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Conservatives drop Quebec candidate for accusing Polytechnique survivor of exploiting shooting

Fri, 2025-04-04 14:48

The Conservative Party of Canada has dropped a Quebec candidate after he harshly criticized Liberal candidate and Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost online.

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Legal group apologizes after cancellation of noted Syrian Canadian's speech sparks 'profound' reaction

Fri, 2025-04-04 14:12

A prominent Canadian legal association is apologizing after it cancelled a keynote speech by Syrian Canadian entrepreneur and peace advocate Tareq Hadhad, prompting sharp criticism from many of its members.

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Noisemaker ban in the works after assault at B.C. junior hockey game leaves man seriously injured

Fri, 2025-04-04 13:24

Officials in B.C.’s West Kootenay region are looking to ban noisemakers at a local hockey arena after a Fruitvale, B.C., man suffered serious injuries in an assault police say stemmed from the use of an air horn at a junior hockey game last month.

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A new ballot question: How should Canada define its relationship with the U.S.?

Fri, 2025-04-04 11:45

There is some general agreement that Canada must act urgently in response to what is happening in the United States. But Mark Carney’s recent statements point to what might be a split in the way the Liberal and Conservative leaders view the tumult that is unfolding.

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Dairy producers dodge U.S. tariffs, but say there’s still a big battle ahead

Fri, 2025-04-04 11:02

The upcoming review of the Canada-US-Mexico free trade agreement, which reduces or eliminates trade barriers, has some dairy producers worried. Dairy farmers want Canada to protect the supply management system, a Canadian policy that prevents shortages and keeps underpriced imports from being dumped into our market.

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Oshawa, Ont., man charged after allegedly stealing, leaking Texas Republican Party data

Fri, 2025-04-04 09:29

An Ontario man is facing charges in an alleged theft and leak of Texas Republican Party data in 2021. The accused gained unauthorized access to a third-party hosting company's computer system to "deface and download a backup of Texas Republican Party's server," according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Alberta's plan to manage inactive oil wells now leaves taxpayers off the hook

Fri, 2025-04-04 08:11

A new version of a government-commissioned report about Alberta's inactive oil wells and what to do about them now says the province should manage a new insurance fund, rather than backstop it with taxpayer funding.

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Carney pledges $150M boost to 'underfunded' CBC

Fri, 2025-04-04 07:33

Liberal Leader Mark Carney said on Friday that his government would provide an initial $150-million annual funding increase to CBC and Radio-Canada as part of a new mandate for the public broadcaster.

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Liberals drop Rod Loyola as Edmonton candidate with less than a month to go before polls open

Fri, 2025-04-04 07:05

The Liberals have dropped Rod Loyola as an Edmonton-area candidate in the federal election race, the latest dismissed from party ranks since the campaign began.

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Canada lost 33,000 jobs in March as unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.7%

Fri, 2025-04-04 05:56

Statistics Canada says this is the biggest monthly job loss since January 2022, and comes as the U.S. posts unexpectedly high job gains.

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First Nation launches legal action over Alberta oilsands cleanup fund

Fri, 2025-04-04 05:00

The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says the provincial government renewed the rules for the Mine Financial Security Program without needed changes, and ignored concerns about infringement on their Treaty rights.

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Budding friendship with teammate has Marco Arop 'reinvigorated' entering Grand Slam Track

Fri, 2025-04-04 01:00

Coming off an Olympic silver medal, Canada's Marco Arop will open his outdoor season this weekend in Jamaica at the Grand Slam Track in the 800 metres and a newer distance, the 1,500. “Marco has great race instincts, no matter the distance," says coach Chris Woods.

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This Montreal musician's fight with sarcoma taught others to cherish life

Fri, 2025-04-04 01:00

Kevin 'BK' Brooks, the lead singer of Montreal hardcore punk band Maxxpower, died within a year of being diagnosed with sarcoma. Tonight, artists are gathering to celebrate his music, life and perseverance.

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Ontario wine agents say it's 'unfair' province's grocery stores still selling California wines

Fri, 2025-04-04 01:00

Ontario wine agents are accusing the LCBO's 'unfair policies' after California wines were pulled from shelves almost a month ago due to ongoing trade dispute with the U.S., but grocery stores and retail giants like Costco and Loblaws are still allowed to sell the products.

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Family denied Jordan's Principle funds for Thunder Bay, Ont., girl's autism therapy fears she'll stop talking

Fri, 2025-04-04 01:00

A Thunder Bay, Ont., family says they're appealing Indigenous Services Canada's decision to deny their funding request to cover applied behaviour analysis therapy for their four-year-old daughter, who has autism. The family says the lack of federal coverage and the years-long waitlist to get into provincial programming are putting their daughter at risk of regression.

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'Where's my girl?' 20 years on, Burlington, Ont., woman learns cherished ashes aren't of her cat

Fri, 2025-04-04 01:00

Valerie Stevenson's cat was playing around when her pet knocked the urn containing the ashes of her beloved cat Jewels off her dresser. The Burlington, Ont., resident soon learned the ashes she had kept for 20 years were not those of Jewels, but of a dog named Sparky.

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A reprieve for snowbirds? Trump administration sued over traveller registration requirement

Fri, 2025-04-04 01:00

Immigration advocates are suing the Trump administration over its coming registration requirement for non-U.S. citizens staying longer than 29 days, offering a possible reprieve for Canadian snowbirds.

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What we learned from Radio-Canada's 'Cinq chefs' party leader interviews

Thu, 2025-04-03 21:05

French-speaking Canadians got a first taste of how the five main federal party leaders defend their platforms beyond U.S. tariff threats in the span of two hours Thursday night on Radio-Canada's Cinq chefs, une élection program.

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