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Fewer than half of Albertans say they would stay in a newly independent province: poll
Fewer than half of Albertans are certain that they would continue living in their newly independent province should it separate from Canada, according to a new Postmedia-Leger poll, as a referendum later this year is set to decide if the province wants to vote on breaking from the federation. According to the survey conducted between…
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‘I’m scared to go to bed at night’: Halifax residents raise concerns about rampant pest problems
Lindsay Eagleson was thrilled to find a newly renovated apartment in a Halifax neighbourhood after living in her car for 10 days. But before she moved her belongings into the building a couple months ago, she realized there was a pest infestation problem.
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Oneida woman discovers long-lost uncle after Toronto police DNA testing identifies his remains
TPS Project 31 helped identify the remains of Willard Duval, an Indigenous man in his 70s who was reported missing in 2018, and connect him to his niece.
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66 opioid calls in 1 day. This is how bad the overdose crisis is, Winnipeg first responders say
Front-line workers say Winnipeg is in the midst of a drug epidemic, driven by a surge in opioid overdoses that is killing users and overwhelming first responders who are dispatched to dozens of calls daily.
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Man who killed his children granted conditional discharge: B.C. Review Board
The British Columbia Review Board has granted a conditional discharge for a man convicted in the brutal slayings of his three children.
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Canadians who skipped the census face possible $500 fines and in-person visits from StatCan
Canadians who haven’t completed the 2026 census questionnaire may soon receive a phone call or in-person visit from a Statistics Canada employee. The census collects demographic, social and economic information from households across the country, and completion of the questionnaire is required by law. Canadian households can face fines of up to $500 for not…
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Posthaste: More retired Canadians have a mortgage — and many don’t expect to ever pay it off
A mortgage in retirement is becoming a fact of life for many Canadians as the rising cost of living, later-life debt and a pricey housing market stretch borrowing into their later years. The Fidelity Retirement Report out this week found that debt and rising economic uncertainty are complicating the retirement outlook for many Canadians. The…
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‘Some sort of machoism took over’: Weight bench dispute triggers B.C. gym assault
A pair of immigrants from Syria and Iraq have been convicted of assault causing bodily harm in a British Columbia gym dispute sparked by their victim moving a weight bench. Ali Alabed and Sa’Ad Munshed were working out together at the Poirier Recreation Centre in Coquitlam, B.C., on Feb. 27, 2024, when Zhe Ming Bryan…
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Facts, persuasion are powerful tools against Israel haters, advocate says
Hillel Neuer is executive director of UN Watch, a Geneva-based NGO that holds the United Nations accountable to its founding principles. A Montreal-raised lawyer, Neuer has spent two decades confronting dictatorships, double standards, and moral inversion at the highest levels of international diplomacy. He spoke recently with Neil Seeman outside the University of Toronto, reflecting…
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That hot person on LinkedIn offering you a ‘too good to be true’ job? It might be a Chinese spy
OTTAWA — That hot person who reached out on LinkedIn or Indeed to offer you a job that feels “too good to be true”? They may be a Chinese intelligence agent, warns Canada’s spy agency. In a new advisory with its Five Eyes intelligence sharing partners , the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) sounded the…