Ford cancels plan to remove Crown Royal from LCBO shelves after $23M deal
sootoday - TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Crown Royal will remain on liquor store shelves in the province after its parent company agreed to $23 million in spending in Ontario.
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Canada is not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study
Nick Murray / nationalobserver - A new study published on Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets — not the 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris Agreement commitment, or even the long-term goal of reaching…
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Feds say $20M loss at emergency stockpile was caused by open freezer door
Sarah Ritchie / nationalobserver - While officials did not say exactly what was destroyed or how much, PHAC has said previously that a quantity of one type of therapeutic drug was lost as a result of temperature fluctuations that it said were "caused by several factors."
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Alberta rolls out $143 million in classroom complexity funding
Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - More than 1,800 classes in Calgary and over 1,500 classes in Edmonton are considered high priority
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OPG signs deal with Port Hope, Ont., to build new large nuclear reactor
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says the proposed nuclear project in Port Hope, Ont., would create 1,700 jobs locally and more than 10,000 jobs across the province.
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Prime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge Friday with other leaders
sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's office has confirmed he will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to attend a vigil on Friday, three days after nine people died in a mass shooting there.
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2 Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid dock in Cuba as US blockade sparks energy crisis
sootoday - HAVANA (AP) — Two Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid docked in Cuba on Thursday as a U.S. blockade deepens the island’s energy crisis . The ships arrived two weeks after U.S.
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Border czar Tom Homan says Minnesota immigration surge is ending
Washington Post / torontosun - "Operation Metro Surge is ending," Homan said Thursday at a news conference
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Failure of rail fastenings led to GO Transit train derailment near Union Station: Metrolinx CEO
Nick Westoll / citynews - Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay provided an update to the agency's board on Thursday. GO Transit trains saw reduced service for several weeks.
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TSB releases update on investigation in Delta Airlines crash at Toronto Pearson Airport
Meredith Bond / citynews - Almost one year after a Delta Airlines crash landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport, the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released an update into their crash investigation. The flight from Minneapolis, which was carrying 76 passengers and fo…
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Ontario to lift freeze on domestic postsecondary tuition fees
Joe Friesen / theglobeandmail - Government also changing OSAP to deliver more loans, fewer grants
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Anand wants NATO's new Arctic Sentry initiative to become permanent
Dylan Robertson / nationalobserver - NATO's newest military effort is aimed at shoring up security in the Arctic region, following US President Donald Trump's escalating threats to annex Greenland. At its outset, the initiative will encompass various military exercises already being fielded …
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Report into Quebec Liberal scandals finds ex-leader Pablo Rodriguez was unaware
sootoday - QUÉBEC — A retired Superior Court judge who investigated a text message scandal that helped bring down former Quebec Liberal leader Pablo Rodriguez has reached few firm conclusions. Jacques R.
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Quebec delays implementation of new French curriculum to September 2027
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec is delaying the rollout of its new French curriculum in elementary and secondary schools by one year.
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Tumbler Ridge shooting: Carney says flags at half-mast for 7 days
Adriana Fallico / globalnews - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canadian flags will be flown at half-mast for seven days on federal buildings following the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
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Loss of government funding, secularism putting many Quebec churches ‘on the brink’
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Experts say Quebec's decision last year to suspend programs that provided financial aid for church renovations and transformations is putting future projects in jeopardy.
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Conservatives built the Alberta separatist movement. Now they have to break it
Max Fawcett / nationalobserver - Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney spent years whipping voters into a frenzy against Ottawa. Now, at least, he's doing something to put out the fire he helped start. Will any of his Conservative colleagues join him?
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New Brunswick Tory MP turns down pay raise
Jackson Loy / westernstandard - Mike Dawson, the Conservative Member of Parliament for the New Brunswick riding of Miramichi-Grand Lake, has sent a letter to the Clerk of the House of Commons refusing a 4.2% pay raise, which he and all other MPs are set to receive.
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Toronto city council approves 2026 budget including 2.2 per cent property tax hike
Meredith Bond / citynews - Toronto city council has adopted the mayor’s 2026 budget, which includes a modest property tax increase, caps on public transit fares and more money for the police. The budget includes a 2.2 per cent property tax hike, compared to a 6.9 increase last year…
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CAQ leadership candidate Fréchette promises to revive fast-track immigration program
sootoday - QUÉBEC — Christine Fréchette, leadership candidate for the Coalition Avenir Québec, is promising to revive a popular fast-track immigration program that her government had recently ended.
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