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[published_date] With U.S. tariffs still weighing on Canada's steel and aluminum sectors, a Quebec-based food can manufacturer is expanding its operations — and bringing the American portion of its supply chain back home. Ideal Can, a steel can maker based in Saint-Apollinaire, Que., is expanding its production capacity in Ontario next year, bringing it closer to…

[published_date] After two blowout wins to open the FIBA AmeriCup men's tournament, Canada had to sweat out an 82-73 win over Puerto Rico in the final Group B game on Monday night in Managua, Nicaragua. Both teams went into the game with 2-0 records in the four-team group, and both were guaranteed berths in the quarterfinals…

[published_date] The requirement to write in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre or other candidates' names during last week's byelection doesn't appear to have made an impact on how many ballots were rejected. A larger share of ballots were rejected when Poilievre lost in his former Carleton riding in April than the Aug. 18 race in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot. The…

[published_date] TV personality and U.S. federal health official Dr. Mehmet Oz has reiterated an offer to house hundreds of B.C. ostriches facing a cull order, claiming the birds are scientifically unique. Over 400 birds at Universal Ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., have been ordered culled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) after highly pathogenic…

[published_date] A man falsely linked to a child sex exploitation and human trafficking ring in a southern Manitoba city last year is now suing police, alleging they took too long to verify easily attainable information that cleared his name. Scott Joseph Taylor, 35, was one of seven people charged by RCMP last year after an…

[published_date] After being attacked with a gardening tool, getting five stitches and spending a night waiting in the emergency room, 75-year-old Beverly Hill returned this week to the community garden where the incident happened.  "It hurts a bit, but I think I hurt my pride more," the senior said, referencing her right arm that's in…

[published_date] Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a B.C. Ferries' contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States when it comes to protecting domestic jobs and the economy. Robertson says Ottawa is looking at a "buy Canada" policy, a strategy he…

[published_date] Nova Scotia's sailing ambassador will no longer make its long-awaited return to an American festival this week, with the vessel's operators citing, in part, "uncertainties" that come with cross-border travel these days. The Lunenburg-based Bluenose II had been scheduled to attend the Gloucester Schooner Festival in northeastern Massachusetts at the end of the month for the first…

[published_date] A Calgary teenager who fatally stabbed a boy he'd never met was handed a seven-year sentence on Monday, the maximum punishment for a youth convicted of second-degree murder. The killer can only be identified as SK because of a publication ban under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).  SK was 17 on June 6, 2024…

[published_date] An appeals court has dismissed a legal challenge filed by WestJet over an order to compensate a passenger for a flight cancellation, potentially setting a precedent for other such cases. Canada's transport regulator — The Canadian Transport Agency (CTA) — had ordered WestJet to pay a passenger $1,000 for a 2021 flight cancellation. The…

[published_date] Alberta is considering a financial investment in Japan's refining sector, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters news agency. It's an attempt to reduce the province's overwhelming dependence on top trade partner the United States for oil exports. Alberta's government is in early-stage talks with several Japanese crude oil refiners to explore a joint…

[published_date] Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reiterated he plans to introduce legislation banning medical testing on cats and dogs, expanding on that Monday by adding it would focus on experimentation on animals he considers "pets." Ford first mentioned banning scientific research on dogs and cats two weeks ago, when he vowed to start "hunting down" anyone doing…