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Petition launched to change the Village
Younes el Moustir speaks about the petition he launched to improve conditions in Montreal's Village.
Canada
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Records detail Brampton councillor's standoff with city over derelict property
A derelict property connected to a Brampton city councillor racked up $12,500 in fines in dozens of penalty notices over several months as city officials warned it was becoming a haven for rats and a homeless encampment, records obtained by CTV News show.
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Widespread theft costing Canada's retail industry dearly: experts
The Retail Council of Canada wants to put a stop to widespread theft within the retail industry, and industry leaders are meeting this week to find solutions.
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Edmonton police help with rescue of raft on English Channel
The Edmonton Police Emergency Communications Centre takes all kinds of calls for help, but one in January is being called a 'once in a career' type of call.
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Dozens of people smuggled in freight trains across B.C. border into U.S., officials say
Authorities in the United States have arrested two men accused of using freight trains to smuggle dozens of people out of British Columbia and into the U.S. in what officials described as an 'extremely dangerous' criminal conspiracy.
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Quebec homeowner recalls moment tornado hit his farmhouse west of Montreal
Residents west of Montreal recounted on Tuesday the moment when a tornado tore through their communities, taking only a few seconds to rip apart homes, vehicles and farm buildings.
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Ontario legislator makes history at Queen's Park with speech in Oji-Cree
After decades of being told his first language should be forgotten, Sol Mamakwa stood on the floor of the Ontario legislature about to make history.
World
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Ukraine gets more military aid from Europe but Putin warns of consequences if Russian soil is hit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a second US$1 billion promise of military aid in as many days Tuesday during a whirlwind tour of three European Union countries, while President Vladimir Putin warned that hitting Russian soil with Western-supplied weapons could set the war on a dangerous new path.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians, most in tents, near Gaza's Rafah as offensive expands
Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 37 people, most of them sheltering in tents, outside the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight and on Tuesday.
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1 million customers are without power in Texas as Dallas and Houston get slammed with destructive storms
More than a million customers in Texas were without power Tuesday as powerful storms delivered another round of violent weather to the state still reeling from an almost unrelenting parade of destructive and deadly storms in recent weeks.
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A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor
The operator of Japan's destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant demonstrated Tuesday how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year for the first time since the 2011 meltdown.
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RFK Jr. says he had 'visceral reaction against' removal of Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he had a “visceral reaction against” the removal of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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Georgia parliament overrides presidential veto of divisive foreign influence bill
The Georgian parliament overrode a presidential veto of the 'foreign agents' bill that has prompted weeks of massive protests by critics who say it will restrict media freedom.
Entertainment
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Hans Zimmer to pay tribute to Denis Villeneuve at Canadian Screen Awards
Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer will partake in a taped tribute to Montreal filmmaker Denis Villeneuve at this week's Canadian Screen Awards.
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Albert Ruddy, Canadian Oscar-winning producer of 'The Godfather' and 'Million Dollar Baby,' dies at 94
Albert S. Ruddy, a colourful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for 'The Godfather' and 'Million Dollar Baby,' developed the raucous prison-sports comedy 'The Longest Yard' and helped create the hit sitcom "Hogan's Heroes," has died at age 94.
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Hollywood movies rarely reflect climate change crisis. These researchers want to change that
The vast majority of movies released from 2013 to 2022 failed a 'climate reality check' proposed by researchers who surveyed 250 films.
Health
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Farmers must kill 4.2 million chickens after bird flu hits Iowa egg farm
More than four million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm.
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Debunking the 'anti-sunscreen' movement: Doctors say TikTok trend is dangerous
Dermatologists are sounding the alarm about misinformation from the anti-sunscreen movement, saying not wearing sunscreen can cause cancer and other problems.
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'Let’s call it for what it is': Tory bid to focus pharmacare bill fails at committee
Conservative MP Todd Doherty says the federal government is offering 'false hope' to Canadians with a national pharmacare bill that will not initially apply to a broad range of medications.
Politics
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Trudeau 'in no way' supports Israeli offensive in Rafah, but is mum on taking action
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is 'horrified' by Israeli strikes that killed civilians in Rafah earlier this week, but walked away from reporters when asked what he will do about it.
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Poilievre Conservatives offer to help Trudeau Liberals pass foreign interference bill
Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party is offering to help Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government pass a piece of legislation aimed at countering foreign interference in Canada.
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MPs to vote on motion to oust House Speaker Greg Fergus over allegations of partisanship
Members of Parliament will be voting Tuesday on a Conservative-led motion to oust House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus, amid renewed concern over his 'alleged lack of impartiality.'
Sci-Tech
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Elon Musk's Neuralink seeks to enroll three patients in brain implant study
Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-chip company, aims to enroll three patients to evaluate its device in a study expected to take several years to complete.
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Could a Senate bill cause age verification laws to apply to Netflix? Experts say yes
Canada's privacy czar and a government official are warning that a Senate bill proposing to block minors from 'sexually explicit material' online could apply to streaming services such as Netflix.
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Here's how new AI tech could change the iPhone
Generative AI, artificial intelligence that can provide thoughtful and thorough responses to questions and prompts, could potentially breathe new life into Apple’s iPhone lineup at a time when competitors are threatening to leave the company behind in the race to shape what could be a world-changing technology.