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Mon, 30 May 2022 07:56:32 EDT
Government tables bill to limit handguns, pledges to buy back assault-style weapons
New gun control legislation the federal government tabled today includes a national freeze on the purchase, sale, importation and transfer of handguns in Canada — the government's most ambitious att...

Mon, 30 May 2022 15:18:56 EDT
3 homes under evacuation order after landslides, no other buildings at risk, Whitehorse mayor says
The City of Whitehorse issued evacuation orders for three homes it considers at risk after two more landslides took place in the city over the weekend.

Mon, 30 May 2022 18:43:42 EDT
First Nations call on federal ministers to extend Indian day school claims process
As the deadline for the countrywide class-action settlement for First Nations and Inuit children who suffered harm while attending federally run Indian day schools approaches, calls for an extension a...

Mon, 30 May 2022 18:40:31 EDT
Nearly 300,000 Canadians waiting for Nexus approval as backlog grows
Canada's backlog of Nexus applications has ballooned into the hundreds of thousands, despite a sharp downturn in applicants during the pandemic, prompting blowback from frustrated travellers as clogge...

Mon, 30 May 2022 17:52:11 EDT
Why Sidhu Moose Wala's violent death has sent shock waves from Punjab to Brampton
Sidhu Moose Wala's success story was an international one, but Brampton is where he rose to fame. His death has sent shock waves through Punjabi diaspora communities across the world.

Mon, 30 May 2022 16:39:36 EDT
Canadian merchants may see rebates after fee settlement with Visa, MasterCard deal
Businesses in Canada may be eligible to claim some credit card processing fees following a multimillion-dollar class action settlement with Visa and MasterCard.

Mon, 30 May 2022 17:24:41 EDT
Steve Nash headlines list of inductees to Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
Steve Nash, a two-time NBA MVP and voted one of the league's 75 greatest players of all time, is among a group of seven who will be inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame on July 10 in Tor...

Mon, 30 May 2022 17:42:50 EDT
Law groups 'alarmed' over arrest of lawyer outside Ford rally near Hamilton airport
The Criminal Lawyers' Association and Women In Canadian Criminal Defence jointly criticize the arrest of Toronto-based lawyer Caryma Sa'd near an Ontario Progressive Conservative campaign stop in ...

Mon, 30 May 2022 17:11:17 EDT
Mountie in charge of early N.S. mass shooting response hopes testimony offers families some peace
Staff Sgt. Brian Rehill, who was in charge of the police response after 911 calls came in from Portapique, N.S., hopes his testimony provides some answers for families on a day when some people who l...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 11:34:25 EDT
Indigenous communities 'expecting more' from Pope's visit, says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon

Mon, 30 May 2022 16:08:38 EDT
Mary Ng under ethics probe over contract to firm co-founded by Liberal strategist
The federal ethics commissioner has opened an investigation into the conduct of International Trade Minister Mary Ng over a contract given to a company co-founded by a Liberal strategist. ...

Mon, 30 May 2022 17:52:09 EDT
Rogers and Shaw agree to injunction that temporarily blocks their merger closing
The Competition Bureau says Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. have agreed to a preliminary injunction that prevents them from closing their proposed $26-billion merger until the ...

Mon, 30 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Close races to watch in the final stretch of the Ontario election campaign
With just three full days left before the June 2 general election, Ontario's political parties are campaigning hard to shore-up support in key ridings. Here are eight races CBC News will be watching...

Mon, 30 May 2022 06:58:58 EDT
Want to reconnect with urban nature? This man will lend you his canoes — for free
Matt Thompson, of Hamilton, started lending his canoes to friends at the beginning of the pandemic during quarantine two years ago. Now, he lets those who want to explore Hamilton waters use them at n...

Mon, 30 May 2022 14:23:04 EDT
People in Fort Erie and Hamilton march and mourn for victims of racist attack in Buffalo
Deb Kohler, an American living in Hamilton, had never been to a political march before Sunday, when she stood beside strangers in Fort Erie, Ont., all gathered to remember the 10 people killed and th...

Mon, 30 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Military should give up control of sexual assault cases permanently: former Supreme Court justice
The time has come for the Canadian Armed Forces to permanently give up control of investigations of sexual offences by its members, says a damning new report by a former Supreme Court justice that ...

Mon, 30 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Couple's win forces Ontario town to revisit its approach to 'naturalized' lawns
A Smiths Falls, Ont., couple say they're pleased the town has rescinded an order to uproot their "naturalized" lawn, but fear the battle isn't over yet.

Sun, 29 May 2022 13:24:28 EDT
Inquest into death of Samwel Uko opens in Regina
A much anticipated public inquest into the death of Samwel Uko, 20, began hearing testimony in a Regina hotel on Monday

Mon, 30 May 2022 14:06:37 EDT
Standing tall again: WW II tank monument in London, Ont., emerges from makeover
An 80-year-old tank, the Holy Roller — London, Ont.'s most iconic monument to the Second World War — emerged from its nearly year-long restoration to a cheering crowd Monday. 

Mon, 30 May 2022 04:30:00 EDT
N.L.'s fluctuating and frustrating gas prices: Is regulation to blame?
As fuel prices continue to fluctuate in Newfoundland and Labrador — and across the country — the entity that regulates prices in the province is facing increased scrutiny.



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