Category: Canada News
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Hamas says Israeli airstrike killed Hamas political leader in Khan Younis
Read Latest News An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel on Sunday, Hamas officials said, as residents reported an escalation in the Israeli military campaign that began on Tuesday. Pro-Hamas media said the airstrike killed Bardaweel, who is a member of the group’s political office, as well as…
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Turkish prosecutors demand Istanbul mayor be jailed pending terrorism, corruption trial
Read Latest News Turkish prosecutors have asked a court to jail Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and four of his aides pending trial on terrorism and corruption charges, Imamoglu’s office said, as thousands nationwide protest what they call his undemocratic detention. Imamoglu, a key opposition figure and potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan, was detained on…
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Mark Carney to run for seat in Ottawa’s Nepean riding
Read Latest News Prime Minister Mark Carney will run in the Ottawa riding of Nepean in the next federal election, according to the Liberal Party. “Ottawa is where Mark Carney raised his family, devoted his career to public service and always gave back to his community,” the party posted on the social media platform X Saturday night. The…
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B.C.-Washington border communities rally for peace amid rising political tensions
Read Latest News The towering Peace Arch monument, standing on the Canada-U.S. border between Surrey, B.C., and Blaine, Wash., bears two inscriptions: “Children of a Common Mother” on the U.S. side, and “Brethren Dwelling Together in Unity” on the Canadian side. On Saturday morning, dozens of residents from both countries gathered at its base for…
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Mark Carney to run for seat in Ottawa’s Nepean riding: sources
Read Latest News Ottawa·Breaking Prime Minister Mark Carney will run in the Ottawa riding of Nepean in the next federal election, sources with knowledge of the decision confirmed to CBC News and Radio-Canada. Had been held by Liberal MP Chandra Arya since 2015 CBC News · Posted: Mar 22, 2025 8:19 PM EDT | Last Updated:…
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‘Elbows up Canada:’ Windsor community protests U.S. in cross-border rally
Read Latest News The message from hundreds who rallied at Windsor’s riverfront on Saturday was clear: Canada is strong and proud. But there was also disappointment and disillusionment — sometimes expressed with a clever sign taped to a hockey stick — about the rhetoric of the U.S. administration toward its closest ally. “I think that we…
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Man in hospital after multi-house fire in Toronto Beaches neighbourhood
Read Latest News A man is in the hospital after a three-alarm fire spread to multiple houses in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood Saturday afternoon, authorities say. At 4 p.m., Toronto Fire was called about a house fire near the intersection of Kewbeach and Kenilworth avenues, division commander Paul O’Brien told reporters Saturday. “Crews arrived shortly after [and] were met with…
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Ottawa to give over $1 billion in extra funds for Quebec infrastructure projects
Read Latest News Ottawa says it will give more than $1.1 billion to Quebec in additional funding for two infrastructure projects in Montreal and Quebec City. Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada made the announcement today, saying it will give over $650 million for the extension of the Montreal Metro’s Blue line, for a total contribution of…
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Demonstrator hit by vehicle at Tesla protest in Ottawa
Read Latest News Ottawa police say they’ve ticketed but not criminally charged a driver who collided with a demonstrator Saturday afternoon during a protest at a Tesla dealership. The pedestrian was hit by a black BMW at around 3:21 p.m. as it entered the parking lot of the dealership on Carling Avenue, police told Radio-Canada. The driver…
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Toronto crowd gets its elbows up in show of solidarity against U.S. tariffs, annexation threats
Read Latest News Torontonians rubbed elbows with a few Canadian celebrities in Nathan Phillips Square Saturday afternoon to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats. Part of the grassroots “Elbows Up, Canada!” campaign, Saturday’s rally was billed as a “peaceful show of unity, resilience and strength,” at a time when Trump is making…
