and others offer day-to-day or week-long day camps for March Break, in addition to traditional summer camps…
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Several weather alerts in effect for northwestern Ontario due to rain, freezing rain, flurries
Read Latest News More than a dozen weather alerts are in effect across northwestern Ontario due to heavy rainfall, freezing rain and flurries expected from Friday afternoon into Saturday night, with some areas under winter storm watches. In the Thunder Bay and Atikokan areas, rainfall combined with melting snow is expected, according to the statements…
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Agboola tapped to take second crack at winning St. Boniface-St. Vital back for Conservatives
Read Latest News The federal Conservative Party has nominated a candidate for the Winnipeg riding of St. Boniface-St. Vital. Shola Agboola will try to win back a riding the Conservatives last held from 2008-15, when Shelly Glover served as MP. The Conservative Party website was updated this week to list Agboola as a candidate. Agboola has…
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Live updates: Poilievre speaking after Prime Minister Mark Carney sworn in
Read Latest News Carney asked about assets After Carney’s speech, a reporter asked him if he’ll disclose the nature and value of the financial assets he put into a blind trust after winning the party leadership. Carney called the framing of the question “odd,” and then explained why he felt that way. “You don’t know.…
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B.C. nurse committed unprofessional conduct for transgender comments, committee finds
Read Latest News A disciplinary panel of the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making “discriminatory and derogatory statements” about transgender people. The panel’s decision released Thursday says Amy Hamm’s statements made across “various online platforms” between July 2018 and March 2021 were partly designed “to elicit fear, contempt and…
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Nico Williams takes beading to a whole new level with his unbelievably intricate soft sculptures
Read Latest News Arts·Q with Tom Power The multidisciplinary Canadian artist joins Q’s Tom Power to discuss his work, winning the 2024 Sobey Art Award, and why beading can be meditative. The multidisciplinary Canadian artist joins Q’s Tom Power to talk about winning the 2024 Sobey Art Award CBC Arts · Posted: Mar 14, 2025…
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Joly tells Marco Rubio ‘Canada’s sovereignty is not up to debate, period’
Read Latest News Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly wrapped up the G7 meeting in La Malbaie, Que., on Friday with a stern message for U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Hands off our country. “What I said to the secretary is Canada’s sovereignty is not up to debate, period,” she said at the closing news conference…
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After Trump appeal, Putin says he will spare Ukrainians in Kursk if they surrender
Read Latest News Russia will spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region if Kyiv tells them to surrender, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged him to avoid a “horrible massacre” there. Ukraine denied its men were encircled, describing that as a Russian fabrication, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the situation “very…
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3 killed in head-on crash near Cornwall
Read Latest News Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say three people were killed and another seriously injured in a fiery head-on crash on County Road 2 in South Glengarry Thursday night. Police said in a news release it happened just after 9 p.m. on County Road 2 near McGibbon Road, east of Cornwall. Investigators have determined…
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N.W.T. to receive $185M in tobacco settlement
Read Latest News The Northwest Territories health minister says the N.W.T. is expecting about $185 million as part of a national settlement with tobacco companies. The Superior Court of Ontario has ordered tobacco companies to pay $32.5 billion to provinces and territories in what officials say is the largest resolution of its kind in Canadian history.…
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Tony Humby trial faces more delays, as Crown frets about issue that may ‘blow things up’
Read Latest News The trial of a St. John’s man facing dozens of charges of sexual violence against vulnerable youths has taken another turn, with the potential for proceedings to be held up even further. “An issue has been raised this week that is potentially going to essentially blow things up, to the point that…
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Nova Scotia NDP urges public to weigh in on government’s ‘overreaching’ bills
Read Latest News A series of contentious Nova Scotia government bills — including one that would lift a ban on fracking and uranium mining — come before a legislature committee next week, and the province’s Opposition leader is urging the public to make its voice heard. NDP Leader Claudia Chender said people and groups with…
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Solar rebate applications no longer being accepted as P.E.I. government hits pause button
Read Latest News The Prince Edward Island government’s decision to pause new applications for its solar rebate program is raising concerns among some businesses that install solar panels. At the end of February, Efficiency P.E.I. notified installers that it would no longer process new pre-approval letters. Gilles Arsenault, the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate…
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Mark Carney’s cabinet unveiled: Which Quebecers are in and who’s out?
