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    Chief electoral officer expresses confidence in integrity of last two elections

    OTTAWA — Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is telling a federal inquiry he has confidence in the integrity of the last two general elections with respect to his mandate. As head of Elections Canada, Perrault is responsible for ensuring Canadians can exercise their democratic rights to vote and be a candidate. Perrault is testifying at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible inter

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    Higgs champions NB shale gas development as a better climate plan than carbon pricing

    OTTAWA — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his province's alternative to the federal carbon price will be to ship liquid natural gas to Europe as an alternative to coal. Higgs says he has a business case to do it, although there's just one problem: he doesn't currently have any gas to send. Higgs is appearing virtually in front of a House of Commons committee, where Conservatives invited Higgs and his Alberta and Saskatchewan counterparts to testify about their dislike of the carbon price.

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    'We won't forget': How some Muslims view Poilievre's stance on Israel-Hamas war

    OTTAWA — A spokesman for a regional Muslim advocacy group says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's stance on the Israel-Hamas war could complicate his party's relationship with Muslim Canadians. Nawaz Tahir of the Hikma Public Affairs Council in London, Ont., met Poilievre during the leader's outreach efforts in southwestern Ontario last summer. Tahir says he believes Poilievre has missed chances to show compassion for Muslims and that building ties could be "much more difficult now." Poiliev

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    Canada Post releases new stamp celebrating Muslim festival

    TORONTO — Canada Post has released a stamp featuring Middle Eastern cookies to commemorate an annual festival that marks the end of a holy month for Muslims. The Crown corporation says Canadians can use the stamps to send greetings ahead of Eid al-Fitr, a four-day Islamic festival in April that follows Ramadan, a holy month many Muslims spend fasting from sunrise to sunset and volunteering for charities. The stamps feature cookies called maamouls that are baked and consumed by Muslims across the

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    Native Women's Association forced to lay off half its staff amid funding shortfall

    OTTAWA — The Native Women's Association of Canada says it was forced to lay off roughly half its workforce due to a major shortfall in federal funding. The advocacy organization says it received grants totalling $48 million last year as part of Canada's national apprenticeship program and other initiatives. This year, revenue dropped to $10 million, with funding for staff falling from $11 million to $3 million. As a result, the organization says it was forced to lay off 75 contract and permanent

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    Two dead in car crash after drive-by shootings in Montreal, watchdog investigating

    MONTREAL — Two men in their 20s died when their car collided with a tree Thursday morning in Montreal, not long after two nearby drive-by shootings. Quebec's police watchdog says it is investigating the crash in Montreal's Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie borough. Montreal police say the first drive-by shooting targeted a vehicle in the borough northeast of downtown around 5 a.m. A 41-year-old man was wounded in the upper body and taken to hospital, but his life is not in danger. The second shooting oc

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  • EntertainmentYahoo News Canada

    'Big Brother Canada' Season 12: Dinis Freitas says 'impressionable minions' are left in the house

    The backdoor, blindsided eviction keep coming on Big Brother Canada Season 12, with Dinis Freitas from Toronto voted out of the house.

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