Canada

CP NewsAlert: Gordie Howe International Bridge to open after delay: AP sources

WASHINGTON — The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open in July, sources tell The Associated Press. An opening ceremony was delayed last month amid Canada-U.S. tensions. More coming. Kelly...

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CP NewsAlert: B.C.'s Premier Eby says mediator will step into nurses' job action

PRINCE GEORGE — A mediator is being appointed in the British Columbia nurses' dispute as the union steps up its job action. Premier David Eby says the goal is to get the nurses back to work as soon...

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Liberals set to hold nomination for upcoming Toronto byelection

OTTAWA — The Liberals are planning to choose a candidate July 18 for an upcoming byelection in a Toronto-area riding that's considered a safe bet for the governing party. Longtime MP Nate Erskine-Smith...

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California Democrat calls for Canada to end U.S. alcohol restrictions

WASHINGTON — A Democrat Senator from California says he wrote a letter to Premier Christine Fréchette asking Quebec to lift restrictions on the importation and sale of American wine. Adam Schiff referred...

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Applications for federal public service jobs drop by almost 30 per cent

OTTAWA — The number of people applying for a job in the federal government plummeted last year as Ottawa slashed the size of the public service. Two years ago, there were more than a million applications...

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What's happening to deer at Marineland? Questions swirl as CFIA probes animal removal

NIAGARA FALLS — More than 300 deer at Marineland have been the focus of a months-long investigation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency amid allegations that an animal broker has been improperly removing...

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Uyghur group asks Canada to go beyond 'vague' response to China ethnic-unity law

OTTAWA — Ottawa's reaction to a new Chinese law on ethnic unity is tepid and does not live up to Canada's promise to stop foreign governments from threatening diaspora abroad, a Uyghur rights activist...

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Supreme Court restores minimum sentence for obtaining sexual services from a minor

The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated the mandatory minimum sentence for offenders who obtain or solicit sexual services from a minor in exchange for money. In doing so, the country's highest court...

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Canada cozies to Europe with German sub pick

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a multi-billion-dollar contract to replace Canada's submarine fleet will be awarded to Germany and Norway, marking the largest contract of its kind in Canadian history....

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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however,...

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