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Early-season wildfires in B.C. prompt warnings
B.C. Wildfire Service officials had said that the warm and dry winter experienced by most of the province could lead to heightened risk in some areas this summer.
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Nova Scotia man convicted of molesting girl who once called him ‘Dad’ wins freedom and new trial
Warning: This story contains disturbing details A Nova Scotia man sentenced to seven years in prison for molesting a little girl who once called him “Dad” has won his freedom and a new trial because the original trial judge’s reasons were found to be factually and legally deficient. Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Patrick Murray…
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Alberta pipeline could receive federal financing through Indigenous loan guarantee program: energy minister
Canada’s energy minister said public dollars could flow to Alberta’s potential bitumen pipeline to the Pacific Coast through the federal government’s Indigenous Loan Guarantee program.
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Fans of Windsor’s Lumberjack Restaurant lament its closure as landlord terminates lease
Fans of a rustic Windsor restaurant that’s been part of the community for decades say they are sad to learn of its closure.
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Canadian economy lost momentum as 2025 drew to a close: Statistics Canada
Canada’s economy slowed toward the end of 2025, as trade tensions, manufacturing declines, and a weakening job market pulled growth lower, new Statistics Canada data shows. According to the agency’s spring 2026 report on recent developments in the Canadian economy, real gross domestic product ( GDP ), a broad measure of economic output, declined slightly…
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Toronto police want to talk to ex-cop who alleged antisemitism, corruption in senior ranks
Toronto police officials say they are reaching out to a high-ranking former officer who this week made explosive allegations of antisemitism, racism, and corruption in the service’s senior ranks in a series of interviews surrounding the release of his new book.
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Harper axed Canada’s Milan consulate to save money. Now we know Trudeau spent $5.5M to reopen it
A Canadian consulate in Milan that was shuttered by the Stephen Harper government almost 20 years ago as a cost-saving measure, only to be resurrected under Justin Trudeau more than a decade later, is under scrutiny for how much Global Affairs Canada spent to reestablish a presence in the northern Italian city. The federal government…
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Industrial carbon tax emerges as sticking point in Ottawa’s energy deal with Alberta
OTTAWA — How quickly Alberta agrees to reach a higher tax for its industrial carbon emitters and what rules underpin the system emerged Thursday as one of the outstanding issues in a deal Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is negotiating with the country’s largest oil-producing province. Senior officials from both levels of government have been…
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Dean Penney gave police an exact location to search for Jennifer Hillier-Penney’s body. It came up empty
The RCMP made six missions to search for Jennifer Hillier-Penney’s body in the waters near Hare Bay Islands off St. Anthony, N.L., and searched over 130 points of interest. In his testimony in Corner Brook Supreme Court on Thursday, RCMP Cpl. Steven Hatch said the searches came up with nothing.
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Teens used bear spray in Pokémon card robbery, say Vancouver police
Vancouver police say they arrested a trio of teenagers this week who allegedly used bear spray to steal two high-value Pokémon cards during a Facebook Marketplace transaction.