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Waves pound the shore on a closed section of Highway 207 in Lawrencetown, N.S., on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. Canada's spy service warns that climate change poses a profound, ongoing threat to Canada's security and prosperity, including the possible loss of parts of British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces to rising sea levels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Climate change threatens Canadian security, prosperity, warns stark spy agency brief

Canada’s spy service warns that climate change poses a profound, ongoing threat…

Waves pound the shore on a closed section of Highway 207 in Lawrencetown, N.S., on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. Canada's spy service warns that climate change poses a profound, ongoing threat to Canada's security and prosperity, including the possible loss of parts of British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces to rising sea levels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
CN rail trains are shown at a train yard in Vaughan, Ont., on Monday, June 20, 2022. CN workers have backed a strike vote with negotiations set to resume on a contract for around 3,000 Canadian employees.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue

CN workers backed a strike vote with negotiations set to resume on…

CN rail trains are shown at a train yard in Vaughan, Ont., on Monday, June 20, 2022. CN workers have backed a strike vote with negotiations set to resume on a contract for around 3,000 Canadian employees.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre participates in a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, March 6, 2023. Poilievre says three members of his party who met with a German politician from a far-right party will remain in caucus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Three Conservative MPs who met with far-right German politician will stay in caucus

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says three members of his party who met…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre participates in a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, March 6, 2023. Poilievre says three members of his party who met with a German politician from a far-right party will remain in caucus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen takes part in a joint statement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the European Union Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Von der Leyen says Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen to Europe as the continent shifts its fuel sources away from Russia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

EU head says Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen ahead of Ontario visit

The head of the European Union says Canada should focus on exporting…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen takes part in a joint statement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the European Union Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Von der Leyen says Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen to Europe as the continent shifts its fuel sources away from Russia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada’s Fancy Bermudez, left, scores her second try past Ireland’s Beibhinn Parsons during HSBC Canada Sevens women’s rugby action, in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, March 5, 2023. Bermudez scored a pair of tries as the Canadian women defeated Ireland 24-12 Sunday to put themselves in position for there best result this season at the HSBC Canada Sevens Tournament. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian women topple Ireland at Canada Sevens, men close tournament with loss

Women can place 5th if they beat Fiji. Men ended in 15th.

Canada’s Fancy Bermudez, left, scores her second try past Ireland’s Beibhinn Parsons during HSBC Canada Sevens women’s rugby action, in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, March 5, 2023. Bermudez scored a pair of tries as the Canadian women defeated Ireland 24-12 Sunday to put themselves in position for there best result this season at the HSBC Canada Sevens Tournament. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Galen Rupp, of the United States, and Cam Levins of Canada (right) compete during the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore., Sunday, July 17, 2022. Levins broke both the national and North American records at the Tokyo Marathon on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Patrick Smith/Pool Photo via AP

B.C.’s Cam Levins breaks national, North American records at Tokyo Marathon

Levins shaved 2 seconds off previously held North American record

Galen Rupp, of the United States, and Cam Levins of Canada (right) compete during the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore., Sunday, July 17, 2022. Levins broke both the national and North American records at the Tokyo Marathon on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Patrick Smith/Pool Photo via AP
Waves and foam erupt from the Pacific Ocean during high tide at the mouth of the Quillayute River in La Push. (Black Press Media file photo)

Canadian environmental groups praise UN accord to protect marine life on high seas

New treaty to apply to nearly half of world’s surface

Waves and foam erupt from the Pacific Ocean during high tide at the mouth of the Quillayute River in La Push. (Black Press Media file photo)
The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The Broadbent Institute is keeping TikTok as a sponsor during their upcoming conference, despite rising national security concerns from the government of Canada regarding the popular app. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

TikTok to remain sponsor at Broadbent Institute conference despite security concerns

Social media app banned from federal employees’ work phones while Canada reviews its use

The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The Broadbent Institute is keeping TikTok as a sponsor during their upcoming conference, despite rising national security concerns from the government of Canada regarding the popular app. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Juno nominee Lenka Lichtenberg at her home in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 21, 2023. A series of poems, written in concentration camp, about romantic love and relationships, hopeful dreams of faraway places, and betrayal is brought to life in album form, sung in Czech by the author’s granddaughter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Lenka Lichtenberg’s Juno-nominated album brings Holocaust survivor’s poetry to life

Poetry was written by Lichtenberg’s grandmother in a concentration camp

Juno nominee Lenka Lichtenberg at her home in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 21, 2023. A series of poems, written in concentration camp, about romantic love and relationships, hopeful dreams of faraway places, and betrayal is brought to life in album form, sung in Czech by the author’s granddaughter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Canada’s Josiah Morra, right, fights off Chile’s Dante Marchese to score a try during HSBC Canada Sevens rugby action, in Vancouver, on Saturday, March 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian teams out of rugby sevens medal hunt