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Temporary closure of Saskatoon library branches amid overdose crisis needed but won’t fix broader issues: CUPE
Read Latest News The union representing Saskatoon Public Library workers says the temporary closure of two library branches over safety concerns stemming from an overdose crisis is the right thing to do — for now. On Friday, the public library announced a month-long closure of its downtown Frances Morrison Library and the Dr. Freda Ahenakew library on 20th…
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Rocanville, Sask., celebrates hometown hockey hero Jessica Campbell, 1st woman to coach from an NHL bench
Read Latest News Jessica Campbell’s hometown is celebrating her achievement as the first woman to take on an assistant coaching job in the NHL, but she says the volunteers in Rocanville, Sask., are the real heroes. The town is hosting a watch party on Saturday night at the Rocanville community hall as Campbell’s Seattle Kraken take…
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Man accused in death of Toronto homeless man has history of violent criminal charges
Read Latest News A 31-year-old man accused of first-degree murder in the death of a homeless man in Toronto has a history of violent criminal charges, including attempted murder and assault with a weapon. Toronto police say they arrested 31-year-old Adimabua Chukwuka late Friday afternoon, a few hours after 60-year-old Mario Ferreira was found dead…
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Former Winnipeg doctor convicted of sexually assaulting 6 patients loses bid to get licence back
Read Latest News A former Winnipeg doctor who lost his licence to practise after sexually assaulting six patients has denied reinstatement, after he argued allowing him to practise again would help ease a shortage of family physicians in Manitoba. In a decision dated March 14, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba said Dr. Amir Houshang Mazhari…
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Protest against Elon Musk held outside of Tesla dealership in Kitchener
Read Latest News From Montreal to Toronto, Tesla protests have been cropping up across the country — with one of the most recent ones taking place outside the Tesla dealership in Kitchener. Some drivers honked their horns in support while driving by the protest on Saturday. Others booed and cussed at the protesters as they drove…
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Canadian Para alpine skier Kalle Ericsson, guide Sierra Smith win giant slalom at World Cup finals
Read Latest News Canadian Para alpine skier Kalle Ericsson and his guide Sierra Smith captured gold on Saturday in the men’s vision-impaired giant slalom race at the World Cup finals in Veysonnaz, Switzerland. Ericsson, from Kimberley, B.C., and Sierra Smith of Ottawa claimed Canada’s first win in Veysonnaz on the third day of racing, posting a time of one minute 52.73 seconds in the…
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Vancouver’s 1st homicide of 2025 reported at CRAB Park
Read Latest News Vancouver police are investigating after a man was found deceased at a waterfront park on Saturday morning, in what is the first homicide reported to police in the city this year. Police say they were called to CRAB Park just before 8:30 a.m. PT on Saturday after a man’s body was found…
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Jordan’s Principle funding for First Nations children being extended through 2026: Indigenous Services
Read Latest News Ottawa says it will continue to fund Jordan’s Principle to support First Nations children through 2026, as some First Nations chiefs decry what they call cutbacks in services. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the extension in a press release Saturday, about 24 hours before a federal election campaign is expected to…
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Woman killed in single-vehicle crash in Iroquois
Read Latest News A 43-year-old Montreal woman has died after a single-vehicle crash Friday night in Iroquois, Ont. The woman was headed west on County Road 2 at around 10:45 p.m. when she failed to navigate a roundabout, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Saturday. Her vehicle went off the road, striking several unspecified…
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Alberta teen exploited by extremist network says RCMP only spoke to her after FBI reached out
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Nepean High School music teacher nominated for Juno Award
Read Latest News Jeannie Hunter, who heads the music program at Nepean High School, is nominated for the Music Teacher of the Year Award. The awards will take place in Vancouver on March 30. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the…
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Why did Canada switch to metric?
