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Mother searches for answers after public health says unsterile needles used at Ontario clinic
Christine Lavalle feels like she's trapped in a nightmare. She found out on social media last week that her child might have been exposed to blood-borne infections at a Burlington walk-in clinic after...
Sep 22, 2025 A biohazard receptacle in an exam room at a health clinic in Calgary, Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Advocates call for quotas, reform to boost number of women in Parliament
Canada's international ranking on gender parity in politics has plummeted over the past 25 years, and advocates say every federal political party needs to do better. The Inter-Parliamentary Union now ...
Sep 22, 2025 The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa is seen on Sunday, May 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Putin says Russia will stick to nuclear arms limits for one more year after treaty with U.S. expires
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year under the last remaining nuclear pact with the United States that expires in...
Sep 22, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Man representing himself against charges of trying to kill Trump plans to call just 3 witnesses
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - Ryan Routh texted his three adult children and his fiancee separately to tell them he loved them, according to cellphone records, shortly before authorities say he was spotted...
Sep 22, 2025 This courtroom sketch shows Secret Service agent Robert Fercano identifying the defendant in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (Lothar Speer via AP)
Ontario wants return of mandatory minimum sentences, 'three-strikes' bail rule
Ontario's Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says he wants to see the return of mandatory minimum sentences for "serious crimes" and a "three-strikes" rule denying bail for repeat offenders. Kerzner ou...
Sep 22, 2025 Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner attend an event in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
UN human rights expert says Russia steps up repression to silence opposition to war in Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) - A U.N. expert monitoring human rights in Russia said Monday that "repression is escalating," targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt to silence...
Sep 22, 2025 A police officer detains a demonstrator during a protest against a partial mobilization in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/File)
Carney announces Canada officially recognizes a Palestinian state
By Kelly Geraldine Malone in New York Prime Minister Mark Carney formally announced that Canada will recognize a Palestinian state ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, as the international ga...
Sep 21, 2025 The Government of Saskatchewan has long been opposed to the federal carbon tax, and stopped collecting or remitting the tax on home heating earlier this year. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Canada launching CUSMA review consultation, LeBlanc says
Dominic LeBlanc says consultations start today on the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement ahead of a planned review of the North American trade pact next year. The Canada-U.S. trade minister says Ot...
Sep 19, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum following a joint news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Thursday, Sep 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entry, says it endorsed political violence
The Carney government is barring the Irish rap group Kneecap from entering Canada, saying the group has endorsed political violence and terrorism. Jewish groups had been asking Ottawa since June to ba...
Sep 19, 2025 Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, a.k.a. Mo Chara, second right, a member of the Irish language band Kneecap, speaks to supporters as he departs Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
Automakers could be on the hook for billions under EV mandate if sales don't ramp up
Automakers are warning they could be on the hook for billions of dollars in credit purchases if Canada's electric vehicle mandate is enforced as written, and sales don't ramp up. Speaking to a Parliam...
Sep 19, 2025 An electric vehicle is charged at a Tesla charging station in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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