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In the news today: G7 summit, privacy bill, OPP funeral set, 'Canes win Stanley Cup
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney heading to France for G7 summit as Trump says agreement reached with Iran Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Evian-les-Bains in France for the G7 summ...
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Funeral for fallen OPP officer Tarun Bali set to take place this week
MISSISSAUGA - The funeral for Ontario Provincial Police Const. Tarun Bali, who was killed last week, has been scheduled. Bali, who was 29, was struck by a vehicle in the northern Ontario town of Hearst, about 520 kilometres east of Thunder Bay, as offi...
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Carney heading to France for G7 summit as Trump says agreement reached with Iran
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Evian-les-Bains in France for the G7 summit, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an agreement was reached to end the conflict in Iran. Trump announced the deal Sunday, adding that he authorized an ...
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Ottawa to introduce privacy, clean drinking water legislation this week
OTTAWA - The federal government will introduce two major bills in the last days of the Parliamentary sitting, focusing on privacy and ensuring First Nations have access to clean drinking water. The Liberal government has given notice it will bring forw...
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How Quebec has influenced medical assistance in dying across Canada
MONTREAL - Doctors say Quebec paved the way for medical assistance in dying in Canada and influenced federal MAID legislation, passed by the House of Commons 10 years ago to allow eligible adults to request the process. The province now has the highest...
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10-year anniversary of MAID in Canada invites love, pain and shame
TORONTO - For some, the 10th anniversary of Canada legalizing medical assistance in dying might evoke a peaceful memory of their loved one's final moments. Others who long to die but are ineligible for MAID because their sole condition is a mental ill...
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Military police directed to stop accepting sexual offence complaints
OTTAWA - Starting today, military police will no longer accept Criminal Code sexual offence complaints, in anticipation of passage of the Liberal government's military justice system reform bill. Bill C-11 will strip the military of its jurisdiction to...
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Canadian fighter defeated by U.S. at Trump's UFC birthday
WASHINGTON - As Canadian UFC fighter Aiemann Zahabi made his way to the octagon at the White House for the highest-profile match of his career so far, thunderous boos ripped across the historic grounds. Zahabi was ultimately defeated by fan-favourite a...
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Pro-separation billboard still up after removal deadline from Alberta town passes
TABER - An Alberta separatist has doubled down in his battle against a southern town over a three-metres-tall and six-metres-wide billboard urging the province leave Canada. Cory Morgan says the sign he paid for is still standing in Taber in defiance o...
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'We have it from here': Police salute fallen Toronto officer at procession
TORONTO - Under grey, rainy skies, a police motorcade brought the body of Toronto Const. Marc Pinizzotto, who was shot dead in the line of duty last week, to a funeral home in Thornhill on Sunday afternoon. Pinizzotto was shot at an apartment building ...
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Residents should report racism involving police, Montreal-Nord mayor said
MONTREAL - Allegations that Montreal police officers engaged in racist and discriminatory behaviour toward citizens have reopened old wounds in Montreal-Nord, where Mayor Christine Black urged victims and witnesses to come forward. Black made the appea...
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Vancouver's first ever World Cup game is receiving high marks from fans, media
Vancouver is getting rave reviews from fans of both the winning and losing teams, while organizers expressed delight with the way things unfolded as the city hosted its first ever World Cup match. Saturday's first of seven World Cup matches to be play...
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Six people remain in hospital after rural Ontario crash killed five kids
Six people remained in hospital Sunday following a rural Ontario crash that killed five children on Friday, police say. Investigators say an infant, the children's parents and two older adults believed to be the children's grandparents were among those...
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Ahead of G7, Carney says no one country, institution to characterize new world order
AGHAGOWER - The United States will play a role in a new world order where no one institution or country will have all the answers, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday. "What one can't do at this point in a rapidly shifting world order is to rely on ...
