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Alleged Serbian war criminal fails to stop government legal action against his Canadian citizenship
Alleged Serbian war criminal Goran Pavic has failed to derail the federal government’s attempt to prove he obtained Canadian citizenship by fraudulent means and that he should be deemed inadmissible to this country. Immigration Minister Lena Diab and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are alleging Pavic “made false statements on his application for permanent residence,…
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Ontario teacher emails every MP, imploring them to turn down the annual April 1 pay increase
It’s an April Fool’s Day tradition. MPs give themselves pay raises every year on April 1 under the Parliament of Canada Act . But this year, an Oakville, Ont. business and economics teacher has written the parliamentarians — each one of them copied in a group email — to urge them not to take the…
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Liam Hickey aims for ‘the ultimate goal’ at Paralympics in Italy
St. John’s-born para athlete Liam Hickey says he has dreams of winning a Paralympic gold medal. Now, he has another opportunity to claim one with Canada’s para ice hockey team at the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Italy.
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Her son has been unhoused for years in rural Ontario. Here’s why she’s giving back
For Bernice Glenn, watching her son battle homelessness, addiction and mental illness for years in her small rural Ontario community has been a struggle.
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Canadian passports are about to get more expensive
The cost of a Canadian passport is about to rise and plans by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to overhaul the way it sets prices could result in them being even more expensive in the future.
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Interest in digital books is growing — and it’s increasing costs for the Windsor Public Library
People checking out books from the Windsor library system are now just about as likely to pull a physical copy off the shelf as they are to download a version to a digital device. But the trend toward digital access comes with increased costs for libraries that pay a premium for access to online versions.
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McGill and Concordia drop legal fight over Quebec’s out-of-province tuition hikes
Concordia and McGill universities had both filed lawsuits in early 2024, arguing that the government’s plan to increase tuition for out-of-province students was discriminatory and threatened their institutional viability.
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Canadian businesses more optimistic in first quarter: Statistics Canada
Canadian companies entered 2026 continuing to navigate cost- and labour-related obstacles, but with a greater sense of optimism, according to a new report from Statistics Canada . The agency’s latest Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, released Friday, covers the first quarter of 2026 and gathers information from businesses on the current economic environment and their…
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Alberta woman sentenced to just under 4 years in prison for death of 8-year-old girl
Cries and shouts could be heard inside an Edmonton courtroom after Ashley Rattlesnake, 30, was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for the death of eight-year-old Nina Napope Dumais.
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim apologizes to councillor for unsubstantiated comments about distributing drugs
Mayor Ken Sim says he has apologized to his council colleague Sean Orr for claiming without evidence in a media briefing earlier this month that Orr distributed illegal drugs. Orr has denied the allegation “unequivocally” and said the comments were ridiculous and defamatory.