Both teams still hoping to secure spots in the 2024 Paris Olympics

Canada’s Josiah Morra, right, fights off Chile’s Dante Marchese to score a try during HSBC Canada Sevens rugby action, in Vancouver, on Saturday, March 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa on May 14, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Climate change threatens Canadian security, prosperity, warns stark spy agency brief

CSIS predicting possible loss of parts of B.C. and Atlantic Canada to rising sea levels

A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa on May 14, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Imperial Oil Ltd. has reported the death of 50 birds that landed on tailings areas near its Kearl oilsands project in northern Alberta, in a May 5, 2020 story. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

N.W.T. says lack of notice on oilsands tailings spill goes against deal with Alberta

The government of the Northwest Territories says Alberta didn’t tell it about…

Imperial Oil Ltd. has reported the death of 50 birds that landed on tailings areas near its Kearl oilsands project in northern Alberta, in a May 5, 2020 story. (Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele, left, is checked by Calgary Flames forward Radim Zohorna during first period NHL pre-season hockey action in Calgary, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

NHL’s first brother-for-brother swap headlines Flames trade deadline day

The Calgary Flames’ trade deadline deals Friday included the NHL’s first swap…

Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele, left, is checked by Calgary Flames forward Radim Zohorna during first period NHL pre-season hockey action in Calgary, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The Suncor Energy Centre picture in downtown Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Suncor Energy Inc. has signed a deal to sell its offshore assets in the North Sea to Equinor UK Ltd. in an agreement valued at about $1.2 billion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Suncor Energy selling North Sea offshore assets in deal valued at $1.2B

Suncor Energy Inc. has taken another step toward streamlining its business, signing…

The Suncor Energy Centre picture in downtown Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Suncor Energy Inc. has signed a deal to sell its offshore assets in the North Sea to Equinor UK Ltd. in an agreement valued at about $1.2 billion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly attends the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi Thursday, March 2, 2023. Joly and her Chinese counterpart have had a testy exchange over Joly raising concerns that Beijing's envoys may be interfering in domestic matters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Olivier Douliery-Pool Photo via AP

Joly and Chinese counterpart confront each other over interference claims

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart had a testy…

Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly attends the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi Thursday, March 2, 2023. Joly and her Chinese counterpart have had a testy exchange over Joly raising concerns that Beijing's envoys may be interfering in domestic matters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Olivier Douliery-Pool Photo via AP
Kardinal Offishall poses for a photograph in Toronto, on Friday, January 13, 2023. Kardinal Offishall and Haviah Mighty are set to lead viewers through a celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary at the Juno Awards on March 13. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Juno Awards to mark hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with Kardinal Offishall, Haviah Mighty

Canada’s role in 50 years of hip-hop history will get a spotlight…

Kardinal Offishall poses for a photograph in Toronto, on Friday, January 13, 2023. Kardinal Offishall and Haviah Mighty are set to lead viewers through a celebration of hip-hop's 50th anniversary at the Juno Awards on March 13. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Backcountry skiers are dwarfed by the mountains as they make their way along a mountain ridge near McGillivray Pass Lodge located in the southern Chilcotin Mountains of British Columbia, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Three victims of Wednesday's deadly avalanche in southeastern B.C. have been identified as German citizens. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Three men killed in southeast B.C. avalanche were from Germany: news agency

Three victims of a deadly avalanche in southeastern British Columbia have been…

Backcountry skiers are dwarfed by the mountains as they make their way along a mountain ridge near McGillivray Pass Lodge located in the southern Chilcotin Mountains of British Columbia, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Three victims of Wednesday's deadly avalanche in southeastern B.C. have been identified as German citizens. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Shawn Tupper, Deputy Minister of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness waits to appear as a witness at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) regarding foreign election interference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Director of Canada’s spy agency agrees integrity of federal elections not compromised

Canada’s last two elections were not compromised by foreign actors, the director…

Shawn Tupper, Deputy Minister of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness waits to appear as a witness at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) regarding foreign election interference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
The flag of the Supreme Court of Canada flies on the east flag pole in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Evidence cannot support Alberta man’s robbery convictions: Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada says it tossed out an Alberta man’s…

The flag of the Supreme Court of Canada flies on the east flag pole in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
"Babysitter" which is directed by Canadian Screen Award Monia Chokri will be opening the Toronto premiere at the Canadian Film Fest. A still from the film is shown in this undated handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canadian Film Fest *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Canadian Film Fest lineup includes indie features ‘Babysitter,’ ‘Bloom’

Canadian Film Fest has announced thelineup for its hybrid festival taking place…

"Babysitter" which is directed by Canadian Screen Award Monia Chokri will be opening the Toronto premiere at the Canadian Film Fest. A still from the film is shown in this undated handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canadian Film Fest *MANDATORY CREDIT*