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High gas prices are reshaping how Canadians and Americans buy, rent vehicles
Canadians pay an average of $231 monthly on fuel, according to recent analysis from Ratehub.ca. In the U.S., drivers are turning to EV rentals as prices surge.
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Full list of airlines cancelling flights worldwide as jet fuel crisis continues
The list of airlines cancelling flights continues to grow amid a worsening fuel crisis caused by the conflict in the Middle East. Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz cut off around a fifth of the world’s oil supply, causing prices to soar and constraining access to jet fuel. In Canada, Air Transat, Air Canada…
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Carney ‘disappointed’ by U.S. ambassador’s English-only invite
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is once again criticizing a prominent Canadian business executive for failing to use both official languages — except this time, it’s a close friend he personally selected for the job of U.S. ambassador. As first reported by Radio-Canada , Mark Wiseman, who became Canada’s top diplomat in Washington D.C.…
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Northern and central Manitoba hit by ice, fierce winds amid blizzard, freezing rain warnings
A snowfall warning that was in place for most of northern Manitoba has intensified into a blizzard warning for the entire region.
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Sidney MacEwen resigns from P.E.I. cabinet amid conflict over lobster fishing licence
Prince Edward Island cabinet minister Sidney MacEwen has resigned from his role on executive council, the province said in a news release Thursday afternoon.
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Ever ride the Jiimaan? Here’s what it looks like now — as it’s up for sale
The big boat ferried people and vehicles to Pelee Island for 27 years.
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Carney says lifting U.S. liquor ban depends on Trump ending assault on steel, autos, lumber
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the provincial ban on U.S. liquor could end quickly if the Americans bend on the tariffs that have pummeled key sectors in this country like steel, autos and forest products.
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The B.C. law that can stop Carney’s nation-building projects
In British Columbia, the NDP government led by Premier David Eby is paralyzed by its own policies. Unable to reverse its decision to embed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) into provincial law, the province has effectively handed First Nations a veto over development on any claimed territory. “You have…
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Ontario woman who stabbed infant son to death while ‘highly psychotic’ gets absolute discharge six years later
An Ontario woman found not criminally responsible for stabbing her infant son to death in August 2020 has been granted an absolute discharge. Rebecca Dieter — who has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, and cannabis use disorder in sustained remission — was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder April 1,…
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Maya Gebala’s family hasn’t moved to the U.S. ‘Process to transfer not easy,’ mom says
The mother of Tumbler Ridge shooting survivor Maya Gebala says the family is still in Canada, in an update to her Facebook page. “We haven’t left Canada. The process to transfer hasn’t been easy to say the least. However, you will hear it from us first thing if or when we do,” Cia Edmonds wrote…