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Montreal stabbing leaves man in hospital
A 25-year-old man is in hospital after a stabbing in Montreal's Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie borough.
Montreal police (SPVM) received a 911 call at 5 a.m. Tuesday about the incident on the corner of Beaubien Street and 29e Avenue.
"When police arrived on the scene, they located the victim, conscious and injured to the upper body…
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Princess Anne wraps up three-day royal visit to B.C. with Victoria events
Princess Anne spent her final day in Victoria planting a tree to honour late Queen, commemorating the Battle of Atlantic, and seeing a sailor off.
Even though he was about to set off on an 18-month sailing trip, Bill Norrie dressed up in a two-piece suit on Sunday.
Standing to attention in his sailboat docked at the Royal Victoria Yacht…
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Bombarded with spam texts? Stats show the problem is getting worse in Canada
At least once a day, Digvijay Kosamia glances at his vibrating cellphone to check the latest text he's received, only to find a "frustrating" message from an unknown number.
Sometimes it's a notification supposedly from Canada Post about a package that Kosamia didn't order.
Other times, the message informs him a major bank has…
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Parliamentary report on Emergencies Act decision is 18 months past due — and counting
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press
Published Saturday, May 4, 2024 6:18AM EDT
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More than half of Canadians say freedom of speech is under threat, new poll suggests
A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians feel their right to freedom of speech is in danger.
The Leger online survey found 57 per cent of respondents who said free speech in Canada is under threat.
Of those, 34 per cent said it was "somewhat" threatened, while 23 per cent said they consider the threat a serious one.…
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Capital gains tax hike to hit Canadian investors’ returns
Breadcrumb Trail LinksNewsAnalysts say higher tax will cut returns from Canadian stocksPublished May 02, 2024 • Last updated 46 minutes ago • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.Capital gains tax hike will hit your Canadian stock portfolio, say analysts Photo by Getty…
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Motorcyclist dies after crash on Hwy. 401 in Scarborough
A motorcyclist has died following a crash on Highway 401 in Scarborough early this morning, Ontario Provincial Police say.
The collision occurred in the westbound collector lanes of the highway near Port Union Road at around 7 a.m. OPP said the motorcycle collided with a pickup truck.
The 27-year-old rider from Toronto…
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Infant among 4 dead in Highway 401 crash after officer pursuit | Globalnews.ca
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The Special Investigations Unit says four people have died, including an infant, after a major crash on Highway 401 that started with a robbery call in Clarington, Ont. and a wrong-way pursuit with officers onto the highway.
The…
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Weather system that caused deadly U.S. tornadoes heads north to Canada, bringing rain and
As the U.S. deals with severe storms and tornadoes, some Canadian provinces are bracing for impact north of the border.
The same system that brought deadly tornadoes is hammering Ontario and Quebec with snow and freezing rain in some areas, CTV Your Morning's meteorologist Kelsey McEwen said.
In central Ontario, warnings…
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Health minister ‘deeply appreciative’ of doctors but capital gains changes here to stay
Health Minister Mark Holland says while he is “deeply appreciative” of the work doctors in Canada do, the federal government has no plans to scrap the proposed capital gains tax changes outlined in the latest budget, despite opposition from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA).
“I think that these are fair changes, there's…
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