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We have some big news — and the launch of TorontoToday is only the beginning
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Village Media, the local news company that operates this community website, is expanding in all sorts of exciting ways
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Canadian MPs join Australian, New Zealand peers in pushing for Palestine statehood
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OTTAWA — Canadian members of Parliament are working with their colleagues in Australia and New Zealand to try and convince their respective governments to jointly recognize Palestinian statehood.
on Tue, 7PM
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'I don't want to bury more people': Son of Canadians slain in Lebanon implores Ottawa
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Ottawa must do more to help Canadian citizens leave Lebanon, says the son of a Canadian couple killed last week when an Israeli bomb hit their car in the country's south.
on Tue, 12AM
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'Life is hard': This Ontario First Nation has lived under a boil-water advisory for 29 years
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Neskantaga First Nation, 450 km north of Thunder Bay, has the longest boil-water advisory in the country at nearly three decades and counting
on Mon, 8PM
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Rustad wants B.C. Indigenous rights law repealed. Chief sees that as 40-year setback
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British Columbia saw a rare unanimous vote in its legislature in October 2019, when members passed a law adopting the United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, setting out standards including free, prior and informed consent fo
on Sun, 8PM
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Former B.C. army reservist gets house arrest for online shotgun threat against MP
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RICHMOND, B.C. — A British Columbia judge has given a former Canadian Army reservist a conditional sentence for posting a video online threatening the life of Richmond member of Parliament Wilson Miao. B.C.
on Sat, 8PM
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'This is the spot': Police focus on combating auto theft, violent carjackings in GTA
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TORONTO — Scott Cresswell was behind the wheel of an unmarked white police truck as he drove across the Greater Toronto Area looking for compounds that might be used to hide stolen vehicles.
on Sat, 8PM
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Disability rights groups launch Charter challenge against MAID law
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TORONTO — A coalition of disability rights organizations has launched a Charter challenge against a part of Canada's law on medical assistance in dying, calling it an "abandonment” of people with disabilities.
on Sep 27
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Saskatchewan education minister facing second conflict of interest investigation
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REGINA — Saskatchewan's education minister is facing a second investigation by the conflict of interest commissioner, this time surrounding investments into two helium companies.
on Sep 26
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Montreal dockworkers approve strike mandate
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MONTREAL — Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have approved a strike mandate after more than a year of contract negotiations. Longshore workers voted 97.
on Sep 26
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Visual effects, animation studios unite to convince Quebec for better tax deal
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MONTREAL — Visual effects and animation companies are uniting to strike a better deal with the Quebec government after it implemented tax changes that some firms say will cost them nearly two-thirds of their revenues next year.
on Sep 26
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Foreign ministry rang alarm bell over challenges in countering disinformation online
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OTTAWA — Canada's foreign ministry expressed alarm about its shrinking ability to counter foreign disinformation online due to limited access to data and the evolving tactics of adversaries, a newly released memo shows.
on Sep 26
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Court approves sale of Sleep Country to Fairfax Financial
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TORONTO — The sale of Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has received final court approval.
on Sep 26
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Lawsuit wants Canadian lake to be legally defined as a person
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A court has been asked to declare Lake Winnipeg a person with constitutional rights to life, liberty and security of person in a case that may go further than any other in trying to establish the rights of nature in Canada
on Sep 24
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Push for gender equity in tennis 'a beautiful thing': Bianca Andreescu
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Bianca Andreescu knows a significant part of her job takes place away from the tennis court, in moments she may not even have a racket in her hand.
on Sep 24
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Air Canada union head says she'll resign if pilots reject deal
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MONTREAL — The head of the Air Canada pilots union says she'll step down if members opt not to approve a tentative deal with the airline, raising the stakes as aviators mull whether to accept hefty salary gains or drive an even harder bargain.
