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Fight on in southern Alberta to save Tyra the mega-popular tourist-luring dinosaur
CALGARY - Tyra the Tyrannosaurus, the lovable landmark that towers over the Drumheller skyline in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, is facing an extinction-level event. The 25-metre-high attraction -- billed as the World's Largest Dinosaur, and the backdrop to hundreds of thousands of tourist photos over a quarter of...
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B.C. Premier David Eby walking back tariff bill after 'anxiety' from stakeholders
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is walking back a key portion of its controversial tariff response law, admitting the proposed legislation "didn't get the balance right." He says the legislation known as Bill 7 needs appropriate "safeguards" after a wave of critici...
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Vancouver police deploying big presence to 'maintain order' at anti-Tesla protests
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say they are investigating 28 anti-Tesla incidents and will deploy more than 130 extra officers to "maintain order" at protests targeting the electric carmaker this weekend. The force says in a statement that the incidents targeting Tesla are suspected to be politically motivated ...
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Canada's most wanted: Quebec street gang leader arrested in Rome hideout
MONTREAL - Canada's most wanted fugitive has been arrested in Italy after more than a year at large. Dave (Pik) Turmel, alleged by police to be the head of Quebec street gang Blood Family Mafia, was arrested in Rome on Thursday after local police were tipped off about his presence in the Italian capital. Quebec City po...
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Estate of late Savoura founder sues helicopter company in 2019 deadly Quebec crash
MONTREAL - A United States helicopter company is facing a $50-million lawsuit in the 2019 crash that killed the founder of a Quebec greenhouse farming company and his teenage son. The estate of Stéphane Roy, the late founder and ex-CEO of Savoura, has launched a lawsuit against Robinson Helicopter Company Inc. i...
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Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic to shut after 35 years
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic that has operated for more than three decades is shutting its doors due to funding uncertainty. The Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic says the facility's lease is set to run out this summer, and relocating and investing in a new site "did not make sense" ...
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Ottawa posts $26.8 billion deficit for April-to-January period
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $26.8 billion for the April-to-January period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $25.7 billion for the same period a year earlier. According to the Finance Department's monthly fiscal monitor, revenue for the 10-month period to...
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CP NewsAlert: Mark Carney set to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump this morning
OTTAWA - A White House official says Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump this morning. More to come. Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press
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Wintry conditions hitting much of Canada, commuter chaos and power outages possible
A blast of wintry weather across a swath of Canada is expected to disrupt commutes and bring possible power outages as a long line of warnings stretch from Edmonton to the shores of Lake Ontario. Environment Canada says the bulk of the notices are made up of snowfall warnings and in southern Ontario they turn into free...
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In the news today: Day 2 of tariff talks for PM, premiers, and RCMP, crime and AI
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to host meeting with premiers today For the second day in a row, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has been pulled away from campaigning to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Carney, in his role as prime minister, will...
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Canadian police partner with AI in arms race against criminals. But at what cost?
VANCOUVER - In one corner of the battle are criminals using artificial intelligence to generate child sexual abuse material - and in the other, AI is being used to help hunt down the offenders. The rise of artificial intelligence has kicked off an arms race between perpetrators and police in Canada. The RCMP's National...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney hosting a meeting with Canada's premiers today
OTTAWA - For the second day in a row, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has been pulled away from campaigning to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Carney, in his role as prime minister, will meet virtually with Canada's premiers today to discuss the country's response to Trump's latest duties. The president signe...
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UBC scientists invent stir stick that detects drugged drinks
VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they're gearing up to start "real-world testing" of a stir stick that can detect if a drink has been spiked with drugs. The university says in a news release that the device called "Spikeless" was developed in its faculty of applied s...
Mar 27, 2025
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'Wrong direction': B.C. Chamber of Commerce latest group to decry tariff bill
Proposed legislation in British Columbia to give the cabinet sweeping powers to respond to threats from foreign governments amid Canada's tariff fight is getting more pushback from businesses as the Greens meet with the government about their concerns. BC Chamber of Commerce President Fiona Famulak says in a letter to ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Canada's greenhouse gas emissions edge down in 2023, among lowest totals since 1990s
A national tally of Canada's climate progress indicates greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly in 2023 and are now about eight per cent lower than they were in 2005. Canada's official greenhouse gas inventory indicates emissions dropped by one per cent from 2022 to 2023, with emissions largely flat across major industr...
