Canada

  • EntertainmentYahoo News Canada

    'Baby Reindeer' is the most popular show on Netflix: 4 shows you need to watch next

    If you've finished Baby Reindeer on Netflix, here are the shows you need to watch next.

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Zameer acquittal demonstrates why politicians should keep quiet on bail, lawyer says

    OTTAWA — A leading voice for criminal lawyers in Canada says police and political leaders need to learn the consequences of weighing in on bail decisions. And Boris Bytensky, president of the Criminal Lawyers' Association, says the case of Umar Zameer offers a perfect teachable moment. "The mere fact that you're making comments as public officials ... it really harms the reputation in the system of justice," Bytensky said in an interview Tuesday. "It doesn't help give respect to the system of ju

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Trudeau says Saskatchewan to get carbon rebates despite province not paying levies

    SASKATOON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Saskatchewan residents will continue to get carbon rebates even though the province has stopped remitting levies from natural gas to Ottawa. Trudeau said Tuesday in Saskatoon the Canada Revenue Agency has mechanisms to collect money the province owes. "We’re going to continue to deliver the Canada carbon rebate to families right across to Saskatchewan despite the fact that Premier Moe is not sending that money to Ottawa right now," he told reporters

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat

    VICTORIA — British Columbia has placed its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with social media companies to "sit down in good faith" to find solutions on keeping people safer online. Premier David Eby said the proposed legislation remains, and the province will reactivate it into law if necessary. "The agreement that we've struck with these companies is that we're going to move quickly and effectively, and that we need meaningful results before the end of the

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis

    WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. Premier Wab Kinew says the change would bring Manitoba in line with the majority of provinces and recognize the federal limit of four plants per household. The news is being welcomed by Jesse Lavoie, an activist who took the province to court in an unsuccessful bid to overturn the ban. Lavoie is appealing the ruling and sa

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  • ScienceThe Weather Network

    Endangered frogs featured on new Canada Post stamps

    The stamps feature two species on Canada's endangered list.

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    A correction to a story about B.C. wildfires that moved on April 22

    In a story that moved on Monday, April 22, The Canadian Press incorrectly reported that Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from her home, and that she lived with her daughters. In fact, Langan first noticed the fire's smoke from the mine where she works, and she does not live with her adult daughters. The Canadian Press