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Experts question Mark Carney’s shakeup for top security advisory post
Some Canadian security and intelligence experts say they’re concerned Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest shakeup in the senior ranks of the public service has broken up a key role at the centre of the federal bureaucracy during a moment of heightened international tension. On March 4, Carney announced his second significant deputy minister shuffle in less than…
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Iranians in P.E.I. feeling ‘hope’ for the future of Iran
As tensions continue between the United States, Israel and Iran, some Iranians living in P.E.I. say they are experiencing what one calls a “very strange feeling.” They express deep grief for those killed in the strikes, coupled with celebration over what they hope could lead to political change. Hamid Aflaki, who has lived in P.E.I.…
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Tumbler Ridge Tragedy: Maya Gebala off ventilator, showing signs of improvement
Tumbler Ridge shooting survivor Maya Gebala has shown “incredible improvement” according to Facebook posts from her parents, who are watching over the 12-year-old as she recovers in B.C. Children’s Hospital. “Sweet baby. She had her breathing tube removed to see if she can breath on her own … what a terrifying experience,” her mother, Cia Edmonds,…
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Rural Ontarians want to derail Canada’s high-speed rail project
CENTREVILLE — Standing on the ice along the shoreline of her property, Heather Coulson Levy pondered what the addition of a high-speed rail track would look like at Varty Lake, a 600-hectare water body ringed by permanent and seasonal houses. In the summer, it is a busy recreational spot, with residents and visitors boating, fishing…
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Gap narrows in Alberta as federal Conservatives shed some support to Liberals: poll
An Abacus Data poll suggests the Conservatives boast a 51-per-cent share of the intended vote in the province. That is down 13 percentage points from their share of results in the 2025 federal election. Meanwhile, Liberal support is up eight percentage points.
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As Ont. takes over school boards, trustees are under scrutiny. What do they do and what happens without them?
CBC News asked education experts, past and current trustees about school board decision-making amid renewed scrutiny of the trustee role.
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Mining in Ontario’s Ring of Fire closer than ever, even without official fast-tracking
The Ring of Fire mining development in Northern Ontario has not been officially designated for fast-tracking by the federal or provincial governments, but at a mining conference in Toronto this week it was full steam ahead for the project.
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2 GTA synagogues hit by gunfire overnight, police investigate
Police in parts of the Greater Toronto Area will be increasing their presence after shots were fired at two synagogues in North York and Vaughan.
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Matthew Taub: Three synagogues hit by bullets. So much for ‘antisemitism has no place here’
Three Jewish houses of worship shot in days. Canada cannot pretend this is normal. First it was Temple Emanu-El. Then overnight Saturday gunfire struck BAYT (Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto) and Shaarei Shomayim. Three Jewish houses of worship. Three shooting incidents. And if recent experience is any guide, Canadian leaders will soon respond with a familiar…
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LeBlanc, Greer meet as CUSMA countries gear up for talks
United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met Friday in Washington in the first high-level, in-person talks in months between the two men. LeBlanc did not comment as he emerged from the discussions, other than to wish a television crew a good weekend. The meeting comes as preparations ramp up…