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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asks CFIA to reconsider ostrich cull at B.C. farm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has written a letter to the president of the Canadian Food…

Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.
SURREY — Organized crime investigators in British Columbia say a 32-year-old man has been arrested…

Alberta judge grants bail for man convicted of 1987 murder after new trial ordered
EDMONTON — Decades after Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life for the killing of…

In Ottawa, U.S. senators push trade, Canadian tourism to their states
OTTAWA — Five United States senators were in Ottawa Friday to meet with Prime Minister…

Probation for ex-Mountie, convicted of obstruction after ‘sexting’ violence victim
KELOWNA — A former Okanagan RCMP officer who exchanged explicit messages with a victim of…

2024 sees record warm temperatures, less sea ice cover in Gulf of St. Lawrence
MONT-JOLI — Last year, the Gulf of St. Lawrence recorded its highest maximum surface temperature…

Federal election: Newfoundland riding flips to Conservatives after judicial recount
ST. JOHN’S — A federal election riding in rural Newfoundland flipped to the Conservatives on…

Picking buffaloberries and electric fences: how wildlife is being managed ahead of G7
OTTAWA — There surely won’t be lions or tigers at the G7 summit in Kananaskis,…

Bloc Québécois files legal challenge of Terrebonne riding results after one-vote loss
TERREBONNE — The Bloc Québécois says it has filed a Superior Court challenge to overturn…

Several MPs make pitches to colleagues to become next Speaker of the House of Commons
OTTAWA — Among the tour groups converging on Parliament Hill under umbrellas this week, new…

New federal energy minister tells oil and gas execs it’s time for some quick wins
CALGARY — Canada’s new energy minister walked into the lion’s den Friday and spoke to…

Canadians warned to prepare for hurricanes regardless of how many storms are forecast
HALIFAX — As the Atlantic hurricane season is about to start, a senior Environment Canada…

Strike threat could push more customers away from struggling Canada Post
MONTREAL — Canada Post customers may face delays as tens of thousands of workers swear…

Lawyer challenging Trump’s trade war says tariffs are ‘illegal and abusive’
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war is an “illegal and abusive” use…

‘Panic and confusion’ for Canadians at Harvard after Trump bans foreign students
Harvard University student Thomas Mete was picking up his brother from high school in Ridgeway,…