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Ottawa announces 2nd domestic contract for polar icebreaker
OTTAWA - Ottawa has unveiled two major domestic shipbuilding contracts for new polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard to use in the Arctic. The federal government says it is awarding Davie Shi...
Mar 08, 2025
Banning guns 'will not stop criminal acts,' says Sask. government
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has outlawed another 179 firearm varieties, adding to the list of prohibited guns it considers too dangerous for use by hunters or sport shooters. The government says a...
Mar 08, 2025 A restricted gun licence holder holds a AR-15 in 2020. The Liberal government has outlawed another 179 firearm varieties, adding to the list of prohibited guns it considers too dangerous for use by hunters or sport shooters. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
'The fire is still lit': How COVID-19 and its aftermath sparked a new era for labour
When COVID-19 hit, millions of Canadians were either told to work remotely or temporarily laid off as governments ordered lockdowns to protect public health. Not Arlick Leslie. While others were setti...
Mar 08, 2025
Large majority of Canadians reject Trump's annexation overtures, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests few Canadians are open to President Donald Trump's repeated pitches for Canada to become a U.S. state, though interest in it rises among Conservative supporters and those ...
Mar 08, 2025
The Liberals are about to choose the next prime minister. What happens next?
OTTAWA - The Liberals will choose a new leader Sunday, marking the end of Justin Trudeau's decade as prime minister. He will step down officially in the days to come. On Tuesday, Trudeau said he will ...
Mar 08, 2025
Uptake of COVID-19 booster shots has plummeted. Here's why scientists are concerned
TORONTO - Infectious disease experts are urging seniors to get the latest COVID-19 booster shot as uptake plunges five years after the coronavirus pandemic struck. "We see that the protection is neede...
Mar 08, 2025
City of Toronto, workers' union reach 11th-hour tentative agreement
TORONTO - The City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79, which represents thousands of municipal workers, say they have reached a tentative agreement. The union would have been in a legal strike position and ...
Mar 08, 2025
Musqueam, Ottawa initial self-government agreement
VANCOUVER - The federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister and the chief of the Musqueam Indian Band have initialled an agreement they say brings the band one step closer to self-governance. Minister...
Mar 07, 2025
Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, demands to search landfill for remains
WINNIPEG - The RCMP said Friday that remains found at a landfill north of Winnipeg have been identified as belonging to Morgan Harris, one of two slain First Nations women who search teams have been l...
Mar 07, 2025
Remains found in Manitoba landfill confirmed to be murder victim Morgan Harris
WINNIPEG - Remains found during a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill have been identified as belonging to the victim of a serial killer, RCMP announced Friday. A statement from the Manitoba government...
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