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Unifor national president Lana Payne attends a news conference in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Unionized workers at Ford Motor Co. of Canada have ratified a three-year agreement. Payne issued a statement today saying the deal will mean tremendous gains for autoworkers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Ford workers in Canada ratify agreement, set precedent for other automakers
FILE - Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, blows a kiss goodby to fans, as he tapes his final episode of “The Price Is Right” in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker has died
FILE - A Thursday, May 31, 2012 photo from files showing U.S. singer actress Tina Turner arriving for the Giorgio Armani fashion show held in Beijing. Legendary rock singer Tina Turner has married her longtime German beau, Erwin Bach, in a Swiss civil ceremony. The mayor of Kuesnacht, the wealthy Zurich-area community where Turner lives, says that she and Bach, a music executive, were married several weeks ago at the registry office. Markus Ernst told The Associated Press on Thursday, July 18, 2013, it was a routine ceremony, ahead of a private celebration on Sunday at the couple’s home. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Unstoppable superstar Tina Turner dead at 83
People who worked from home during the pandemic got more educated and were more likely to move, the U.S. Census Bureau discovered, among other things. (Credit: Pixabay)
Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in U.S. during pandemic
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Kim Ayotte, General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services at the City of Ottawa, arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa where he will appear as a witness at the trial of Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The testimony of Ottawa's emergency services manager is expected to continue today in the criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Emergency lane along Parliament lost during ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, court hears

Ottawa’s emergency services manager says the emergency lane on the street along…

Kim Ayotte, General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services at the City of Ottawa, arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa where he will appear as a witness at the trial of Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The testimony of Ottawa's emergency services manager is expected to continue today in the criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A new federal report predicts Russian intelligence services and police will help cybercriminals operate with "near impunity" against their targets — including Canadians — in coming months. A woman uses her computer keyboard to type in North Vancouver, B.C., on December 19, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says

A new StatCan report says one in four adolescents in Canada have…

A new federal report predicts Russian intelligence services and police will help cybercriminals operate with "near impunity" against their targets — including Canadians — in coming months. A woman uses her computer keyboard to type in North Vancouver, B.C., on December 19, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
People hold signs during a demonstration on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Protests and counter-protests for and against Canada's trans and LGBTQ community are being planned across Canada on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Cross-country rallies against ‘gender ideology’ in schools met with counter-protests

Thousands of people gathered in cities across Canada on Wednesday for competing…

People hold signs during a demonstration on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Protests and counter-protests for and against Canada's trans and LGBTQ community are being planned across Canada on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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This Dec.14, 2018, handout image shows the asteroid Bennu in a composite of 12 images taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s PolyCam imager from a distance of 24 kilometres. Seven years after it blasted into space to snag a sample of the asteroid, a spacecraft is set to deliver its rare cargo on Sunday – and Canada is getting a piece of the interstellar bounty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Canada to get rare asteroid sample after OSIRIS-REx drops cargo to Earth
Politicians and others who support policies that would require parental permission for teachers to use a student’s preferred pronouns at school say they are about including parents in the lives of their children. Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, the executive director of the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Owusu-Akyeeah, in her role as a commissioner for the Ottawa People’s Commission on the Convoy Occupation, speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Debate over pronouns pits parental rights against children’s, experts say
Some of the largest school boards across Canada will begin the new school year without formal policies on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, despite concerns about how the technology will impact learning and academic integrity. Grade 3 teacher Catherine Rioux-Tache leads her students into class at Sainte-Cecile elementary school on their first day back to school in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
School boards grappling with AI use in classroom, but formal policies still elusive
<div>Beijing and Ottawa are in talks over how to increase flights between Canada and China, following an American deal in June. A passenger checks her phone as an Air China passenger jet taxis past at the Beijing Capital International airport in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ng Han Guan</div>
China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence, despite tour-group ban
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Author Angela Sterritt is shown in a handout photo. Books on wildfires, racism, and missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are among the finalists this year for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. The Writers' Trust of Canada announced the short list for the $75,000 prize on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Writers' Trust of Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT**

Books on wildfires, race among finalists for Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize

Books on wildfires, racism, and missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls…

Author Angela Sterritt is shown in a handout photo. Books on wildfires, racism, and missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are among the finalists this year for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. The Writers' Trust of Canada announced the short list for the $75,000 prize on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Writers' Trust of Canada **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares as Dr. Mark Joffe, Alberta chief medical officer of health, looks on in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. There are now 348 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli involving numerous Calgary daycares, and officials say the outbreak appears to have peaked. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Calgary E. coli cases tied to daycares up slightly to 348; hospitalizations down

Officials say an E. coli outbreak involving numerous Calgary daycares appears to…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares as Dr. Mark Joffe, Alberta chief medical officer of health, looks on in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. There are now 348 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli involving numerous Calgary daycares, and officials say the outbreak appears to have peaked. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
<div>The CEO of Canada's second-largest airline says the global push to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 will lead to a major increase in ticket prices unless governments step in to offer support. A WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft is prepared for a flight in Kamloops, Saturday, June 3, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh</div>

