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Canadian government already bracing for potential Trump tariffs

Sun, 2024-11-03 01:00

Canada is preparing for the possibility of former U.S. president Donald Trump swiftly imposing a broad tariff on all U.S. imports if he's re-elected Tuesday, potentially sparking a damaging trade dispute. 

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Canada condemns latest rollback of women's rights by Taliban regime in Afghanistan

Sun, 2024-11-03 01:00

Canada's Special Representative to Afghanistan David Sproule is condemning the Taliban's latest curtailment of women's rights. The regime moved earlier this week to prevent women from hearing each other pray or reciting the Qu'ran.

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RCMP plans to go undercover online to trap violent extremists

Sun, 2024-11-03 01:00

Faced with the threat of ideologically motivated violent extremism, which has resulted in several attacks in recent years, RCMP officers will be carrying undercover surveillance online, engaging with suspected extremists.

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Riders defeat Lions, will face Bombers in West final

Sat, 2024-11-02 17:26

A.J. Ouellette's first season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders hasn't gone as planned, but the prized free agent answered the bell Saturday with two touchdowns in a 28-19 victory over the B.C. Lions in the West Division semifinal in Regina.

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Toronto Raptors retire Vince Carter's No. 15

Sat, 2024-11-02 15:57

The Toronto Raptors have officially retired Vince Carter's No. 15 at a ceremony during the team's Saturday night home game, making him the first player in the franchise's history to receive the honour.

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Alberta premier wins leadership review with 91.5% approval

Sat, 2024-11-02 10:48

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made her pitch to continue as leader of the governing United Conservative Party, suggesting to thousands of its members that the party must stay united to accomplish its goals.

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State of emergency declared in Kimmirut, Nunavut, due to extended power outage

Sat, 2024-11-02 09:04

The 400-person hamlet of Kimmirut has been without power for close to two days — leaving residents and stores without heat, running water or refrigeration.

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This northern Ontario grandmother lifts her way to 'strongman' competition success

Sat, 2024-11-02 02:00

For three years Chantal Routhier has been participating in “strongman” competitions where athletes test their strength, speed and endurance by lifting and pulling heavy objects like logs and sandbags.

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Christine Sinclair receives standing ovation in her final regular-season match

Sat, 2024-11-02 01:18

Canada's Christine Sinclair scored in her celebratory retirement match and the Portland Thorns clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over Angel City on Friday night.

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Liberal Susan Holt sworn in as new N.B. premier

Sat, 2024-11-02 01:00

Susan Holt, a Liberal who won the premier's job almost two weeks ago, has been sworn in, along with her cabinet. The ceremony was held Saturday afternoon at the New Brunswick Legislature.

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Trudeau hopes a 'silent majority' is still willing to listen

Sat, 2024-11-02 00:00

He surely would reject any such comparison but, in a recent interview, Justin Trudeau briefly sounded just a little bit like Richard Nixon.

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How Rumble went from a family-friendly Canadian startup to a megaphone for U.S. election deniers

Sat, 2024-11-02 00:00

Started in Toronto in 2013, Rumble was once mainly known as a site where you could find wholesome pet videos. But it changed radically after investments by pro-Trump financiers.

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Danielle Smith gets boisterous support as UCP members embark on leadership vote

Fri, 2024-11-01 19:24

One day before a vote on her leadership, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith received large and boisterous applause from United Conservative Party members at the party’s annual general meeting in Red Deer Friday. 

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Sleepy little Falkland, B.C., awakes to big news of superlab drug bust

Fri, 2024-11-01 16:13

Falkland locals are still wrapping their heads around the raid of the rural property, likened to a scene out of Breaking Bad, which was part of an RCMP operation that seized drugs and guns worth almost half a billion dollars.

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N.B. woman who lost 2 sons who served in Afghanistan named Silver Cross Mother

Fri, 2024-11-01 10:14

Maureen Anderson lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian Army, even if they died years later and a continent away from the hot dust and violence of the Afghanistan war.

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Ontario says 3 Toronto bike lanes could be entirely 'ripped out,' but mayor vows to fight

Fri, 2024-11-01 09:23

Ontario's transportation minister says bike lanes on three major Toronto streets could be removed entirely, not just in sections, under a proposed regulation.

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Toronto police link ServiceOntario staff to fake VIN scheme as Ontario proposes penalties for auto fraud

Fri, 2024-11-01 09:07

The Ontario government proposed new penalties around fraudulent vehicle identification numbers on the same day Toronto police laid hundreds of charges in an ongoing investigation into fradulent VINs that implicates some ServiceOntario employees. 

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Northern B.C. mayor plans to stay in office while working 2nd job — in Saskatchewan

Fri, 2024-11-01 09:00

The mayor of a northern B.C. municipality says he's found a new job in Saskatchewan — but he still intends to keep his mayoral role and make regular 2,600-kilometre round trips to fulfil his duties.

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Remains identified in 44-year-old Ontario cold case, police appeal for public's help

Fri, 2024-11-01 06:29

York Regional Police say they have identified human remains more than four decades after they were found in Markham, and investigators are appealing for the public's help in a case of suspected foul play.

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A Montreal shelter is giving people a room of their own: 'It's just a sense of dignity'

Fri, 2024-11-01 05:36

The Old Brewery Mission, Montreal's largest emergency shelter, has transformed its dormitories into small rooms. One outreach worker says many would rather stay in encampments than dorms, and that the private rooms help meet a person's "basic needs."

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