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Hydro-Quebec fought to hide decades-old correspondence about a proposed aluminum smelter, saying its details could derail ongoing energy negotiations with Newfoundland and Labrador.

Fierce winds, dust storm cause chaos in southern Manitoba

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Hydro crews are dealing with dozens of power outages and people are picking up debris after severe winds on Thursday created havoc across southern Manitoba and reduced visibility in blowing dust.

Ontario court expected to release decision in disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s appeal

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Ontario’s top court is expected to release its decision today in the case of former fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who is contesting his sexual assault convictions and prison sentence.

Trucker who killed Canadian Olympian gets 30 months behind bars

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An Ontario judge has sentenced a trucker to 30 months in prison for killing former Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul and severely injuring several other people, including her infant son. Sukhwinder Sidhu pleaded guilty this past winter to dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm in the crash that killed Paul, 31,…

Ontario couple guilty of murdering boy, torturing brother in their care to be sentenced July 3

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Sentencing for a couple found guilty of murdering a 12-year-old and confining and assaulting his younger brother while they were in their care over a number of years will be held July 3 in Milton, Ont. The Superior Court judge released his decisions in the Brandy Cooney-Becky Hamber case earlier this month.

Supreme Court rules intimate partner violence can be basis for lawsuits

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In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has created a new tort of intimate partner violence that will allow people to sue for damages when they have been subject to abuse in a relationship.

Present tense: Many Canadian Jews have lost their sense of belonging in a country they no longer recognize

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Talia Klein Leighton compares being a Canadian Jew since October 7 to a frog in a pot of boiling water. “Every time I wake up and I realize that the water’s getting hotter, somebody greases the bowl,” Leighton, president of Canadian Women Against Antisemitism, told National Post. “The level of tolerance that this country seems…

‘An insult’: Wood manufacturer unimpressed by $12M investment in B.C. forestry in face of U.S. tariffs

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“I bust my ass to do value-added manufacturing, employ people in communities in northern British Columbia. And what did we get? Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing,” Prince George-based John Brink says of the supports announced for B.C.’s forestry sector.

Posthaste: Why the chances of a Canadian housing market rebound in 2026 have ‘slipped away’

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A housing market rebound in 2026 is unlikely based on the latest numbers released Thursday by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), say economists. “Expectations for a marked recovery in Canadian housing activity have been dialed back again,” Douglas Porter, chief economist at Bank of Montreal, said in a note. April sales rose 0.7 per…

‘The West is really a miracle’: Gad Saad deconstructs Suicidal Empathy

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