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US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them with...
Aug 07, 2025
Manitoba extends wildfire state of emergency as 14,000 remain out of homes
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says its provincewide state of emergency is being extended as 14,000 remain out of their homes due to intense wildfires. Officials last month declared the state of e...
Aug 07, 2025
Israel losing Canadian hearts and minds as poll shows growing outrage over Gaza
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds in Canada, with more Canadians now reporting their sympathies lie with Palestinians due to moral outrage over the war in G...
Aug 07, 2025
Time to move forward on national agency to fight forest fires, chiefs say
OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs says it's time for Ottawa to stop studying the idea of a national forest fire co-ordination agency and take action. The organization's president wants ...
Aug 07, 2025 A devastated neighbourhood is seen in west Jasper, Alta., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Wildfire caused evacuations and widespread damage in the National Park and Jasper townsite. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center
MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" as she considers whether it viol...
Aug 07, 2025
B.C. debt grows 50 per cent in two years to $134B despite lower-than-expected deficit
British Columbia is weighed down by rapidly growing debt despite a lower-than-forecasted deficit for 2024, something that Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said the government is working hard to address....
Aug 07, 2025
Bell's fibre footprint to 'plateau' after Ottawa sticks with CRTC's wholesale policy
The chief executive of BCE Inc. says the company expects its Canadian fibre footprint to "plateau" rather than expand after the federal government announced it wouldn't interfere with a contentious re...
Aug 07, 2025
Toronto community services face 'absolute fallout' of consumption site closures
TORONTO - A great shift is underway in Toronto months after the closures of several supervised consumption sites, as their users seek alternatives and drop-in centres see an alarming jump in overdoses...
Aug 07, 2025
Carney says he's focused on building up Canada as Trump's global trade war escalates
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday Canadians are focused on building up their economy after U.S. President Donald Trump again hit nations around the world with increased tariffs - d...
Aug 07, 2025
Supreme Court won't hear appeal application arising from Via Rail terror case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of Raed Jaser, who was convicted of planning to commit murder for the benefit of a terrorist group. It's the latest development in a legal...
Aug 07, 2025
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