Census data shows linguistic diversity on the rise in Canada
The latest census figures show a record-high number of people in Canada now have a mother tongue other than French or English.
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N.W.T. child-care providers 'trying to be optimistic' about $10-a-day deal
Early learning and child-care providers in the Northwest Territories say they are hopeful more support is coming following a rocky initial rollout of federal funding in the territory.
Number of Indigenous-language speakers drops in Canada: census
New data from Statistics Canada suggests the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language has dropped slightly.
Intelligence memo flagged possible 'violent revenge' after Ottawa protest shutdown
Newly disclosed documents show federal intelligence officials warned decision-makers that the police dispersal of 'Freedom Convoy' protesters in Ottawa last winter could prompt an 'opportunistic attack' against a politician or symbol of government.
Proportion of French speakers declines nearly everywhere in Canada, including Quebec
The proportion of Canadians who predominantly speak French at home declined in all provinces and territories except Yukon between 2016 and 2021, according to the latest census release.
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Ont. child dies in head-on collision, seven others injured
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'We're at our last stand': Tent city residents, advocates speak out against Vancouver's eviction plans
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Canada's inflation rate slows in July despite price gains in food, rent, travel
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Proposed provincial policing plan would bolster Alberta’s rural, remote detachments
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Baby rocker, swing recalled over strangulation hazard
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OPINION
OPINION | Economists are forecasting a recession in Canada, how should you prepare?
The next time the Bank of Canada raises interest rates on the scheduled date of September 7, 2022, it could potentially trigger a recession. Although there may be a chance that we don’t enter into a recession and the BoC is still hoping for a soft landing, it’s best to be prepared. Contributor Christopher Liew explains how.
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Sunken fishing boat off B.C. shifts into deeper water, leaks fuel in key orca habitat
Crews are working to drain fuel from a sunken fish boat in U.S. waters just east of Vancouver Island before it fouls a key feeding ground for endangered southern resident killer whales. An update from the U.S. Coast Guard says the 15-metre Aleutian Isle has shifted since it went down Saturday off Washington state, near San Juan Island, roughly 25 kilometres east of Victoria.
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Former Tamil migrant ship being dismantled in B.C.
An abandoned cargo ship that once brought 76 Tamil migrants from Sri Lanka to British Columbia is being dismantled. The vessel was the first of two ships carrying Tamil asylum seekers to reach B.C.'s coastal waters more than a decade ago.
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Lead investigator in N.S. mass shooting says he stands by political interference accusations
The senior Mountie who made allegations of political meddling in the investigation into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting defended his position to members of parliament Tuesday.
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Video shows man berating women for not speaking English at B.C. SkyTrain station
A two-minute video posted to TikTok that shows a man berating two women for not speaking English at a Richmond, B.C., SkyTrain station is making the rounds on social media.
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Scavenger hunt: Lead singer of Arkells hides free tickets in Vancouver
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BARRIE
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Seven fire crews battle house fire in Clearview
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Proportion of French speakers declines nearly everywhere in Canada, including Quebec
The proportion of Canadians who predominantly speak French at home declined in all provinces and territories except Yukon between 2016 and 2021, according to the latest census release.
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The return of Zellers: Hudson's Bay to resurrect Canadian discount retail chain
Canadian department store Zellers hopes to make a comeback next year, a decade after the discount chain shuttered most of its locations.
Edmonton
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Part of 97 Street closed for fire response
No one was hurt in a fire at an apartment building in central Edmonton overnight.
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UNESCO team in Alberta to judge if Wood Buffalo Park should go on endangered list
A United Nations body that monitors some of the world's greatest natural glories is in Canada again to assess government responses to ongoing threats to the country's largest national park, including plans to release treated oilsands tailings into its watershed.
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WEATHER
WEATHER | Josh Classen's forecast: Sunny and hot for the rest of the week
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KITCHENER
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Fire crews advise caution after more than 100 animals were killed in two separate barn fires
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'This is bigger than football': Golden Hawks welcome back Light House members for training day
A tradition has returned to the turf on Tuesday at University Stadium in Waterloo.
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Guelph teen arrested for reportedly pulling fire alarm, smashing window at hospital
Guelph police have arrested a teen they say pulled a fire alarm at a hospital and smashed a window.
LONDON
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SIU investigating after man suffers serious injuries following incident on Highbury Avenue
The province's police watchdog is investigating the circumstances of a man's injuries he suffered early Wednesday morning.
