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N.L. declares gender-based violence an epidemic
Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial government is declaring gender-based violence an epidemic.
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Jay Triano, Chief Littlechild and 1990 women’s hockey team enter Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
Basketball player and coach Jay Triano, the 1990 Canadian women’s hockey team and Indigenous sport leader Chief Wilton Littlechild were named the 2026 inductees into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
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Steven Guilbeault announces he will resign his seat this summer, remain as Liberal MP until then
OTTAWA — Quebec MP and former environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he will resign his seat this summer and remain in the Liberal caucus until then. Guilbeault said in a statement on social media that he informed his Liberal colleagues during Wednesday morning’s caucus meeting about his intentions and will address the House of Commons…
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Canadians plan to spend less this summer, but one generation plans to splash out: survey
More than one in three Canadians (35 per cent) plan to spend less this summer, with 44 per cent citing fuel costs as the reason they’ll be cutting back on travel. The findings come from a new TD survey , which polled a representative sample of 1,500 Canadian adults between April 17 and April 27,…
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B.C. organization urges residents to report noisy boats in anticipation of federal regulation updates
Regulations on noisy boat engines and exhaust are expected, and advocates are urging people to report noisy boats this year to shape next year’s enforcement.
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New app makes yard sale shopping easier for southwestern Ontarians
For decades, deal hunters spent their weekends driving around the city, looking for neon poster signs with the words “yard sale” written in a thick black Sharpie. But one London, Ont., woman is setting out to make the hunt easier with a new app.
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Man killed in bear attack identified as MMA fighter Hrishikesh Koloth from India
The man killed in a rare fatal bear attack in northern Saskatchewan on May 8 wanted to be an MMA fighter. Originally from Kerala, India, Hrishikesh Koloth, 27, was working at a uranium exploration site in northern Saskatchewan when he was attacked by the bear.
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Canada negotiating to buy Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft
Canada has entered into negotiations with Saab to buy its GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday.
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Posthaste: Canada ‘stands out’ on this economic surprise index — just not in a good way
Canada may stand out on the global economic surprise index, but it’s for posting poor results, say National Bank of Canada economists. “Disappointing economic data is not a global phenomenon right now,” Taylor Schleich and Ethan Currie said in a note on Tuesday. “Canada stands out as an underperformer among major economies, particularly against the…