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Toronto student jailed in Pakistan over social media content denied bail
The Canadian University of Toronto PhD student who was arrested while conducting research for his dissertation in Pakistan has been denied bail.
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Carney set to meet Modi to launch negotiations of trade agreement with India
NEW DELHI, INDIA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Monday to formally launch talks for a comprehensive trade deal and, perhaps more importantly, showcase a repaired relationship. That image, of Carney and Modi sitting side-by-side in India, has been months in the making, as Carney seeks to re-engage…
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Say it ain’t sew: B.C. to end PST exemption for yarn, other materials used to make or mend clothing
Yarn and other materials used to make or mend clothing will no longer be exempt from provincial sales tax as of Oct. 1, a move that the owner of a Kelowna, B.C., yarn store says unfairly affects people who are looking for a more mindful and sustainable approach to fashion.
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Why were toxic drug deaths in B.C. down 21% in 2025?
A new study has found that decreasing fentanyl concentrations in the illicit drug supply was related with a decrease in fatal overdoses in B.C. But scientists, advocates and officials remain unclear on why exactly the drug death toll in the province dropped by 21 per cent in 2025 compared to the previous year.
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Conservatives call for federal independent inquiry on Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
The federal Conservatives are calling for an independent inquiry on the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to understand what happened and how to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.
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Iranian in N.L. grapples with mixed feelings as the U.S. and Israel launch strikes against Iran
Shayan Morshedi stayed awake, waiting for news from home, as the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Saturday. Originally from Iran, the Memorial University PhD student said he messaged his parents and friends as soon as the first strikes hit the country Saturday morning.
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41-year-old man arrested after assault with a metal pipe and knife: WPS
A 41-year-old man is facing multiple assault charges after he allegedly beat, stabbed, and nearly hit a victim with a vehicle.
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Iran could be more dangerous than ever after Khamenei’s death, says Israeli ambassador
OTTAWA — Israel’s top diplomat in Canada says the elimination of Iran’s head of state in coordinated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes doesn’t necessarily mean the country’s Islamist regime is critically compromised, in fact, he says it could now be more dangerous than ever. “The Iranian regime has manufactured a system of power that has been able to…
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Nova Scotia’s craft beer industry seeing ‘unheard of’ number of closures
While Nova Scotia’s craft beer industry saw huge growth in the past couple of decades, growing to as many as 60 breweries with some having additional taproom locations, the number of breweries has decreased to around 50 in just the last two years.
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Family believes Nova Scotia’s new medical records system played part in baby’s death
A Musquodoboit, N.S., family says it believes a tragedy could have been averted if not for the One Person One Record system that launched in December at the IWK Health Centre.