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‘Qualified’ candidates on hand but not taking N.L. chief pilot role that oversees water bombers, says minister
Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Barry Petten told reporters on Monday that if pilots responsible for water bomber and air ambulance operations in Newfoundland and Labrador want their workplace situation to improve, they should tell him how to do it.
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Ontario Legislature taking 21-week summer break, 30 days after 14-week winter break
Ontario’s members of provincial parliament will get an extra long break from the legislature this summer, as it takes a 21-week recess. The extended break comes after the legislature sat for 30 days, following a 14-week winter break.
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This Ontario man is riding his motorcycle from Kingsville to the Arctic Ocean
How ambitious are your road trip plans this summer? An Ontario man is riding his motorcycle from Kingsville to the Arctic Ocean and as far as the road will take him. Before he sets out for the Northwest Territories, David Coward spoke with CBC’s Pratyush Dayal about what this journey means to him.
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Why does Google want U.S. government approval to release 32 million ‘good’ mosquitoes? Here’s what we know
Instead of combating computer bugs, Google is taking up a new focus, seeking U.S. government permission to actually release a lot of pesky bugs — mosquitoes. The tech company wants to release 32 million of the insects in California and Florida over the next two years as part of an ongoing AI-driven health initiative it…
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Quebec man who drowned his 2 children gets life in prison plus 9 years for assaults on wife, daughter
Kamaljit Arora was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for 25 years, on Monday at the Laval, Que., courthouse, for the 2022 murders of his 13-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son.
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Charles St-Arnaud: Recession or not, Canada’s economy doesn’t look good
Canada’s gross domestic product data for the first quarter of 2026 set off a predictable wave of alarm bells as the economy contracted for the second consecutive quarter. Many are asking whether Canada has officially entered a recession . It’s a reasonable question, but the wrong one. Before we can answer it, we need to…
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Heavy rain brings challenges and benefits for Alberta farmers
Significant rainfall has left some farmers unable to continue seeding while others are welcoming the moisture.
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Canada tells U.S., Mexico it wants CUSMA renewed
Canada has given the U.S. and Mexico official notice that it wants the free trade deal between the three countries to be renewed.
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U.K. may review killer’s 21-year jail sentence after ‘multiple requests,’ attorney general says
The U.K. attorney general’s office said it may reconsider a killer’s 21-year jail sentence after receiving “multiple requests” to review it under Britain’s unduly lenient sentence (ULS) scheme. On Monday, Vickrum Digwa, 23, was sentenced in Southampton Crown Court to a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years for stabbing Henry Nowak, 18, five…
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Chief heart surgeon at Jewish General Hospital quits province amid rising antisemitism in Montreal
The chief of cardiac surgery at the Jewish General Hospital has tendered his resignation and plans to move to Atlanta in September, citing rising antisemitism in Montreal and worsening problems with the province’s health-care system, The Gazette can reveal. Dr. Emmanuel Moss, who has worked at the Jewish General for the past 10 years, has…