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It's easier than ever to transfer money around the world. So why can it be a hassle for Canadians?; Sending money abroad can be expensive and complicated for Canadians, say researchers and industry players\.

It's easier than ever to transfer money around the world. So why can it be a hassle for Canadians?

June 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

It can be costly or difficult at the traditional banks to send money around the world, with some pointing to a lack of competition in Canada's banking sector. But newer competitors are looking to simplify the process — if customers make the effort to access options outside of a traditional wire transfer.

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The $1B scam some say is driving Canada's trucking industry into crisis; Karanveer Singh came to Canada as an international student in 2018, chasing a better life\. He says that journey took a detour when he started in the trucking industry\.

The $1B scam some say is driving Canada's trucking industry into crisis

June 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The national voice of the trucking industry in Canada is renewing calls for the federal government to pump the brakes on what it says is a $1-billion scam it calls "Driver Inc."

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Maine governor comes face to face with Canadian travel fears; Maine Gov\. Janet Mills visited Fredericton to talk about U\.S\. and Canada relations as part of a tour of Atlantic Canada\.

Maine governor comes face to face with Canadian travel fears

June 24 , 2025 at 03:34:20 p.m. EDT • :

Maine Gov. Janet Mills spoke to New Brunswickers Tuesday alongside Premier Susan Holt. The event gave Mills the opportunity to hear the concerns surrounding border crossings and visits to the U.S. Mills pitched Maine as one of the safest border crossings in the world.

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Ex-CBSA dog handler who contested maternity leave policy faced 'mobbing' of harassment: report; Danielle Getzie is seen with her canine partner Nova\. Getzie has been on unpaid leave as she continues the grievance process with the Canada Border Services Agency\.

Ex-CBSA dog handler who contested maternity leave policy faced 'mobbing' of harassment: report

June 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A former Canada Border Services Agency dog handler who filed a grievance over the program's maternity leave policy went on to face a "mobbing" of bullying and harassment that management knew about, a third-party investigator found.

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NATO's 5% benchmark would cost Canada $150B a year, Carney says; Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Department of National Defence budget alone would exceed \$100 billion a year to meet new NATO targets that will be debated Wednesday\.

NATO's 5% benchmark would cost Canada $150B a year, Carney says

June 24 , 2025 at 04:00:55 a.m. EDT • :

NATO leaders are poised to accept a U.S. demand that allies spend as much as five per cent of their gross domestic product on defence and defence infrastructure. Prime Minister Mark Carney says that would mean up to $150 billion a year in spending.

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WATCH | A Maryland pet shelter lost its AC in a heat wave. Then the community stepped up; A woman uses her hands to cup the face of a grey and brown dog, while another person sits cross-legged in the background\.  

June 24 , 2025 at 08:52:09 p.m. EDT • :

WATCH | A Maryland pet shelter lost its AC in a heat wave. Then the community stepped up

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Parliament went from a combative fall to a fruitful spring. Will it last?; MPs wrapped up the parliamentary sitting last week with a vote on the Liberals' major projects legislation that garnered Conservative support\. But the co-operative spirit of the spring sitting was a far cry from how the House was functioning — or not functioning — last fall\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Parliament went from a combative fall to a fruitful spring. Will it last?

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Alberta to launch panel tour to 'chart a path forward' amid new pipeline talk; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the composition of her 'Alberta Next' panel at Heritage Park in Calgary on Tuesday\. Adam Legge of the Business Council of Alberta watches at right\.  

June 24 , 2025 at 05:40:32 p.m. EDT • :

Alberta to launch panel tour to 'chart a path forward' amid new pipeline talk

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Quebec singer and Harmonium frontman Serge Fiori dies at 73; Serge Fiori was a Montreal-born singer, guitarist and songwriter best known as the frontman and co-founder of Harmonium, one of Quebec's most influential folk-rock bands of the 1970s\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 06:21:50 a.m. EDT • :

Quebec singer and Harmonium frontman Serge Fiori dies at 73

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Sexual orientation question to appear on census for first time in 2026; Statistics Canada will ask Canadian residents about their sexual orientation in the census for the first time next year\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Sexual orientation question to appear on census for first time in 2026

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June 24 , 2025 at 06:06:06 p.m. EDT • :

When missiles rain down on Israel, Arab communities say they have nowhere to hide

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June 25 , 2025 at 04:52:53 a.m. EDT • :

Zohran Mamdani declares victory in NYC's Democratic mayoral primary; Cuomo concedes

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June 23 , 2025 at 06:35:10 p.m. EDT • :

Shaky ceasefire between Iran and Israel takes hold as Trump voices frustration

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June 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

How these condo dwellers got EV charging in their buildings

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June 24 , 2025 at 11:31:23 p.m. EDT • :

Planned presentation to U.S. vaccine advisory panel cited a study that doesn't exist

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