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Why millions of New Englanders may now be eligible for ‘proof’ they are Canadian citizens
Before Bill C-3, popularly known as the “Lost Canadians Act” came into effect in late December 2025, Canada’s citizenship law limited passing on citizenship to the first-generation of people born or adopted abroad to a Canadian parent. Subsequent descendants of Canadian citizens were cut off from their birthright because their Canadian parents had also been…
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Ontario property owner and contractor fined $157K for damaging threatened bird habitat
A property owner and a demolition contractor in Parry Sound, Ont., have been ordered to pay more than $157,000 after work at an abandoned hospital site damaged habitat used by threatened chimney swifts. Marble Arch Corporation and contractor Adam Watson were convicted under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act for harm done to the birds’ habitat during…
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Indigenous killer’s race a mitigating factor as appeal court reduces his jail term
An Indigenous Ontario man has swapped a life sentence for 12 years in prison for killing a disabled drug dealer. Kenneth Morrison was convicted of first-degree murder for his role in the July 7, 2018, home invasion in Kitchener, Ont., that left Shaun Yorke, 46, dead with a bullet in his chest. Morrison and an…
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Danielle Smith’s warning about major deficits in upcoming budget are the rule, not the exception, in Alberta
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has warned of “significant” deficits in her upcoming budget on Thursday, with analysts forecasting a shortfall somewhere around $10 billion. While Smith has made a point of warning voters about the red ink her United Conservative Party is about to spill, however, the projected deficit is hardly out of the ordinary.…
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Acclaimed Canadian Oscar-winning filmmaker pays his rape accuser nearly $2-million settlement
Canadian screenwriter, producer, and director Paul Haggis, who has been behind some of Hollywood’s most acclaimed Oscar-winning films, paid nearly $2 million to a woman who accused him of raping her after a film premiere. Notification of the payment as full settlement in the case, filed in a New York court on Friday, shows Haggis…
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Where is Canada’s immigration minister? Community groups are asking
Immigration organizations are expressing concerns about Immigration Minister Lena Diab’s availability, and nine Liberal MPs are questioning her place at the cabinet table.
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Canada’s defence announcement a new opportunity for Windsor manufacturers
There’s a new frontier of work on the horizon for some of Windsor’s manufacturing facilities: With recent announcements from the federal government about increased defence spending, local companies are hoping to get into the business.
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AI minister ‘disappointed’ by OpenAI meeting held in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he was “disappointed” following a Tuesday meeting with senior officials from Open AI that was arranged after it was revealed that the killer in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was banned from using the company’s ChatGPT platform months before the murders.
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Flair customer ‘not clear at all’ on when he’ll be able to fly home from Mexico
Flair Airlines customer Douglas Connors and his partner have been trying to get back home to Ontario from Mexico, but he’s still not sure how soon that can happen, days after their flight home was abruptly cancelled.
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Over 7K ‘assault-style’ firearms declared by British Columbians applying to buyback program
Over 32,000 illegal firearms have been declared so far nationwide in a program aimed at eventually collecting and destroying guns that have been banned by Ottawa.