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Brampton mayor Patrick Brown says public servants must return to office full-time
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown is following the province's lead by mandating that city employees return to in-office work full time next year. The provincial government announced Thursday that public se...
Aug 15, 2025
Effort underway to get Afghan women at risk of deportation to University of Regina
Parissa Ahmadi says the least worst thing that could happen if she doesn't make it to Saskatchewan this summer, and is deported to Afghanistan, is that she's jailed and tortured. The worst thing - she...
Aug 15, 2025 Friba Rezayee, who was one of Afghanistan's first two female Olympians in 2004, poses for a photograph in Vancouver, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
'Great relief': After uncertainty, Canadian Harvard students expect to return this fall
TORONTO - Thomas Mete says he is feeling "great relief" now that he knows he'll be returning to Harvard University to finish the last year of his degree, after a tumultuous summer of limbo. "I can't w...
Aug 15, 2025
Federal budget watchdog has 'no idea' who successor will be or when they'll be named
OTTAWA - Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux has "no idea" who will be taking over his job when his term ends next month. Giroux, who took on the job in 2018, will mark his final day on September...
Aug 15, 2025
Who bears responsibility to prevent wildfire disasters: government or individuals?
HALIFAX - As climate change continues to raise the risk of extreme wildfires, a debate has arisen over who bears the responsibility to prevent disasters: government or individuals? Wildfires have been...
Aug 15, 2025
More brands of Dubai chocolate recalled in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios
More recalls have been issued for a popular type of chocolate after a salmonella outbreak linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ...
Aug 14, 2025
Yukon government approves $31.7 million in extra spending for wildfires, health
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says it has authorized a special warrant to spend up to $31.7 million this budget year to "advance key priorities and maintain essential services." Finance Minister S...
Aug 14, 2025
Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans' redraw of US House maps
CHICAGO (AP) - Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP's redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them under escalati...
Aug 14, 2025
California is moving forward with a partisan redistricting effort to counter Texas' move
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday his state will hold a Nov. 4 special election to seek voter approval of new congressional map drawn to try to win Democrats five more U.S....
Aug 14, 2025
Canadian-led patrol finds alleged shark finning, dolphin harvesting in North Pacific
A Canadian-led patrol of the North Pacific has uncovered dozens of alleged fisheries violations, including illegal shark finning and killing of dolphins. Sean Wheeler, international enforcement chief ...
Aug 14, 2025 Canadian Coast Guard signage is seen in Vancouver, on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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