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[published_date] Looking back, Aimee Carriere says she knows she didn't do her due diligence as she normally would have when hiring a contractor. She thought she could trust Alan Hrehirchuk to do the work, since their kids played hockey together. Plus, she says he'd done work for another hockey family, and says he boasted a celebrity endorsement from the HGTV…

[published_date] When Premier Danielle Smith announced a dramatic shift to a new auto insurance system that largely removes Albertans' rights to sue at-fault drivers for compensation, she and her ministers dangled the prospect of big discounts for motorists. "These better, faster services would be delivered at a savings of up to $400 per year on…

[published_date] A white supremacist group is growing its ranks in the London and St. Thomas areas of southwestern Ontario with the location of several meeting places now identified by CBC News. Nationalist-13 has held several meetings and anti-immigration protests recently. It's based in Hamilton, and is what's known as an "active club." Active clubs are…

[published_date] She's a rising star, a fighter — and now, a champion. Victoria Mboko did it again on Thursday night, rallying back through the pain of a wrist injury to defeat four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the National Bank Open final, capping a fairytale run that fans across Canada won't…

[published_date] Before Victoria Mboko was the powerful wildcard who dispatched three Grand Slam champions at the Canadian Open this week, she was a four-year-old on a tennis court in Burlington, Ont., demanding to be fed balls to hit while her siblings trained. Pierre Lamarche remembers Mboko standing on the baseline of the court as he coached her sister, Gracia, who is…

[published_date] Mac Bauer and his wife were heading home from a friend's house in Toronto one day when they had an all-too-familiar experience. The streetcar they were on was chugging along at a snail's pace, and the 12-kilometre journey took well over an hour.  "My wife and I are pretty active people and like to…

[published_date] Edmonton police have charged 71-year-old Tsuut'ina Nation Chief Roy Whitney with sexual assault in relation to alleged offences against two men decades ago. Police said in a news release issued Thursday afternoon that the first offence occurred in "the early months" of 1994, when a 33-year-old male was sexually assaulted "in the area of 178 Street…

[published_date] Researchers are on the ground north and east of Winnipeg on Thursday scanning fields and forests for signs of damage after funnel cloud reports by storm chasers Wednesday. Members of the Northern Tornado Project headed to the Oakbank and Birds Hill areas on Thursday to investigate possible tornadoes that triggered warnings from Environment and…

[published_date] A Windsor, Ont., man who tried to join a far-right extremist organization has been found guilty of participating in the activity of a terrorist group. Seth Bertrand, 22, was at the Superior Court of Justice on Thursday for the ruling by Justice Maria Carroccia. The charge dates back to 2021, when Bertrand submitted an online application…

[published_date] Prime Minister Mark Carney told Métis leaders on Thursday their voices will be heard and rights respected as the Liberal government implements its legislation to fast-track major projects deemed to be in the national interest. As he opened a small summit in Ottawa, Carney said for too long economic and public policy decisions were made…

[published_date] Hamilton police have arrested a man and charged him with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 21-year-old international student Harsimrat Randhawa. Jerdaine Foster, 32, was arrested in Niagara Falls, Ont., on Tuesday, said Acting Det.-Sgt. Daryl Reid at a news conference Thursday.  He was also charged with three counts of attempted murder, Reid said.  Randhawa,…

[published_date] The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of Raed Jaser, who was convicted of planning to commit murder for the benefit of a terrorist group. It's the latest development in a legal saga that began 12 years ago with charges against Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier for plotting attacks, including the planned…