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Police asking public to use caution after baby locked inside vehicle
Provincial police are asking parents to always be mindful after a baby was locked inside a vehicle accidentally.
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Sarnia, Ont. police locate missing 17-year-old girl
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NORTHERN ONTARIO
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Magic mushrooms found in northern Ontario geocache
Police are issuing a warning to northern Ontario residents after a bag of hallucinogenic drugs was found in a geocache in a provincial park.
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The return of Zellers: Hudson's Bay to resurrect Canadian discount retail chain
Canadian department store Zellers hopes to make a comeback next year, a decade after the discount chain shuttered most of its locations.
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Couple fears for safety after man hurls racist insults in front of their 8-year-old daughter
A family is concerned about their safety after they were berated outside of their home by a man who hurled racist abuse at them telling them to go back to Pakistan or India.
OTTAWA
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St. Brigid's occupiers want charges laid against petition poster campaigners
Posters against the group setting up shop in the former St. Brigid's church in Lowertown will have to come down because they violate city bylaws, according to the head of Ottawa Bylaw and Regulatory Services.
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Everyone else to blame for LRT failures, everyone involved tells inquiry
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Huge country music festival cancelled for third time and fans want refunds, answers
One of the largest music festivals in Canada was scheduled to be this weekend. But instead, it was cancelled for the third year in a row.
Regina
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Service disruption at Assiniboia hospital highlights province-wide issue
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Scam involving death threats, graphic images over text detected in Regina: RPS
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'I let Rider Nation down': Riders' Garrett Marino returns to practice after 4 week suspension
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TORONTO
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Ontario man gets massive surprise after winning lottery on first-ever ticket
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Country music festival cancelled for a third time – fans want refunds and answers
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Mysterious mountain of dirt appears in Toronto neighbourhood
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Windsor
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Woman dies after crash involving cement truck in Chatham-Kent
A 55-year-old woman has died after a collision between a cement truck and an SUV on Tuesday.
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Sunny to start, but possible showers moving into region Wednesday
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A healthcare solution? Growing calls to open more nurse practitioner-led clinics in Windsor-Essex
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WINNIPEG
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'An honest mistake': house in Manitoba built too close to neighbour allowed to stay
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How the last two years have impacted the mental health of Canadian children
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The return of Zellers: Hudson's Bay to resurrect Canadian discount retail chain
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Politics
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Intelligence memo flagged possible 'violent revenge' after Ottawa protest shutdown
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Lead investigator in N.S. mass shooting says he stands by political interference accusations
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One in four border officers witnessed discrimination by colleagues: internal report
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Why is ArriveCan still mandatory, and what is Ottawa's plan for the app?
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N.S. shooting inquiry: Advice given to witness worries former judge
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Public hearings in Emergencies Act inquiry to start in September
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World
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Ukrainians flee grim life in Russian-occupied Kherson
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U.K. man in court over threat to 'kill Queen' with crossbow
A man who got into the grounds of Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow told police he wanted to "kill the queen," prosecutors said during a court hearing Wednesday.
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Murkowski advances in Alaska U.S. Senate race, Palin in House
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Woman who passed drugs to inmate through kiss charged with murder: TDOC
A woman accused of smuggling drugs into a Tennessee Department of Correction facility in February now finds herself behind bars after a fatal overdose of an inmate.
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Taiwan holds military exercises following drills from China
Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing's political control over the self-governing island, following new rounds of threatening drills from China.
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Crimea 'sabotage' highlights Russia's woes in Ukraine war
A spate of explosions and a fire that was still burning Wednesday have turned Russian-annexed Crimea from a secure base for the further invasion of Ukraine into the latest flashpoint highlighting Moscow's challenges ahead in a war that is nearing the half-year mark.
Canada
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Census data shows linguistic diversity on the rise in Canada
The latest census figures show a record-high number of people in Canada now have a mother tongue other than French or English.
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N.W.T. child-care providers 'trying to be optimistic' about $10-a-day deal
Early learning and child-care providers in the Northwest Territories say they are hopeful more support is coming following a rocky initial rollout of federal funding in the territory.
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Number of Indigenous-language speakers drops in Canada: census
New data from Statistics Canada suggests the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language has dropped slightly.