Read Latest News Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister Friday morning. His new cabinet ministers, who swore their oaths shortly after, include fresh faces from Quebec. But some other Quebecers didn’t make the cut. François-Philippe Champagne replaces Dominic Leblanc as minister of finance. Leblanc becomes minister of international trade and keeps his role as…
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Ontario urging measles vaccinations amid worst outbreak in more than a decade
Read Latest News The province’s chief medical officer of health is urging Ontarians to make sure they are immunized against the measles, amid the most severe outbreak in the province in more than a decade. In a statement Friday, Dr. Kieran Moore said there have been 350 cases of the virus in Ontario since late October — with 173 of…
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TTC staffers ready to run Eglinton Crosstown if it opens in fall: mayor
Read Latest News Toronto’s mayor seems more than ready for the beleaguered Eglinton Crosstown LRT to finally open after years of delays mired the process. “Hopefully I’m still alive seeing it open,” Olivia Chow said with a laugh at an unrelated news conference Friday morning. “I guess it’s good news.” Chow was reacting to a Toronto…
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‘Significant’ rainfall, thunderstorms possible this weekend for Waterloo region, Guelph
Read Latest News Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for Waterloo region, as well as Guelph-Wellington and its surrounding areas Friday. The statement said both areas could see significant rainfall with a risk of thunderstorms over the weekend. The agency said total rainfall amounts between 20 to 40 mm is expected, with some areas…
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London MP Arielle Kayabaga appointed House leader in Mark Carney’s cabinet
Read Latest News London West Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga was given a position in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet during a swearing-in ceremony in Ottawa, early Friday afternoon. Kayabaga, a former downtown London city councillor, and a federal politician since 2021, will fill the role of government House leader and Minister of Democratic Institutions. It was…
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Police investigating death of Leamington senior as homicide, OPP say
Read Latest News Ontario Provincial Police say they are now investigating a sudden death in the Municipality of Leamington as a homicide. Members of the Essex County OPP and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services found an 83-year-old woman deceased after responding to a well-being check at a residence on Sherk Street on Wednesday, the force said in…
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Guilty pleas for stealing Winston Churchill portrait from Ottawa hotel
Read Latest News Jeffrey Wood, centre, enters the Ottawa Courthouse with his lawyer Lawrence Greenspon on Thursday morning. Wood was accused of stealing a famous portrait from the Château Laurier hotel. (Francis Ferland/CBC) The man accused of stealing one of the world’s most famous portraits from Ottawa’s Château Laurier hotel and switching it for a fake during a…
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Prime Minister Mark Carney to speak after swearing-in
Read Latest News Terry Duguid takes environment file as Carney vows to end carbon tax Manitoba’s Terry Duguid takes over for environment and climate change — a portfolio close to Carney’s heart. The prime minister served as a UN special envoy on climate action and finance, and was once a proponent of carbon pricing on…
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A new life for him and his family: Doctor recruited from Britain happy with move to Brandon
Read Latest News When Muhammad Khan landed in Brandon at the start of 2025, he wasn’t sure what to expect. The physician had moved to Manitoba’s second-biggest city from the United Kingdom sight unseen, aiming to start a new practice and a new life with his wife and young daughter. Khan says he began looking…
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Crown drops manslaughter charge against 1 accused in Megan Gallagher homicide
Read Latest News Brian Gallagher is worried the latest legal development in one of the many court cases connected to his daughter’s homicide sends the wrong message to criminals. “It’s heartbreaking,” Gallagher said in an interview. “All of this stuff is also empowering to the people that are doing this. They go home and they…
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A lost pair of ‘pincers’ gave this town its name. Daybreak Alberta was live from Pincher Creek
Read Latest News Daybreak Alberta10:58Pincher Creek musician Aly Williams highlights musicians from region Since we were in Pincher Creek, Aly joined us to spin some music from the area and we play a track from her brand new project. Pincher Creek residents were waiting outside the local shop even before Daybreak Alberta started broadcasting live…
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Man, 18, dead in early morning Stanley Park crash, police say
Read Latest News One man is dead and another was sent to hospital after an early morning crash in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, according to police. The Vancouver Police Department said in a media release Friday morning that the pair were travelling along Stanley Park Drive between Second Beach and Third Beach just after 3 a.m. PT when the…
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No Island MPs named to Carney’s cabinet, but it does have a P.E.I. native
Read Latest News For the first time in many decades, Prince Edward Island does not have an MP serving in a federal cabinet. A list of ministers released as Prime Minister Mark Carney was being sworn in did not include any of the province’s four Liberal MPs: Lawrence MacAulay, Sean Casey, Bobby Morrissey or Heath…
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Apple TV+ renews Ted Lasso for 4th season
