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Court dismisses Ontario's bid to appeal bike lane injunction
TORONTO - An Ontario court has dismissed the province's attempt to appeal a court order that temporarily stopped it from ripping up three major Toronto bike lanes. Cycling advocates say the court's de...
Jul 09, 2025
Wisconsin and Minnesota Republicans call on Canada to curb wildfire smoke
WASHINGTON - Six Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling for action on the wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states. In a Tues...
Jul 09, 2025
Halifax has among highest child care costs across Canadian cities: new study
HALIFAX - A new report says Halifax has some of the highest child care costs among major Canadian cities, a finding that advocates say risks forcing Nova Scotians - particularly women - out of the wor...
Jul 09, 2025
The Conservative party raised a record amount in 2024 - and spent even more
OTTAWA - The Conservative party's spending outstripped its record fundraising total in 2024 as it ramped up advertising and internal polling ahead of the federal election. According to records filed w...
Jul 09, 2025
Armed forces needs to strengthen screening to weed out extremists: expert
OTTAWA - Terror charges laid against members of the Canadian Armed Forces over an alleged plot to form an anti-government militia show the military needs to do a better job of vetting at the recruitme...
Jul 09, 2025
Defence expected to find operational savings even as its budget balloons
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence will not be spared from Prime Minister Mark Carney's cost-cutting drive - even though overall defence spending is set to balloon in the coming years. Financ...
Jul 09, 2025
Quarter of Ont. mutual fund dealers say customers sold unneeded products: survey
TORONTO - A regulator-led survey of Ontario mutual fund dealers based out of big banks finds a sizable minority are not always acting in the interests of clients. The survey of close to 3,000 dealers ...
Jul 09, 2025
Safety report expected after 11 killed in vehicle ramming at Vancouver festival
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is expected to release a report today on ways to improve safety and security at events two months after 11 people were killed in a vehicle ramming at a Vanc...
Jul 09, 2025 People release doves during a memorial for the Filipino community's Lapu Lapu Day festival victims, in Vancouver, on Saturday, May 31, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Ottawa set to miss 2026 deadline for establishing $10-a-day child care: Report
OTTAWA - Ottawa is expected to miss its 2026 deadline to implement $10-a-day child care services across the country, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said in a new report published on Wedne...
Jul 09, 2025 Children play at the Blessed Chiara Badano Child Care Centre in Stouffville, Ont., on Friday, May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Envoy says Canada is coming closer to recognizing Palestinian statehood
OTTAWA - The Palestinian ambassador to Canada says she feels Ottawa is on the brink of officially recognizing statehood for her people, as she also takes note of tougher language from Canada on Israel...
Jul 09, 2025
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