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Finding domestic workers may hamper progress on new defence industrial strategy
The Canadian government’s $82-billion defence industrial strategy has widely been applauded by those in the industry, but some who have scrutinized the plan say a key vulnerability is the uncertainty around whether there are enough skilled workers to deliver on the plan. “ Skills development is going to be a critical piece” of achieving success,…
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Canada’s Natalie Wilkie skis to 3rd medal of Milano Cortina, earning sprint classic bronze
Canadian Para nordic skiing star Natalie Wilkie has now won a medal of every colour at the Milano-Cortina Paralympics, adding bronze in the women’s standing sprint classic on Tuesday in Val di Fiemme.
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Detroit-Windsor Tunnel saw traffic bump after Trump’s Gordie Howe bridge threat
The political contributions of the Ambassador Bridge owner have been in the spotlight.
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Exclusive: The exiled sheikh seeking to make Qatar ‘a moderate country’
While the world’s attention is fixed on Tehran, a neighbouring Gulf state with a similar history of sponsoring terror is also facing a challenge to its ruling order. An exiled former insider says he is quietly building a government‑in‑waiting for tiny Qatar, envisioning a very different role for Doha at home and abroad. Sheikh Khalid…
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Police investigating after shots fired at U.S. Consulate in Toronto
Toronto police are reporting that someone shot at the U.S. Consulate in the city’s downtown early Tuesday morning. In a post to social media, police reported a firearm discharge in the area of University Avenue and Queen Street West at 5:29 a.m. “Police responded to reports that someone discharged a firearm at the American Consulate”…
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Manitobans denied assisted dying at 5 times national average, federal report shows
A Steinbach woman and her family don’t understand why she doesn’t qualify for MAID in a province that denies access far more than anywhere else in Canada.
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What we’re tracking on March 10
Heavy rainfall is possible across the region over the next two days. Tunnel traffic has seen a recent bump, but is it politically driven? And we’re learning more about Nancy Grewal and her family after her killing in LaSalle.
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This Canadian family fuelled Myanmar’s civil war with ‘blood pearls’
A company with Canadian directors funnelled valuable pearls to Myanmar’s brutal military regime long after the 2021 military coup that sparked a bloody civil war – despite sanctions imposed by Canada and its allies. A CBC investigation has determined the RCMP was asked to look at the activities of Belpearl almost two years ago by…
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How a byelection in Quebec could help the Liberals win a majority government
Every vote counts in the Montreal-area federal riding of Terrebonne, and after the Supreme Court annulled the last results over a single uncounted ballot, it’s time for electors to head back to the polls on April 13 — potentially securing a majority for the Liberals.
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Canada restricts drug boat intel from U.S. Navy’s Caribbean airstrike operation
HMCS Yellowknife has just ended its deployment in a U.S.-led anti-drug-smuggling mission in the Caribbean, where American airstrikes on suspected drug boats have killed over 150 people. Canadian officials say the Canadian Armed Forces and Canadian Coast Guard aren’t involved in those strikes, and will ensure that intelligence about boats they detect and track is…