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‘Moral panic’: Conservative MP blasts aid to Cuba, urges government to spend it on ‘our own people’
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani said that $8 million worth of Canadian aid to Cuba announced this week was sparked by a “moral panic” that is distracting the government from helping Canadians. “What more could we be doing for our own people?” said Jivani, in a post on X . “The way this is…
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Porter to pay $2K after woman denied boarding due to flight tickets missing birthdates: court
A British Columbia court has ruled that Porter Airlines must reimburse a woman for the cost of rebooking her travel, after it refused to let her board a flight because her ticket did not include her date of birth. In a decision handed down this week by Alissa Reynolds of B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal ,…
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TMU student recounts assault on group of Jews and Israelis at campus event
Hate crime investigators are probing a recent incident where a stranger wearing a balaclava and sunglasses threw an open carton of milk at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) students supporting Israel. “The milk was splattered everywhere,” says Ethan, a third-year TMU student who wishes to go by his first name for safety reasons. “It was expired…
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Government MP among those asking agriculture minister to reconsider N.S. research farm closure
Two Nova Scotia politicians, including a Liberal MP, are among those calling on Ottawa to reverse a decision to close seven federal agriculture research farms that includes a more than century-old site in the Maritimes.
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Province says it will not extend freeze on Halifax development charges
The Nova Scotia government says it will not stand in the way of Halifax’s hopes to increase development fees, a move councillors say is needed to help pay for the city’s rapid growth.
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Teen who lit classmate on fire in Saskatoon returns to court for sentencing
The teen who lit a classmate on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate a year and a half ago returns to court in Saskatoon on Thursday for her sentencing hearing. She has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.
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First Nations cancelling medical travel to Vancouver due to FIFA World Cup hotel costs
Indigenous health-care providers in northwest B.C. say they are unable to book patients’ medical appointments in Vancouver during the FIFA World Cup events this summer because of the high cost of hotel rooms and travel.
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Tumbler Ridge parents navigate children’s return to school after mass shooting
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., parents are navigating the difficult question of how to return to school this week, with temporary classrooms open today to staff and students.
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2025 Windsor-Essex tourism relatively stable, thanks to staycations, marketing body says
Canada saw fewer visitors from the United States during the summer and holiday seasons of 2025 than it did during the same periods in 2024, according to new data from Statistics Canada; but it also saw more visitors from overseas.
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Windsor police arrest 2nd suspect in death of man found in hospital parking lot
The Windsor Police Service says it has arrested a second suspect in connection with the death of a man found in a Windsor hospital parking lot on Feb. 19.