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[published_date] Kevin Costner on Tuesday remembered Canadian actor Graham Greene as a "master at work and a wonderful human being," in a social media post depicting one of their scenes together in 1990's Dances With Wolves. Greene, the Oneida actor from the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, died on Monday at the age of 73, his manager…

[published_date] Creighton Community School would typically expect close to 200 students from Denare Beach to make the daily trip for classes in the border town, but this year is different. Some of those Denare Beach students are returning after their family homes were destroyed when a wildfire tore through the northern village earlier this summer.…

[published_date] Prime Minister Mark Carney is sitting down with his cabinet to chart out the government's fall plan as he prepares to face off against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for the first time in the House of Commons amid an unresolved trade war with the United States. Carney's two days of talks in the Greater Toronto Area…

[published_date] Prime Minister Mark Carney recently walked a gauntlet of parked military gear while visiting Canadian and allied troops in Latvia. All of it was spit and polish, some draped in camouflage and looking showroom ready, if not somewhat menacing. It was an impressive, seemingly substantive, display of combat power. If only he'd known what…

[published_date] It took months of mapping cases, dozens of locations sampled and weeks of lab sequencing to determine the likely culprit behind a recent outbreak of legionnaires' disease in London, Ont. — one that killed four people and infected about 100 others. It's just the latest example of why it's so difficult to pinpoint where the illness is spreading…

[published_date] One of B.C.'s largest public sector unions and the NDP government are working to get back to the bargaining table after about 2,000 unionized government workers took to picket lines Tuesday in Victoria, Surrey and Prince George. However, B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey warned that "economic circumstances have changed" following the COVID-19 pandemic and…

[published_date] The Town of Conception Bay South has declared a local state of emergency due to a water main break. The town is expected to run out of water in the next two to three hours, according to Mayor Darrin Bent. (Heather Gillis/CBC)The mayor of Conception Bay South says a water main break has prompted…

[published_date] In the 21st century, attendance at Vancouver's annual PNE fair has been much like its famed wooden coaster after the first peak — plenty of twists and turns, but ultimately heading in one direction.  A day after the 2025 Pacific National Exhibition ended, officials said 612,404 guests attended this year. That's a four per cent decrease…

[published_date] Politics U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will be in the Ottawa region this week for a gathering of his peers from most G7 countries and Ukraine. Agenda includes online disinformation, polarization and violence against lawmakers Dylan Robertson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 02, 2025 1:28 PM…

[published_date] Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe are one step closer to a second U.S. Open women's doubles title. The third seeds rallied Tuesday to defeat the 11th-seeded Timea Babos of Hungary and Brazil's Luisa Stefani 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. In a later quarterfinal match, the wild-card ride finally ended for…

[published_date] Ontario political leaders and close friends say a man who died during a home invasion in Vaughan on the weekend was killed in front of his children.  Abdul Aleem Farooqi, 46, a husband and father of four, was a man of faith, charity and community, according to his friends. One has described him as "noble." …

[published_date] The Kamloops lawyer accused of first-degree murder in the killing of a client three years ago has decided at the last minute not to testify in his own defence. Rogelio (Butch) Bagabayo was scheduled to take the stand first thing Tuesday morning when his trial by judge alone resumed, and was expected to give testimony through to…