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Canadian organizer of notorious cocaine plot finally loses epic 7-year fight to remain free
More than 10 years after his transnational cocaine smuggling plot crumbled and seven years after his arrest for orchestrating it, Ali Lalji has lost his epic campaign to stay out of prison. Lalji, 37, was part of a sensational case that revealed abuse of the Toronto headquarters of the youth-oriented Vice Media to recruit interns,…
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Former chief Crown attorney sues N.S. alleging bullying, unjust demotion in lawsuit
A former chief Crown attorney is suing the Nova Scotia government and the province’s Public Prosecution Service, alleging she was bullied, sidelined without explanation and ultimately forced out of her leadership role.
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Floor-crossers support core Liberal values, Carney says
MPs who defect to the Liberal caucus support the party’s platform, Prime Minister Mark Carney said when asked about the positions of opposition parliamentarians from across the political spectrum who have joined the red tent in recent months.
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Here’s how much the Artemis II astronauts are likely getting paid
Artemis II is now on its way home, having broken the record for the farthest distance humans have flown from Earth by travelling around the far side of the Moon. Four astronauts are on board: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy Hansen, and are expected to splash down off the coast of…
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Canadian maple syrup is cheaper in Australia. An expert explains why you might be seeing higher prices
Canadian maple syrup is cheaper in Australia than at some Canadian stores, to the immense frustration of some Canadians syrup fans. A Reddit commentator recently pointed out that Canadian maple syrup is cheaper in grocery stores in Australia than on its home turf. Posting in the subreddit r/loblawsisoutofcontrol , they wrote: “Canadian maple syrup cheaper…
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Americans are confused — and fatigued — by Trump’s trade war
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A year after Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day,” when the U.S. president launched a slew of new tariffs on imports, fewer Americans seem to understand what it is they were being liberated from. According to a new Pew Research Center survey of 3,507 adults, conducted between March 23 and 29, 2026, fewer Americans…
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Carney says floor-crosser Marilyn Gladu will support Liberal values, contrary to her social conservatism
OTTAWA — The day after floor-crossing MP Marilyn Gladu promised to “continue bringing” her perspectives into the government tent, Prime Minister Mark Carney said the anti-abortion ex-Conservative MP will now vote according to Liberal social policies. “The Liberal party always will support the right of women to choose, always and without question,” Carney told reporters…
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Stronach lawyer arguing some complainants in sex assault trial coached by Crown
The defence lawyer of Frank Stronach is arguing that some of the complainants in the sexual assault trial of the Canadian businessman were coached by Crown prosecutors before they testified.
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Award-winning documentary Agatha’s Almanac captures 92-year-old’s life on ancestral Manitoba farm
Amalie Atkins’s award-winning documentary offers a glimpse into the colour and texture of the life of her 92-year-old aunt, Agatha Bock, as she works an ancestral farm in southern Manitoba.