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Mark Carney is showing that he is the agent of change by appointing two former Trudeau cabinet ministers as his top advisers. Marco Mendicino is Carney’s chief of staff, David Lametti is part of Carney’s transition team. Mendicino and Lametti were famous while in cabinet for joking about how many …

A judge has denied a bid to review the decision not to prosecute an Edmonton police officer who seriously injured a young Indigenous man with a kick to the head.  Dumas was 18 when he was seriously injured during a 2020 arrest. A judge has denied a bid to review …

Canada’s major food retailers have all rolled out new marketing strategies in recent weeks to meet a newfound demand for Canadian products. With price hikes in play, they’re betting on a reputational reset after years of contention between shoppers and consumers came to a boiling point last year.  Loblaws preps …

Montrealer Jenny Georgiopoulos had an unpleasant surprise when she arrived at the Saint-Armand, Que., border crossing on Saturday after a day of shopping in Vermont with a friend. She had spent around $300 US on groceries, as she usually does. But the return home was different this time. Georgiopoulos says …

Wilbert Coffin became the sole suspect for the death of an American tourist in the 50s and was one of the last people to be hanged for murder in Canada. A jack of all trades and a prospector who knew the Gaspé woods like the back of his hand, advocates …

An Ontario developer is accused of coercing 142 purchasers of pre-construction projects to pay more money for the same homes they purchased up to two years earlier — claims that are now the subject of a disciplinary committee hearing referred by the province’s regulatory authority.  Briarwood Development Group now facing …

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s move to impose a surcharge on electricity flowing south of the border seems to have gotten the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump turned his sights on the new levy in a late-night post on his Truth Social platform.  U.S. president says Ontario ‘not even …

Even though Canada and the United States are in the midst of a trade war, officials from north of the border are looking past it, in hopes of getting a piece of the energy pie.  Ottawa and Alberta are hoping to attract energy investment, despite trade war. Speaking in front …

An alleged crime boss, accused of orchestrating the shooting of an innocent family in Caledon, Ont., will plead not guilty, his lawyer says. Andrew Clark is described by investigators as the “co-leader” of a transnational drug-smuggling empire, alongside former Team Canada Olympian Ryan Wedding.  Andrew Clark accused of ordering murders …

Grocery store shelves are full of maple leaf stickers and shelf talkers indicating products are, in some way, Canadian. But they don’t always tell the whole story.  Tagging shelves with maple leaf ‘might in some cases be an oversimplification,’ says professor. Amid the patriotic chest-thumping and sincere efforts of Canadians …