93 m. ago Man pleads guilty to Oak Bay machete attack that left woman with life

The attack happened on April 25, 2017, when Kaspar Handspiker broke into a home in the 2500 block of Esplanade Road and attacked the victim who was home alone.

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1 hour ago Catherine Galliford, who challenged RCMP sexual harassment, dies at 58

Galliford's sexual harassment lawsuit prompted a class action suit and more than $100 million was paid to sexual harassment victims in the RCMP.

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2 h. ago Netanyahu Attacks Australia for Recognizing Palestinian State

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese of betrayal for planning to recognize a Palestinian state, in a rare public attack on a historically friendly nation.

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2 h. ago Gunmen kill at least 13 people during mosque shooting in Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria on Tuesday morning, killing at least 13 people during morning prayers, local authorities said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the town of Unguwan Mantau, in the state of Katsina, but such attacks are common in Nigeria’s northwestern and north-central regions where […]

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2 h. ago Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect’s fitness hearing

VANCOUVER — A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial. The ban, which is supported by both prosecutors and the defence, says evidence in the British Columbia provincial court […]

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3 h. ago Edmonton city council turns down one infill rezoning application and approves another

After a public hearing, councillors shut down a request to plunk a 12-unit rental development in between homes in the 11600 block of 76 Avenue NW, while greenlighting a nearby corner development for a 10-unit building with two backyard units

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3 h. ago Dad accused of drowning daughter in New York makes court appearance

The lawyer representing a father charged with murdering his nine-year-old Canadian daughter in Upstate New York said his client will ask for bail. Luciano Frattolin appeared Tuesday in Essex County court in Elizabethtown, N.Y., for a hearing to provide updates on his upcoming murder trial. Assistant public defender Eric Weyand told Judge Tatiana Coffinger that […]

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4 h. ago B.C. crime news: Manhunt continues for suspect in 2024 child sexual assault in Delta | IIO investigating after biker crashes fleeing Vancouver police

Read here for the latest in B.C. crime news for Aug. 19, 2025.

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4 h. ago Newspapers are rescued from closure in Wyoming and South Dakota as buyers swoop in

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A dozen recently shuttered newspapers across Wyoming and South Dakota are set to publish again, after buyers stepped up within days to prevent the rural communities from becoming “news deserts” where little or no local media remains. The swift rescues stand out in an industry where roughly two and a […]

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5 h. ago British golfer Charley Hull gives glimpse at freak injury aftermath

Holy smokes! Golfer Charley Hull gave her fans a closer look at the result of her freak ankle injury last month that forced her to pull out of an event. The English golfer withdrew from the PIF London Championship after she tripped over a curb in the parking lot. She said she heard her ankle […]

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5 h. ago Deachman: Will Alberta MP Pierre Poilievre show more contempt for Ottawa's public servants?

It’s been 16 weeks since Carleton voters sent their longtime MP packing. On Monday, the people of Alberta’s Battle River-Crowfoot riding sent him back to Ottawa.

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6 h. ago Quebec workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants, union leaders say

The law gives Quebec's labour minister the power to end a labour dispute by imposing arbitration when the strike or lockout is deemed likely to cause serious harm to the public.

Politics

6 h. ago Texas Democrat sleeps in House chamber in protest of GOP police escort

State Rep. Nicole Collier refused to sign so-called 'permission slips,' which allow her to leave the building under surveillance, and called them an attack on her dignity.

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6 h. ago Media banned from Tsuut'ina Nation to limit coverage of human trafficking case

The reason for the restriction is based on concerns the impact coverage of the case could have on Tsuut'ina residents

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6 h. ago Affaire Epstein: une commission parlementaire s'apprête à rendre publics certains documents

La commission de surveillance et de réforme gouvernementale de la Chambre des représentants prévoit de publier des documents liés à l'affaire Epstein.

Politics

6 h. ago LAU: Canadians should reject suggestion of mandatory military service

According to a recent Angus Reid poll, Canadians overwhelmingly support imposing a year of “mandatory service” on those under the age of 30. This high support is consistent for mandatory service in public health support (74%), environmental support (73%), youth services (72%) and civil protection, such as disaster response or firefighting (70%). For a year […]

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6 h. ago Pierre Poilievre now faces tougher challenges ahead after Monday's overwhelming byelection win

Poilievre is not doing well in the polls, which predict that Carney would win by a even larger margin if an election was held today, said Mount Royal University professor Duane Bratt.

Politics

7 h. ago Missing man, 27, last seen Monday evening in Kanata, Ottawa police say

The Ottawa Police Service said Tuesday it was seeking public assistance in locating a 27-year-old man. Jesse Howe was last seen at his residence in the 0-100 block of Singal Street in Kanata at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 18. He was wearing a blue hoodie and a black baseball cap with a white patch. […]

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7 h. ago Canada’s Legal Tool to Quash Strikes Faces Mounting Resistance

At Toronto’s biggest airport on Sunday, the national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees tore up a back-to-work order to a cheering crowd.

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8 h. ago Ottawa taps Canadian tech firm for ideas on using AI in public service

The federal government says the agreement with Cohere also involves looking at building Canada’s commercial capabilities to use and export AI.

Economics