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Mark Carney's to-do list is short, but steep; Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with media during a news conference in Ottawa, on Wednesday\. The new prime minister has issued a single mandate letter to his cabinet, which he says 'reflects a unified mission\.'

Mark Carney's to-do list is short, but steep

May 24 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Emerging from his cabinet's "planning forum," Mark Carney said his ministers had all been given a single mandate letter. Coming in at just under 800 words, Carney's mandate letter contrasts in potentially interesting ways with the wordier epistles that his predecessor released in 2015.

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Inside the NDP's last-ditch efforts to save Jagmeet Singh and his riding; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to supporters from the party's election night headquarters in Burnaby, B\.C\., on April 28\. Singh lost his own riding despite a late-minute, full-court press by the party to boost his chances, sources say\.

Inside the NDP's last-ditch efforts to save Jagmeet Singh and his riding

May 24 , 2025 at 04:00:27 a.m. EDT • :

The weekend before Jagmeet Singh would lose his seat and resign as NDP leader, the party loaded a plane with Ottawa staffers and flew them out to the West Coast in a last-ditch effort to save Singh's seat in Burnaby, B.C.

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Canadian Harvard students grapple with Trump's attempt to bar foreign students; Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass\., in April 2025\. The Trump administration dealt a major blow Thursday by announcing it was revoking Harvard University's ability to enrol international students\.

Canadian Harvard students grapple with Trump's attempt to bar foreign students

May 23 , 2025 at 02:20:46 p.m. EDT • :

The Trump administration dealt a major blow Thursday by announcing it was revoking Harvard University's ability to enrol international students. There were 751 Canadian students enrolled at the university in 2024.

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Eastern Canadians are asking: What's with this crappy weather?; Commuters make their way through cold, wet weather in downtown Toronto on Wednesday\. Canadians across Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes have been dealing with cool, cloudy and rainy days over the past week\.

Eastern Canadians are asking: What's with this crappy weather?

May 24 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

For days it's been rainy and cool across much of southern Ontario stretching into the Maritimes, which leaves some wondering when they'll see any spring-like weather.

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Canada achieved measles elimination status in 1998. Now, it could lose it; A vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sits on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif\. Canada currently has more cases than any other country in the Americas, according to the Pan American Health Organization, and is in danger of losing its measles elimination status\.

Canada achieved measles elimination status in 1998. Now, it could lose it

May 24 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

As Canada's measles outbreak continues to grow, the country is at risk of losing its measles elimination status — a bar set by the World Health Organization. That could have implications for the entire region of the Americas.

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AT ISSUE | Carney sets up throne speech; Canada looks beyond U.S. for allies; A man in a suit in front of red and white flags\.  

May 23 , 2025 at 10:25:54 a.m. EDT • :

AT ISSUE | Carney sets up throne speech; Canada looks beyond U.S. for allies

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RFK Jr. urges Canadian health officials to spare B.C. ostrich flock from cull; U\.S\. Health Secretary Robert F\. Kennedy Jr\. says in a post to X that he has met with Canadian health officials about sparing a flock of B\.C\. ostriches that have been ordered killed after avian flu was detected in two dead birds in December 2024\.  

May 23 , 2025 at 11:27:18 p.m. EDT • :

RFK Jr. urges Canadian health officials to spare B.C. ostrich flock from cull

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A predator fractured this Ontario family. The effect is felt decades on, as support services in Canada evolve;  An empty basketball court on a grey day\.  

May 24 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A predator fractured this Ontario family. The effect is felt decades on, as support services in Canada evolve

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'Depraved' beating, drugging, dismemberment of young man nets 8-year sentence for Calgary drug dealer; Darren Bulldog, 41, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2022 death of Keanan Crane\.  

May 23 , 2025 at 03:41:19 p.m. EDT • :

'Depraved' beating, drugging, dismemberment of young man nets 8-year sentence for Calgary drug dealer

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Edmonton Oilers tie conference final with Game 2 shutout win over Dallas Stars; Edmonton Oilers' centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal of Game 2 against the Dallas Stars\.  

May 23 , 2025 at 10:59:59 p.m. EDT • :

Edmonton Oilers tie conference final with Game 2 shutout win over Dallas Stars

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May 23 , 2025 at 06:08:30 p.m. EDT • :

This Canadian 'content farm' topped the politics charts on YouTube — before it was taken down

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May 23 , 2025 at 04:51:41 p.m. EDT • :

Trump wants iPhones made in the U.S. Here are the facts

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May 23 , 2025 at 07:01:13 p.m. EDT • :

A cargo ship ran aground and nearly crashed into a Norway doorway

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May 23 , 2025 at 09:09:35 p.m. EDT • :

Hudson's Bay hopes to sell up to 28 leases to B.C. mall owner

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May 23 , 2025 at 04:40:24 p.m. EDT • :

These Toronto students qualified for a competition in the U.S. They say their school wouldn't let them go

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