Read Latest News It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. About CBC Accessibility Accessibility Feedback Source Link ~ Read More News like…
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Israel strikes Lebanon after claiming it intercepted rockets that Hezbollah denies firing
Read Latest News Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit south Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, endangering a shaky truce that ended a year-long war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. That conflict marked the deadliest spillover of the Gaza war, and a blistering Israeli…
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Single-vehicle rollover in Calgary’s deep south leaves 2 men seriously hurt
Read Latest News Two men were hospitalized with severe injuries Friday afternoon after a single-vehicle rollover near the southern outskirts of Calgary. Police say they were called to the area of Deerfoot Trail S.E. and 212th Avenue S.E. at around 2:45 p.m. for reports of a single-vehicle rollover. Investigators believe a white 2008 GMC Savana van, driven by a man…
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Southwest N.B. mayors want answers after second straight rejection by federal housing fund
Read Latest News The mayors of Saint Andrews, St. Stephen and the Village of McAdam are writing to the federal government hoping to learn why they were denied by Canada’s Housing Accelerator Fund — again. Many municipalities from southwest New Brunswick tried tapping into the federal pot for housing. They weren’t successful and haven’t been told why.…
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Portage la Prairie man, 40, airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after assault
Read Latest News Manitoba·New A 40-year-old Portage la Prairie man was taken to hospital by air ambulance and remains in critical condition after an assault Friday night, Manitoba RCMP say. 33-year-old arrested after serious assault outside home in Somerset: Manitoba RCMP CBC News · Posted: Mar 22, 2025 2:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago…
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Rainfall warning issued for Metro Vancouver and Sunshine Coast
Read Latest News Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast, saying up to 110 millimetres of rain could fall in the region starting Saturday night. The warning issued Saturday morning covers the northern and eastern sections of Metro Vancouver, as well as the Sunshine Coast and…
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Land & Sea: It doesn’t get more tight-knit than this ‘boot hockey’ tournament in Isle aux Morts
Read Latest News This year marked the 10th annual Isle aux Morts Winter Classic. (Paul Pickett/CBC) The streets of Isle aux Morts, on Newfoundland’s southwest coast, are quiet in winter. The town has lost a lot of life since the 1980s, when the fishery thrived and the population was about 1,200. Now, half that number…
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Some regions see large cuts to snow crab quotas, while total catch rises
Read Latest News By the end of August, 300,000 pounds of snow crab had been dumped by N.L. processors, an increase of more than 400 per cent over 2022. (Terry Roberts/CBC) Some areas of Newfoundland and Labrador’s snow crab fishery have seen major reductions, despite the total allowable catch as a whole going up 9 per cent.…
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Liberal government announces dental care expansion the day before expected election call
Read Latest News Health Minister Kamal Khera announced on Saturday that Canadians aged 18 to 64 can soon apply for the Liberals’ national dental insurance program — a major expansion that comes on the eve of an expected federal election call. “It’s not just about cleaning teeth,” Khera said, referring to the Canadian Dental Care…
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An at-home test is in the works to measure male fertility
Read Latest News 15 minutes ago News Duration 1:46 Researchers at the University of Waterloo are working on an at-home test, which is a cheaper alternative to other tests. It usually involves examining the sperm under a microscope in a lab, but this one will allow people to check right at home. Sushanta Mitra, a…
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Missing teen from Portage la Prairie hasn’t been seen in more than 2 weeks: Manitoba RCMP
Read Latest News Manitoba RCMP are asking for help to find a missing 16-year-old from Portage la Prairie who was last seen in early March. Darnelle Racette, 16, was last seen during the evening of March 4 in Portage la Prairie, about 85 kilometres east of Winnipeg. He was reported missing to police on March 6,…
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‘There’s no Canadian dream’: Meet some who want Canada to become the 51st U.S. state
Read Latest News Jordon Kosikowie has been thinking a lot about what would happen if Alberta joined the United States. The 35-year-old works in the oil and gas industry in the Edmonton area and says life has been hard in recent years. So he’s open to the idea if it brings more prosperity. “If there’s…
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Watch the PWHL: Ottawa Charge vs. New York Sirens
Read Latest News PWHL·Live Watch the Ottawa Charge visit the New York Sirens for a match at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Live coverage is underway from Newark, N.J. CBC Sports · Posted: Mar 22, 2025 10:29 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago The PWHL’s lowest-seeded teams battle it out with the Ottawa Charge…
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U Sports Men's Hockey Championships: Semifinal – TMU vs Ottawa
Read Latest News Watch the U Sports men’s hockey semifinal between the Toronto Metropolitan University Bold and the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees from TD Place Arena in Ottawa. 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! ~…
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Trump wants U.S. control of Ukraine’s nuclear plants. How would that work, exactly?