Read Latest News Jason Sudeikis will return to the football pitch for a fourth season of Ted Lasso. The show’s star and executive producer said on a Friday episode of the New Heights podcast that Season 4 is being written, and this time will have him coaching a women’s team. Apple TV+ confirmed the acclaimed show’s…
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Guilty pleas for stealing Winston Churchill portrait from Ottawa hotel
Read Latest News Jeffrey Wood, centre, enters the Ottawa Courthouse with his lawyer Lawrence Greenspon on Thursday morning. Wood was accused of stealing a famous portrait from the Château Laurier hotel. (Francis Ferland/CBC) The man accused of stealing one of the world’s most famous portraits from Ottawa’s Château Laurier hotel and switching it for a fake during a…
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Mother and two infants dead following Chisasibi, Que., house fire
Read Latest News A young mother and her two infant children are dead following a house fire in the northern Quebec community of Chisasibi on Wednesday morning. In a news release on Thursday, the Eeyou Eenou Police Force said officers arrived on scene to see that individuals had escaped from the house with minor injuries. Regional…
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The early bird catches the blood worm moon over St. John’s
Read Latest News NL·New In the early hours of a cold March morning, the blood worm moon was visible above St. John’s. In the early hours of a cold March morning, the blood worm moon was visible above St. John’s CBC News · Posted: Mar 14, 2025 10:15 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours…
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This former Dartmouth office building will soon be affordable housing
Read Latest News A vacant building that used to house federal government offices will soon be an affordable home for more than 60 people. The federal government announced Thursday it has completed the sale of the Marine House building in downtown Dartmouth, N.S., to the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Society. The building will be renovated to create…
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Prime Minister Mark Carney sworn in at Rideau Hall
Read Latest News Will Trump and Carney speak soon? Possibly. Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said as much earlier this week when asked whether he planned to talk to Carney. “Certainly his phone is always open to leaders who wish to speak with him,” Leavitt said. Whether Trump will treat Carney, and Canada, any differently…
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Prime Minister Mark Carney sworn in at Rideau Hall
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Mark Carney minutes away from swearing-in at Rideau Hall
Read Latest News Carney is not an MP — and never has been. He says he will run in the next election, but the question is where that would be. An Ottawa-area riding would make sense. The former central banker lives in the tony Rockcliffe neighbourhood. However, some of those ridings already have incumbents, meaning…
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IN PHOTOS | See rare ‘blood moon’ during total lunar eclipse
Read Latest News Canada People around the world got to witness a rare total lunar eclipse coinciding with a full moon, dubbed a blood worm moon, late Thursday into early Friday. Check out the scenes from here and abroad. For North America, next blood moon during total lunar eclipse will be in March 2026 Posted:…
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Special weather statement calls for heavy rain in Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton
Read Latest News Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent and Sarnia can all expect between 20 and 40 millimetres of rainfall this weekend. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a special weather statement calling for heavy rainfall Saturday evening through Sunday night, along with a risk of thunderstorms. Local rainfall could exceed 40 mm in some areas, the…
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Property tax increases between 4.5% and 6.4% approved for several Winnipeg school divisions
Read Latest News Homeowners in at least four of Winnipeg’s six English-speaking school divisions will be paying more in education property taxes, some for the second consecutive school year. Manitoba’s NDP government in 2024 lifted a multi-year freeze that had been put in place by the former Progressive Conservative government on the property taxes school divisions can levy. Trustees at…
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Regina designer created Roughriders gear inspired by Taylor Swift
Read Latest News A Regina woman has taken inspiration from an NFL puffer jacket Taylor Swift wore to a playoff game in 2024. Hilary De Paz decided to make custom Roughrider vests for teams and fans. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to…
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Mark Carney arrives at Rideau Hall
Read Latest News Carney is not an MP — and never has been. He says he will run in the next election, but the question is where that would be. An Ottawa-area riding would make sense. The former central banker lives in the tony Rockcliffe neighbourhood. However, some of those ridings already have incumbents, meaning…
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Vancouver labels and artists find new ways to innovate in a music industry shaped by tech
Read Latest News For decades, Vancouver-based Nettwerk Music Group has operated with a simple mission statement: release music we love. Founded in 1984, Nettwerk has signed and developed major Canadian artists, including Sarah McLachlan and The Barenaked Ladies and currently has a roster of approximately 300 artists, according to Terry McBride, Nettwerk’s co-founder and CEO.…
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Joly says G7 united on Ukraine ceasefire, waiting for Russia’s response
