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At least 352,000 Russian soldiers have died fighting Ukraine: report
By the end of 2025, at least 352,000 Russian soldiers had died in the war against Ukraine, a new investigation has found . The death tally was compiled by two exiled Russian publications, Mediazona and Meduza, and released on May 9 to coincide with Russia’s national holiday marking victory over Nazi Germany in the Second…
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Conservatives, NDP voice common concerns about MAID
OTTAWA — The Conservatives and NDP sit on opposite sides of the spectrum, but they’re voicing similar concerns about the trajectory of Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) regime. The two opposition parties could be moving toward an unlikely alliance against further expansion, with a report on extending MAID eligibility to the mentally ill expected…
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Steven Guilbeault evasive about political future after criticizing major projects reform
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault, a former federal environment minister, remained evasive about his political future after starkly criticizing his government’s new proposal to speed up Canada’s regulatory process for major projects. Guilbeault has been the talk of the town in Ottawa ever since he said in media interviews on Friday and over the…
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Québécois dubbing of The Simpsons saved after outcry from fans
The version of The Simpsons dubbed in Québécois French has been saved after Bell Media reached a deal with Disney Entertainment to broadcast the series.
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Manitoba hockey coach who lured, sexually assaulted teenage player gets 6 years in prison
Madison Biluk, a former Manitoba hockey coach who admitted to luring and sexually assaulting a teenage player on her team, was taken into custody Monday to begin serving a six-year prison sentence.
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Geopolitical risks trump trade tensions as biggest threat to Canadian economy, Bank of Canada survey finds
Increasing geopolitical risk surpassed rising trade tensions as the top downside threat to the Canadian economy, according to the Bank of Canada’s latest survey of business and financial leaders across the country. The central bank’s first-quarter Market Participants Survey, released on Monday, gauged the economic outlooks of 28 financial market participants from March 25 to…
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Surprisingly, Canadians travelling to the U.S. rose in April for the first time since 2024
In a rare reversal to a year-long trend, Statistics Canada found that return arrivals by Canadians, both from the United States and the rest of the world, increased in April over the same month in 2025. It was the first year-over-year increase in those numbers in more than a year. On the U.S. side, return…
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Judge gives lenient sentence so trucker can dodge deportation after fatal Ontario crash
A Thunder Bay judge has issued an absolute discharge so an Indian trucker who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in a fatal crash can avoid deportation. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice heard Ajitpal Singh was driving too close behind another truck that lost control and jackknifed on Highway 102 in December 2021, killing the…
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Scientists are warning Canadians to get ready for a U.S. tick invasion this year
Scientists say new species of ticks carrying troubling pathogens travelling our way from the northern United States at a rate of about 50 kilometres per year, including the lone star tick which can leave a bitten person with a severe allergy to meat.
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Ontario pharmacists getting power to treat more conditions, administer more vaccines: health minister
Ontario pharmacists will soon be allowed to administer more vaccines and treat more common ailments, as part of the government’s continuing moves to expand its scope of practice.