Read Latest News U.S. President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows with his suggestion that American interests could somehow take control of Ukraine’s largest nuclear power station, which has been occupied by Russian forces for the past three years. How this would work and the likelihood of wresting the Zaporizhzhia plant from Russia’s hands are among the many questions raised by Trump’s proposal, which he apparently floated during…
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U Sports Men's Hockey Championships – Semifinal Concordia and Saskatchewan
Read Latest News Watch the U Sports men’s hockey semifinal between the Concordia University Stingers and University of Saskatchewan Huskies from TD Place Arena in Ottawa. 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 Most-Loved…
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Pope Francis to be released from hospital on Sunday, doctors say
Read Latest News World·New Gemelli hospital medical director Dr. Sergio Alfieri said Francis will require at least two months of rest and rehabilitation as he continues recovering at the Vatican. Pontiff’s health worsened after Feb. 14 hospitalization for bronchitis The Associated Press · Posted: Mar 22, 2025 1:22 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes…
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Cable theft in Fredericton leaves some Bell Aliant customers without TV, internet
Read Latest News New Brunswick·New Bell Aliant says residents of Newcastle, Woodstock and Grand Falls may not have TV and internet service due to a cable theft in Fredericton. Problem should be fixed this afternoon, company says CBC News · Posted: Mar 22, 2025 12:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago A damaged…
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In The Key of C: Hear Terra Lightfoot, Goodnight Sunrise, Billianne, Zav and more
Read Latest News Hear new tunes from Goodnight Sunrise, Billianne, Terra Lightfoot, Zav, just to name a few! Plus, some not-as-new-but-equally-as-great tunes from Brothers Wilde, Hannah Georgas, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and even more. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites! Click to see the hottest…
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It’s ‘snow’ time to rest on their laurels, as Gander businesses adapt to mild winter
Read Latest News Art Woolfrey has been a lot of different winters over his 40 years in the business of recreational vehicles. (Troy Turner/CBC) If atypical winters become the norm in Newfoundland and Labrador, businesses in Gander say they can handle it. Diversification, though, is key. Art Woolfrey has spent nearly 40 years in the business of…
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Lottery tickets can now be bought from these machines in Quebec
Read Latest News While Loto-Québec says it is adopting the self-checkout to offer customers more convenience, gambling addiction and public health experts argue that increasing access to gambling isn’t helpful. 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…
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Police make an arrest in connection to 2023 sudden death investigation in Puslinch
Read Latest News Investigators have arrested a woman in connection to an incident from 2023 where a man was found dead in a sedan parked along the road. Wellington County OPP said Juan David Escobar Ortiz, 32, was from Kitchener. They said he was found dead in the sedan on September 8, 2023 along Wellington Road 43. OPP…
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Downtown Tilbury fire causes $2M in damage, crews say
Read Latest News A fire in downtown Tilbury has caused $2 million in damages, the fire service said Saturday. Six fire stations and 58 firefighters responded to a structure fire at 14 Queen St. N. around 7 p.m. Friday night, Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue said in a statement. The building includes business on the ground floor, with…
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Why Canada claimed the beaver as a national symbol 50 years ago
Read Latest News On March 24, 1975, the beaver officially became Canada’s national symbol, and it all started because of a beef with our neighbours to the south. 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! ~…
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A week dominated by health care points to a looming showdown in Yukon politics
Read Latest News Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon largely sidestepped an opportunity to defend his health critic on Thursday after the premier launched an attack on Brad Cathers’s record leading the file. Speaking with reporters for the first time during the sitting, Premier Ranj Pillai fired back at the opposition, putting the spotlight on Cathers,…
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Canada’s next election will take place on April 28: sources
Read Latest News Politics·Breaking Benjamin Lopez Steven – 604-723-3426 PM Mark Carney expected to ask Governor General on Sunday to dissolve Parliament CBC News · Posted: Mar 22, 2025 11:56 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago Recent polling shows the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre, left, and the Liberals under Mark Carney, centre, in…
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Tom Osborne and Don Bradshaw take nominations for the federal Liberals
Read Latest News Former MHA Tom Osborne, and former NTV reporter Don Bradshaw, were announced as candidates for the Liberal Party in the next federal election. (Terry Roberts/CBC, Don Bradshaw/X) The Liberal party of Canada has two new candidates in Newfoundland and Labrador. Tom Osborne will be running in Cape Spear, and Don Bradshaw will…
