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B.C. Ferries cancels 35 sailings due to mechanical issues

B.C. Ferries has cancelled 35 sailings on its busy Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen route through Sunday due to mechanical issues.The operator says there is a mechanical...

Search continues for N.S. diver missing since Friday in Digby County

Police say efforts to recover the body of a 29-year-old diver from Meteghan who went missing on Friday in St. Marys Bay, near Digby, are...

TIFF 2024: Your guide to the buzzy movies and celeb sightings

The Toronto International Film Festival, Canada's festival of festivals, is back for another year. Running from Sept. 5 to Sept. 15, you can see...

Ontario on waterspout watch this weekend

We're heading into waterspout season across the lower Great Lakes, and this weekend will see the perfect set-up for waterspout formation.A waterspout is a...

Woman charged in US with murdering her children fights extradition from UK

By Sam TobinLONDON (Reuters) - An American woman wanted in the United States for the murder of two of her children and attempting to...

Malaysia to investigate media leak of classified diplomatic note from China

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it would file a police report and carry out an internal investigation into the...

Blueberry grower in P.E.I. harnesses the sun to irrigate and fertilize crop

A blueberry grower in P.E.I. is using the power of the sun to irrigate and fertilize his crop by way of a custom-designed system of...

Toronto calls on residents to weigh in on a new renovictions bylaw

The city of Toronto is set to gather feedback from the public this month on a plan for a new bylaw that would crack down...

Rock star: Kingston-area mineral captures carbon, boosts crops

Farmers in eastern Ontario are cautiously embracing a new mineral that promises to boost crop yields while also capturing atmospheric carbon.Canadian Wollastonite is the Seeley's...

Needles, knives and a deadly fire: Eastern Ontario town grapples with ‘inevitable’ tragedy

Since the fire, the house has been unlivable, forcing tenants to find housing elsewhere. Landlord Matt Raham said he welcomed tenants back inside to...

Crown seeks closed-door hearings for lawsuit claiming feds contributed to Canadian’s torture

After years of delays, a Canadian man's lawsuit accusing the federal government of contributing to his detention and torture abroad is finally going before...

Province pulling funding for Calgary’s Green Line LRT project, letter says

The Alberta government is pulling its share of the funding for Calgary's Green Line LRT, according to a letter sent to Mayor Jyoti Gondek...

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