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Ban on public prayer violates basic rights: lawyer
Lawyer Frédéric Bérard said Legault's threat to use the notwithstanding clause to ban public prayer is part of a worrying trend.
Canada
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Alberta family doctor suspended for unprofessional conduct
An Alberta family doctor and veterinarian has been suspended for unprofessional conduct.
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'Scared and confused': 9-year-old Calgary girl recalls terrifying experience being stuck in stolen vehicle
A Calgary girl who was sitting in her dad's vehicle when it was stolen on Monday night is speaking out about the horrifying experience, along with her father.
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Police identify murder victim whose skull was found in Ontario river more than three decades ago
Police have identified a man whose skull was found almost 40 years ago in a Peterborough-area river.
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Police locate labyrinth of tunnels connecting tents to generator in Hamilton encampment
Hamilton police say that they discovered a series of 'man-made holes and tunnels' during a patrol of a downtown encampment earlier this week.
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Toronto agency launches court challenge against new law that would shutter some supervised consumption sites
A social agency that runs a supervised consumption service (SCS) in Toronto’s Kensington Market has launched a court challenge against new legislation that will see 10 such sites shuttered across the province, arguing that the law violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Manitoba nurse found not criminally responsible for killing parents has nursing licence suspended
A Manitoba nurse who was found not criminally responsible for killing his parents and attacking another nurse in a Winnipeg hospital has been suspended from practicing.
World
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South Korean president says martial law was an act of governance and denies rebellion charges
South Korea's president defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges Thursday, rejecting the opposition-led impeachment attempts against him and investigations into last week's move.
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UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backed the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
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Luxury real estate brokers charged in federal indictment with sex trafficking in NYC
Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with luring, drugging and violently raping dozens of women over more than a decade.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray says he intends to resign at the end of Biden's term
FBI Director Christopher Wray told bureau workers Wednesday he plans to resign at the end of U.S. President Joe Biden's term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the job.
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Brazil's President Lula to undergo a new surgery after initial procedure for brain bleed
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will undergo another surgery, doctors at the Sirio-Libanes hospital where the leftist leader is being treated said Wednesday.
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Hannah Kobayashi, missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, is found safe
Hannah Kobayashi, whose disappearance prompted a massive search and a missing persons investigation in Los Angeles, has been found safe, police said.
Entertainment
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'The Golden Bachelor' star Gerry Turner says he has bone marrow cancer
Gerry Turner, star of the inaugural season of ABC’s senior dating show 'The Golden Bachelor,' says he has been diagnosed with cancer.
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Rape allegation against Jay-Z won't impact NFL's relationship with music mogul, Goodell says
A rape allegation against rapper Jay-Z, whose company Roc Nation has produced some of the NFL's entertainment presentations including the Super Bowl halftime show, won't impact the league's relationship with the music mogul.
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George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89
George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, has died at age 89.
Health
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MAID cases rose to 15,000 in 2023, but growth of cases halved
More than 15,000 people received medical assistance in dying in Canada in 2023, but federal statistics show the growth in cases has slowed significantly.
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Outbreak of infectious intestinal illness declared among Toronto’s underhoused community
A highly contagious and drug-resistant bacterial illness has sickened several members of Toronto’s underhoused community, says the city’s health unit.
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Certain foods may disrupt your body's fight against cancer cells, study says
The food you eat may be affecting your body’s ability to fight cancer cells in the colon, according to a new study.
Politics
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Elon Musk calls Justin Trudeau 'insufferable tool' in new social media post
Billionaire Elon Musk is calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'an insufferable tool' in a new social media post on Wednesday. 'Won't be in power for much longer,' Musk also wrote about the prime minister on 'X.'
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Trudeau will have to 'kiss the ring' to achieve smoother bilateral relations with Trump: John Bolton
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to get on U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's good side for the sake of a smooth bilateral relationship, he'll likely have to be openly deferential, says former U.S. National Security Advisor, John Bolton.
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Hours after Trump taunt, Trudeau calls Harris election loss 'attack' on women's progress
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says women's rights and women's progress is under attack, pointing to the recent defeat of U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris as an example.
Sci-Tech
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Apple Intelligence suite of AI tools arrives in Canada
Apple has brought its suite of artificial intelligence-based tools to Canada.
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An autistic teen's parents say Character.AI said it was OK to kill them. They're suing to take down the app
Two families have sued artificial intelligence chatbot company Character.AI, accusing it of providing sexual content to their children and encouraging self-harm and violence. The lawsuit asks a court to shut down the platform until its alleged dangers can be fixed.
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TikTok files legal challenge of federal government's shutdown order
TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, saying it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and potentially terminate a quarter of a million contracts that it has with Canadian advertising clients.