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Toronto to open warming centres as temperatures set to drop Saturday night
Read Latest News The City of Toronto is set to open its warming centres at 5 p.m. on Saturday as temperatures are expected to drop below zero overnight. Temperatures in the city are expected to reach a low of -7 C Saturday night, and may feel like -12 C with wind chill overnight. Warming centres…
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Ottawa updates advisory for travellers to U.S., noting visitors must register for longer stays
Read Latest News Canada·New The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for those heading south of the border, noting the U.S. requires that visitors register if staying more than 30 days. Failure to comply could result in fines, misdemeanour prosecution, advisory says The Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 22, 2025 11:02 AM EDT |…
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Rothesay parents support hockey-playing kids — sometimes in different cities at same time
Read Latest News Krista McCallum knows what it means to be a hockey mom. With three children in the sport, including two who play high-level university hockey, it isn’t unusual for her and her husband to have to go in separate directions to cheer their kids on at tournaments. The same thing happened this week. On Thursday,…
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‘He’s built like Crosby’: The journey of a 15-year-old climbing ranks in the hockey world
Read Latest News 6 days ago News Duration 4:41 Maddox Schultz was given exceptional status at the age of 14 to play up in the U18 AAA Hockey League. The league’s top scorer, who just turned 15, is expected to be the No 1. pick in the upcoming Western Hockey League draft but he is…
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Trump may not be a ‘madman,’ but his foreign policy shows signs of it
Read Latest News The limits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s brand of extremely personalized, belligerent diplomacy have never been more apparent than with the negligible outcomes this week involving two of the world’s deadliest ongoing conflicts. In Gaza, Israel’s military shattered the tenuous ceasefire on Tuesday by inflicting the largest number of deaths in a single day on…
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‘We will stay united’: Witless Bay seniors share their Canadian pride
Read Latest News Some of the residents at Alderwood Retirement Centre in Witless Bay remember voting in favour of Confederation. Amid all the political unrest with our American neighbours, the proud Canadians gathered for a show of patriotism. Source Link ~ Read More News like this ~ Don’t Miss Amazon’s Top Treasures & Fan Favorites!…
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Canada’s Evan Dunfee sets world record in 35km race walk, laps entire field
Read Latest News Canada’s Evan Dunfee set a world record in the men’s 35-kilometre event at the World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold meeting in Dudince, Slovakia. The 34-year-old from Richmond, B.C., clocked a time of two hours 21 minutes 40 seconds on Saturday in a dominant performance at the Dudinska 50 competition, breaking the previous mark by seven seconds.…
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Oleg Gordievsky, famed Cold War spy and KGB defector, dead at 86
Read Latest News Oleg Gordievsky, a high-ranking KGB officer who spied for the West during the height of the Cold War, has died at the age of 86. Gordievsky died on March 4 in England, where he had lived since defecting from the Soviet Union in 1985. Police said on Saturday that they are not…
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ABC Vancouver defends its campaign for 2-seat byelection vote
Read Latest News The party with the majority on Vancouver city council is being criticized for avoiding all-candidate meetings and running the police union boss as one of its byelection candidates, and now says it is having its signs stolen. But it maintains enough is going right to get its voters mobilized and to the polls…
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Saint John is staring down trade troubles — and the oil industry has the biggest risk
Read Latest News Saint John is often called ‘Port City,’ with exports to the United States leading the way. (Submitted by Port Saint John) As the calendar counts down to what could be a devastating trade war between Canada and the United States, a New Brunswick leader is warning that one of Saint John’s biggest…
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Saskatchewan Political Panel | Reflecting on the 2025 provincial budget
Read Latest News 22 minutes ago News Duration 13:19 Saskatchewan’s government is projecting a small surplus. But is that realistic given the trade wars with the U.S. and China? The political panel joined the morning edition to discuss the 2025 provincial budget and what the upcoming spring session will look like. This week’s panel featured…
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Evolution Wonderlounge gearing up for a ‘two gay bar summer’ with new location, owner says
Read Latest News Edmonton’s only gay bar is going to be out and proud in a new Jasper Avenue location this spring. Evolution Wonderlounge, on 103rd Street downtown, will remain in operation until the end of October, while the new location — with a shorter name Evo — will set up shop this spring in…
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Vancouver’s Neptoon Records discovers rare Beatles audition recording
Read Latest News Last week, late at night, when Rob Frith was wrapping up a work session at a friend’s studio, he decided to throw on one last tape for a listen. It was labelled “Beatles 60s demos” and had been sitting around Neptoon Records, one of Vancouver’s most well-known record shops, unplayed. Frith, who owns…