Read Latest News Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the G7 is united in supporting a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for Ukraine, which has been endorsed by Kyiv and is now awaiting a response from Russia. The G7 foreign ministers met in the remote tourist town of La Malbaie, Que., this week. In comments Friday morning,…
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Trucking association says B.C. stands to lose more than it gains tolling American vehicles
Read Latest News The B.C. Trucking Association says it does not support legislation tabled by the B.C. government that would give the province power to apply fees to U.S. commercial traffic traveling to and from Alaska. On Thursday, the province passed first reading of its sweeping Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act, which Premier David Eby has characterized as…
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Gene Hackman’s estate asks court to block release of death investigation
Read Latest News A representative for the estate of actor Gene Hackman is seeking to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports, especially photographs and police body-camera video, related to the recent deaths of Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa after their partially mummified bodies were discovered at their New Mexico home in February.…
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Woman, child killed in trailer fire in Trenton
Read Latest News Ottawa Ontario Provincial Police say a one-year-old child and 66-year-old woman died in a fire in a trailer park Thursday evening. Three other people were injured. Victims are age 1 and 66; 3 others injured CBC News · Posted: Mar 14, 2025 9:05 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Quinte…
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Beluga Summit brings together hunters and researchers in Inuvik, N.W.T.
Read Latest News Hunters, traditional knowledge holders and scientists have wrapped up the second-ever Beluga Summit in Inuvik, N.W.T. Almost 100 participants from across the Inuvialuit settlement area and beyond were in attendance for the three-day event that ended Thursday. The first event was held in Inuvik in 2016, to discuss the local beluga whales and monitor their population. This…
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‘She kept us strong’: Gander teen killed in ATV crash remembered as cherished friend
Read Latest News Aurora Keats, a Grade 9 student in Gander, died on Monday following an ATV crash. (Wade Janes Photography/Airials Gymnastics Club) The Town of Gander is mourning the death of a Grade 9 student who was killed in an ATV crash on Monday. Kerry Wheaton, a gymnastics coach, says she’ll remember Aurora Keats as an inspiration who was…
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Police warn of suspected drink tampering in Antigonish
Read Latest News Nova Scotia·New RCMP are warning of two incidents of suspected drink tampering in Antigonish. Police have learned this month about two incidents involving people who believe a substance was put in their drink without their knowledge. Investigators encourage other victims to come forward CBC News · Posted: Mar 14, 2025 9:39 AM…
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Man, 34, dies after stabbing in Montreal’s east end
Read Latest News Montreal police are investigating an overnight homicide in the east end of the city. A 34-year-old man was found suffering from serious stab wounds near the corner of Ontario and Saint-Germain streets in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood at around 1 a.m. Friday. Police believe he was attacked a few blocks away. He was taken to hospital,…
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Kate’s 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region: March 14 to 16
Read Latest News It will feel like a proper spring weekend with rain and warmer temperatures to wrap up March break. There are many St. Patrick’s Day events in local restaurants and bars ahead of the actual celebration on Monday. Friday night, the Kitchener Rangers will host the North Bay Battalion at The Aud, then…
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Measles prompts Windsor Regional Hospital to restrict visitors under 16, take other precautions
Read Latest News The Windsor Regional Hospital is restricting visitors under the age of 16 because of the growing number of measles cases in southwestern Ontario. Children are at greater risk from the virus, explained Steve Erwin, the hospital’s director of public affairs and communications, in a text to CBC. The hospital is also asking anyone who…
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These foreign workers fear having to leave northwestern Ontario community they love after federal program ends
Read Latest News A small town northwest of Thunder Bay, Ont., has become the unlikely home for hundreds of foreign workers, but many may have to leave the community they’ve embraced after the end of a federal program put in place to fill gaps in Canada’s labour market. Since 2019, foreign workers have been coming…
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Riley Laychuk’s Manitoba forecast: Snow, rain and freezing rain to create a messy weekend
Read Latest News 3 hours ago News Duration 1:29 Snowfall warnings remain in place for The Pas and Flin Flon, with up to 20 centimetres expected by Saturday. In the south, there is a risk of freezing rain Friday evening in the Red River Valley and the Whiteshell, with a transition to snow by Saturday…
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Operation Fresh Start provides clean laundry and dignity to Regina’s vulnerable population
Read Latest News A laundry program in Regina is giving the city’s most vulnerable people and families access to clean clothing. Operation Fresh Start is part of a project from Regina community organization Rally Around Homelessness to provide free laundry services in the Queen City. The program, which launched in September 2024, provides vouchers that can be used to…
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AGLC pauses storage fees for Alberta vendors with U.S. liquor stuck in warehouse
