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CanadaNov 14, 2023

Canadian health organizations concerned over sale of flavored nicotine products

Canadian health organizations have urged the federal government to crack down on flavored nicotine products.Other organizations, including the Canadian Cancer Society, say nicotine products pose a serious risk to children because it is a highly addictive drug.This is the first time in more than 100 years that nicotine products have been legalized to be sold to children in Canada, said Rob Cunningham, senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society.Health Canada gave approval for flavored nicotine pouches on October 12, prompting strong reactions from health organizations and demanding the
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CanadaNov 14, 2023

Social-media creators, podcasts won't be regulated under Liberal online streaming law

Canadian Heritage has released its final policy direction for the Liberals' controversial Online Streaming Act, which aims to modernize the country's broadcasting laws.The final direction for the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission to implement the legislation was issued today.This marks the end of the government's direct role with the law formerly known as Bill C-11, the Liberal government's second attempt to bring major online streaming services into Canada's broadcasting system alongside traditional media such as TV and radio.The final policy direction explicitly ins
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CanadaNov 14, 2023

Northwest Territories to hold election today delayed by wildfire

Residents of the Northwest Territories are heading to the polls today, more than a month after the election was originally set to be held.The election had been scheduled for Oct. 3, but was delayed because of a wildfire season that saw about 70 per cent of the territory's population under evacuation order.Legislature members voted unanimously to delay the election during a late August session held in the town of Inuvik, with the capital Yellowknife and its roughly 20,000 residents still under an evacuation order at the time.Premier Caroline Cochrane announced in September that she wasn't runni
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CanadaNov 14, 2023

Coins featuring King Charles to be released soon: Royal Canadian Mint

The Royal Canadian Mint will soon begin producing Canadian coins bearing the face of King Charles.On the King's 75th birthday, the Winnipeg-based facility is set to showcase its design of the new British monarch that will appear on one side of all its coins, replacing the image of the late Queen Elizabeth II.The design by Canadian portrait artist Steven Rosati was chosen from among submissions by 350 artists.It was sent to Buckingham Palace for approval.Earlier this year, the federal government directed the mint and the Bank of Canada to replace the image of the queen with one of the King on c
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CanadaNov 10, 2023

Interest rates unlikely to return to low levels: Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada has warned that interest rates are unlikely to return to the low levels seen over the past 15 years.Central Bank Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers told a news conference in Vancouver that the era of very low interest rates is over and Canadians will have to adapt to a higher interest rate environment.She said that people across the world are facing high interest rates.The Senior Deputy Governor said that geopolitical risks such as the Ukraine war and the Israel-Gaza war affect energy prices and supply chains in a way that could lead to higher inflation and further intere
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CanadaNov 10, 2023

Blinken urges Indian counterparts to co-operate with Canada on Nijjar murder probe

The U.S. secretary of state is once again urging India to help Canada advance its investigation into the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Antony Blinken says it's very important for India to co-operate so that the investigation can continue to move forward.Blinken made the comments today after meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior Indian officials in New Delhi.He says India and Canada are two close friends and partners of the U.S. and wants to see the dispute resolved as soon as possible.Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh activist long denounced by India as an extremist, was shot and
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CanadaNov 10, 2023

Canada investigating 'threats' to Air India

Canada's transport minister and the RCMP say an investigation is underway into what they call "threats" against Air India, after an online video warned people not to fly on the airline on Nov. 19.Pablo Rodriguez says in a social media post that the government takes any threat to aviation "extremely seriously."He says Canada and its security partners are investigating the "recent threats circulating online," and his press secretary confirms Rodriguez was referring to comments about Air India.RCMP spokeswoman Kristine Kelly says police are collaborating with domestic and international partners a
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CanadaNov 10, 2023

Gaza exit list to have more Canadians, 266 people to leave Gaza

Some 266 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their family members had their names added to the list of foreign passport holders allowed to exit the Gaza Strip today.Officials at the Rafah border crossing into Egypt were expected to start processing the latest batch of people looking to flee the latest Israel-Hamas conflict around 7 a.m. local time.Another 32 people connected to Canada were able to leave the Gaza Strip on Thursday, after an initial 75 citizens, permanent residents and family members made the trip on Tuesday.No Canadians were able to cross via official means on Wednesday
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CanadaNov 09, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy proposes a wall between Canada and the US

It was a well-worn Canadian punchline during the Trump years: someone should build a wall along the Canada-U.S. border.One of the former president's would-be successors says he wants to do exactly that.During Wednesday's Republican primary debate, a straight-faced Vivek Ramaswamy called it an example of skating to where the puck is going.It also reflects a popular talking point among some Capitol Hill Republicans who say they fear an increase in migrants entering the U.S. illegally from Canada.Ramaswamy's campaign strategy has been to embrace and amplify Trump's shock-and-awe tactics, which fa

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CanadaAug 01, 2025

Our trade talks with Washington will continue in the coming weeks: Dominic LeBlanc

Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-US trade, says that our trade talks with Washington will continue in the coming weeks, his comments come after President Donald Trump raised tariffs on Canada from 25 percent to 35 percent. LeBlanc, who was in Washington during the time, said that no development is expected in the near future. Prime Minister Mark Carney's minister said that he will speak to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick next week and that the two will meet face-to-face in late August to discuss the issue. LeBlanc said that Canada's ambassador to the US, Christine
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BCAug 01, 2025

Charges laid in August 2024 homicide of Dillan Unger in Langley

Charges have been laid following an investigation into an August 2024 homicide in Langley, British Columbia. On August 2, 2024, at 12:46 a.m., Langley RCMP responded to a report of gun shots in the 7000-block of 202B Street in Langley. Two men suffering from gun shot wounds were subsequently located at the hospital. One of the men succumbed to his injuries and the second was released from hospital. To further the investigation, IHIT identified the victim as 41-year-old Dillan Unger of Langley. Throughout the course of this investigation, IHIT has worked in close partnership with the Langley
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BCAug 01, 2025

Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground

A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that fell in a Vancouver Island campground. Police say emergency responders were called to the scene in Cumberland, B.C., on Thursday afternoon.RCMP say that the 26-year-old mother died at the scene and the infant was taken to hospital but did not survive.They say there is no criminality suspected in the initial investigation, and no further details on the case will be released.BC Emergency Health Services says they received a call for ambulances to attend in the 1100 block of Comox Lake Road, the address for Cumberland Lake Park
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WorldAug 01, 2025

Trump orders US nuclear subs repositioned over statements from ex-Russian leader Medvedev

President Donald Trump says he's ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines. This decision comes after what he calls ``highly provocative statements'' by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Trump posted on his social media site that he's taking action in case Medvedev's words are more than just rhetoric. He emphasizes the importance of words and hopes for no unintended consequences. The impact on U.S. nuclear subs,which routinely patrol global hotspots, remains unclear. This move escalates tensions between Washington and Moscow at a delicate time. Trump also mentions sen
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BCAug 01, 2025

B.C. park reopens, while search continues for man missing in Coquihalla River

Police say the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park in Hope, B.C., has reopened, while a search to find a missing man who fell into the river last weekend continues. RCMP closed off the area in the park as a police underwater recovery team went into the Coquihalla River on Wednesday to try to find the 19-year-old man but was unsuccessful. There was also no sign of the man using a drone to search along the river on Thursday. RCMP say they will resume the search on Saturday, and parts of the park may be restricted to public access due to those efforts. Hope RCMP Staff Sgt. Mike S