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WorldBusiness owners are preparing for financial pain after the latest U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed. But several Canadians are embracing a show of resistance.
WorldAir force primary who pleaded guilty to illegally importing firearms sentenced to house arrest A sharpshooting air force officer and avid gun collector who was repeatedly decorated for his marksmanship has been sentenced to two years less a day of house arrest after illegally importing eight fir...
WorldFormer member of Parliament Inky Mark, who was arrested on a dozen weapons offences last month, has been hit with 26 more charges, after police say they took a total of 445 firearms and 26.5 kilograms of explosives from his Manitoba home. RCMP say the 78-year-old was rearrested on new charges on...
WorldThe Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led armed group that has lost territory and authority in recent months, will integrate with the territory’s military.
WorldWARNING: This article contains details about violence against children and attempted suicide. Testimony concluded Wednesday in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of strangling her three young children in a case that has drawn attention to postpartum mental health. Closing argu...
WorldU.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe spoke with Russian intelligence officials during a visit to Moscow but did not meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin declared Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump described the trip as "semi-routine." Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Putin ha...
WorldPremier Danielle Smith says she believes threatening the U.S. over tariffs would have a negative outcome. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canadians must double down on their diplomatic efforts to convince U.S. lawmakers and citizens that the escalating trade war is destructive for everyone o...
WorldPrime Minister Mark Carney claims "Canada fuels American growth," pointing to U.S.-bound natural gas exports as evidence in a recent speech. His remarks beg the question: What would happen if Canada halted shipments south of the border? So far, energy products such as oil and natural gas have no...
WorldMore than 50 days remain before the province's Oct. 19 referendum, but Elections Alberta says the requests it's receiving to vote by mail this fall are already far outpacing recent elections. Elections Alberta stated as of Tuesday it has received more than 175,000 requests for special ballots, w...
WorldSaskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has unveiled counter-tariffs on U.S. alcohol products, matching the U.S. tariffs of 50 per cent. At a news conference in Prince Albert on Wednesday, Moe declared the counter-tariffs will take effect Sept. 8. The U.S. implemented a 50 per cent tariff on a range of ...
WorldBlake Lively will get just over $400,000 of the $8 million US she sought in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after they settled their fight over the production of their 2024 film It Ends With Us, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Lewis J. Liman explained in a written decis...
WorldDolly Parton gave hundreds of millions of free books to kids through her Imagination Library — something she felt honoured to be able to do, based on to a Canadian who picks books for the program. “She would view the Imagination Library and her legacy as a privilege,” noted Chaya Kulkarni, who s...