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Justice bill takes aim at femicide, coercive control, pornographic deepfakes
OTTAWA — Federal legislation introduced Tuesday proposes new measures to address hateful and controlling behaviour…
Quebec tables bill to help speed up major projects, mirroring Ottawa, other provinces
QUÉBEC — Quebec tabled its own bill Tuesday to expedite large-scale projects in the province,…
Ride-hailing companies like Uber should face more municipal scrutiny: Halifax report
HALIFAX — Uber drivers in Halifax could soon be subjected to more scrutiny under changes…
Ottawa signs partnership with Canadian firms on military’s Arctic satellite project
OTTAWA — Ottawa has signed a new strategic partnership with the Canadian firms Telesat and…
B.C. rent decline leads Canadian jurisdictions in December
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is crediting its anti-speculation policies with a decline in…
FBI adds true crime TV producer to Most Wanted list for loan fraud tied to phony heiress story
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former head of a California company that produced true…
After loan stint, Canada’s Mathieu Choiniere joins Los Angeles FC on permanent basis
TORONTO — Canadian international midfielder Mathieu Choiniere, who joined Los Angeles FC in May on…
Takeover bid of parent company means limbo for CNN and some fellow cable networks
Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery places CNN and its sister cable…
Georgia O’Keeffe’s views of the New Mexico desert will be preserved with conservation plan
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A new conservation agreement will preserve land with breathtaking desert…
Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta
CALGARY — Singer Corb Lund has been given the go-ahead to soon start collecting signatures…
B.C. First Nation meets with Alberta minister to oppose changing tanker ban
Cameron Hill was six or seven years old in the 1970s when he and his…
ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension
President Donald Trump won’t be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night…
Golden Globes enter the world of podcasts and tread carefully, avoiding controversy
NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globes this year introduced a best podcast category and,…
Air Transat poised to start suspending flights as strike deadline looms
MONTREAL — Air Transat passengers face the prospect of flight suspensions this week as the…
Trump says Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. ‘could be a problem’ because of size of market share
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has suggested that a deal struck by Netflix to…
Coroner investigating after woman, 88, found dead outside retirement home in Laval
LAVAL — The coroner is investigating the death of an 88-year-old woman found outside a…
Quebec announces plan to cut environmental assessment times in half
MONTREAL — Quebec’s will reduce the amount of time it takes to complete an environmental…
Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion offer by Netflix
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount on Monday launched a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros.…
‘One Battle After Another’ leads Golden Globe nominations, while ‘Wicked: For Good’ falters
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd…
PM says back-to-office plan for bureaucrats coming soon as MPs call for flexibility
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday his government’s plan to get public servants…
Plan in works to save some jobs slated to be cut at Algoma Steel: union
SAULT STE. MARIE — Plans are in the works to save hundreds of the roughly…
Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate, move to sidelines after an uncertain 2025
OTTAWA — Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate…
Trump says ‘We’ll see’ on whether to restart trade talks with Canada
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump answered “we’ll see” when he was asked Sunday whether…
Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman who owned Stars, Rangers and Liverpool teams, dies at 79
DALLAS (AP) — Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman and philanthropist who owned two Dallas-area professional…