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Randy Ambrosie to retire in 2025 after 7 years as CFL commissioner

Sat, 2024-10-26 12:47

In November, CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will hand off the Grey Cup for the final time. Ambrosie made the surprising announcement Saturday that he will retire sometime in 2025. The 61-year-old Winnipeg native will formally step down once his successor has been found.

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Next steps in Trudeau's caucus revolt up to each MP, says Liberal backbencher

Sat, 2024-10-26 12:07

A group of Liberal MPs have demanded that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau step down as party leader by Monday and that what happens after is 'up to each individual MP,' according to one of those detractors.

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Man who barricaded himself in Huntsville, Ont., home found dead along with 2 women

Sat, 2024-10-26 11:33

The man, 52, had contacted police Friday saying he’d harmed 2 family members and had weapons in his possession, police say. Police say they sent a team of crisis negotiators to his house, but the man was later found dead inside, along with 2 others.

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Quebec Liberals call to investigate closures of French-language classes for newcomers

Sat, 2024-10-26 10:44

The Liberals are blaming the Coalition Avenir Québec government's budgetary decisions for the closures, adding immigrants will have a harder time becoming fluent in French and integrating into Quebec society without the classes.

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Whole Foods waffles latest to be recalled over suspected listeria contamination

Sat, 2024-10-26 08:30

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the newest recall spans the Amazon-owned grocer's organic homestyle and blueberry waffles sold under the 365 Whole Foods Market label.

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B.C. atmospheric river a successful first test of community-led rain management project

Sat, 2024-10-26 04:00

When it's done, the four-block project will be able to drain 17,000 cubic metres of water per year from the roadway — as much water as approximately seven Olympic-sized swimming pools.

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Alberta doctor sounds alarm after 7 patients contract infection from organ transplants

Sat, 2024-10-26 02:00

Bartonella quintana, an infection caused by body lice, has been found in seven organ transplant recipients in Alberta since 2022.

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Party leaders take questions from Sask. public as election approaches

Sat, 2024-10-26 02:00

With the Saskatchewan election coming Oct. 28, CBC's Blue Sky invited the leader of each provincial party to answer questions live on air.

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Canada still an 'open country' despite immigration cuts, says minister

Sat, 2024-10-26 00:00

Immigration minister Marc Miller says Canada is still “an open country” after the Liberal government announced a new plan that would cut the projected number of newcomers.

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Thunder Bay may join Canadian communities with temporary villages that help ease rise in encampments

Sat, 2024-10-26 00:00

The City of Thunder Bay, Ont., is looking to join a growing number of Canadian municipalities — which include Kitchener and Peterborough in Ontario, as well as Vancouver — in creating temporary structures to support people experiencing homelessness, including those turning to encampments.

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Woman stabbed to death in front of her young children was 'very sweet,' friend says

Sat, 2024-10-26 00:00

An Ottawa mother of four is being remembered as a sweet, caring person whose violent death has left the local community in shock and mourning.

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Trudeau's Liberals are trying to save the Canadian consensus on immigration — and their legacy

Sat, 2024-10-26 00:00

Reports about the death of Canada’s immigration consensus arguably have been exaggerated. But there are warning signs — both for the public’s attitude toward immigration and for the Trudeau government’s legacy.

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Canadian hits first game-ending grand slam in World Series history

Fri, 2024-10-25 19:50

Freddie Freeman hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in a dramatic opener Friday night.

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Missing B.C. man found dead; brings atmospheric river death toll to 4

Fri, 2024-10-25 18:02

A man who went missing following last weekend's atmospheric river in Coquitlam has been found, officials have confirmed.

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B.C. village residents upset after natural hot spring filled in

Fri, 2024-10-25 16:20

Residents of Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., are a little angry over the recent destruction of a popular natural hot spring, known locally as "Hobo Hot Springs," where community members had built a makeshift pool from stones and logs near Harrison Lake.

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Toronto lawyer couple sentenced to jail for contempt over millions in missing homebuyer funds

Fri, 2024-10-25 16:18

A pair of Toronto lawyers accused of embezzling more than $6.5 million from real estate clients have been sentenced to 30 days each in jail for failing to obey court orders to hand over financial records and answer questions about where the money went.

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Apology long overdue for U.S. Indian boarding schools, says former student

Fri, 2024-10-25 14:31

A former student of federal Indian boarding schools in the U.S. says Joe Biden's rare presidential apology was long overdue. "They should have done it years ago," says 74-year-old Rosie Yellowhair.

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This B.C. city had 50 tonnes of 'fatbergs' removed from its sewers

Fri, 2024-10-25 13:00

Workers in Metro Vancouver have chiselled away about 50 tonnes of so-called "fatbergs" that have clogged the sewer system and prompted a reminder to residents not to dump grease down the drain.

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RCMP says it has 'strong evidence' linking campaign of violence to the 'highest levels' of Indian government

Fri, 2024-10-25 12:13

The head of the RCMP says the Mounties have strong evidence showing the “highest levels” of the Indian government were involved in orchestrating a campaign of violence and intimidation on Canadian soil.

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'Violence is not good for any reason,' University of Waterloo stabber says in apology at sentencing

Fri, 2024-10-25 12:11

The former student who pleaded guilty in the 2023 stabbing rampage at the University of Waterloo told his sentencing hearing Friday he apologizes to "anyone who might be affected" by his actions. Geovanny Villalba Aleman, 25, spoke on the fifth and final day of proceedings in Kitchener, Ont. He'll learn his fate in January.

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