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[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…

[published_date] President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, as the economic fallout of his months-long tariff threats has begun to create headwinds for the U.S. economy. Just after midnight, goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union became subject to tariff rates of 10 per cent or higher.…

[published_date] Ottawa says it will uphold a ruling by Canada's telecommunications regulator allowing the country's largest internet companies to provide service to customers using fibre networks built by their rivals — as long as they do so outside their core regions. Industry Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement Wednesday evening that the CRTC's policy…

[published_date] Peter Dickson left his Belleville, Ont., home on July 6 with hotel rooms booked and Blue Jays tickets in hand, thinking he was in for a nice weekend getaway. But instead of enjoying his pre-picked seats, he stood in 35 C with his pregnant wife, elderly parents and a couple of invalid StubHub bar…

[published_date] As church membership across the country declines, faith spaces in London are finding new ways to keep their lights on while also asserting themselves as important landmarks in the community. A study from the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) found that one-third of Canada's 27,000 faith spaces are expected to close this decade, which the…

[published_date] Toronto whisky drinkers are inching closer and closer to their new, elbows-up reality: a city completely and utterly without bourbon.  At Parkdale's Danu Social House in the city's west end, that reality is nearly there. Five months since the LCBO pulled U.S. alcohol from its shelves, the bar is devoid of cheaper bourbon, with…

[published_date] In the days after Oct. 7, 2023, journalist Fares Alghoul packed his suitcase, expecting to imminently leave his Hamilton home for Gaza to cover the war from the ground. That's how he'd covered Israel-Hamas wars and conflicts in Gaza in the past, as a chief correspondent for The Associated Press.  But this time was different. He no…

[published_date] A number of Costco digital gift card customers are reporting that their cards have been mysteriously drained of all their money.  The big-box retailer has offered few details about what happened, and some affected customers, like Shelly Xu of Perth, Ont., are still struggling to get a refund.  Xu says, in late June, she…

[published_date] The mayor of the small northern Ontario township of Fauquier-Strickland says she has no plans to step down as the community narrowly avoids a municipal shutdown due to a $2.5-million operating deficit. At a city council meeting on Tuesday, resident Peter Konopelky received applause from others in attendance when he called on Mayor Madeleine Tremblay to…

[published_date] The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) said it handed out nearly $30,000 in fines to campers for violating campfire bans on the South Coast over the recent B.C. Day long weekend. In a social media post, the service said it issued 26 violation tickets — amounting to $1,150 each — to campers in the Coastal Fire Centre from…

[published_date] British Columbia's Labour Relations Board has rejected a bid by e-commerce giant Amazon to overturn an earlier decision that awarded union certification to workers at a facility in Delta, B.C. A Labour Relations Board panel ruled in a decision dated Tuesday that it agrees with the board's original decision in July that ordered remedial certification…

[published_date] Police are investigating an incident involving antisemitic graffiti at a Victoria synagogue that a rabbi says has left the congregation in shock. The incident at Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, a place of worship that has stood at the corner of Blanshard and Pandora in the city's downtown since 1863, has drawn condemnations from politicians, Jewish groups…