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Residents say Port of Montreal expansion in Contrecoeur unnecessary, harmful
MONTREAL — Dozens of residents of a town northeast of Montreal where the Port of…
Carney tells ASEAN summit Canada respects trade rules, as Trump threatens new tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR — Prime Minister Mark Carney took a veiled shot at the Trump administration’s…
Witches and warlocks take part in ‘magical’ day on Fredericton lake for Halloween
FREDERICTON — Jane Ostrovsky glided on Fredericton’s Killarney Lake, her paddle board barely rippling the…
Quebecers have a chance to cast an early ballot ahead of Nov. 2 municipal election
MONTREAL — Advance polls are open across 1,100 Quebec municipalities, just one week shy of…
Blue Jays fans show off classic Canadian kindness to opposing teams
TORONTO — A viral Reddit thread has prompted over 150 Blue Jays fans to donate…
Fear, relief, anguish: Reliving the emotion of the 1995 Quebec referendum
MONTREAL — Louise Harel cried only once during the 1995 Quebec referendum. It was in…
Opponents in rural Nova Scotia challenge cabinet decision on whale sanctuary project
HALIFAX — A group of landowners in eastern Nova Scotia is speaking out for the…
Trump announces additional 10 per cent tariff on Canada over Ontario ad
U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional 10 per cent tariff on Canada on Saturday…
Hundreds of Montrealers join march calling for Quebec independence
MONTREAL — Hundreds of Montrealers could be seen marching in the street Saturday, hopeful they’ll…
U of T emergency fund offers ‘lifeline’ to researchers facing U.S. funding cuts
TORONTO — The University of Toronto has created an emergency fund to support its researchers…
Alberta premier responds to threat of broader labour action in call-in radio show
EDMONTON — Alberta’s premier said Saturday she hopes the legislation her government tables in two…
Carney aims to sell Canada as reliable partner for trade in Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR — Prime Minister Mark Carney is pitching Canada as a reliable partner for…
‘Ecstatic’: Older fans remember Blue Jays’ World Series championships in 1992-93
TORONTO — Mike Chisholm had a pager with him when he came to watch the…
Five things to watch in Quebec’s municipal elections for Nov. 2
MONTREAL — Voters across Quebec will soon be heading off to the polls to elect…
Quebec adopts special bill to impose new compensation system on doctors
The Quebec government adopted special legislation in the early hours Saturday to force a new…
Vancouver authorities should have known festival attacker posed threat, lawsuit says
VANCOUVER — In the weeks before a deadly attack at a Vancouver Filipino festival, suspect…
Has business tuned out Trump’s temper tantrums?
MONTREAL — Like exhausted parents, Canada’s business community seems to be increasingly tuning out the…
AI experts say CRA must fix human responses before pursuing AI
OTTAWA — Experts in artificial intelligence say it’s risky for the Canada Revenue Agency to…
Ontario will pull ads that triggered Trump in order to restart trade talks, Ford says
OTTAWA — Ontario is hitting pause on its short-lived anti-tariff television ad campaign in the…
AI chatbots make mistakes with news content nearly half of the time, says study
OTTAWA — A new report from a global alliance of public broadcasters says AI chatbots…
How common is severe climate change anxiety in Canada? Study offers a glimpse
David Toro was taken aback by the turnout at a climate change anxiety peer-support group.…
McGuinty says Canada’s first defence industrial strategy will land weeks after budget
OTTAWA — Canada’s first-ever defence industrial strategy will be released sometime after the Nov. 4…
Cowichan lawyer says treaty could recognize both Aboriginal and private title on land
VICTORIA — The lawyer representing the Cowichan Tribes said he is “frustrated and disappointed” with…
Former Mulroney aides say Ontario ads accurately present Reagan’s views on trade
OTTAWA — Associates of former prime minister Brian Mulroney say Ronald Reagan’s embrace of free…