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Former prime minister Brian Mulroney to be featured on Canada Post stamp

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney to be featured on Canada Post stamp

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be featured on a stamp as part of Canada Post's 2025 lineup. Mulroney, who died last year, served as prime minister from 1984 to 1993.
Second child dies after Oshawa, Ont., fire that killed mother and daughter: police

Second child dies after Oshawa, Ont., fire that killed mother and daughter: police

Police say a 12-year-old girl has died after a house fire in Oshawa, Ont., last week that also left her mother and nine-year-old sister dead. Emergency officials were called to the scene on McGrigor Street just after 8 a.m.
Flood warnings issued for parts of central, southwestern Ontario after weekend rain

Flood warnings issued for parts of central, southwestern Ontario after weekend rain

Flood warnings are in effect across parts of Ontario after the weekend's heavy rainfall and warmer temperatures.
American culinary series 'Top Chef' comes to Canada amid a simmering trade war

American culinary series 'Top Chef' comes to Canada amid a simmering trade war

TORONTO — The new season of American competition show “Top Chef” is set in Canada, and judge Gail Simmons says the timing “couldn’t have been better.
'Danish Viking blood is boiling.' Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too

'Danish Viking blood is boiling.' Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too

Ivan Hansen, a retired Danish police officer, loaded up his basket at the supermarket, carefully checking each product to avoid buying anything made in the United States. No more Coca-Cola, no more California Zinfandel wine or almonds.
CREA reports home sales fell in February amid tariff uncertainty

CREA reports home sales fell in February amid tariff uncertainty

OTTAWA — Home sales in February fell to their lowest level in more than a year as homebuyers stayed on the sidelines amid the uncertainty created by the trade war with the United States, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Monday.
Toronto's plan to counter tariffs includes barring U.S. suppliers from some contracts

Toronto's plan to counter tariffs includes barring U.S. suppliers from some contracts

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city's response to steep U.S. tariffs on Canada will include barring American companies from bidding on some city contracts and a tax deferral program for industrial properties impacted by the tariffs.
Berrios named Blue Jays' opening-day starter for second straight year

Berrios named Blue Jays' opening-day starter for second straight year

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday that right-hander José Berrios will be their 2025 season-opening starting pitcher.
CP NewsAlert: Court finds stabbing at UWaterloo was not terrorism but was hate crime

CP NewsAlert: Court finds stabbing at UWaterloo was not terrorism but was hate crime

An Ontario court has found that an attack at a University of Waterloo gender studies class nearly two years ago was not terrorism but constituted a “particularly grave” hate crime.
Toronto bar 'heartbroken' by mass shooting, says it's co-operating with police

Toronto bar 'heartbroken' by mass shooting, says it's co-operating with police

TORONTO — The Toronto bar where 12 people were injured when masked gunmen opened fire earlier this month says it's co-operating with police and is "heartbroken" by the mass shooting.
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