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A pair of purloined peacocks are safe at home after being stolen in the night from the parking lot of a roadside hotel in central Alberta.

Canada’s bid for third straight world U18 men’s hockey title ends in quarterfinal loss

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Canada’s quest for a third straight world under-18 men’s hockey championship came to an end Wednesday with a 4-2 quarterfinal loss to Sweden in Trencin, Slovakia.

Carney ‘should use every relationship,’ Poilievre says as his MPs, including Jivani, travel to D.C.

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OTTAWA —Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government “should use every relationship we have” when it comes to trying to secure a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Wednesday. His comments come as a group of his MPs, including Ontario MP Jamil Jivani, who has a personal relationship with Vice-President…

Eating one bag of chips a day increases dementia risk, new study suggests

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A new study from Australia’s Monash University has discovered that a diet high in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may increase the risk of developing dementia. The study, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring , analyzed the diets and cognitive health of more than 2,100 Australian dementia-free adults aged 40 to 70 between…

Bank of Canada holds interest rates: Read the official statement

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Here’s the Bank of Canada’s official statement for its rate decision: The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 2.25 per cent, with the Bank Rate at 2.5 per cent and the deposit rate at 2.20 per cent. The evolving conflict in the Middle East is causing heightened volatility and…

The $25-billion sovereign wealth fund is not enough for Canada’s investment challenges

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Ottawa is pitching Canada’s “first” national sovereign wealth fund as a way to give every Canadian “a stake and the opportunity to benefit” from nation-building projects. The plan? Borrow $25 billion to capitalize the fund, which aims to invest in major infrastructure projects, such as clean and conventional energy, critical minerals, agriculture and other sectors.…

GM says it will spend $691M million on Ontario engine plant

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General Motors says it will spend $691 million on its St. Catharines Propulsion Plant to support production of its latest V-8 engines for full-sized trucks and SUVs.

Liberals won’t explain why health committee was moved behind closed doors

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OTTAWA — Liberal members of the House of Commons committee on health did not provide an explanation on Wednesday for why they moved debate behind closed doors during a meeting on Tuesday. The committee was meeting to discuss PrescribeIT, a program that was launched in 2017 to provide an electronic prescription service for pharmacists and…

Families of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting victims suing OpenAI in California

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The families of the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history are taking OpenAI to court in California “to pursue landmark damage awards,” according to firm Rice Parsons Leoni & Elliott.

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25%

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