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[published_date] A family caught in the crossfire of a police shootout last year is suing the Montreal police force and the city, alleging that after the family patriarch and his son were struck by bullets, officers handcuffed them and delayed medical treatment for nearly an hour.  The Abdallah family filed a lawsuit in Quebec Superior…

[published_date] A community near Canning, N.S., rallied on Sunday to help a pod of dolphins stranded in mud. Melissa Pineo and her family noticed about a dozen white-sided dolphins in the water near Pineo's home. They were enjoying the moment Sunday morning until the tide went out and the dolphins got stuck. "More and more of…

[published_date] Forty-four asylum seekers and three alleged smugglers attempting to enter Canada from the U.S. were intercepted in Stanstead, Que., by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) overnight Sunday. With the help of provincial police, the RCMP arrested the asylum seekers, who were travelling in a truck, near Haskell Road. Some of them included children. RCMP brought…

[published_date] Premier Scott Moe's face is a frequent sight on social media, but recently his likeness has been reported on dubious video ads for cryptocurrency schemes that he's never endorsed. The videos take Moe's voice and likeness, and use AI to produce a convincing video of him speaking. This is not the first time the…

[published_date] Despite tariffs piling up over the past few months, economists say there are few signs of economic collapse — though Canada's economy is starting to show cracks. TD Bank economist Marc Ercolao conceded it's a "bit of surprise" to see the economy holding up against a massive disruption from Canada's largest trading partner. "Many…

[published_date] WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. In less than a year and a half, three men with ties to Wapekeka First Nation have been shot and killed by police in northwestern Ontario. Tyresse Kenny Padro Cree Roundsky, 23, died in a makeshift courtroom in the remote Oji-Cree community on Thursday in the latest police shooting.…

[published_date] Gautham Santosh, 27, from Kerala, India, was killed in the plane crash near Deer Lake Regional Airport in late July. (Submitted by Sonu Prathap)A fatal plane crash in Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador has left a family grieving on the other side of the world. Shock rippled through the western Newfoundland town of 5,000…

[published_date] Toronto is among the most polluted cities in the world on Monday morning as the city remains under a special air quality statement for its third consecutive day.  Environment Canada said smoke from forest fires is expected to continue to impact much of southern Ontario Monday and may persist into Tuesday before finally easing.…

[published_date] A previously uncharted shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Cape Breton in the deep blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The sunken vessel was found by the Canadian Hydrographic Service, a division of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans that maps out Canada's oceans and waterways.  Not much is known about the ship,…

[published_date] In a rolling field in the Annapolis Valley, the soil in one row of grapevines is littered with charred fragments of wood. Those unassuming bits of charred material don't look like much, but the charcoal-like substance is a tool that scientists and farmers hope will turn waste into a tool to improve the health of…

[published_date] Even during the summer break, Ontario high school teachers Jamie Mitchell and Tamara Phillips know that many conversations they'll be having with their colleagues come fall will focus on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom. Mitchell, who teaches math, and Phillips, who teaches English, are also instructional leaders, meaning they advise and lead their colleague on…

[published_date] Several organizations in Hamilton are denouncing white nationalist "active clubs," whose members were found by a recent investigative report by CBC News to be preparing for a "race war" in area gyms and parks. The Hamilton Anti Hate Coalition, a group formerly known as No Hate in the Hammer, said it is also calling on municipal authorities and…