Read Latest News Alberta liquor agencies whose purchased U.S. products are stuck in a warehouse will not be charged storage fees for up to three months, Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis said in a bulletin all agents Thursday. Last week, as part of its response to U.S. tariffs, the Alberta government banned imports of American alcohol through AGLC,…
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China’s retaliatory tariffs on Canadian seafood could paralyze B.C.’s geoduck industry
Read Latest News China’s intent to slap new tariffs on Canadian seafood exports has British Columbia’s geoduck harvesters worried. According to a statement from China’s Ministry of Finance, the new tariffs are in response to Canada’s 100 per cent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles and 25 per cent levy on its aluminum and steel, both implemented…
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RSV shot now free for larger number of older Albertans
Read Latest News More Alberta seniors are now eligible for a provincially funded RSV vaccine. The provincial government announced in October it would provide the RSV shot, Abrysvo, for free to seniors 60 and up living in care homes and it would offer a limited supply to those 75 and up living in the community.…
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Bangladesh struggles to repair damage from Hasina’s 15-year rule
Read Latest News The chants get louder as hundreds of protesters turn a corner in the central part of Bangladesh’s capital, marching and calling for an end to a steep hike in gang activity and violent crime. It was the second rally in as many weeks where young people poured onto the streets of Dhaka…
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American influencer who snatched baby wombat from its mother leaves Australia
Read Latest News An American influencer left Australia on Friday after the government announced it was reviewing her visa over a video she posted of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother. Sam Jones, who describes herself as an “outdoor enthusiast and hunter,” made her Instagram account private Thursday after she was widely condemned for…
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Major job cuts at the Outaouais health authority
Read Latest News The Outaouais health network is cutting up to 800 more jobs. In a news release Thursday, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) said it is eliminating 127 positions, about 25 of them in management. “Although this decision is difficult, it is necessary to ensure the sustainability of our services and optimize…
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Snow crab price talks advancing as FFAW and ASP show willingness to work together
Read Latest News Jeff Loder, executive director of the Association of Seafood Producers, says he’s optimistic a deal can be reached to start the crab season by the end of March. (Darryl Murphy/CBC) A week of long days and almost around the clock negotiations has left the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union and the Association…
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Realtors urge Houston to reconsider deed transfer tax hike for non-residents
Read Latest News The association that represents almost 2,000 Realtors in Nova Scotia is calling on the Houston government to rethink its plans to double the deed transfer tax for non-residents buying homes in the province. The Financial Measures Act, up for public comment at Monday’s meeting of the newly created public bills committee, calls for…
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P.E.I. seafood industry searching for new markets amidst tariff concerns
Read Latest News 4 hours ago News Duration 2:37 People from P.E.I.’s seafood industry will be at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston from March 16 to 18, hoping to land some new markets for their products. Buyers from around the world will be there and Island companies are hoping to replace the American…
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From knitting needles to pottery clay: Businesses that supply artisans look for local alternatives
Read Latest News Tariff threats and realities are spurring some New Brunswick businesses that cater to artists to turn their backs on U.S. suppliers to create more local opportunities. Local goods have always been a part of Elizabeth Miller’s Saint John store, Good Fibrations, which is stocked with fibre-arts supplies, hand-knitted toques, canvas bags, pottery and rolls…
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Montreal police searching for man, 76, with Alzheimer’s disease
Read Latest News Montreal police are asking the public for help locating a man, 76, with Alzheimer’s disease who was last seen in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough on Thursday at around 3 p.m. Pierre Arpin was last seen on Jeanne-Mance Street wearing beige pants and a black, puffy coat. He was also wearing a black cap or toque. He is described…
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‘Brutal’ or ‘iconic’? How a giant puddle in a Tim Hortons lot became Hamilton legend ‘Lake Timmicaca’
Read Latest News At a Tim Hortons in downtown Hamilton, drivers intent on getting their morning double doubles brave the murky waters of the parking lot, as sloshing waves reach as high as their car bumpers. Welcome to “Lake Timmicaca” — perhaps Hamilton’s most iconic, and persistent, puddle. At John Street S. and Jackson Street E., the body of water…
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Grab a slice while celebrating Pi Day in Waterloo region: Jasmine Mangalaseril
Read Latest News March 14 is Pi Day. Although many math-leaning sorts will celebrate the result of dividing a circle’s circumference by its radius, it’s a day everyone can mark with pie. The date, first celebrated in the United States in 1988, lined up perfectly with the mathematical constant: 3.141592653… In Waterloo, when Henry and Dianne…
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Hey London: How prepared are you for a major emergency?