on Sep 24
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Controversial law designed to free up hospital beds being tested in Ontario court
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TORONTO — A new Charter challenge that got underway Monday will test the constitutionality of a controversial Ontario law that allows hospitals to place discharged patients into long-term care homes not of their choosing or face a $400-per-day charge
on Sep 24
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Liberals' Bonnie Crombie takes aim at premier in campaign-style speech at AGM
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Ontario's new Liberal leader took aim at the premier over the weekend as she tested out a new slogan in a campaign-style speech at her party's annual general meeting.
on Sep 24
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Court to hear appeal arguments over challenge to Saskatchewan's pronoun law
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REGINA — Saskatchewan's Appeal Court is set to hear arguments over the next two days about a provincial law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school.
on Sep 24
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Joly says about 45,000 Canadians in Lebanon; she's concerned about pager explosions
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OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon, months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further.
on Sep 21
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As some Ontario plants hit the brakes, are Canada's EV ambitions under threat?
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LOYALIST TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA — The plant was expected to produce batteries for a million electric vehicles a year. Once up and running, it was supposed to create hundreds of permanent jobs in a small southeastern Ontario municipality.
on Sep 18
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Nova Scotia premier repeats calls for Ottawa to pay for protecting Chignecto Isthmus
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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier is repeating his government’s calls for Ottawa to foot the full bill to protect a vital strip of land that connects the province to the rest of the country ahead of a new parliamentary session.
on Sep 16
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Ontario considers further expanding pharmacists' scope to include more minor ailments
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TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to further expand pharmacists' scope of practice by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, allowing them to administer more vaccines and order some lab tests.
on Sep 16
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Former military leader Haydn Edmundson found not guilty of sexual assault
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OTTAWA — Former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson has been found not guilty of sexual assault and committing an indecent act, concluding a trial that began in February.
on Sep 16
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Federal government extends ban on senior Iranian officials back to 2003
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OTTAWA — The federal government is expanding a measure that bans tens of thousands of Iranian officials from entering Canada as part of an effort to hold the regime accountable for human-rights violations.
on Sep 16
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Emir of Qatar to visit Ottawa on what will be his first official trip to Canada
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OTTAWA — The Prime Minister’s Office says the Emir of Qatar will arrive in Ottawa for a two-day visit this week. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on what will be his first official trip to Canada.
on Sep 16
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Call for more Muslim professors: Quebec says anti-Islamophobia adviser must resign
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MONTREAL — The Quebec government renewed its call for Canada's special representative on combating Islamophobia to resign Friday, after she sent a letter to college and university heads recommending the hiring of more Muslim, Arab and Palestinian pro
on Sep 15
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MPs to face new political realities on their return to Ottawa
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OTTAWA — On Monday Parliamentarians will return to the familiar stone walls of West Block in Ottawa to find the political landscape has shifted significantly.
on Sep 15
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Inflation expected to ease to 2.1%, lowest level since March 2021: economists
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Economists anticipate that Canada's annual inflation rate in August fell to its lowest level since March 2021.
on Sep 15
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Air Canada deal avoids shutdown, brings relief to passengers and business groups
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MONTREAL — Travellers, business groups and politicians expressed fervent relief on Sunday after Air Canada and the union representing thousands of its pilots negotiated a new labour deal and averted a disruptive, countrywide shutdown.
on Sep 15
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Longtime PC MPP Lisa MacLeod announces she will not seek re-election
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A longtime Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament won't be looking to retain her title. A post to social media from Lisa MacLeod announced she will not be seeking re-election as the MPP for Nepean.
on Sep 15
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Coastal GasLink fined $590K by B.C. environment office over pipeline build
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VICTORIA — British Columbia's Environment Assessment Office has fined Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. $590,000 for "deficiencies" in the construction of its pipeline crossing the province.
on Sep 14
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Canada to donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to combat mpox outbreaks in Africa
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The Canadian government says it will donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to fight the mpox outbreak in Congo and other African countries.