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Defending champ Homan advances to face Switzerland’s Tirinzoni in gold-medal rematch at curling worlds
Read Latest News Canada’s Rachel Homan topped South Korea’s Gim Eun-ji 6-5 in an extra end on Saturday in the semifinals of the women’s curling world championship in Uijeongbu, China. The Canadians will face Switzerland for gold on Sunday in a rematch of last year’s final, which saw Homan deny Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni’s bid for a fifth straight world title with…
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Merchants on this Montreal street fear rising rents could push them out of the neighbourhood
Read Latest News Business owners in Montreal’s Ville-Émard neighbourhood worry increasing rents are hollowing out Monk Boulevard and the strip is losing some of what makes it special. 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! ~…
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5 years later: Food columnist Jasmine Mangalaseril on how local food businesses survived pandemic lockdowns
Read Latest News Five years ago, the world as we know it changed. With the first stay-at-home orders in Canada being enforced mid-March 2020, some businesses adapted to work-from-home protocols. Restaurants were considered an essential service that remained open but under tight restrictions and so they needed creativity to keep the lights on and rent…
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Rising costs from Canada-U.S. trade war putting pressure on Brandon construction firms
Read Latest News Skyrocketing costs and unpredictable tariff policies in the continuing trade war between Canada and the United States are forcing construction companies to reconsider some projects, with some put on hold or scrapped, an industry official says. On March 11 the White House said President Donald Trump will go ahead with a 25 per…
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Appetite for ‘authentic sound’ pumps up demand for vinyl records, Winnipeg shop owners say
Read Latest News For the past 20 years, Mark Cardy has been buying vinyl records seeking the “real, authentic sound” he can’t find on CDs or streaming services. “[With] a lot of this digital stuff, you lose a lot of the soul that’s involved with all the music,” he said. “I just appreciate how authentic a…
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Yukon Native Hockey Tournament can’t actually get much bigger
Read Latest News It’s one of the biggest sporting events of the year in Whitehorse. In fact, the Yukon Native Hockey Tournament can’t get much bigger, says one of the organizers. “I think we’re at capacity. It would be great if we got another arena,” said Michelle Dawson-Beattie, president of the Yukon Native Hockey Association. “It…
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Winnipeg company files lawsuit claiming Quebec business made fraudulent electronic fund transfers
Read Latest News A company that operates an electronic payment platform is asking a Manitoba court to put a freeze on funds in a bank account because the money is linked to allegedly fraudulent transactions. Telpay Inc. is also seeking $117,562.96 in damages from the company 9426-9172 Quebec Inc., operating under the name Construction Marachelian,…
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Teachers learning new curriculum to be rolled out in Nunavut starting next year
Read Latest News Nunavut teachers were in Iqaluit this past week to learn a new education curriculum rooted in Inuit language and culture that the territorial government says it will start rolling out next school year. The curriculum will be used in kindergarten and Grade 1 classrooms in Nunavut schools in 2025-2026, though the territory says it has…
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Fishing for Canadian seafood at the grocery store? Labels may not tell the whole story
Read Latest News A trade war with the United States and China has spurred many Canadians to buy local, but seafood lovers looking for truly made-in-Canada options may find reading grocery store labels challenging. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency requires seafood to be labelled according to where it was processed, not where it was caught…
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New Brunswick tourism feels the love from Canadians boycotting the U.S.
Read Latest News Chris and Graziella Aerni have been welcoming guests to New Brunswick’s Rossmount Inn for 24 years. Their 18-room hotel in Saint Andrews offers fine dining where guests often reserve their spots months in advance. And this year, at a time of growing friction with the United States, those bookings have been pouring in. Aerni, a…
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2 teenage boys shot in Toronto Friday night, police say
Read Latest News Two teenage boys were shot in Toronto on Friday night with a possible third victim, Toronto police said. The incident happened around 10:40 p.m. near Jones and Strathcona avenues, police said in a post on X on Friday. Two boys were found shot at the scene, and the suspects fled in a vehicle. …
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Palestinian family in Cambridge worried about safety of family in Gaza
Read Latest News Rami Aljadba from Cambridge, Ont. remembers feeling sick to his stomach with dread when he first heard about the airstrikes that pounded Gaza on Tuesday. It was one of the deadliest days of the 17-month-old conflict and it was followed by more airstrikes later in the week. “None of us are OK,” he said. “The amount of…
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Step inside a downtown office building being converted into apartment units
