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Canadian Blood Services apologizes to LGBTQ+ groups for donation ban
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services says it has apologized to LGBTQ+ groups for a past policy that banned gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The ban was in place until 2022, when it was replaced b...
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Mayor says Ottawa will reverse course on Israel national day event after cancellation
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says he wants the city to reverse course after cancelling an event to mark Israel's national day. Officials announced on Tuesday they planned to raise the Israeli flag at c...
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Maple Leafs captain John Tavares added to Canada's world hockey championship roster
PRAGUE, Czechia - Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares has been added to the Canadian roster at the world men's hockey championship, Hockey Canada announced Friday. Tavares became available after ...
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Gaza protest encampment grows on Edmonton campus after Calgary sit-in ended by police
EDMONTON - A campus protest encampment at the University of Alberta was ramping up a day after a similar sit-in in Calgary was shut down amid the loud noise and haze of flashbang explosives as police ...
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B.C. light-heavyweight boxer Buneet Bisla goes after Canadian title on Victoria card
Since taking up taekwondo at the age of four, Buneet Bisla has won an armful of armful of amateur boxing and kickboxing titles. On Saturday, the 26-year-old from Surrey, B.C., looks to add to that col...
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'We're here to win': New MLSE president backs Shanahan, Treliving
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs' key decision makers spoke with the media today for the first time since the team's first-round playoff exit. The message was clear - everything is on the table moving forwar...
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Compensation in property case should be guided by zoning as watershed area: top court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says the zoning of a St. John's, N.L., property as a watershed area should guide the process of compensating the owners for expropriation of the land. In a 7-0 rul...
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UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new "rights and privileges" to Palestine and called on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its reques...
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As summer wildfire season nears, Quebec forest fire workers vote for strike mandate
MONTREAL - Workers with Quebec's forest fire agency have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as the summer wildfire season approaches. The Unifor union, which represents provincial fire se...
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Reports: WNBA franchise awarded to Toronto's Kilmer Group for 2026 season
TORONTO - Several media reports say the WNBA is officially coming to Toronto. The CBC was the first to report that the women's professional basketball league has awarded a franchise to the Kilmer Grou...
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