on Sep 14
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Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won't say if it'll include consumer carbon tax
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MONTREAL — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won't say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government after the next election.
on Sep 13
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More layoffs coming for employees who worked at Ontario Science Centre
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TORONTO — More workers at the Ontario Science Centre are set to lose their jobs as the abruptly shuttered east-Toronto attraction contemplates a move to a temporary home, potentially in a neighbouring city.
on Sep 12
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Most of Canada is predicted to have a warmer-than-normal fall: The Weather Network
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TORONTO — Don't put away your summer wardrobe just yet – The Weather Network says most Canadians are in for a warm fall.
on Sep 12
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Palestinian envoy says Liberals 'trying' on statehood, urges more action
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OTTAWA — The Palestinian ambassador to Canada believes Ottawa has stepped up its efforts for Palestinian sovereignty in recent weeks, but says the Liberals must do more if they're serious about a two-state solution.
on Sep 11
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Trudeau says he 'can't wait' to get into it with Poilievre in Parliament
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NANAIMO, B.C.
on Sep 11
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BC United sources leak 'extremism' file on B.C. Conservatives' executive Isidorou
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VICTORIA — An opposition research file on the "extremism" of the Conservative Party of British Columbia's executive director has been leaked by BC United sources, less than two weeks after the parties' leaders announced a deal to work together in the
on Sep 10
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Walmart workers at Mississauga facility set to vote on joining Unifor
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TORONTO — Unifor says employees at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., will begin voting Tuesday on whether to join the union.
on Sep 10
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Protesters get 6 1/2-year sentences for roles in Coutts border blockade
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LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years for firearms violations and mischief at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says the time he has already spent behind bars has changed him and his "solemn weapon” is now love.
on Sep 10
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Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day program
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TORONTO — Ontario child-care centres that aren't participating in the national $10-a-day program will soon lose provincial funding to offer new fee subsidies to lower-income families and their staff could see a pay cut of $2 an hour.
on Sep 7
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B.C. Conservatives recruit three more BC United MLAs, shaking up candidate list
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The B.C. Conservatives have recruited three more sitting BC United legislators to run under their banner in the fall provincial election, shaking up the previous Conservative candidate list in a process that has angered some supplanted nominees.
on Sep 4
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Quebec labour tribunal orders McGill to stop obstructing union of law professors
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MONTREAL — Quebec's labour tribunal has ordered McGill University to stop obstructing and interfering with a union representing full-time law professors amid an ongoing strike over what the union says is the faculty's right to unionize.
on Sep 3
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In dueling TV ads, NDP and Conservatives try to define Poilievre to union voters
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Federal Conservatives and New Democrats agree on very little, but one point of consensus has emerged in recent months — labour issues will play a key role in the next federal election.
on Sep 3
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'Like being in prison': Via Rail passenger says people stranded without food, water
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OTTAWA — A tourist visiting Canada is questioning the safety of Via Rail after he says his phone was snatched from him by an employee when he was documenting a train delay that left passengers stranded as they ran out of food, water and working toile
on Sep 3
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Unifor applies to represent workers at Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont.
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TORONTO — Unifor says it has applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board to represent workers at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont. The union says after the Labour Board processes the application, it will determine if a vote must be held.
on Sep 3
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Justin Trudeau gets an earful at third and final Sault photo op
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'This is why we have elections': Prime Minister received a frosty reception from at least one steelworker during a meet and greet event at Algoma Steel on Friday afternoon
on Sep 2
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Liberal immigration pivot forces Canada to reckon with approach to labour shortages
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OTTAWA — The Liberal government's decision to reel in the temporary foreign worker program after loosening the rules to help businesses find workers after the pandemic is sparking a contentious debate about whether governments should even try to addr
on Sep 1
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No start date for Supreme Court renovation amid lengthy relocation delay
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OTTAWA — Preparation of a temporary new home for the Supreme Court of Canada is three years behind schedule due to a series of unforeseen challenges.
on Aug 31