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Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of Juno, Polaris music awards

Fri, 2025-03-07 10:46

Both the Juno Awards and the Polaris Music Prize announced Friday they were rescinding the honours Sainte-Marie had received over the years.

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Quebec energy board hikes rates by 3.6%, trumping the government's cap

Fri, 2025-03-07 08:18

Quebec's energy board announced that residential Hydro-Québec clients will see the same 3.6 per cent rate increase as its commercial clients, despite a three per cent cap promised by the premier last year.

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Saskatchewan one of two provinces holding out on signing new federal child-care deal

Fri, 2025-03-07 07:59

Most provinces and territories have signed onto a new federal child-care agreement that will see them split nearly $37 billion in funding from Ottawa from 2026 through 2031. Alberta and Saskatchewan have yet to sign.

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Top court finds Ontario spending limits on 3rd-party election ads unconstitutional

Fri, 2025-03-07 06:40

The Supreme Court of Canada has found an Ontario law that limits spending on third-party election advertising violates the constitutional right to vote. The country's highest court dismissed the Ontario government's appeal with a split 5-4 decision and struck down that part of the law.

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University of Calgary team tracking national respiratory virus trends among kids

Fri, 2025-03-07 05:00

University of Calgary researchers are leading a national surveillance system, tracking respiratory virus trends among Canadian children who seek care in hospitals.

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Why Sask., Alberta are holding out on signing new federal child-care deal

Fri, 2025-03-07 02:00

The sister of a 34-year-old man who died in the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre says the team who conducted the inquest was "fabulous," but it was a "kick in the face" it took nearly eight years to finally hold it.

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Military planners map out restructuring the Canadian Army, says top soldier

Fri, 2025-03-07 02:00

Canadian military planners are laying the groundwork for a restructuring of the army in the face of demands for more troops and equipment both at home and overseas.

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Sunwing stranded couple for 5 days after vacation, charged them $50 flight change fee to fly home

Fri, 2025-03-07 02:00

Several Sunwing passengers say the airline needs to be held accountable after many flight cancellations and delays last month, including cases where it abruptly cancelled vacations with no rebooking offers or delayed return flights for days.

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Hey, parents: Advertisers could be using mobile games to build profiles about your kids

Fri, 2025-03-07 02:00

A Marketplace investigation has pulled back the curtain on how some mobile games, which seem to attract children, use loopholes in rules protecting kids’ data — allowing marketers to build advertising profiles tailored to them, which can then be more effective at influencing their behaviour.

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Time to spring forward? It depends where you live

Fri, 2025-03-07 02:00

In B.C. and Ontario, there’s been public chatter about doing away with time changes for years. In Saskatchewan, most people have never changed their clocks. Here’s a primer on where each of the provinces and territories stand.

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Virus that poses 'serious threat' to Niagara stonefruit detected in area, prompting federal agency response

Fri, 2025-03-07 02:00

Niagara is famous for its peaches, which could be under threat from a virus detected in the area for the first time since 2013. In response, the the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding an area where restrictions are in place to help prevent the spread of plum pox virus.

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Court dismisses legal challenge to Trudeau's prorogation decision

Thu, 2025-03-06 19:37

A judge has dismissed a court challenge that sought to overturn the current suspension of Parliament.

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New travel-related measles case identified in Metro Vancouver

Thu, 2025-03-06 18:55

Another case of measles has been identified in B.C., this time within the Fraser Health region. The case comes as Canada's chief public health officers warns of the danger posed by a rise of infections at home and abroad, coupled with a declining vaccination rate.

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Her daughter just finished cancer treatment. Now this Windsor, Ont., mom is worrying about measles

Thu, 2025-03-06 17:34

A local parent whose child has not been able to get fully vaccinated yet says she’s worried after public health officials confirmed a case of measles in the community.

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