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The Canadian Press
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Documentaries on sex work, whistlers, aeronauts join Toronto’s film festival lineup
TORONTO — Sex workers, champion whistlers and hot air balloon adventurers star in the documentaries…
Nanaimo, B.C., councillor’s motion proposes asking for closure of safe injection site
A city councillor in Nanaimo, B.C., is expected to push the city to reach out…
City fines Montreal church for hosting MAGA-affiliated singer Sean Feucht
MONTRÉAL — The City of Montreal has fined a local church for hosting a concert…
In the news today: Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate again
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Lawyer calls on Canada to speed up visa approvals as situation worsens in Gaza
ST. JOHN’S — A Toronto immigration lawyer says family members of Canadians are dying in…
Motion in Nanaimo, B.C., to ask for closure of safe injection site deferred
City council in Nanaimo, B.C., has voted to defer a motion on asking the local…
MAGA singer’s rights violated in Canada, say free speech experts, religious group
MONTREAL — Sean Feucht, a Christian singer and rising star in the MAGA movement, has…
‘I felt like the old Genie’: Bouchard extends career with first-round win at NBO
MONTREAL — Eugenie Bouchard’s retirement will have to wait. The former world No. 5 —…
In the news today: 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate
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‘Pierre’s riding to lose’: Candidates in Alberta byelection get together for debate
CAMROSE — Pierre Poilievre was greeted with cheers and applause by the hundreds of Albertans…
When moose took over Toronto: Artists reflect on city art project, 25 years later
As people around the world welcomed a new millennium, Torontonians in the year 2000 were…
Katy Perry, Justin Trudeau dine together in Montreal restaurant Le Violon
MONTREAL — Justin Trudeau and pop star Katy Perry have sent tongues wagging after the…
Luck needed to buy Canada’s World Cup game tickets, but odds improve the more you pay
Canada Soccer’s revamped fan membership program relaunched Tuesday, opening the door to its ticket allotment…
Ash falls on Lytton, B.C., as ‘very scary’ fire triggers evacuation alerts
Authorities say ash has fallen on the community of Lytton, B.C., as crews battle what…
Former Canada coach Bev Priestman returns to coaching with Wellington Phoenix FC
WELLINGTON — Bev Priestman, who lost her job as Canada coach in the wake of…
‘Don’t see it coming:’ minister pushes for preparedness after B.C. tsunami scare
British Columbia had the luxury of time as emergency officials watched a potential tsunami roll…
Nanaimo’s vote on motion to request injection site closure likely to be held in fall
The mayor of Nanaimo, B.C., says a deferred motion for the city to ask the…
Small tsunami forecast in B.C., beaches closed, after massive 8.8 quake off Russia
Most of British Columbia’s coast is under a tsunami advisory, triggered when one of the…
In the news today: Poilievre and the Alberta byelection debate, B.C. tsunami advisory
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Organizations sound alarm as gender equality department faces 81% budget cut
OTTAWA — Organizations working to advancing gender equality are sounding the alarm as the federal…
Wildfire evacuations underway for about 400 properties near Peachland, B.C.
Police are helping firefighters from several local departments evacuate residents from about 400 properties in…
Many voters cast ballot in last federal election without feeling fully informed: poll
TORONTO — A new survey suggests more than half of Canadians believe they didn’t have…
Eugenie Bouchard bids adieu to tennis with throwback performance at NBO
MONTREAL — Eugenie Bouchard didn’t look like a player limping into retirement. You’d be forgiven…
Fish dropped on power lines by bird caused B.C. blaze, firefighters say
Firefighters say a brush fire in the British Columbia Interior was caused when a bird…