Health
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First possible case of human-to-dog monkeypox transmission 'not surprising,' WHO says
The first possible case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox -- recently reported in a couple and their pet in Paris -- had been a theoretical risk up till now, said Dr. Rosamund Lewis, technical lead on the monkeypox response for the World Health Organization.
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New York City reports 2 human cases of the West Nile virus as the city sees record number of infected mosquitoes
Two human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in New York as the virus has been detected in a record number of mosquitoes in the city, health officials said Tuesday.
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Parents may need a prescription for some children's liquid medication, SickKids warns
Parents of young children may need a prescription for over-the-counter fever and pain medication due to a shortage at some pharmacies, Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is warning.
Entertainment
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R. Kelly jury to hear opening statements at trial in Chicago
Opening statements set for Wednesday give prosecutors and R. Kelly's attorneys their first chance to address jurors directly about charges that accuse the R&B singer of enticing of minors for sex, producing child pornography and rigging his 2008 pornography trial.
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Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of 'Das Boot,' dies
Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic 'Das Boot' propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career that included the films 'In the Line of Fire,' 'Air Force One' and 'The Perfect Storm,' has died. He was 81.
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Olivia Rodrigo to induct Alanis Morissette into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo will usher Alanis Morissette into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame next month.
Sci-Tech
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NASA's moon rocket moved to launch pad for 1st test flight
NASA's new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad Wednesday ahead of its debut flight in less than two weeks.
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Scientists plan the resurrection of an animal that's been extinct since 1936
Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, which used to roam the Australian bush.
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Snoopy, mannequins and Apollo 11 items will swing by the moon aboard Artemis I
While no human crew will travel aboard NASA's Artemis I mission, that doesn't mean the Orion spacecraft will be empty. When the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule, scheduled for liftoff on August 29, set off on a trip beyond the moon, the spacecraft will be carrying some special items on board including three mannequins, toys and even an Amazon Alexa.
Business
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The return of Zellers: Hudson's Bay to resurrect Canadian discount retail chain
Canadian department store Zellers hopes to make a comeback next year, a decade after the discount chain shuttered most of its locations.
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U.K. inflation reaches 10.1 per cent on soaring food, energy costs
Britain's inflation rate rose to a new 40-year high of 10.1 per cent in July, a faster pace than in the U.S. and Europe as climbing food prices in the United Kingdom tightened a cost-of-living squeeze fuelled by the soaring cost of energy.
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Elon Musk jokingly says he is buying Manchester United
Having seen eight coaches come and go in less than 10 years, Manchester United fans know their false dawns. Wednesday shed a different light on strife at the giant football club: Elon Musk said he was buying it -- and then said it was all a joke.
Autos
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GM recalls 484K big SUVs in U.S. to fix problem third-row seat belts
General Motors is recalling more than 484,000 large SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem that can cause the third-row seat belts to malfunction.
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You can buy a Dodge Challenger convertible as the model ends its run
The modern Dodge Challenger muscle car and the closely related Dodge Charger four-door sedan are ending their long production runs next year.
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Germany: 1 dead after self-driving BMW veers into traffic
A test car with autonomous steering capability veered into oncoming traffic in Germany, killing one person and seriously injuring nine others, police said Tuesday.
Lifestyle
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Norway group wants to erect statue of euthanized walrus
A private fundraising campaign is underway in Norway to erect a statue of a walrus that drew crowds of spectators but was euthanized Sunday after authorities concluded the massive marine mammal posed a risk to humans.
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Snoop Dogg's Snoop Loopz is entering the cereal game
Snoop Loopz is a brand new cereal from Snoop Dogg's Broadus Foods line that he co-founded with fellow rapper Percy 'Master P' Miller.
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How to protect yourself against fraudsters when travelling
Chloe D'Agostini was at a co-working cafe while living abroad when someone walked in, sat down beside her, and discretely stole her wallet from her bag.
Sports
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Majority of Canadians say sexual misconduct is a big issue in youth hockey: survey
Amid allegations of sexual assaults involving members of past Canadian men’s world junior hockey teams, Canadians say sexual misconduct remains a concerning issue within the sport’s culture.
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Canada takes on Switzerland in quarterfinals at world junior hockey championship
It's win or go home as the quarterfinals begin at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton.
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Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics
A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee board member and three people from a clothing company that was a surprise sponsor of the 2020 Games were arrested on bribery suspicions Wednesday.