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Sarnia teacher facing sexual assault, exploitation charges for alleged incidents involving students
A Sarnia teacher is facing a total of 10 charges related to sexual exploitation and assault allegations, police say.
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Tax-filing season kicks off today. Here’s what to know
As it nears the end of February, Canadians have to turn their attention to filing taxes, with Monday marking the start of the 2026 season. Last year, the Canadian Revenue Agency said it received more than 32 million calls, with peaks of nearly 300,000 a day during tax season. The agency is urging Canadians to…
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Conservatives say Liberals are ‘gaslighting’ with ‘clarifying language’ for contentious hate speech bill
OTTAWA — The Liberals proposed to add “clarifying language” to their contentious bill targeting hate and terror symbols Monday that they say will protect religious speech from being deemed promotion of hate. But Conservatives say the proposed change is meaningless as Bill C-9 remains stuck in committee study while parties argue over a controversial deal…
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Minister to meet with OpenAI about Tumbler Ridge shooter’s chat history
OTTAWA — Canada’s minister for artificial intelligence says he will meet with members of OpenAI’s security team to discuss safety protocols after reports the company did not alert Canadian police to the online activities it had flagged regarding the shooter responsible for the killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Evan Solomon called those reports “deeply disturbing”…
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Ford says ‘walls closing in’ on Trump after SCOTUS strikes down tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters at Queen’s Park Monday that the decision last week was a “positive message from the [U.S.] Supreme Court,” though tariffs are still in place on sectors important to the province, including auto and steel.
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Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Walpole Island crash
A Walpole Island First Nation Man has life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle collision in the First Nation on Saturday.
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Who was Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’ and what role did U.S. play in the cartel leader’s death?
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” was killed in a Mexican military operation over the weekend. The death of the 59-year-old leader of the Cartel de Jalicso Nueva Generación (CJNG), one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels, led to chaos across the country. In retaliation, the cartel has launched a series of attacks,…
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Prime Minister Mark Carney to travel to India ‘with very good image,’ says envoy
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to India this week, completing what its envoy to Canada says has been the “first cycle” of efforts to reset relations. Dinesh Patnaik, speaking last week before the trip was officially announced, says he believes the initial reset happened last spring when Carney invited India’s prime minister…
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Why an NDP hopeful is tweeting about ‘2SLGBTQIA+ community’ amid Puerto Vallarta chaos
OTTAWA — NDP leadership hopeful Heather McPherson ruffled some feathers on Sunday evening when she appeared to shoehorn progressive virtue signalling into a social media post addressing the sprialling cartel violence in the Mexican tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta. “ Many Canadians, especially members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, are in Puerto Vallarta, where violence has…
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Judge to decide if trans inmate serving time for sexual assaults against women will be moved to female prison
A transgender inmate serving time for violent sexual assaults against women is pushing to switch to a female facility. Amanda Joy Cooper has been incarcerated since 2001 and holds a dangerous offender designation, Correctional Service Canada confirmed to National Post. Cooper recently had gender surgery and wants to transfer from a men’s maximum security facility in…