Aviation will need significant government support to decarbonize: WestJet CEO

The CEO of Canada’s second-largest airline says the global push to decarbonize…

<div>The CEO of Canada's second-largest airline says the global push to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 will lead to a major increase in ticket prices unless governments step in to offer support. A WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft is prepared for a flight in Kamloops, Saturday, June 3, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh</div>
Severe summer storms in Alberta and the Prairies this year resulted in over $300 million in insured losses, according to the initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. Sukh Singh, 22, sweeps up broken glass from his car as cleanup begins in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 14, 2020, after a major hail storm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Insured damages from summer storms in Alberta top $300M, estimate shows

Severe storms in Alberta and the Prairies this summer resulted in more…

Severe summer storms in Alberta and the Prairies this year resulted in over $300 million in insured losses, according to the initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. Sukh Singh, 22, sweeps up broken glass from his car as cleanup begins in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 14, 2020, after a major hail storm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An inquiry report into the death of an Indigenous pedestrian who was struck twice on a northern Alberta highway is making six recommendations to prevent similar incidents from happening again. The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

RCMP can improve on safety, accountability and procedures when driving, report finds

An inquiry report into the 2016 death of a pedestrian struck twice…

An inquiry report into the death of an Indigenous pedestrian who was struck twice on a northern Alberta highway is making six recommendations to prevent similar incidents from happening again. The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A person holds a pride flag during a Pride flag raising ceremony in Saskatoon on Thursday, June 1, 2023. A Saskatchewan judge is to hear today an injunction application that seeks to halt the province's pronoun policy affecting children at school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

Court hears arguments over injunction for Saskatchewan’s school pronoun policy

An injunction application hearing has begun over Saskatchewan’s policy that affects children…

A person holds a pride flag during a Pride flag raising ceremony in Saskatoon on Thursday, June 1, 2023. A Saskatchewan judge is to hear today an injunction application that seeks to halt the province's pronoun policy affecting children at school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Davis Schneider (36) steals third base against the Washington Nationals during first inning MLB interleague baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj

Davis Schneider learning on the job as Blue Jays chase post-season berth

Every time fans with pasted-on moustaches are shown on the Rogers Centre…

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Davis Schneider (36) steals third base against the Washington Nationals during first inning MLB interleague baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theater in northwest London after performing a comedy set on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. Brand denied the allegations. (James Manning/PA via AP)

YouTube suspends Russell Brand from profiting after sex assault claims

YouTube said Tuesday that Russell Brand will no longer make money from…

Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theater in northwest London after performing a comedy set on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. Brand denied the allegations. (James Manning/PA via AP)
Members of the media view a full-scale replica of the Avro Arrow at the Toronto Aerospace museum in Toronto Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Long-secret Canadian intelligence sealed Avro Arrow’s cancellation, new paper says

The Diefenbaker government’s 1959 decision to scrap the fabled Avro Arrow was…

Members of the media view a full-scale replica of the Avro Arrow at the Toronto Aerospace museum in Toronto Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, after making a statement that Canadian authorities had intelligence that India was responsible for the June fatal shooting of a prominent Sikh leader in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Trudeau is calling on India to take seriously allegations that the country had a role in the death of a Canadian citizen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada told allies before sharing allegations about India over B.C. killing: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging India to take allegations that the…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, after making a statement that Canadian authorities had intelligence that India was responsible for the June fatal shooting of a prominent Sikh leader in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Trudeau is calling on India to take seriously allegations that the country had a role in the death of a Canadian citizen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The Bank of Canada wording on a Canadian $50 bill is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on inflation this morning. The agency will publish its consumer price index for August.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s inflation rate jumps to 4%, making the BoC’s next rate decision harder

Canada’s inflation rate jumped to four per cent last month, as economists…

The Bank of Canada wording on a Canadian $50 bill is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on inflation this morning. The agency will publish its consumer price index for August.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Local Rimbey family wins a team spot on Family Feud Canada

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The Liberals are insisting they can reverse their slumping poll numbers, as MPs gather for the last day of strategy planning ahead of Parliament’s return next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the construction site of an affordable housing project in London, Ont., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne

Ottawa to remove GST on new rental housing, ask grocers to stabilize prices: PM

Industry Minister plans to ask Canada’s 5 largest grocery companies to come up with plan by Thanksgiving

The Liberals are insisting they can reverse their slumping poll numbers, as MPs gather for the last day of strategy planning ahead of Parliament’s return next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the construction site of an affordable housing project in London, Ont., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

‘Credible’ intelligence links Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s death: Trudeau

Canada has expelled an Indian diplomat and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Galen Weston arrives for a meeting on the growing cost of food in Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Grocery CEOs meet with federal ministers, agree to work to stabilize food prices

Top executives from Canada’s major grocery chains have agreed to work with…

Galen Weston arrives for a meeting on the growing cost of food in Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares as Dr. Mark Joffe, Alberta chief medical officer of health, looks on in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. There are now 348 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli involving numerous Calgary daycares, and officials say the outbreak appears to have peaked. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Calgary E. coli cases tied to daycares up slightly to 348; hospitalizations down

Officials say an E. coli outbreak involving numerous Calgary daycares appears to…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares as Dr. Mark Joffe, Alberta chief medical officer of health, looks on in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. There are now 348 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli involving numerous Calgary daycares, and officials say the outbreak appears to have peaked. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh