Good morning. Our health team has been on the ground as measles cases surge in Ontario and Alberta – more on that below, along with a name change for Hudson’s Bay and the U.S. Supreme Court’s ban on youth gender-affirming care. But first:
The Liberal government’s controversial legislation that would let cabinet quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and pipelines sailed through committee in the early hours of Thursday.
A House of Commons panel sat from Wednesday afternoon to after midnight reviewing Bill C-5 in a hurried study, as the Liberal government seeks to pass it through the chamber by week’s end.
Canadian physician Panid Borhanjoo woke up on Friday morning in Iran’s cottage country to an onslaught of messages from family and friends asking if he was safe.
He turned on the news in his relatives’ home in Mazandaran, a lush, coastal province on the Caspian Sea. Israeli missiles had destroyed Iranian nuclear facilities and killed high-ranking military personnel in Tehran, about 200 kilometres away. War had erupted.
Mounties in British Columbia’s Interior say human remains found last month have been confirmed as being a woman who went missing near Sicamous nearly eight years ago.
They say the remains were discovered on a rural property in Salmon Arm on May 5, and the BC Coroners Service has since linked them to Nicole Bell.
Montreal's main bicycle rental company BIXI Montreal, says its users made more than 80,000 trips a day during seven of the nine strike days, including more than 98,500 trips on June 11.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is willing to give First Nations what they want for their support in developing mines, but they cannot “keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government” for more money.
Ford is set to meet Thursday with several dozen chiefs who are part of Anishinabek Nation, which represents 39 First Nations in the province.
The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for government review.
The department said consular officers will be on the lookout for posts and messages that could be deemed hostile to the United States, its government, culture, institutions or founding principles.
New data on the explosive growth of women’s sport in Canada underscores its rising popularity, but also reveals that its structural supports still lag behind.
Jessica Doherty, vice-president of strategy and growth at Torque Strategies, presented findings from a new national survey on Wednesday morning at the espnW Summit Canada at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works. One of the study’s main findings is that 60 per cent of Canadians believe perceptions of women’s sport have improved over the past three years.
A three-year-old Montreal girl reported missing on Sunday by her mother was found alive in Eastern Ontario on Wednesday afternoon, minutes after her mother appeared in court while facing charges of child abandonment.
The Sûreté du Québec and Ontario Provincial Police confirmed in a Wednesday evening press conference that the girl was found around 3 p.m. along Highway 417, near St. Albert, Ont. She was alone but conscious and able to speak with officers, and is now doing “well” after being examined by a medical team in hospital, OPP Staff Sergeant Shaun Cameron said.
An investigation into tow truck industry violence across the Greater Toronto Area has resulted in the arrests of 20 people who are facing more than 100 charges combined, police said Wednesday.
Toronto police said they launched a wiretap investigation dubbed Project Yankee last October to gather evidence of a group committing crimes to control the towing industry.
Quebec provincial police say a three-year-old Montreal girl who’d been reported missing on Sunday has been found alive in Ontario.
The girl had been reported missing by her mother on Sunday afternoon with little information about what had happened to her, sparking a massive police response.
The quiet streets of Taber, a small town in Southern Alberta, still hold reminders of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Taped to the windows of the Taber town office and a local bank are posters that encourage physical distancing. Pinned to the fence of a home near the only major highway that runs through the town is an anti-Trudeau tarp expressing support for protestors who opposed vaccine mandates during the 2022 Coutts border blockade.
The Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet pianist Robi Botos, whom Peterson mentored, speaks from Osaka where they performed with the National Arts Centre Orchestra.
Vancouver-based apparel company Lululemon Athletica is cutting about 150 corporate jobs, most of which are part of its store support centres. Earlier this month, the retailer lowered its profit expectations for the full year, estimating a more pronounced impact from expected tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Quebec provincial police say a three-year-old Montreal girl who’d been reported missing on Sunday has been found alive in Ontario.
The girl had been reported missing by her mother on Sunday afternoon with little information about what had happened to her, sparking a massive police response.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta was a 'necessary' step toward rebuilding bilateral relations. He refused to say whether he directly raised the accusations that Indian state agents were behind the murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar near Vancouver two years ago.
An organization that helps LGBTQ+ people file refugee claims says it has seen a spike in pleas for assistance from around the world since 2020.
Devon Matthews, program head with Rainbow Railroad, said the explosion in the number of requests for help reflects a trend of countries backsliding on LGBTQ rights – or even embracing a policy of persecution.
Fans of the Edmonton Oilers say they are devastated after the Florida Panthers defeated the team 5-1 to raise the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row. They say they expected more from the hometown team, but there’s always next year.
The Panthers topped the Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final to win their second straight title after also beating Edmonton in last year's NHL title series.
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The Panthers beat the Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 to win their second straight Stanley Cup
A London underground train passes a billboard for an Artificial Intelligence company advertising AI employees in London, Britain, June 5, 2025. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe
A Bay Street veteran and financial commentator is speaking out after finding himself at the centre of an alleged online “pump and dump” scam that used his identity to defraud some investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
David Rosenberg, an economist and founder of Rosenberg Research, said ads appearing on Facebook and Instagram as early as March have promoted a fake investment program falsely listing him as its administrator.
Vancouver city council voted Tuesday to amend health bylaws to allow for indoor supervised drug inhalation at two sites, expanding access to the harm-reduction measure for people who smoke illicit substances.
The decision clears one of the final hurdles for the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS to operate public supervised smoking and inhalation booths at its Hope to Health clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. It also enables Vancouver Coastal Health to pilot an indoor inhalation booth at a supportive housing building, exclusively for residents.
Calgary’s Enoch Park, just south of the city’s downtown core, was quiet this week, like any other.
But what made its emptiness notable is that this outdoor space, chopped up by concrete seating and sunken walkways, served as a “designated demonstration zone” for people protesting this year’s G7 Leaders’ Summit.
Wildfire evacuees continued to make their way home in some Manitoba communities Tuesday, but there were hurdles.
Tataskweyak Cree Nation lifted its evacuation order Monday evening, then told the community’s 2,400 residents Tuesday morning the return was being delayed due to problems with the water system.
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