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Liberals table bill to cut trade barriers, speed up 'nation-building' infrastructure; Prime Minister Mark Carney's government introduced legislation aimed at reducing internal trade barriers and fast-tracking major infrastructure projects on Friday\.

Liberals table bill to cut trade barriers, speed up 'nation-building' infrastructure

June 6 , 2025 at 12:29:37 p.m. EDT • :

The Liberal government introduced legislation Friday that it says will eliminate federal barriers to internal trade and detail how nation-building infrastructure projects will be identified and approved more quickly. 

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Oilers look to expand series lead over Panthers after thrilling Game 1 victory; Florida Panthers' Aaron Ekblad and Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid battle for the puck during overtime in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton Wednesday\. The Oilers won 4-3 and look to expand their series lead Friday\.

Oilers look to expand series lead over Panthers after thrilling Game 1 victory

June 6 , 2025 at 06:00:02 p.m. EDT • :

The Edmonton Oilers are looking to expand their lead against the Florida Panthers on Friday after a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory Wednesday. 

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Person charged with starting Ditch fire near Weyakwin, Sask. premier says; Smoke billowed into the sky over Weyakwin on May 28, 2025, as a wildfire burned nearby, forcing many to flee their homes\.

Person charged with starting Ditch fire near Weyakwin, Sask. premier says

June 6 , 2025 at 02:00:49 p.m. EDT • :

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says some of the wildfires burning in the province were intentionally set — and now charges have been laid.

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B.C. babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's 2011 drowning death, Supreme Court rules; Tammy Marion Bouvette is seen in a documentary by CBC's The Fifth Estate\.

B.C. babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's 2011 drowning death, Supreme Court rules

June 6 , 2025 at 01:27:30 p.m. EDT • :

Tammy Marion Bouvette pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing the death of a 19-month-old in 2011. Her conviction was later overturned, but a B.C. court declined to enter an acquittal. On Friday, Canada's Supreme Court ruled that Bouvette should be acquitted.

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Windsor police make arrests in $500K whisky heist, search for more suspects; A surveillance camera image appears to show an alleged liquor theft in progress\. Windsor police said the perpetrators transferred \$500K in whisky from a tractor trailer into a U-Haul van\.

Windsor police make arrests in $500K whisky heist, search for more suspects

June 6 , 2025 at 01:15:46 p.m. EDT • :

Windsor police announced Friday they've made multiple arrests in a recent $500,000 whisky heist, but are still searching for more suspects.

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AT ISSUE | Carney and Trump hold private tariff talks; A man in a suit gestures\. Overlaid on the image are the words, 'At Issue\.'  

June 6 , 2025 at 06:49:43 a.m. EDT • :

AT ISSUE | Carney and Trump hold private tariff talks

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Killer of London, Ont., Muslim family appeals convictions, challenging use of manifesto at trial; Convicted killer Nathaniel Veltman addresses his sentencing hearing in Ontario Superior Court in London on Jan\. 24, 2024\.  

June 6 , 2025 at 03:21:04 p.m. EDT • :

Killer of London, Ont., Muslim family appeals convictions, challenging use of manifesto at trial

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Israel 'operated clans' in Gaza, Netanyahu says, after being accused of arming Palestinian militias; Palestinians carry boxes and bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation\. Aid distribution was suspended on Wednesday after hospital officials said more than 80 people had been shot dead and hundreds wounded near distribution points between June 1 and 3\.  

June 6 , 2025 at 07:04:11 a.m. EDT • :

Israel 'operated clans' in Gaza, Netanyahu says, after being accused of arming Palestinian militias

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'Volatile' wildfires in northeastern B.C. expected to be whipped up by wind this weekend; A planned ignition near the Summit Lake wildfire on the Alaska Highway west of Fort Nelson is seen on Wednesday\. The fire grew to 83\.54 square kilometres on Friday morning\.  

June 6 , 2025 at 05:23:13 p.m. EDT • :

'Volatile' wildfires in northeastern B.C. expected to be whipped up by wind this weekend

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Fugitive ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding's drug ring still active in Canada, RCMP says; Ryan Wedding is seen in two photos taken sometime in 2024 and distributed by U\.S\. investigators\. The fugitive and former Team Canada member is thought to be living in Mexico, under the protection of the Sinaloa drug cartel\.  

June 6 , 2025 at 03:37:06 p.m. EDT • :

Fugitive ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding's drug ring still active in Canada, RCMP says

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June 6 , 2025 at 10:36:07 a.m. EDT • :

Carney defends inviting Modi to G7 after RCMP linked India to murders and extortion

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June 6 , 2025 at 05:13:23 p.m. EDT • :

Kilmar Abrego Garcia being returned to U.S. to face charges of transporting illegal immigrants

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June 6 , 2025 at 06:21:18 a.m. EDT • :

Air quality in Toronto among worst in the world amid wildfire smoke, global tracker shows

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June 6 , 2025 at 02:33:58 p.m. EDT • :

Feds announce up to 6,000 more Canada Summer Jobs as youths struggle to find work

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June 6 , 2025 at 02:46:23 p.m. EDT • :

International investigation led to arrest of man charged with breaking Russia sanctions: RCMP

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