89 m. ago Amazon faces scrutiny as Canada’s competition watchdog deepens probe

Canada’s competition watchdog secured a court order to help its investigation into whether Amazon.com Inc. is abusing its dominant retail position in the market. The order requires Amazon to produce records relevant to the watchdog’s probe, which started in 2020 and concerns Amazon’s Marketplace fair pricing policy. The Competition Bureau is investigating whether the policy […]

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1 hour ago Italy outraged at killing of heroic police bloodhound, found dead after eating food laced with nails

ROME — The horrific killing of a police bloodhound, who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog career, has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers. Bruno, a 7-year-old bloodhound, was found dead Friday morning in his shed in southern Taranto. His trainer, Arcangelo Caressa, said that he […]

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2 h. ago Competition Bureau gets court order for Amazon pricing probe

The regulator says the investigation focuses on a potential abuse of dominance and is distinct from its investigation into Amazon’s marketing practices.

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3 h. ago New Westminster police investigate assault against Facebook Marketplace seller

The man gave chase after he realized he was paid in counterfeit bills

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3 h. ago Controversial Ontario Place spa cut down to half its size in new design

With Ontario Place bulldozed to the point of being completely unrecognizable and Therme Group in the midst of finalizing designs for the megaspa coming to the property, it seems that we're all going to have to accept that the redevelopment of the park as planned is inevitable at this point, whether we like it or not.Therme has had to make multiple substantial revisions to its proposal in the last few years in response to public backlash, attempting to sway locals' negative feelings about the sprawling private campus that will take over much of the disused waterfront theme park-turned-green space.In the most recent blueprints, which were released on Tuesday and appear to be AI-generated, the facility's still-extremely imposing footprint has been shrunk down, sitting at 33,000 metres (from 65,000 in earlier iterations).A total of ten pools with 20 water slides, nine steam rooms, 14 saunas, and other...

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3 h. ago Advocis Announces 2025 Board of Directors, Led by Chair Curtis Kimpton

Toronto, ON, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada, is pleased to announce Curtis Kimpton, CFP, CLU, CIM as Chair of the TFAAC Board of Directors and the newly elected members of its TFAAC Board of Directors. Curtis is a Senior Wealth Advisor at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth in Saskatoon, […]

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12 h. ago Australia’s Albanese Heads to China as Trump Stresses Alliance

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to travel to China from this weekend, seeking to strengthen ties with his country’s largest trading partner while its top security ally US aims to check Beijing’s presence in Asia.

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12 h. ago Australian Premier Heads to China as Trump Stresses Alliance

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to travel to China for the first time since 2023, seeking to strengthen ties with his country’s largest trading partner while its top security ally US aims to check Beijing’s presence in Asia.

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16 h. ago Man faces 55 charges after 12 firearms, drugs seized: London police

A Southwold man is facing more than 50 weapons and drug-related charges after an investigation turned up guns, ammo and drugs.

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17 h. ago Intimate partner violence reports up nine per cent in first half of 2025, Ottawa police say

Ottawa police said they are releasing intimate partner violence statistics in their "continued commitment to bring awareness to the increased rates of violence against women in our city."

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20 h. ago Asante Closes Bought Deal Private Placement of Subscription Receipts

Not for distribution to U.S. news wire services or dissemination in the United States. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Asante Gold Corporation (CSE: ASE | GSE: ASG | FRANKFURT:1A9 | U.S.OTC: ASGOF) (“Asante” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced bought deal private placement […]

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22 h. ago Helicopter crash west of Red Deer leaves 1 person dead, another injured: RCMP

The crash is now being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board.

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23 h. ago CRIME SCENE: Scarborough man charged with drug, firearm offences after traffic stop

Peel Regional Police have charged a man with 13 drug- and firearm-related offences after a vehicle stop in Mississauga. Cops said they were patrolling near Dixie Rd. and Courtneypark Dr. on June 30 at about 2:30 a.m. when they investigated the operator of a vehicle for a suspected Liquor Licence Act offence. Police said officers […]

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23 h. ago Robert Pickton was fatally stabbed with broken broom handle, investigation reveals

The fatal assault of the convicted serial killer led to a probe that found that inmates routinely had access to objects that could be used as weapons.

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25 h. ago Parks Canada staff doubted ‘graves’ at Kamloops school site: Emails

'But none of these sites have been investigated further to determine that they are graves,' wrote one Parks Canada consultant

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27 h. ago Kissing contamination defence clears French Olympic fencer Thibus in doping appeal case

French Olympic fencer Ysaora Thibus was cleared of a doping allegation Monday because the judges accepted she was contaminated by kissing her American partner over a period of nine days. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling echoed a verdict clearing another French athlete with a similar defense in a doping allegation — tennis player […]

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28 h. ago Some Canadians will get bigger payouts from the government this week

Canadians who are eligible for the Advanced Canada Workers Benefit (ACWB) will get larger payments from the government starting this week.The ACWB is an advanced payment of the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB), a refundable tax credit that eligible individuals can claim on their tax return.The benefit is supposed to help individuals and families who are working and earning a lower income.Canadians who are eligible for the CWB on their tax return will get advanced payments of up to 50 per cent of the CWB through the ACWB. These are paid out automatically three times throughout the year.The federal government usually deposits the money into bank accounts on the 12th, but since it falls on a Saturday in July, the next payment is scheduled for Friday, July 11.You are eligible if:You're over 19 years old on December 31, or live with a spouse or common-law partner or your child,You're a resident of Canada throughout the year, andYou're working but earning less than the&n...

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28 h. ago Woman killed, pilot critically injured in helicopter crash near Red Deer Regional Airport

Investigation has been turned over to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada

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36 h. ago With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Abdulrazak al-Jenan swept the dust off his solar panel on his apartment roof overlooking Damascus. Syria’s largest city was mostly pitch-black, the few speckles of light coming from the other households able to afford solar panels, batteries, or private generators. Al-Jenan went thousands of dollars in debt to buy his solar […]

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40 h. ago Report details prison assault that led to B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton’s death

The board of investigation report released Friday says Pickton was assaulted as medication was being distributed in the unit he was housed in at Quebec's Port-Cartier Institution

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