12 h. ago Montreal mother accused of abandoning young daughter charged with criminal negligence

The 34-year-old woman has already been charged with unlawful abandonment of a child after allegedly leaving her three-year-old in a rural area two weeks ago

Events

14 h. ago Alberta cell tower vandalism leaves people without phone service for weeks

Some people living in a rural area north of Edmonton have been unable to use their cell phones at home for weeks, after the nearby cell tower was wrecked by vandals.

Technology

15 h. ago More than 1,000 earthquakes in 2 weeks leave Japanese islanders sleepless

Those living on the remote islands anxious and fearful of what might happen, and the national weather service has no idea when the quakes will end.

Culture

2 w. ago US Futures Drop as Trump Weighs Strikes on Iran: Markets Wrap

Oil trimmed earlier gains and equity futures remained lower after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump will decide within two weeks whether to back Israel militarily in its conflict with Iran. The remarks offered some short-term clarity but did little to resolve broader uncertainty around potential US involvement and the risk of renewed energy-driven inflation.

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2 w. ago Canada’s top doctor Theresa Tam leaving position when term ends June 20

TORONTO — Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is leaving her position at the end of next week. Tam has been in the role since June 2017, but became a household name in the last five years as she led the country’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tam says her term […]

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3 w. ago Where did the water go? Poplar Lake dries up in north Edmonton

About two weeks ago, the water disappeared from Poplar Lake in north Edmonton — leaving longtime area residents baffled and dismayed.

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3 w. ago Federal government to cut short study of bill to speed up resource project approvals

MacKinnon has put a motion on notice to push the bill through the House by the end of next week at an unusually swift pace, leaving just a day to hear from civil society groups.

Politics

3 w. ago Borussia Dortmund signs Jobe Bellingham, Real Madrid star Jude’s younger brother

The Bellingham name is back at Borussia Dortmund. Jobe Bellingham signed a five-year-deal on Tuesday with the German club where his older brother developed into one of the world’s best midfielders before joining Real Madrid in 2023. The younger Bellingham, 19, leaves Sunderland just over two weeks after helping it to win promotion back to […]

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