Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to announce $1.55 billion in federal funding today to support Jordan’s Principle, a legal principle that states First Nations children must have equal access to social and health services.…
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Final design for Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place unveiled, contract awarded
Dee Burman / citynews - The province of Ontario unveiled the final design and awarded the contract for the new Ontario Science Centre to be built at Ontario Place on Thursday, calling it “a major milestone in the province’s plan to transform Ontario Place into a year-round, worl…
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Feds knew EV rebates were running out months before alerting the public, documents suggest
Nick Murray / nationalobserver - Transport Canada officials were aware funding for the popular electric vehicle rebate program was at risk of running out several months before the department told the public about it in January 2025, documents about the program suggest.
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BC man is cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology
Brenna Owen / nationalobserver - Ty Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment.
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India no longer seen as conducting foreign interference in Canada, senior official says
Steven Chase / theglobeandmail - The statement, made days before Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to travel to the country, marks a significant change from 2024, when relations hit a low
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Eight of 10 people using bus to get downtown unhappy after system overhaul, BIZ survey reveals
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Vancouver council motion to oppose ICE at World Cup is ruled out of order
Ashley Joannou / nationalobserver - The meeting chair, Coun. Mike Klassen, ruled on Wednesday that the motion was incorrect because it supposes a deployment when it "has been made clear from correspondence" that council received that ICE won't be present for the games in Vancouver.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Niagara mayors must decide on amalgamation
theglobeandmail - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will leave the possibility of amalgamation of cities and towns in the Niagara region up to local mayors, though he believes there are too many politicians in the area and something must be done. The idea of amalgamation h…
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Handcuffed suspect drives stolen Alberta Sheriffs vehicle from Whitecourt to Spruce Grove
Karen Bartko / globalnews - RCMP in western Alberta were led on lengthy late night a pursuit by a suspect, in handcuffs, who was in an Alberta Sheriffs patrol vehicle that was stolen near Whitecourt.
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Alberta pledges $10.8B for education in Budget 2026
Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - Alberta’s education system will receive $10.8 billion in Budget 2026. In an interview with Postmedia, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides called the investment “historic.” Despite concerns that enrolment growth and inflation have left the system under…
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Quebec Liberals gain ground in new poll taken days after Milliard named new leader
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A new poll indicates that the Quebec Liberals are experiencing a bump in support just days after naming Charles Milliard as leader.
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Former Toronto city councillor, Ontario MPP Giorgio Mammoliti dead at 64
sootoday - TORONTO — Giorgio Mammoliti, a former Toronto city councillor and member of the Ontario legislature, has died at 64. His son Chris Mammoliti confirmed the news to The Canadian Press this afternoon.
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Canada sending $8M in food aid to Cuba as humanitarian crisis deepens
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and MP Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, say the funding is aimed at addressing urgent needs.
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Almost half of Toronto-area immigrant settlement services brace for program closures
David Baxter / nationalobserver - Nearly half the immigrant service organizations in the Greater Toronto Area are braced for program closures in the near future due to federal funding cuts that began in 2024.
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Doctors, health groups call for action because Canada lags on cervical cancer prevention
Sarah Ritchie / nationalobserver - Cervical cancer is both the fastest-growing type of cancer in Canada and one that is almost completely preventable — and advocates are gathering in Ottawa on Wednesday to call on the federal government to step up screening, prevention and vaccination.
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Doug Ford defends decision to cut financial assistance for post-secondary students
theglobeandmail - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government's decision to cut back on the amount of financial assistance for post-secondary students. Ford says he heard from thousands of students over Family Day weekend who were angry about the drastic cut to t…
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Vancouver councillor accuses colleagues of being 'drug dealers' in Mandarin-only social media clip
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson / nationalobserver - Over the weekend Lenny Zhou, a councillor with Vancouver's majority ABC party, posted a video to WeChat accusing the four city councillors who aren't part of the party of using and dealing drugs, a claim they stress is false.
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N.D.G.'s Empress Theatre to be demolished, turned into an outdoor cultural space
Jesse Feith, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The theatre’s iconic Egyptian Revival facade will be saved to serve as a backdrop to the new space — essentially a courtyard closed in by two preserved walls.
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U.S. ambassador aims to smooth over diplomatic tensions with France
Brian Towie / torontosun - Charles Kushner, father of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, is trying to ease diplomatic tensions over social media posts.
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Floor crosser Matt Jeneroux included in Mark Carney foreign delegation
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - Liberal floor crosser Matt Jeneroux will accompany Mark Carney on an upcoming federal trade mission to India, Australia and Japan, according to a government delegation list.
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