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Ontario First Nation seeks emergency relief in Federal Court over water crisis

Ontario First Nation seeks emergency relief in Federal Court over water crisis

A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is seeking $200 million in emergency relief from the federal government to address the "critical" state of its water and sewage system as part of legal action launched in Federal Court, lawyers for the community
Volunteer in missing children search urges caution against speculation on their fate

Volunteer in missing children search urges caution against speculation on their fate

HALIFAX — A police investigation is continuing into the disappearance of two young children reported missing last week from their home in northeastern Nova Scotia. On Wednesday, RCMP Staff Sgt.
Hearing in September on whether Quebec daycare crash accused is high-risk offender

Hearing in September on whether Quebec daycare crash accused is high-risk offender

LAVAL — A court hearing will take place in September into whether a man who killed two children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare should be declared a high-risk offender.
Filipino BC confirms identities of all 11 people killed in Vancouver festival attack

Filipino BC confirms identities of all 11 people killed in Vancouver festival attack

The group that organized the Lapu Lapu Day festival where 11 people were killed last month has released the names of the dead.
Jobless rate rises as tariffs take 'bite' out of Canada's labour market in April

Jobless rate rises as tariffs take 'bite' out of Canada's labour market in April

OTTAWA — Canada's labour market was showing cracks in April as the early impacts of the tariff dispute with the United States started to appear in economic data.
Canadian researchers reach 'major milestone' in search for ALS treatment

Canadian researchers reach 'major milestone' in search for ALS treatment

Sunnybrook researchers have previously studied the experimental procedure, called focused ultrasound, for patients with Alzheimer's disease, and those with essential tremor, a neurological disorder that causes uncontrollable shaking.
Grey whale 'Little Patch' mesmerizes, sparks connection in Metro Vancouver

Grey whale 'Little Patch' mesmerizes, sparks connection in Metro Vancouver

Little Patch is part of a group of about a dozen grey whales known as "sounders" that break off from the typical migration route to feed in the waters of Washington's Puget Sound.
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by Canadian city

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by province

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by province

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.6 per cent (10.0) _ Prince Edward Island 6.
National employment numbers for April from Statistics Canada, at a glance

National employment numbers for April from Statistics Canada, at a glance

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's April employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (6.7) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.