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A man is silhouetted walking past a Conservative Party logo before the opening of the Party's national convention in Halifax, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Conservative party criticized for disqualifying candidate in nomination race battle

The federal Conservative party is defending its decision to oust a candidate…

A man is silhouetted walking past a Conservative Party logo before the opening of the Party's national convention in Halifax, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Canada's Otto Lopez, left, celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against Colombia during the ninth inning of a World Baseball Classic game in Phoenix, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Canada beats Colombia 5-0 at World Baseball Classic, Freeman leaves game with injury

Otto Lopez hit a three-run homer, Noah Skirrow threw five quality innings…

Canada's Otto Lopez, left, celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against Colombia during the ninth inning of a World Baseball Classic game in Phoenix, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
FILE - This Aug. 13, 2020 photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote control in Portland, Ore. Netflix Inc. (NFLX) on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 reported third-quarter net income of $790 million. The Los Gatos, California-based company said it had profit of $1.74 per share. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Judge: Netflix’s ‘Making a Murderer’ didn’t defame detective

A retired Wisconsin detective has lost a defamation lawsuit against streaming giant…

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2020 photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote control in Portland, Ore. Netflix Inc. (NFLX) on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 reported third-quarter net income of $790 million. The Los Gatos, California-based company said it had profit of $1.74 per share. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
FILE -- Steam comes out of the chimneys of the coal-fired power station Neurath near the Garzweiler open-cast coal mine in Luetzerath, Germany, Monday, Oct.25, 2021. Germany cut its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 2% last year, beating previous estimates but still falling far short of the cuts needed to meet its medium-term climate goals. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)

War, transport weigh on Germany’s efforts to curb emissions

Germany cut its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 2% last year, beating…

FILE -- Steam comes out of the chimneys of the coal-fired power station Neurath near the Garzweiler open-cast coal mine in Luetzerath, Germany, Monday, Oct.25, 2021. Germany cut its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 2% last year, beating previous estimates but still falling far short of the cuts needed to meet its medium-term climate goals. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)
A screen displays a patient's vital signs during open heart surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore on Nov. 28, 2016. The senator who pushed for Canada's assisted dying regime to include people whose only condition is a mental disorder says the debate about that policy is now over. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Patrick Semansky

The issue of expanding assisted dying eligibility ‘has already been decided’: senator

The senator who pushed for Canada’s assisted dying regime to include people…

A screen displays a patient's vital signs during open heart surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore on Nov. 28, 2016. The senator who pushed for Canada's assisted dying regime to include people whose only condition is a mental disorder says the debate about that policy is now over. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Patrick Semansky
Lyuba Pastushok tends to her growing herd of cattle on her family farm in Holoskyovchi in western Ukraine on Feb. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Osman

Canadian dairy plant becomes unlikely symbol of defiance for Ukrainian farmers

The cows on Lyuba Pastushok’s farm are like her “cheeky children,” she…

Lyuba Pastushok tends to her growing herd of cattle on her family farm in Holoskyovchi in western Ukraine on Feb. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Osman
HMCS Windsor, one of Canada's Victoria-class long range patrol submarines, returns to port in Halifax on June 20, 2018. The clock is ticking for the Canadian military to decide whether to replace its submarines, as Canada's closest allies push ahead with plans to build new fleets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Canada at crossroads on submarines as cost, need butt heads and allies press ahead

The federal government is at a crossroads on replacing Canada’s aging submarines,…

HMCS Windsor, one of Canada's Victoria-class long range patrol submarines, returns to port in Halifax on June 20, 2018. The clock is ticking for the Canadian military to decide whether to replace its submarines, as Canada's closest allies push ahead with plans to build new fleets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Team Ontario third, Ryan Fry makes a shot against Team Canada during the Tim Hortons Brier at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont. on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The decorated Canadian curler has indicated on his social media accounts he's stepping back from competitive curling. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Nicole Osborne

Veteran third Ryan Fry says he’s stepping back from competitive curling

Decorated Canadian curler Ryan Fry has indicated on his social media accounts…

Team Ontario third, Ryan Fry makes a shot against Team Canada during the Tim Hortons Brier at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont. on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The decorated Canadian curler has indicated on his social media accounts he's stepping back from competitive curling. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Nicole Osborne
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre steps away from the microphone after an announcement and news conference, in New Westminster, B.C., on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Poilievre says that if he became prime minister, he would sue pharmaceutical companies as a way to fund drug treatment ⁠— but he won't say what he would do about supervised consumption sites. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Poilievre says he would sue Big Pharma, won’t comment on supervised consumption sites

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that if he became prime minister, he…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre steps away from the microphone after an announcement and news conference, in New Westminster, B.C., on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Poilievre says that if he became prime minister, he would sue pharmaceutical companies as a way to fund drug treatment ⁠— but he won't say what he would do about supervised consumption sites. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Avril Lavigne presents as a topless protester rushes the stage during the Junos Monday, March 13, 2023. Police say charges are pending after a topless protester interrupted the Juno Awards. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Timothy Matwey

Charges against topless protester during Juno Awards pending, Edmonton police say

Police in Edmonton say charges are pending after a topless protester interrupted…

