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Tim Hortons says Temporary Foreign Worker program ‘no longer necessary’, turns to hiring locally
Tim Hortons will reduce its reliance on the Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) program as it commits to hiring 10,000 “new local team members” across Canada. In a press release on Monday, the restaurant chain announced a new national hiring campaign, which invites “all aspiring team members to apply to join a Tim Hortons restaurant this…
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Ballooning seniors’ benefits are another example of Canada’s east-west divide
OTTAWA — Advocates are warning that Ottawa’s growing spending on older Canadians could widen regional tensions, ahead of an expected fall independence referendum in Alberta. Jack Mintz, an economist at the University of Calgary, says that the federal government’s $80 billion Old Age Security (OAS) program will be an easy target for Alberta separatists making…
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International tribunal begins investigation into missing Indigenous children and unmarked burials
The Permanent People’s Tribunal will examine evidence regarding Canada’s responsibility for the residential schools system and the human rights violations associated with it.
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2 Nova Scotia youth hockey players accused of sexual assault plead not guilty
The case involving two young hockey players accused of sexual assaulting a youth during a private team event last year has been adjourned until June.
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Windsor speeding up by-law review to allow e-bikes on paths connected to Gordie Howe bridge
Those are banned under current by-laws, something active transportation groups on both sides of the Detroit River say needs to change ahead of the opening of the bridge.
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RCMP commissioner ‘deeply concerned’ after CBC-backed prank show targets Mounties
OTTAWA — The head of the RCMP says the force raised concerns directly to the CBC over a joint production that targeted RCMP veterans, saying he is “deeply concerned” for the mental health of those involved. Mike Duheme, who has served as commissioner since 2023, says he was informed that a female member of the…
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Immigrants less likely to support freedom of gender expression than people born in Canada: StatCan
A recent survey has revealed that people born in Canada are more likely to support people being able to express their gender however they choose. The findings, published in Statistics Canada’s Juristat , were based on self-reported data from the 2018 and 2025 Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (SSPPS). The survey examined…
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Why the Bank of Canada won’t rush to cut rates, even if Warsh does
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve on Friday and the big question for economists — and for the Canadian economy — may be just how dovish he intends to be on interest rates. Most observers believe Warsh will be more sympathetic to U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration,…
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Windsor police officer receives demotion for indecent phone calls to female colleague
A Windsor police officer will be demoted for the next two years as a consequence for calling a female co-worker with the explicit purpose of moaning and breathing heavily while he masturbated.
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Charge laid in pedestrian death on Walpole Island First Nation
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a person has been charged in connection with a fatal collision on Walpole Island First Nation in January.