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Defence minister ‘didn’t know’ about Iranian strike on base housing Canadians until after media report
Defence Minister David McGuinty said he did not know about a strike on an air base in Kuwait where members of the Canadian Armed Forces were stationed, until after it was first reported by a media outlet. “No, I didn’t know about it before La Presse reported on it,” McGuinty said, in a response to…
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N.L. government expropriated this family’s home 14 years ago for a highway. It sold the land instead
Hannah and Cyndie Stapleton said they were gobsmacked to discover a new home is being built where their former home once stood — over 13 years after it was expropriated. Now, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Barry Petten says the department is developing a new land disposition policy.
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N.W.T. residents who heat home with oil may pay more due to war in Middle East
A senior’s advocate in Yellowknife says she is concerned that the global jump in oil prices could push seniors into poverty.
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Bank of Canada would lean to rate cuts if not for the Iran war, says CIBC’s Benjamin Tal
Benjamin Tal , deputy chief economist at CIBC World Markets, talks to Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the Bank of Canada ‘s latest interest rate decision and what’s next for inflation and trade talks. • Email: lharapyn@postmedia.com
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Man, 40, who was shot by 2 police officers in Windsor has died, SIU says
Police watchdog says the man was armed with a knife.
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Pierre Poilievre on Joe Rogan podcast ‘fought for Canadian workers and interests’
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre broke new ground for a federal party leader and possibly a Member of Parliament this week by sitting down for an interview on the Joe Rogan Experience. “Fought for Canadian workers and Canadian interests on the world’s biggest podcast,” Poilievre captioned a photo of him and the podcaster…
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Posthaste: Canada sets two new population records as ‘demographic engine’ backfires
Canada just posted two population records — its first annual decline since Confederation and its first consecutive quarterly decline — as demographics reset after the previous federal government in 2024 significantly cut the number of people it would allow into the country. Canada’s population fell by 100,000 from a year ago, which was the first…
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Fortnite is hiking cost of its currency to ‘pay the bills.’ Are its battles against Google and Apple to blame?
The popular online gaming platform Fortnite is hiking the price of its in-game currency starting Thursday, a rare move that experts say sheds some light on the cost of its parent company’s antitrust battles against tech giants Google and Apple.
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Are we in for a super El Niño this year? Early projections say maybe, and this worries climate scientists
After a year and a half of La Niña conditions, it looks like we could end up with an El Niño later this year. And early models suggest it could be a strong one, which could push global temperatures to record highs.
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Sharp increase in rehiring of retired nurses in N.L. underscores recruitment and retention problems: union
Data obtained by CBC News shows six retired nurses were working in N.L. a decade ago. That number has jumped to 253.