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Concordia University celebrates ‘landmark’ fundraising year amid financial challenges
MONTREAL — The president of Montreal’s Concordia University says the success of the school’s most…
Police confirm pilot’s death after plane crash in Lillooet, B.C.
LILLOOET — Police in Lillooet, B.C., have confirmed that a pilot has died when a…
Federal government posts $7.8B deficit for April-to-July period
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $7.8 billion for the first…
Quebec government lifts planned 2035 ban on gas-powered vehicle sales
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is lifting a ban on the sale of gas-powered cars…
Statistics Canada says tourism spending up 0.9 per cent in second quarter at $26.5B
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says total tourism spending in the second quarter rose 0.9 per…
Five things to know about Canada Post’s future after Ottawa announces reforms
Mail service is halted at Canada Post after unionized workers announced Thursday they are on…
Quebec labour tribunal to hear case against Amazon over warehouse closures
MONTREAL — A Quebec labour tribunal will begin hearing witnesses in a case against Amazon…
No simulcast deal this time around for Jays’ game against Rays on Friday night
TORONTO — Baseball fans in Canada should not expect a repeat of a deal that…
Canada Post union launches strike as Ottawa moves to end most door-to-door mail
OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is declaring a countrywide strike, hours after…
Police probe threats of violence aimed at businesses linked to B.C. ostrich cull
Businesses across British Columbia linked or thought to be associated with a planned cull of…
Prada’s Milan runway offers the freedom to compose looks beyond fashion’s conventions
MILAN (AP) — Prada’s cavernous showroom was awash in bright orange paint Thursday for a…
Quebec scraps forestry bill after pushback from Indigenous leaders, environmentalists
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government is scrapping a contentious forestry reform bill that has sparked…
Woman sues Universal Orlando over injuries from same roller coaster in which man died after ride
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A woman has sued Universal Orlando Resort, claiming she was injured…
Branch of Montreal light-rail network to open in November, the other delayed to 2026
MONTREAL — Two new lines for Montreal’s fully automated light-rail network, known as the REM,…
Budget watchdog sounds alarm about Ottawa’s ‘unsustainable’ fiscal path
OTTAWA — “Stupefying,” “shocking” and “unsustainable” — those were just some of the words Ottawa’s…
Former MPs launch volunteer effort to renew NDP ahead of leadership race
OTTAWA — Two former New Democrat MPs who lost their seats in the April election…
Fact File: COVID-19 fuelled drop in life expectancy, contrary to podcast claims
In September, a clip from a January 2024 episode of the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast…
‘Beast mode’ to ‘teraflop’: 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update
NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate”…
More pickets by B.C.’s public sector workers at liquor stores to pressure for talks
VICTORIA — The union representing public sector workers in British Columbia is putting more pressure…
Ticketmaster to give fans more information after uproar in way Oasis tickets were sold in the UK
LONDON (AP) — A company that came under fire during the sale of tickets for…
Galliani turns down Monza presidency as club is sold to US fund
MONZA, Italy (AP) — Monza CEO and Vice President Adriano Galliani is leaving his boyhood…
Streaming is overtaking theaters for movie watchers, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to watch newly released movies from the comfort…
Tariffs, government spending, gas prices — what’s driving inflation right now?
OTTAWA — MPs returned to the House of Commons earlier this month to confront an…
Canadian virus research hub in Saskatoon turns 50 amid concerns over U.S. funding
SASKATOON — One of Canada’s premier vaccine centres celebrates its 50th birthday this week, but…