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No evidence vehicle explosion at Canada-U.S. border was terrorist activity: governor

No evidence vehicle explosion at Canada-U.S. border was terrorist activity: governor

The governor of New York state says there’s no apparent terrorism link to a car that hit a median at breakneck speed, soared through the air, crashed and exploded, killing two people Wednesday at a Canada-U.S. border checkpoint in Niagara Falls.
Police, parliamentary security probing threat over carbon-pricing bill: Senate leader

Police, parliamentary security probing threat over carbon-pricing bill: Senate leader

OTTAWA — Two members of the Independent Senators Group say police and parliamentary security are investigating a threat that forced one of them to leave her home last weekend after a social media post blasted members of the upper chamber for their po
Health Canada approves nationwide removal of blood donor ban sparked by mad cow fears

Health Canada approves nationwide removal of blood donor ban sparked by mad cow fears

Health Canada has granted approval to lift a ban on blood donations from people who lived or travelled in the United Kingdom, Ireland or France for long periods of time in the 1980s and 1990s, Canadian Blood Services said Wednesday.
Canadian woman missing amid Israel-Hamas war: Global Affairs Canada

Canadian woman missing amid Israel-Hamas war: Global Affairs Canada

OTTAWA — One Canadian woman is missing in the Middle East, a senior federal bureaucrat told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday when asked whether there any Canadians among the people taken hostage by Hamas.
Former RCMP official Cameron Jay Ortis found guilty of breaching secrets law

Former RCMP official Cameron Jay Ortis found guilty of breaching secrets law

OTTAWA — A jury has found former RCMP intelligence official Cameron Jay Ortis guilty of breaching Canada's secrets law.
Tories accused of trying to distract from stating position on replacement workers ban

Tories accused of trying to distract from stating position on replacement workers ban

OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives were accused of trying to distract and confuse Wednesday as they were pressed to state their position on a piece of Liberal government legislation banning the use of replacement workers, at a time when Pierre Poilievre
Feds promise long-awaited Indigenous loan guarantee program, but offer few details

Feds promise long-awaited Indigenous loan guarantee program, but offer few details

OTTAWA — The "next steps" for a long-awaited Indigenous loan guarantee program will be announced in next year's federal budget, the Liberal government promised in its fall economic statement on Tuesday.
The latest on the deadly explosion at the Canada-U. S. border crossing in New York

The latest on the deadly explosion at the Canada-U. S. border crossing in New York

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Four of the busiest border crossing points between Canada and the United States were abruptly closed Wednesday after a vehicle exploded at a U.S. checkpoint in Niagara Falls.
Non-binary Montrealer on hunger strike to get 'X' gender marker on Quebec health card

Non-binary Montrealer on hunger strike to get 'X' gender marker on Quebec health card

MONTREAL — On Monday morning, Alexe Frédéric Migneault packed a car with blankets and drove to Quebec City.
Quebec court orders pause to ratification of McGill student union pro-Palestine vote

Quebec court orders pause to ratification of McGill student union pro-Palestine vote

MONTREAL — The Quebec Superior Court has issued an order temporarily blocking a McGill University student society from moving forward with a pro-Palestinian policy approved in a recent referendum.