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Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, signs an MOU with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Carney coming to Calgary Stampede, carrying message that separation is no magic wand

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Carney coming to Calgary Stampede, carrying message that separation is no magic wand

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney is coming to next week’s Calgary Stampede, and plans to reiterate that quitting Canada will not be the magic wand separatists think it is.

Carney, taking questions from reporters in Ottawa on Thursday, said the fallout from the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union a decade ago should serve as a clear cautionary tale.

"I saw firsthand what gets sold in these referenda, that everything's gonna be easy, that you can keep your passport, the currency — you can stay in the country and leave it at the same time," he said.

Carney said Alberta's vote comes when Canada is trying to be seen as a stable, reliable international trading partner.

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Friday, Jun. 26, 2026
Saskatchewan NDP Leader of the Opposition Carla Beck speaks during a press conference before the release of provincial Saskatchewan budget in Regina, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
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Saskatchewan NDP urges province to repeal pronoun law affecting LGBTQ+ youth

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Saskatchewan NDP urges province to repeal pronoun law affecting LGBTQ+ youth

Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 3:51 PM CDT

REGINA - Nearly three years after Saskatchewan's pronoun law came into effect, LGBTQ+ groups and the province's Opposition are warning of its consequences.

"We see concerns about incidents of discrimination going up," NDP Leader Carla Beck said at a news conference Thursday. "People (are) scared to talk about issues that would make students feel loved and seen and accepted."

In August 2023, Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government imposed rules that require parental consent for children under 16 to change their names or pronouns at school.

The rules were challenged in court, but months later Moe's government invoked the notwithstanding clause and put them into legislation.

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A WestJet plane on the tarmac at Yellowknife Airport on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Some airlines reduce fuel surcharges as oil falls, while others hold steady

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Some airlines reduce fuel surcharges as oil falls, while others hold steady

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

CALGARY - Some Canadian airlines are scaling back fuel surcharges as fuel prices fall, while others are holding steady for now.

WestJet Airlines says it has reduced its levy on companion vouchers to $40 from $60 per round trip or one-way fare.

Porter Airlines has cut the fuel surcharge for new reward flight bookings by half to $20, and says it will make further adjustments as conditions change.

Meanwhile, Air Canada is managing fuel costs through its regular fare structure, though a surcharge remains in effect on ground packages offered through its vacations business.

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Friday, Jun. 26, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Thursday, June 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Carney says B.C. condo buyout proposal is about affordability, not bailouts

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Carney says B.C. condo buyout proposal is about affordability, not bailouts

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

OTTAWA - Converting British Columbia's glut of unsold condos into affordable housing is about supporting Canadians, not distressed developers, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday as he defended his government's proposal.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference in Ottawa, Carney said the Liberal government had done a poor job of explaining the program laid out in Vancouver a week earlier.

A press release issued by the Prime Minister's Office on June 18 said Ottawa and the B.C. government plan to "leverage innovative financing tools to convert more than 2,200 vacant condo units in priority growth areas into affordable homes."

Carney said Thursday the federal government would put up 10 per cent of roughly $1.45 billion in total potential spending to convert the units, with the B.C. government footing the rest of the bill.

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Friday, Jun. 26, 2026
The Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool are seen from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says

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Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says

Matthew Daly, The Associated Press 6 minute read Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — A liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project, a top official at the National Park Service says.

The U.S. Park Police responded June 9 to a complaint by the park service, said Frank Lands, deputy director of operations for the park service. Lands made the statement in a court document filed late Wednesday as part of a lawsuit filed by a nonprofit organization to halt the Trump administration's work on the project.

His statement does not say when exactly the damage occurred or whether it was a suspected case of vandalism and does not identify anyone who might have been involved.

The police report indicates damage to the pool, "including a caulk over the foam sealant that was cut with a sharp knife or razor and destruction of delaminating surface material,'' Lands said. About 70 fence post tops also were thrown into the pool, he said.

