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Ex-swim instructor at N.S. youth corrections facility facing 66 sex-related charges
HALIFAX - A 75-year-old former swim instructor is facing dozens of charges related to alleged sex crimes against 30 youths at a Nova Scotia corrections facility between 1989 and 2015, RCMP say. Staff ...
Sep 17, 2025
Montreal police resolve cold case from 2008 using genetic genealogy to ID killer
MONTREAL - A long-standing cold case was cracked using genetic genealogy to identify the man who killed a Montreal woman in her apartment in 2008, police said Wednesday. Catherine Daviau, 26, was kill...
Sep 17, 2025
Champagne says it's 'sad' the U.S. 'turned its back' on Canada with tariff war
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday it's "sad" that the U.S. "turned its back" on Canada by starting a trade war that is now forcing Ottawa to "reinvent" the national e...
Sep 17, 2025
Details coming soon on gun buyback program: minister
OTTAWA - The public safety minister says details on the Liberal government's gun buyback program will be released within the next couple of weeks. Gary Anandasangaree says the government will provide ...
Sep 17, 2025
Canada says Israel's 'horrific' Gaza City offensive puts hostages in greater danger
OTTAWA - Ottawa is calling Israel's latest ground offensive in Gaza City "horrific" and says it's making the release of hostages still held by Hamas less likely. Israel escalated its bombardment of th...
Sep 17, 2025
Ontario premier urges Carney to maintain tariff on Chinese EVs despite canola levy
OTTAWA - Canada needs to maintain its 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday. Ford said the measu...
Sep 17, 2025
Alberta defends notwithstanding clause in arguments for Bill 21 Supreme Court case
MONTREAL - The Alberta government says the notwithstanding clause is an essential part of the Canadian constitution and the country's top court should not undermine it. The province's attorney general...
Sep 17, 2025
Eby travels to Ottawa to lobby Carney for B.C. major projects funding
OTTAWA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is off to Ottawa to lobby the federal government for more investment in major infrastructure projects in the province. The Premier's Office says in a statem...
Sep 17, 2025
Canada calls Israel's Gaza surge 'horrific,' suggests it violates international law
OTTAWA - Ottawa is calling Israel's ground offensive in Gaza City "horrific" and suggests it violates international law. Israel escalated its bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, saying it is tar...
Sep 17, 2025
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5% as U.S. tariff risks shift
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday as the central bank worries less about inflation risks and more about a slowing economy. The Bank of Canada'...
Sep 17, 2025
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