Read Latest News In less than a year, someone will be living in what used to be the finance department of a local insurance company. Someone else will be taking a shower where lawyers held meetings or cooking where human resources staff signed paycheques. Work is underway to turn 195 Dufferin Avenue, an eight-storey building that once…
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‘It’s huge for all of us’: Sask. parents happy province has plans for adult child-care home
Read Latest News Every morning, Adrienne Zakreski spends an hour and a half preparing her 29-year-old son Evan for the day. She administers his medications, changes his clothes and helps feed him. Her son has severe cerebral palsy and a number of other cognitive impairments that require constant medical care and supervision. Zakreski quit her…
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Navigating trade tricky in border city of Lloydminster, which straddles two provinces
Read Latest News Energy sizzles through the air at Diamond 7 Meats, a small meat processor in Saskatchewan. One employee ties roasts with string while another churns out pork sausages and a third wraps them in red packing paper. But there is one thing that can make doing business tricky: an invisible line called the provincial border.…
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Canadians won’t need EU travel waivers until end of 2026
Read Latest News The European Union has delayed the implementation of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) again. The delay is due to technical problems, according to an announcement from the European Council. The program is now expected to be in place in the final quarter of 2026, with a six-month grace period…
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Israel has renewed its attacks on Gaza. Experts say it’s because Netanyahu has goals of his own
Read Latest News If the death toll from this week’s resumption of Israeli airstrikes has left any doubt that Israel has returned to war in Gaza — including more than 130 Palestinian children killed in a single day, according to UNICEF — then new evacuation orders for Gazans and the return of Israeli ground troops…
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Residents in the riding of Nepean react to Chandra Arya not being allowed to run as a Liberal
Read Latest News The longtime MP had his nomination revoked by the Liberal Party. He’s been MP of the area since 2015. 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 Most-Loved Finds Are Here! Don’t…
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Yukon gov’t, with NDP support, introduces new Residential Tenancies Act
Read Latest News The Yukon government has introduced a new law that aims “to create a fair balance between tenants and landlords” and replace the former Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. The new bill — the Residential Tenancies Act — enshrines rent control, requires landlords to provide a specific reason for ending a lease, and sets…
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Expired Ukrainian passports? Not anymore: the embassy is heading to St. John’s
Read Latest News Valentyna Korzhak moved to Newfoundland and Labrador from western Ukraine in 2023. (Mark Cumby/CBC) For years, there was no way for Ukrainians in Newfoundland and Labrador to get vital paperwork without travelling out of province — but at the end of March, embassy staff are arriving in St. John’s to cut those costs. With…
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Who pays for recycling in Nova Scotia is set to change
Read Latest News Recycling is changing in Nova Scotia, but it won’t mean adjusting how you put your blue bags on the curb. The province is switching to extended producer responsibility, or EPR — a policy shift that puts the responsibility for recycling materials on the producers that make them. Right now, recycling programs in Nova Scotia…
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Province warns Islanders to be careful with flames as forest fire season begins
Read Latest News The Prince Edward Island government is reminding people to be cautious with outside burning as the wildfire season begins. Fire precaution measures went into effect March 15 and will run until Nov. 15. Environment, Energy and Climate Action Minister Gilles Arsenault is asking Islanders not to do anything to spark a damaging blaze. …
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From New Brunswick to Scotland: A 75-year friendship endures between these pen pals
Read Latest News When an ad in a magazine prompted young Canadians to become pen pals with a girl in Scotland, 11-year-old Roberta Gorham jumped at the opportunity. She penned a letter to her new friend, writing about how she had recently got her tonsils out and spent time in the hospital — not a great way…
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Merchants on this Montreal street call for commercial rent regulation to avoid being priced out
Read Latest News Fruiterie Shaana, a mom-and-pop grocery store, has been a fixture on Monk Boulevard in Montreal’s Ville-Émard neighbourhood for 28 years now. When Thaaraha Satkunapala and her husband first opened shop, it was just an empty space. Satkunapala said her family has worked hard to build it up to what it is now. “This…
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3 songs from London Morning to boost your playlist
Read Latest News London Morning’s associate producer, Ryan Soulliere, listens to a lot of music for his role, picking tunes for the show. In any given week, that’s about 25 songs. Here are his top three local and Canadian picks from last week. Luna Elle – AMPM Luna Elle’s latest single AMPM is an incredibly smooth soul jam with one toe…
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From ‘absolutely critical’ to ‘should be repealed’: Has industry turned on industrial carbon pricing?