Avril Lavigne presents as a topless protester rushes the stage during the Junos Monday, March 13, 2023. Police say charges are pending after a topless protester interrupted the Juno Awards. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Timothy Matwey
An RCMP officer wears a body camera at the detachment in Bible Hill, N.S. on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Alberta plans to require all police services in the province to wear the devices.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

‘A transformational decision’: Alberta requiring body cameras for all police services

The Alberta government is planning to require all police services in the…

An RCMP officer wears a body camera at the detachment in Bible Hill, N.S. on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Alberta plans to require all police services in the province to wear the devices.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Simu Liu poses for a photograph at the media wall after hosting the 2022 Juno Awards Broadcast at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Sunday, May 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Topless protestor crashes Junos, as Weeknd wins 5th award with album of the year

A wildly unpredictable Juno Awards unfolded on Monday as a topless protester…

Simu Liu poses for a photograph at the media wall after hosting the 2022 Juno Awards Broadcast at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Sunday, May 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
FILE - Members of the Irish band U2, from left, Larry Mullen Jr., Bono, The Edge and Adam Clayton appear at the screening of "U2 3D," at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 20, 2007. The band's latest release, “Songs Of Surrender,” is a collection of 40 re-recorded and reimagined songs from across the band’s catalog. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

In unusual step, U2 reinterprets 40 of its best-known songs

In reimagining 40 of their best-known songs, U2 recognized that many fans…

FILE - Members of the Irish band U2, from left, Larry Mullen Jr., Bono, The Edge and Adam Clayton appear at the screening of "U2 3D," at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 20, 2007. The band's latest release, “Songs Of Surrender,” is a collection of 40 re-recorded and reimagined songs from across the band’s catalog. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. New polling shows the majority of Canadians support the federal government calling an independent inquiry into allegations of foreign interference, but still feel the country's electoral system is safe. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Poll suggests most Canadians trust election results, want interference inquiry

New polling suggests the majority of Canadians want the federal government to…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. New polling shows the majority of Canadians support the federal government calling an independent inquiry into allegations of foreign interference, but still feel the country's electoral system is safe. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, disembark their plane in Yellowknife during part of the Royal Tour of Canada, Thursday, May 19, 2022. New polling results suggest Canadians are largely indifferent to their new king, and more than half believe his May 6 coronation is the right time for the country to reconsider its ties with the monarchy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Canadians uninterested in King Charles’ coronation, British monarchy, survey suggests

New polling results suggest Canadians are largely indifferent to King Charles, and…

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, disembark their plane in Yellowknife during part of the Royal Tour of Canada, Thursday, May 19, 2022. New polling results suggest Canadians are largely indifferent to their new king, and more than half believe his May 6 coronation is the right time for the country to reconsider its ties with the monarchy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left to right, Col Jaimie Norman, Admiral Sir Ben Key, First Sea Lord, and Commander Gus Carnie during Sunak’s visit to San Diego, Monday March 13, 2023, ahead of his meetings with US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese as part of AUKUS. Experts are warning that Canada’s omission from the military pact involving three of its closest allies is symptomatic of a larger problem in how this country is perceived by its friends. (Stefan Rousseau-Pool via AP/The Canadian Press)

Canada on sidelines as U.S., Britain, Australia move ahead on new security deal

Canada’s omission from a military pact involving three of its closest allies…

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left to right, Col Jaimie Norman, Admiral Sir Ben Key, First Sea Lord, and Commander Gus Carnie during Sunak’s visit to San Diego, Monday March 13, 2023, ahead of his meetings with US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese as part of AUKUS. Experts are warning that Canada’s omission from the military pact involving three of its closest allies is symptomatic of a larger problem in how this country is perceived by its friends. (Stefan Rousseau-Pool via AP/The Canadian Press)
B.C. encouraged by proposed bail reforms. (File photo)

B.C. ‘encouraged’ by Ottawa bail reform, cautious about impact on racialized groups

British Columbia’s attorney general says the province is treading carefully to ensure…

B.C. encouraged by proposed bail reforms. (File photo)
Michelle Yeoh, winner of the Oscar for lead actress, arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

For Asian Americans, Yeoh, Quan’s Oscar wins are theirs too

Edward Dion Farinas watches the Academy Awards every year but the Filipino…

Michelle Yeoh, winner of the Oscar for lead actress, arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
A skunk is seen in an undated handout photo. Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C., tested positive for avian flu. (Critter Care Wildlife Society/THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO)

Eight skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government

Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C.,…

A skunk is seen in an undated handout photo. Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C., tested positive for avian flu. (Critter Care Wildlife Society/THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO)
Maple Leafs Foods CEO Michael McCain waits to appear as a witness at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food investigating food price inflation in Ottawa, on Monday, March 6, 2023. McCain Foods says it will spend $600 million to double the size of its potato processing facility in southern Alberta. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)

McCain to spend $600M to double potato processing capacity in southern Alta.

French fry giant McCain Foods Ltd. has announced it will spend $600…

Maple Leafs Foods CEO Michael McCain waits to appear as a witness at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food investigating food price inflation in Ottawa, on Monday, March 6, 2023. McCain Foods says it will spend $600 million to double the size of its potato processing facility in southern Alberta. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)
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