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The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
Here are the latest developments from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. All times Eastern: 11:59 p.m. Yasin Ayari scores his second goal of the match, six minutes into second half stoppage time, to give Sweden a convincing 5-1 victory over Tunisia. Sweden led 2...
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These Albertans signed petitions. What do they think of the separation referendum?
CALGARY - Alberta is planning to ask residents in an Oct. 19 referendum whether the province should stay in Canada or if there should be a future binding referendum on separation. It was prompted by two citizen-led petitions. A petition from the group ...
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Communities report high demand for pilot offering permanent residency for rural jobs
OTTAWA - A pilot immigration program to help rural communities find skilled workers for hard-to-fill jobs saw 800 people receive permanent residency in the first two months of this year - and hundreds of applications are streaming in for a limited numb...
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Carney gets warm welcome while visiting family's ancestral home in County Mayo
AGHAGOWER - The people of County Mayo, found on the west coast of Ireland, greeted Prime Minister Mark Carney with open arms on Sunday. Businesses hung Canadian flags outside their buildings, and groups of people held up signs on the side of the road ...
Jun 14, 2026
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Five kids killed in Ontario collision, others seriously injured: police
Five young siblings are dead and an infant is among the six people injured after a two-vehicle collision in rural Ontario. The Ontario Provincial Police say the four girls and one boy were aged 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12. Their infant sibling and parents were ...
Jun 13, 2026
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Carney says 'strands' of a new world order could be woven at G7 summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the "strands" of a new world order could be woven at the G7 summit next week. Carney made the remarks during a discussion at Trinity College Dublin while on a six-day trip to Europe. In January, the prime minis...
Jun 13, 2026
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Aussies rejoice as Vancouver takes its turn in World Cup spotlight
VANCOUVER - Vancouver has had its first moment under the World Cup spotlight, with fans from Down Under partying into the night after Australia's 2-0 win over Turkey. The city had been awash in green, gold, red and white ahead of Saturday's 9 p.m. kick...
Jun 13, 2026
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Montreal mayor calls police racism allegations 'extremely disturbing,' urges calm
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada on Saturday denounced alleged racist and discriminatory behaviour by a north-end police unit, pledging to expedite the rollout of body cameras as an investigation into 16 officers revs up. At a city hal...
Jun 13, 2026
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Ghana plans legal action after Canada denied entry to Partey amid London rape trial
ACCRA - Ghana's government said Saturday it plans legal action over Canada's "high-handed and extremely unfair" decision to deny midfielder Thomas Partey a visa for the country's World Cup opener while he awaits a rape trial in London. Partey returned ...
Jun 13, 2026
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Critics say Canada's new immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger
OTTAWA - Earlier this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and MPs from other political parties came together to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill. But an advocacy group that helps LGBTQ refugees come to Canada and the U.S says the federal government...
Jun 13, 2026
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Canada, Ireland agree to work together on AI, tech and food security
DUBLIN - Canada and Ireland have agreed to work together on key issues like artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology and food security, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in Dublin Saturday. During a press conference with Ireland's head...
Jun 13, 2026
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Two Montreal police officers suspended over racism allegations, 14 others reassigned
MONTRÉAL - Two Montreal police officers have been suspended and 14 others reassigned following allegations of discriminatory and racist behaviour toward citizens. In a statement to the media, Montreal police say the officers involved are from Station ...
Jun 13, 2026
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Fans from Germany charged with assaulting officers at Toronto Stadium: police
TORONTO - Two men from Germany have been arrested after police officers were assaulted at Toronto Stadium ahead of a World Cup match between Canada and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Police say they responded to an altercation in the stands on Friday afternoon. T...
Jun 13, 2026
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Conservation officers in B.C. remove metal stove pipe stuck on bear's head
OLIVER - A young bear in British Columbia's Okanagan had to endure several days with a stove pipe stuck over its head before conservation officers were able to remove it. The Conservation Officer Service of B.C. says residents in the area near Oliver f...
Jun 12, 2026
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