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Man accused of running Canada's largest grandparent scam network arrested in Quebec; Gareth West has been accused by American authorities of orchestrating a scam targeting American seniors\.

Man accused of running Canada's largest grandparent scam network arrested in Quebec

July 4 , 2025 at 05:43:28 p.m. EDT • :

Gareth West, the alleged leader of a network of grandparent scammers accused of defrauding $30 million from American seniors, has been arrested.

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Canadians in ICE detention centres left in legal limbo as families try to secure release; Canadian Cynthia Olivera was arrested by U\.S\. officials when she went for an immigration interview with her husband Frank Olvera in Los Angeles\.

Canadians in ICE detention centres left in legal limbo as families try to secure release

July 4 , 2025 at 04:19:08 p.m. EDT • :

Relatives of Canadians detained by ICE in the U.S. say they're furious and frustrated by the treatment of their loved ones and the battles they're having to fight for even the most basic information. 

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Hamas says it's given 'positive' response to U.S. ceasefire proposal, but more talks needed; Smoke is seen after an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Thursday\.

Hamas says it's given 'positive' response to U.S. ceasefire proposal, but more talks needed

July 4 , 2025 at 05:06:35 p.m. EDT • :

Hamas says it has given a "positive" response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on implementation.

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The sign says Saugeen Beach but a Supreme Court of Canada challenge looms in land dispute; The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court decision in 2024 that the beach has always belonged to Saugeen First Nation\.

The sign says Saugeen Beach but a Supreme Court of Canada challenge looms in land dispute

July 4 , 2025 at 03:46:19 p.m. EDT • :

The Town of South Bruce Peninsula and two families are trying one last time to keep the land they say they rightfully acquired under the rules and geography of the time. They've filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Canada in an effort to challenge an Ontario Court of Appeal decision to return the land to Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation.

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The U.S. turns 249 today. Can Americans still find common ground?; Are Americans feeling united this Fourth of July\?

The U.S. turns 249 today. Can Americans still find common ground?

July 4 , 2025 at 01:43:28 p.m. EDT • :

Poll after poll has shown where Americans are apart from each other: on Trump's presidency, his immigration crackdown, U.S. support for Ukraine, and on the massive spending bill just passed by Congress, among other issues. So what — if anything — still brings Americans together across party lines?

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WATCH | #TheMoment a N.S. woodworker made a custom guitar for Nickelback; Two men in t-shirts smiling  

July 4 , 2025 at 04:04:00 a.m. EDT • :

WATCH | #TheMoment a N.S. woodworker made a custom guitar for Nickelback

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Hamilton woman speaks out after home, storefront sprayed with racist graffiti in 'calculated' hate act; Reena Rampersad's storefront on Barton Street East in Hamilton was sprayed with racist graffiti and white supremacist symbols, defacing the window and door, the morning after Canada Day\. The graffiti has been blurred in this image\.  

July 4 , 2025 at 02:24:03 p.m. EDT • :

Hamilton woman speaks out after home, storefront sprayed with racist graffiti in 'calculated' hate act

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Ontario architect's seal forged by remote worker believed to be North Korean fraudster; This blueprint for a 'boutique studio,' obtained by an X user called Cookier Connoisseur, contains a forgery of an architectural stamp belonging to Stephen Mauro, who is based in the Greater Toronto Area  

July 4 , 2025 at 01:13:40 p.m. EDT • :

Ontario architect's seal forged by remote worker believed to be North Korean fraudster

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OPP calls out 'absolutely egregious behaviour' as 2 teen boys arrested in Markham rock-throwing incidents; Two people were hospitalized after rocks were thrown at a car in Markham in October 2024\. The OPP says 2 teens have now been arrested\.  

July 4 , 2025 at 10:10:53 a.m. EDT • :

OPP calls out 'absolutely egregious behaviour' as 2 teen boys arrested in Markham rock-throwing incidents

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Parade kicks off 113th Calgary Stampede; Parade marshal Shania Twain, centre, rides a horse during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary\.  

July 4 , 2025 at 02:26:18 p.m. EDT • :

Parade kicks off 113th Calgary Stampede

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July 4 , 2025 at 03:46:35 p.m. EDT • :

700 people stranded in northern Sask. community after wildfire blocks road

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July 4 , 2025 at 05:34:49 p.m. EDT • :

At least 13 dead in Texas following flash floods

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July 4 , 2025 at 04:57:01 a.m. EDT • :

Russia strikes Kyiv with missiles, drones in largest aerial attack since war in Ukraine began

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July 4 , 2025 at 02:23:41 p.m. EDT • :

Flair Airlines failed to make rent payments before planes seized, leasing companies allege

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July 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Poilievre has to contend with Alberta separatists as he vies for a Commons seat

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