Mar 27, 2025
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Parents of slain Manitoba woman hope search for remains in landfill can start soon
WINNIPEG - The parents of a slain Manitoba woman say they hope the search for their daughter's remains can begin soon. Albert and Theresa Shingoose say they're pleased that police have identified their daughter, Ashlee Shingoose, and have determined that her remains are likely in the Brady Road landfill in Winnipeg. Sh...
Mar 27, 2025
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Trial begins for two people accused in shooting death of OPP officer near Brantford
CAYUGA, Ont. - Opening arguments are underway in the trial of two people accused of murder in the shooting death of a provincial police officer more than two years ago. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala was shot on Dec. 27, 2022 while responding to a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., near...
Mar 27, 2025
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CP NewsAlert: Ontario measles case count hits 572, up by more than 100 in past week
TORONTO - Measles cases keep climbing in Ontario, as the province counts more than 100 new cases in the past week. Public Health Ontario is now reporting 572 confirmed and suspected cases since the outbreak began in October. More coming. Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
Mar 27, 2025
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San Antonio and Detroit are among the U.S. cities most vulnerable to tariffs: report
OTTAWA - San Antonio, Detroit and Kansas City are the three American cities most vulnerable to a trade war, says new research by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The research looked at 41 cities in the U.S. to determine which ones are the most dependent on trade with Canada. The report says that U.S. cities that are h...
Mar 27, 2025
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Trump threatens EU and Canada with more tariffs if they work together to harm U.S.
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening large tariffs on the European Union and Canada if they work together to do economic harm to the U.S. In a post on social media, Trump says the tariffs would be "far larger than currently planned." The comments follow Trump's move to impose 25 per cent tariff...
Mar 27, 2025
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Montreal archdiocese launches real estate arm aimed at maximizing social impact
MONTREAL - As Montreal grapples with growing homelessness, the Catholic archdiocese in the city is forming a new real estate arm that it says will help ensure any redevelopment of church properties addresses "pressing community needs." The creation of the Roman Catholic Real Estate Corp. of Montreal, announce...
Mar 27, 2025
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In the news today: Carney's campaign presses pause as new U.S. auto tariffs announced
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump's tariffs derail Carney's campaign plans Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Carney sa...
Mar 27, 2025
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'It's the Wild West': How AI is creating new frontiers for crime in Canada
VANCOUVER - Canadian police patrolling corners of the dark web are well aware of the commonly nefarious ways criminals exploit artificial intelligence. There's deepfake pornography. Voice impersonation. Romance scams that turn into financial fraud. But recently there's been a new twist - criminals offering to "jai...
Mar 27, 2025
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New poll suggests Canadians' fear of losing their jobs to a trade war is fading
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that Canadians are feeling less anxious about losing their jobs as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to pursue his trade war with Canada and much of the world. The Leger poll for The Canadian Press, which sampled 1,599 Canadian adults from March 21 to March 24, suggests that 38 per cent...
Mar 27, 2025
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Trump's auto tariffs derail Carney's federal election campaign plans
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Carney said he was suspending his campaign plans for the day and would return to Ottawa to hold a meeting of the Canada-U.S. cabinet comm...
Mar 27, 2025
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Copy of '60s Beatles demo tape found in
Copy of '60s Beatles demo tape found in Vancouver record store
You just never know what you'll find at your local record store, even if you're the owner. In this case Rob Frith, from Neptoon Records in Vancouver and a longtime supporter of the Canadian music industry, was rummaging around his storage recently for old reel-to reel tapes. He was looking to digitize them as part of a...
Mar 27, 2025
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Three B.C. avalanche victims identified as snow sport industry veterans
The partner of a victim in Monday's avalanche that killed three snow sport veterans in British Columbia's Purcell Mountains says she tried to dig him out and revive him after arriving on the scene. Whistler-based professional snowboarder and filmmaker Leanne Pelosi says on social media that it's "absolutely beyond...
Mar 26, 2025
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New U.S. auto tariffs to devastate sector, raise consumer costs: industry
Canadian auto industry leaders say the latest tariffs announced today by U.S. President Donald Trump will raise the prices of cars for consumers and devastate the sector. "This is nuts," said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association. "It seems he's bent on doing the thing...
Mar 26, 2025
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