Girls' softball was an inclusive sport in Alberta. For this teen, a new law could end that | Trump's MAGA base is in crisis over the Epstein files. Could it cost Republicans the midterms? | 'Egregious': Inside legal fights over a Canadian EV battery plant getting $15B in tax breaks
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Girls' softball was an inclusive sport in Alberta. For this teen, a new law could end that; Riley Simpson, 15, likely will have to play softball with adults on a co-ed team next year due to Alberta's new transgender ban in women's sports\.

Girls' softball was an inclusive sport in Alberta. For this teen, a new law could end that

July 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A 15-year-old Alberta athlete says they just played what they believe to be their last competitive softball game, as the province's law bans players assigned male at birth from playing in women's teams no matter their age.

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Trump's MAGA base is in crisis over the Epstein files. Could it cost Republicans the midterms?; U\.S\. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D\.C\., on July 9\. Some Trump supporters are angry about his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, which could have serious ramifications for the Republicans during the midterm elections in November 2026\.

Trump's MAGA base is in crisis over the Epstein files. Could it cost Republicans the midterms?

July 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

As some Donald Trump supporters express anger with the U.S. president over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, he says he "no longer" wants their support — and he might not get it during the 2026 midterms.

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'Egregious': Inside legal fights over a Canadian EV battery plant getting $15B in tax breaks; The NextStar work site off Banwell Road near the E\.C\. Row Expressway in Windsor, Ont\., in May 2024\.

'Egregious': Inside legal fights over a Canadian EV battery plant getting $15B in tax breaks

July 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Multiple Canadian contractors that have helped build a sprawling, taxpayer-supported electric vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario allege they haven't been paid for millions of dollars worth of work, court records show.

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Problem tenants finally leave P.E.I. rental property, but landlord's issues continue; Thamara DeVries says she plans to move back into the Wheatley River home once it's cleaned, repaired and restocked with furniture — and says she'll never again consider renting it out\.

Problem tenants finally leave P.E.I. rental property, but landlord's issues continue

July 17 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Thamara DeVries is finally beginning the process of reclaiming her dream home in Wheatley River, P.E.I., after months of watching the furnished property she had rented out turn into a nightmare.

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Astronomers capture 1st close-up photograph of new interstellar visitor; Comet 3I/ATLAS is captured in this image by the Gemini North telescope\. The incredible sensitivity of Gemini North's Multi-Object Spectrograph \(GMOS-N\) reveals the comet's compact coma — a cloud of gas and dust surrounding its icy nucleus\.

Astronomers capture 1st close-up photograph of new interstellar visitor

July 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Using the U.S. National Science Foundation's Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, astronomers have captured the first detailed image of our third known cosmic interloper.

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WATCH | Prince Harry recreates Diana's landmine walk in Angola; A man wearing a cap and a flak jacket walks down a path lined with red signs bearing skull-and-crossbones symbols\.  

July 16 , 2025 at 07:12:28 p.m. EDT • :

WATCH | Prince Harry recreates Diana's landmine walk in Angola

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Did federal workers cost Poilievre his job? Top union boss says it's more about Trump; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argues an 'aggressive' union campaign helped sink his re-election bid\.  

July 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Did federal workers cost Poilievre his job? Top union boss says it's more about Trump

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First Nations arrive with some optimism — but mostly skepticism — as Carney's C-5 summit begins; Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, centre-left, speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday\.  

July 16 , 2025 at 06:15:06 p.m. EDT • :

First Nations arrive with some optimism — but mostly skepticism — as Carney's C-5 summit begins

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At least 60 people killed after fire breaks out in eastern Iraq shopping mall; Iraqis are shown in the aftermath of the fire at the shopping centre building in Kut, Iraq, on Thursday\.  

July 17 , 2025 at 05:48:26 a.m. EDT • :

At least 60 people killed after fire breaks out in eastern Iraq shopping mall

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'Japanese walking' a fun way for some to boost their health; A Tik Tok trend has some trying high-intensity interval walking, or 'Japanese walking' to stay fit\.  

July 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

'Japanese walking' a fun way for some to boost their health

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July 16 , 2025 at 10:02:19 a.m. EDT • :

RCMP forensics examining pink blanket found during search for missing N.S. children

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July 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

E-scooter injuries on the rise across Canada, data shows

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July 16 , 2025 at 03:57:55 p.m. EDT • :

Income inequality hit record high at start of 2025, Statistics Canada says

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July 16 , 2025 at 07:03:58 p.m. EDT • :

Man charged with hijacking one day after flights grounded at Vancouver Airport

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July 16 , 2025 at 03:24:58 p.m. EDT • :

'This is a scam': Poilievre wants rules changed to stop long ballot protests

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