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Major freezing rain storm could affect large swath of Eastern Canada, Environment Canada warns
Environment Canada is warning of a major freezing rain storm spanning parts of Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, which the weather agency says could lead to power outages and dangerous road conditions.
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Jeff Foster: Investors enjoy U.S. innovations while Canada hesitates
Canada’s capital markets have long punched above their weight. We built a system that is stable, trusted and globally connected. That stability has served us well, but stability without evolution becomes stagnation. While we debate incremental changes, the global market continues to modernize at speed. If we do not move with similar urgency, we risk…
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Péladeau defeated in push for Air Transat board shakeup
Transat A.T. Inc. shareholders have voted to keep the status quo at the company’s board of directors , approving proposals put forward by outgoing board members, including for all of its nominees. Voters defeated proposals put forward by the airline’s largest shareholder , Pierre Karl Péladeau‘s Financière Outremont Inc., including reducing the number of board…
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Ontario family reunited with war medal missing since veteran died in 2011
The family of Canadian soldier Stefan Jankowski has been reunited with a military medal that had been missing since the time of his death 2011. He’s from Windsor, Ont., and was a trooper with the Royal Canadian Dragoons, serving in Afghanistan, where he earned the medal.
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Canadian travel to the U.S. down 30% in February compared with pre-tariff period, says Statistics Canada
Trade tensions with the United States have rerouted 30 per cent of Canadian travel across the border , according to Statistics Canada . Return trips to the U.S. by Canadian residents fell 31.5 per cent in February 2026 compared with February 2024, putting a spotlight on the erosion wrought by trade tensions, the data agency…
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Montrealer charged in Ryan Wedding-linked murder plot pleads not guilty
A Montreal man charged in connection with a murder plot allegedly ordered by accused drug kingpin Ryan Wedding — and said to involve a Quebec hitman known as Tupac — has pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court.
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Canadian Heated Rivalry stars denounce hateful comments
Actors Hudson Williams and Francois Arnaud posted matching statements to their Instagram accounts on Monday night, calling out hateful comments made by fans of the hit hockey romance show.
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Canada announces $229M to help Ontario workers hit by tariffs learn new skills
On Tuesday, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu announced the federal government is spending $229 million through the Canada-Ontario Workforce Tariff Response to support Ontario workers in industries impacted by tariffs gain new skills during the Canada-U.S. trade war. ‘This is a three-year commitment that’s expected to help 27,000 people across the province,’ Hajdu said.
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Faltering Canadian billionaire puts Halifax mansion up for sale for $14.9 million
Atlantic Canadian billionaire John Risley, whose investment firm has already sold artwork and aircraft to help pay down more than $1 billion in debt, has now put his waterfront Halifax mansion up for sale. The asking price for the four-bedroom, seven-bath, 10,467-square-foot stately residence at 5964 Emscote Drive, a tree-lined street in an upscale south-end…
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Majority of Albertans support proposal to restrict temporary immigrants’ access to health care: poll
Most Albertans support Premier Danielle Smith’s immigration-related policy proposals, including a referendum question aimed at restricting non-permanent residents from accessing health care, education and other public services in the province, according to a new Postmedia-Leger poll. Asked whether they would agree with confining such services to Canadian citizens, permanent residents and provincially approved immigrants, 63…