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[published_date] Amid a population surge last fall, Premier Danielle Smith delivered a televised address to the province, in which she rolled out the welcome mat — with a caveat. "Alberta has always welcomed newcomers," Smith declared, "who possess our shared values." The second part of that line drew some criticism as at the time, in the…

[published_date] Floating fluff? Summer snow? Cotton balls? If you've been noticing more of that white stuff floating around the N.W.T. this summer, you're not alone.  "One thing I noticed is a buildup of that stuff in my yard," Yellowknifer Justin Grandjambe said. "When it's windy it kind of gathers in corners and stuff ... almost…

[published_date] Iga Swiatek reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 19th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova that went from a stroll to a bit of a struggle in the late stages Wednesday. "Even though I'm in the middle of the tournament, I already got goosebumps after this win," said Swiatek, who…

[published_date] The Law Society of Ontario is attempting to suspend a Hamilton immigration lawyer-turned-tribunal adjudicator after a dozen people complained she took their money but never completed the work to help them stay in Canada. "Based on complaints the law society has received against the respondent to date, there are reasonable grounds to believe that there…

[published_date] Ottawa is expected to miss its 2026 deadline to implement $10-a-day child care services across the country, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said in a new report published on Wednesday. The analysis concluded that just six provinces and territories are meeting that fee target now. David Macdonald, an economist with the centre, said…

[published_date] Canadians are being drained of their life savings by scammers — and many are shocked when their banks refuse to reimburse them. Bank fraud is a significant concern in Canada, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. Every week, Go Public hears from people whose accounts have been emptied by fraudsters using everything from phishing…

[published_date] Nova Scotia's universities are planning cuts, program reviews and tuition increases to grapple with budget shortfalls over the coming year. All of the province's large universities are planning to run a deficit in 2025-26. The troubled times come amid a significant drop in international enrolment, a government-mandated tuition freeze for some students and stagnating provincial funding.…

[published_date] Mining company Sio Silica has offered Brokenhead Ojibway Nation a five per cent share of profits from its proposed sand-extraction operation, promising the Winnipeg-area First Nation $20 million in annual revenue once the project is operating at full capacity. The Alberta-based company, whose plan to extract up to 33 million tonnes of high-grade silica from…

[published_date] A series of AI-generated videos that show a white man complaining about how difficult it is to get a job in Canada have been taken down by TikTok, following inquiries made by the CBC News Visual Investigations team. The social media platform says the videos violated its community guidelines, because it wasn't clear enough that they…

[published_date] One person is dead and more than 40 people have become ill in an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in London, Ont. The Middlesex-London Health Unit, which declared the outbreak, said the cases were reported within the last week. Most of the people with the severe respiratory illness live and/or work within a six-kilometre radius of one another, in…

[published_date] The man who was charged with second-degree murder after a public attack in Kelowna, B.C., on Friday was convicted of uttering threats and choking that same day. James Edward Plover was charged in relation to the death of Bailey Plover in what Kelowna RCMP called a "highly visible and tragic event" on Friday at…

[published_date] Coldplay kicked off their four-night takeover of Toronto's Rogers Stadium on Monday, and although fans seemed to have a better experience inside the new venue than at last week's inaugural show, a crowd management expert suggests there's still room for improvement. Kevin Kennedy, crowd management expert and the owner of Kennedy Crowd Safety Solutions,…