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Heavy rainfall and more freezing rain hits Toronto and surrounding areas

Wed, 2025-04-02 03:03

Toronto remained under a rainfall warning on Wednesday night with heavy rain in the forecast until early Thursday.

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How a device called an exoskeleton is helping one N.B. man get back on his feet

Wed, 2025-04-02 02:00

The exoskeleton is a battery-operated, wearable device that gives patients with minimal movement in their legs the ability to walk.

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I'm a proud Anishinaabe who asserts my Indigenous sovereignty. That's why I won't vote

Wed, 2025-04-02 01:00

Andrea Landry's mother often reminded her that she was Anishinaabe and not Canadian. While she advocates for her people and speaks out for treaty rights, she says she has not and will not participate in the colonial political system by voting in federal elections.

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'It's a disaster': As Hamilton mom faces long waitlists, child care is top of mind this federal election

Wed, 2025-04-02 01:00

Shruti Bangera would be all for the Liberal government's national child-care program — if only she could take advantage of it. But so far, the Hamilton mom has had no luck finding a spot for her 15-month-old son.

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Looking to buy a car? If U.S. auto tariffs go through, you'll likely pay more

Wed, 2025-04-02 01:00

The 25 per cent tariffs from the U.S. set to go into effect on April 3 would increase the price of a car by thousands, while those in the industry say the mere threat of the tariffs is keeping buyers away.

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Housing proposals during federal campaign hearken back to a different kind of war

Wed, 2025-04-02 01:00

A housing crisis mixed with a need to house the people working in wartime industries in the early 1940s prompted the creation of Wartime Housing Limited, essentially a federal developer. Some policy proposals during this campaign are taking cues from that wartime effort.

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These are the assets disclosed by Canada's party leaders, and the rules that govern them

Wed, 2025-04-02 01:00

Liberal Leader Mark Carney's assets have been in the spotlight in this election, but what assets do Canada's other political leaders have, and what rules must they follow?

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Agnes Benn's death and the hidden history of Birtle residential school's predatory principal

Wed, 2025-04-02 01:00

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard very little about Agnes Benn, a teen girl who died near a Manitoba residential school in 1930, and the multiple sex abuse charges faced by the school's principal, Henry Currie.

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Conservatives drop B.C. candidate in New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville

Tue, 2025-04-01 19:53

The Conservatives have dropped Lourence Singh, the party's candidate for the New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville riding in the upcoming federal election.

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Southbound border crossings in B.C.'s Lower Mainland saw sharp drop in 2025 as U.S. tariffs took hold

Tue, 2025-04-01 18:56

As U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods took hold at the start of this year, the number of vehicles with B.C. licence plates heading south via border crossings dropped sharply, data shows.

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Greens qualify to join Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and BQ at leaders' debates

Tue, 2025-04-01 16:20

The Green Party will participate in two federal leaders' debates this month after meeting the minimum requirements to attend, organizers said Tuesday.

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Carney disrupts his campaign for 2nd time to return to Ottawa ahead of Trump's tariffs

Tue, 2025-04-01 15:59

Liberal Leader Mark Carney is once again pausing his campaign in the federal election to head back to Ottawa ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's expected Wednesday announcement of widespread tariffs.

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Conservatives drop Montreal candidate who shared conspiracy theories on social media

Tue, 2025-04-01 15:13

Stefan Marquis announced on X Tuesday that he is no longer a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in the Montreal riding of Laurier-Sainte-Marie due to recent posts he made on the social media platform.

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Red, white and bruised: World braces for battery of Trump tariffs on Wednesday

Tue, 2025-04-01 13:09

After spending more than two years teasing of tariffs, Wednesday is the big reveal: the day President Donald Trump unveils the full scope of his protectionist trade policy. From Wall Street, to Windsor, to a wary Washington, the world will be watching.

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Recap: Carney, Poilievre spar over whether consumer carbon tax is really dead

Tue, 2025-04-01 12:37

For the first time since 2019, Canadian voters woke up in a country without a federal consumer carbon levy. But the two frontrunners in the federal election campaign disagreed about who really killed the carbon tax.

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Windsor Spitfires, 2 leagues call lawsuit alleging sexual assault by 4 Ontario hockey players 'very serious'

Tue, 2025-04-01 11:29

The Windsor Spitfires, CHL and OHL have received a statement of claim outlining what they call "very serious allegations" of a sexual assault by four unnamed players in the spring of 1984. The claim, obtained by CBC News, alleges the assault happened during an end-of-season team party at a Tecumseh billet house.

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Trump administration lists Quebec language law Bill 96 as trade barrier

Tue, 2025-04-01 10:14

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released its annual list of global trade barriers Tuesday — and it includes Quebec's controversial language law, Bill 96.

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He's walked daily at places worldwide since April 1, 2001. At 75, the Ontario man ends his streak on own terms

Tue, 2025-04-01 09:57

Gary Price of London, Ont., laced up his runners and started walking on April 1, 2001, after seeing a good friend suffer a heart attack. He's walked every day since, rain or shine. But now, the 75-year-old has ended his walking streak on his own terms.

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New 'modest' housing plans bring back old ideas to ease Canada's housing crisis

Tue, 2025-04-01 09:21

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation launches an updated version of its housing design catalogue. It includes 50 low-rise designs with regional adaptations. The goal is for homeowners and builders to use the designs to build cheaper homes fast.

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