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Brantford, Ont., police make arrest, lay charges 20 years after newborn’s body discovered on trail
Brantford, Ont., police have charged a 39-year-old woman with indignity to a body and concealing the body of a child, over two decades after a deceased newborn was found.
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Ontario agency pursuing creative financing plans in bid to jumpstart projects
An $8 billion Ontario agency that invested in a first-of-its-kind small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) complex says it plans to sell its stake once the project is complete and starts generating revenues, one of a range of new financing models government bodies across Canada are using to jumpstart key projects . The funding set-up ties…
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Zero population growth expected in Canada this year: Budget watchdog
The parliamentary budget officer predicts Canada’s rate of population growth will remain flat in 2026, mainly due to cuts to non-permanent resident admissions in the latest federal Immigration Levels Plan.
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Dozens of Montreal school staff already fired or resigned over expanded religious symbols ban
Dozens of Montreal school staff have either been fired, suspended or decided to resign following Quebec’s new law expanding the ban on religious symbols in schools. According to the Montreal Association of School Principals, hundreds of other school employees stand to lose their jobs.
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B.C. man acquitted of smuggling drugs back into Canada that first left in his rectum
A B.C. man who smuggled a “relatively small” amount of drugs out of Canada and into Mexico by hiding them in his rectum was found not guilty of smuggling much of the same drugs back into the country upon his return, albeit this time in his suitcase and evidently unbeknownst to him. Daniel Jacob Cluett,…
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Minister says security issues remain with India after federal official says interference has stopped
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said there are still “outstanding” security issues with India, the day after a senior government official stated that Indian agents are no longer linked to violent threats in Canada. On Thursday morning, Anandasangaree refused to repeat the statement by the senior government official Wednesday, instead noting there is…
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Judge expresses concern cross-examination of complainant in Stronach trial becoming ‘a spectacle’
The judge overseeing the sexual assault trial of Canadian businessman Frank Stonach expressed concern that the sixth complainant’s inability to focus on questions was turning the cross-examination into “a spectacle.”
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Feds to invest millions in startup accelerator to boost Canadian defence and dual-use companies
The federal government is investing in a new program to help Canadian defence and dual-use technology startups develop, refine and sell their products in the country and beyond as Canada accelerates its biggest military buildup in decades. Toronto-based startup accelerator Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) will receive $7 million from Ottawa for its newly launched CDL…
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Windsor man staying put in Puerto Vallarta after cartel chaos
A Windsor man says he and his husband have no plans to cut short their holiday in Puerto Vallarta after a wave of violence erupted in the city on Sunday.
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Poilievre says China is no substitute for the United States as Canada grapples with Trump
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said trade with China is no substitute for trade with the United States and Canada should build on its leverage to secure a tariff-free trade deal with our neighbour to the south. “Canada’s prosperity and security are inseparable from a stable relationship with the United States,” said Poilievre, during…