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Frozen waffles from Whole Foods join Canadian recall list over listeria concerns

Frozen waffles from Whole Foods join Canadian recall list over listeria concerns

Whole Foods Market is joining the growing list of brands whose frozen waffles have been recalled in Canada this week because of possible listeria contamination.
Harris vs. Trump: Where the candidates stand on the climate crisis

Harris vs. Trump: Where the candidates stand on the climate crisis

WASHINGTON — Environmental experts are warning American voters that whoever takes the White House could set a path forward or pull the world backwards at a critical time for the climate crisis. "The U.S.
Canadian Indigenous leaders call Biden's apology for residential schools 'first step'

Canadian Indigenous leaders call Biden's apology for residential schools 'first step'

MONTREAL — Canadian Indigenous leaders say U.S. President Joe Biden’s apology for his country’s residential school system is only the first step toward healing generations of harm. On Friday, Biden apologized for the U.S.
Hundreds of votes to count in tightest British Columbia election races

Hundreds of votes to count in tightest British Columbia election races

Elections BC said late Friday that several hundred ballots remain uncounted in the tightest undecided races after the province's nail-biting vote last weekend. The NDP is ahead of the B.C.
Journalist says claims that he is a Russian agent are 'fabricated'

Journalist says claims that he is a Russian agent are 'fabricated'

OTTAWA — A veteran Ottawa journalist is firing back against what he says are "entirely false" claims by a former Conservative cabinet minister that he acted as a Russian agent.
Poland arrests people in alleged plot to send explosives to Canada

Poland arrests people in alleged plot to send explosives to Canada

OTTAWA — Polish authorities say four people have been charged in an alleged plan to send explosives via courier service to Canada and the United States.
Joly faces calls for probe in death of woman Canada refused to repatriate from Syria

Joly faces calls for probe in death of woman Canada refused to repatriate from Syria

OTTAWA — Advocates want Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to immediately call an impartial investigation into the death of a Canadian woman the federal government refused to repatriate from a Syrian detention camp. In a letter to Joly, Sen.
Montreal man charged with first-degree murder in Ottawa femicide: police

Montreal man charged with first-degree murder in Ottawa femicide: police

OTTAWA — Ottawa police announced Friday that a Montreal man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman killed in a park in front of her children.
New regulations allow Canada Post to ship prohibited firearms returned in gun buyback

New regulations allow Canada Post to ship prohibited firearms returned in gun buyback

More than 1,500 models of firearms were banned in May 2020 after a mass shooting in Nova Scotia. Since then, retailers that have the weapons have been required to securely keep them in their inventory.
How has climate change shifted the odds of extreme cold? A new tool seeks the answer

How has climate change shifted the odds of extreme cold? A new tool seeks the answer

This summer, Environment and Climate Change Canada began to pilot a system that rapidly analyzes how climate change has influenced the likelihood of a heat wave. Now it's using it to look at extreme cold.