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Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Law advocates slam Ottawa for silence on Trump sanctioning Canadian ICC judge
OTTAWA - Advocates for international law say Ottawa is letting Washington chip away at the global rules-based order by remaining silent a week into American sanctions against a Canadian jurist. On Aug...
Aug 28, 2025 Benjamin Reeves has been a fan of the British science fiction series 'Doctor Who' for decades. He built a life-size TARDIS that sits proudly on his front lawn. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Poll suggests 85% of Canadians want governments to regulate AI
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates an overwhelming majority of Canadians are in favour of regulating artificial intelligence. The Leger poll found 85 per cent of respondents believe governments should regu...
Aug 28, 2025
'It's existential': Ukrainian soldiers get advanced engineering and medical training
WARSAW - With the prolonged war in Ukraine intensifying and no end in sight, the training being provided to Ukrainian soldiers by Canadian Forces personnel is being honed to better reflect the needs o...
Aug 28, 2025
Five things to know about B.C. ostrich farm fighting against avian flu cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Aug. 21 that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak....
Aug 27, 2025 Supporters of Universal Ostrich Farms stand near ostriches at the farm’s property in Edgewood, B.C., on Saturday, May 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Hemens
Google refusing to comply with "right to be forgotten" de-listing decision
OTTAWA - The federal privacy commissioner says individuals have the right to have some information de-listed from search engine results but Google is refusing to comply. The commissioner's office says...
Aug 27, 2025 Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
U.S. billionaire tells why he's helping fund court fight to stop B.C. ostrich cull
A New York billionaire who is an avid supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump says he is helping fund the legal battle by a British Columbia ostrich farm against an order to cull their flock of about...
Aug 27, 2025 Businessman John Catsimatidis attends the 79th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ted Shaffrey
Canadian Red Cross helps rebuild Ukrainian children's hospital after rocket attack
KYIV - Workers dangle from ropes as they brush the last bit of white paint on the trim of the Okhmatdyt children's cardiac hospital in Kyiv. Below them, a damaged children's stroller and construction ...
Aug 27, 2025 Robert Laprade, country representative for Canadian Red Cross in Ukraine, observes the continuing construction at Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. The Canadian Red Cross is helping fund the rebuilding of the hospital after it was hit by a rocket on July 8, 2024. The facility is scheduled to reopen this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Workout substances can be harmful to some adolescents, survey of pediatricians says
TORONTO - Researchers say pediatricians, family doctors and parents need to learn more about what kind of performance-enhancing substances kids are using when they work out or play sports. Seventeen p...
Aug 27, 2025 A supplement is displayed at a store in New York, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
In Riga, Carney extends Canadian military mission in Latvia by three years to 2029
RIGA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada will keep troops in Latvia through to 2029, as part of a mission to deter Russian aggression in Europe that has given Ottawa an outsized rol...
Aug 26, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands as he meets with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina at the Cabinet of Ministers in Riga, Latvia on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Canada Post reports $407 million Q2 loss as parcel volume suffers
OTTAWA - Canada Post reported a loss before tax of $407 million in its second quarter as its parcels business fell due to labour uncertainty. The company says the loss compares with a profit before ta...
Aug 26, 2025 A Canada Post delivery truck is photographed in Montreal on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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