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Ottawa silent on tariff retaliation as Carney takes part in talks with Trump
Medicine Hat News
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June 5, 2025
By Canadian Press on June 5, 2025. OTTAWA — Ottawa held its fire for a second day in a row Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled his steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 per cent — despite numerous calls for Canada to swiftly retaliate...
Vancouver General Hospital receives $60-million donation to fund cardiovascular institute
The Globe and Mail
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June 5, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Ajay Dilawri says the foundation made the donation after Dr. Wood and his team were the only ones who didn’t propose 'invasive' open-heart surgery for his father.JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press The president of the...
Canada and CERN forge stronger ties for future scientific breakthroughs
Innovation News Network
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June 5, 2025
This pivotal agreement will drive international collaboration on advanced technologies, large-scale research infrastructure, and the next generation of particle physics exploration. Announced by Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Economic...
Canada’s Ontario province reports death of child from measles
SRN News
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June 5, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix TORONTO (Reuters) -An infant infected with measles has died in southwestern Ontario, Canada, the province’s chief medical officer of health said in a statement on Thursday. The death was the first caused by the contagious...
Canada Post strike: Union files labour practices complaint as talks stall
Global News
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June 5, 2025
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Canada Post over ongoing contract negotiations, as the union scrambles to overcome bargaining pushback from both management and its membership. The union...
Canada infant born with measles from unvaccinated mother dies
FOX 28 - Washington State
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June 5, 2025
A Canadian infant who was born prematurely and had measles has died, officials said Thursday without confirming a cause of death, raising heightened concern about the virus’s resurgence. Canada has recorded 2,755 measles cases — including 2,429...
Vancouver Canucks' Conor Garland Is 'Really Excited' About New Coach Adam Foote
Yahoo Sports
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It’s no secret that the Vancouver Canucks’ 2024-25 season was tumultuous and disappointing. Entering a new chapter after Rick Tocchet’s departure, stability and calm should be the team’s watchwords. To that end, the Canucks elected to promote...
Calgary’s New Density Bonus Program and How it Compares to Other Canadian Models
Canadian Real Estate Wealth
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June 5, 2025
The City of Calgary has announced a new Downtown Density Bonusing Offset Program, launching June 1, 2025, which will support the development of more than 1,500 new homes in the city’s core. This program is designed to remove barriers and offer...
Canada aquaculture lobby renews complaints about US-funded anti-salmon farm campaigns
Undercurrent News
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June 5, 2025
CAMPBELL RIVER, British Columbia, Canada -- One of Canada's most prominent aquaculture advocates has renewed industry complaints about US-funded environmental campaigns, calling for greater scrutiny of foreign influence as the Canadian government...
Calgary student lunch program launches raffle to fund healthy meals
LiveWire Calgary
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June 5, 2025
One of Calgary’s longest-standing lunch providers is aiming to sauce up their donation methods, this time, allowing donors to test their luck. Through a raffle, Brown Bagging for Calgary’s kids, or BB4CK, hopes to raise funds to help ensure that...
City of Champions: Edmonton in spotlight again as Oilers brace for glory
Sportsnet
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June 5, 2025
EDMONTON — It’s a complex place, this city that hopes to break the Canadian curse and bring a Stanley Cup home to Canada for the first time since 1993. Edmonton, like a Winnipeg or a Hamilton, is a city you need to live in to love. I know this — I...
Quarterback Marcus Crandell signs one-day contract to retire as a Calgary Stampeder
Brandon Sun
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June 6, 2025
CALGARY – Marcus Crandell has signed a one-day contract with the Calgary Stampeders so the 51-year-old can officially retire a member of the club. Crandell quarterbacked the Stampeders to a Grey Cup victory in 2001 in the first of his four seasons...
MISHA'S MUSINGS: King Charles III should not be King of Canada
100 Mile House Free Press
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Why should Canada call a British monarch King of Canada when it's undemocratic, Quebec does not want it, and reflects a legacy of colonialism? King Charles III recently came to Canada to deliver the annual Speech from the Throne, which outlines...
Wet‘n’Wild Toronto Officially Opens for Summer June 7
South Asian Daily
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June 5, 2025
Toronto’s premier waterpark returns with thrilling attractions, family-friendly experiences and an all-new summer events lineup BRAMPTON, Ont — Grab your swimsuits, slather on the sunscreen and get ready to make a splash this summer. Wet’n’Wild...
New family-run restaurant opening in ‘architectural gem’ brings Italian charm to downtown Toronto
Toronto.com
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Toronto is an incredible city for food and a new restaurant opening inside one of the city’s “architectural gems” will be another spot to check out when dining out this summer. Located inside the iconic Victory Building at 80 Richmond St. W.,...
Opinion: Amalgamation won’t solve Metro Vancouver’s problems
Vancouver Sun
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June 5, 2025
And the claim that amalgamation would save money is equally shaky. In theory, merging municipalities could create efficiencies by reducing duplication and spreading costs. But in practice, those savings rarely materialize. For example, in the...
1 adult, 2 teens arrested after drive-by shooting near Vancouver high school
FOX 12 - Oregon
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June 6, 2025
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - Several rounds were fired in a drive-by shooting at about noon on May 27 on Plomondon Street, according to Vancouver Police. On Thursday, a search warrant was served at a house on General Anderson Avenue, and Jarod...
What Travelers Need to Know About the Wildfires in Canada
Conde Nast Traveler
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June 5, 2025
Canada’s wildfire season roared to an early start last month and it hasn't abated since. Currently, the situation is most severe in the prairie provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, which have each declared a Provincial State of Emergency. In...
Ottawa reintroduces Citizenship Act reforms that create new framework for ‘citizenship by descent’
Law360 Canada
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By Cristin Schmitz ( June 5, 2025, 4:42 PM EDT) -- The minority Liberal government has reintroduced Citizenship Act amendments that would create a new “citizenship by descent” framework going forward, allowing those born abroad to Canadians,...
First nonstop flight to Vancouver launches from Raleigh-Durham International Airport
WITN - North Carolina
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June 5, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - A flight offering nonstop service between the Triangle and the West Coast of Canada took flight for the first time today. Air Canada says the inaugural nonstop flight from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Vancouver...