Read Latest News Nearly a year ago, the head of a major oilsands consortium called on Pierre Poilievre to clarify his position on industrial carbon pricing. The federal Conservative leader had vowed — loudly and repeatedly — to “axe” the consumer-level carbon tax, but had been evasive at the time about his position on the federally mandated carbon…
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Why these island nations want ecocide to become an international crime
Read Latest News What On Earth25:26Eco-thugs be warned! You could be charged with ecocide Environmental destruction should be on the same level as genocide and war crimes, a group of island nations argues. “We don’t take damage to nature seriously enough. We don’t even take nature seriously enough,” Jojo Mehta, co-founder and CEO of Stop…
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Calgary gallery sues Norval Morrisseau Estate for $1.45M
Read Latest News Norval Morrisseau Estate Ltd. has been outspoken against the profuse fraud of the late artist’s work. Now, it faces a $1.45 million lawsuit claiming it defamed an art gallery by implying its works could be fakes. Cory Dingle has spoken out against art fraud to multiple media outlets, including CBC, as Norval…
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This deepsea diver was cut off from his air supply for half an hour. He survived
Read Latest News The Current19:46Stranded, this diver lost oxygen for 25 minutes. He survived Chris Lemons says the day of the accident that would nearly claim his life started like any other. “It was very much a normal day at the office,” Lemons told The Current‘s Matt Galloway. For him, “the office” was the ocean…
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Poland and Baltics plan Ottawa Treaty exit, sparking fears for the landmine ban’s future
Read Latest News Against the backdrop of Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine, Poland and the Baltics are preparing to exit the Ottawa Treaty, the landmark agreement that saw 164 countries destroy their arsenals of landmines and ban future use. But critics of the decision, including the Canadian who developed and promoted the agreement, warn this…
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How Trump uses disinformation in his trade war with Canada
Read Latest News “Nobody knows that Canada is charging our dairy farmers,” U.S. President Donald Trump complained Friday in the Oval Office. “They have 270 per cent tariffs. Nobody knows that. Nobody knows it. They have up to 400 per cent. They have a couple of tariffs at 400 per cent. Nobody knows that. Nobody talks about…
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There are daily pills to prevent HIV — but injectable options could change what prevention looks like
Read Latest News This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Once a day, Tim Lagman takes a pill that reduces his risk of contracting HIV, a precaution…
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Several areas around Ottawa are now on flood watch
Read Latest News Spring has finally arrived in the city, and with that comes the yearly watch for rising the water levels in the rivers around the city. 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! ~…
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Overlooked: When health care is unreachable for those who need it most
Read Latest News I am about to enter a pharmacy when I see her. She’s sitting on the cold pavement. Do I make eye contact? I don’t think she recognises me. “Can you spare some change?” Her hair is cut shorter. Her clothes are baggier. She is fading into her jacket. Her nose appears bruised. She glances away and…
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Île-Bizard residents shocked by hefty fines for trying to rent out homes during Presidents Cup
Read Latest News Patricia McIntyre was getting ready to ring in the new year with family and friends at her home in Île-Bizard when there was a knock at the door. To her surprise, she was greeted by a bailiff who handed her a pair of envelopes. Inside there was a stack of papers from Revenue…
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Hamilton steelworkers are worth remembering, says Stelco retiree. Their legacy is on display at local exhibit
Read Latest News Signs of Stephen Lechniak’s steelmaking past are embedded throughout his Hamilton home. The sassy black and white family cat, Oreo, was born at Stelco. His Ford SUV, made with Canadian steel, is parked in his driveway. A miniature bar roll stand replica sits on the dining room table — a reminder of the gigantic…
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Leslieville drug consumption site closes doors for good in response to Ontario law
Read Latest News A supervised drug consumption site in Toronto’s east end closed its doors for good on Friday less than two years after a shooting near the site killed a mother of two. The keepSix Consumption and Treatment Service, located inside the South Riverdale Community Health Centre (SRCHC), 955 Queen St. E., closed ahead of the March 31…
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How Ontario’s online gambling industry is faring 3 years into legalization
Read Latest News Three years after legalization, Ontario’s online gambling and sports betting industry is booming, but some experts say there’s cause for concern around how gaming is marketed. PowerPlay, an international gambling website licensed under the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), has expanded very successfully into the province over the last three…
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Political polls are hitting overdrive. Here’s a quick guide to understanding them
Read Latest News On Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election. From that point on, Canada’s federal parties will hit the campaign trail — and pollsters will be closely tracking who Canadians plan to support. Political polls are a mainstay in any…