Read Latest News City staff would like Londoners to take a good look around their home and ask themselves a direct and possibly difficult question: Could everyone in your family survive at home, without leaving and with no other help, for a full 72 hours? And what if, as an added wrinkle, the power was also out…
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Municipal workers in northeastern Ontario have patched thousands of potholes already this spring
Read Latest News It’s often said the only sure things in life are death and taxes. But in northeastern Ontario potholes can probably be added to that short list. In the City of Greater Sudbury crews have patched 18,000 potholes so far this year. Dan Thibeault, the city’s manager of linear infrastructure and support services,…
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How health units in northwestern Ontario are preparing for the potential spread of measles
Read Latest News As cases rise across the country, public health officials in northwestern Ontario are closely watching the spread of measles in the province. On Thursday afternoon, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) issued an alert about a risk of measles exposure at Toronto Pearson Airport on March 2 at Terminal 1, between 4:50 p.m.…
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Tips on getting a head start on gardening season
Read Latest News There might be snow on the ground, but soon gardens will be blooming. For those getting antsy, a Manitoba garden centre has some advice on how to get started planting indoors right now. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to…
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Extraordinary true stories of survival on the land fill Northlore with ‘magic of the Yukon’
Read Latest News Five storytellers sit around a campfire, and as their stories weave together they grow, through animation, into lore. “I think we were trying to grasp a bit that magic of the Yukon, the spell of the Yukon,” said Melaina Sheldon, a Tlingit actor and writer who, alongside David Hamelin, co-created and co-produced Northlore, the…
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Steel company with plants in Ontario and Quebec slashes workforce citing U.S. tariffs
Read Latest News More than 100 workers at a steel plant in eastern Ontario are being laid off either temporarily or permanently, as a company with facilities in Quebec and Ontario cuts its workforce due to challenging market conditions — including U.S. tariffs. In a Wednesday statement, the United Steelworkers union said 30 workers have already received permanent layoff notices at the Ivaco Rolling Mills plant…
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Miami Beach mayor seeks to evict cinema for screening No Other Land
Read Latest News Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner has sought to evict an art house cinema from city property for screening Oscar-winning No Other Land, a film about the Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He also wants to halt future grant payments to the non-profit O Cinema in South Beach,…
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‘Let us have some fun’: Students and neighbours in Waterloo divided on St. Patrick’s Day injunction
Read Latest News There’s mixed reaction in Waterloo to an injuction allowing police to detain, arrest and charge anyone who is participating in unsanctioned street parties in that city this weekend. It’s in anticipation of a tradition on and around St. Patrick’s Day that sees thousands of students take to the streets in the University…
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Ottawa artist Bucko headlines 1st solo show
Read Latest News Chris Binkowski, better known as Bucko, uses painting and electronic music as a way to connect and raise the profile of artists with disabilities. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest picks everyone’s talking about! ~ AliExpress’s…
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After 26 years of guests, Yellowknife bed and breakfast owner ready to sell. But it’s not so easy
Read Latest News After 26 years of accommodating guests from across the world, Faith Embleton says she and her husband Ken are ready to sell their bed and breakfast. They’ve actually been ready for more than five years. Embleton said in that time, they’ve had many people interested in buying Embleton House — and came…