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Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney cheers as players enter the field prior to the first half of a World Cup Group B soccer match between Canada and Switzerland, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Carney says he and Trump discussed defence priorities, Arctic ahead of NATO summit

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Carney says he and Trump discussed defence priorities, Arctic ahead of NATO summit

David Baxter and Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about efforts to protect the Arctic ahead of their attendance at the NATO summit in Turkey in two weeks.

Carney said the U.S. president called him Wednesday for a "long discussion" that involved other senior officials, including U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Carney said he and Trump also spoke about NATO, Iran and the broader situation in the Middle East. He declined to offer details but said the discussion touched on "both current and structural" issues.

"It was a very constructive conversation, those things we're working on together. I think those are best left until they come to fruition," Carney said.

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Friday, Jun. 26, 2026
Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

These economists are worried Canada has a data quality problem

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These economists are worried Canada has a data quality problem

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

OTTAWA - Most economists, including at the Bank of Canada, were a bit surprised when Statistics Canada reported late last month that the economy contracted slightly over the first three months of the year.

The consensus estimate among economists and monetary policymakers was for real GDP growth of roughly 1.5 per cent annualized in the first quarter.

When the figures actually showed a 0.1 per cent decline, forecasters were left scratching their heads.

Incremental data released by StatCan leading up to the quarterly GDP result largely suggested Canada's economy was in line for modest growth to start the year.

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Friday, Jun. 26, 2026
JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS FILES The Winnipeg School Division has released a new report with seven recommendations to treat truancy within the division.

Truancy report calls for students to engage in policies, programs

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Truancy report calls for students to engage in policies, programs

Maggie Macintosh 5 minute read Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

A new report calls on school leaders to treat truancy as “feedback” for fixing systemic gaps instead of an individual student issue.

The Winnipeg School Division has released a document that includes seven recommendations based on an absenteeism summit.

The list suggests schools need to do a better job of ensuring every child has at least one trusted teacher, coach or another adult in the building, but multiple items require cross-sector collaboration.

“Absenteeism cannot be understood as an isolated issue within schools,” a summary of the inaugural student absenteeism summit said. “Instead, it reflects broader systemic realities including factors related to social determinants of health, transportation barriers, intergenerational trauma, and gaps in culturally safe education systems.”

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026
Ruth Nasrullah, left, and Rocio Fierro-Perez, political director for the Texas Freedom Network, participate in an interfaith funeral-themed protest outside the Barbara Jordan Building in Austin on Monday, June 22, 2026. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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What to know about the decision to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools

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What to know about the decision to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools

Jim Vertuno And Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press 4 minute read Friday, Jun. 26, 2026

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bible stories have become required reading for more than 5 million public school students in Texas.

The vote to approve the plan Friday by the Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education reflects a broader conservative effort to introduce more religion into U.S. schools. Last year, Texas became the largest state to require every classroom to display the Ten Commandments.

The mandated reading list has drawn fierce opposition. Critics argue that it violates the constitutional separation of church and state, lacks diversity, and favors Christianity over other religions. Supporters say Judeo-Christian traditions were fundamental to the nation’s founding and that should be reflected in the public school curriculum.

Here's what to know about the reading list and the broader fight over religion in public schools:

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Friday, Jun. 26, 2026
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Eagle feathers are regarded as sacred items by Indigenous Peoples. The eagle feather will now be offered by the Winnipeg Police Service for individuals swearing oaths.

Winnipeg police offer eagle feather as option for sworn statements

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Winnipeg police offer eagle feather as option for sworn statements

Nicole Buffie 3 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

The Winnipeg Police Service said Wednesday citizens and police officers have the option of swearing a legal oath by using an eagle feather.

Before the change, the options were to swear an oath on the Bible or make an affirmation.

Eagle feathers are regarded as sacred items by Indigenous Peoples, and when a person holds them, they’re expected to speak honestly, truthfully and with integrity. The feathers will be available at all division offices.

Sheila North, the external Indigenous relations adviser for the police service, said not everyone is comfortable with swearing on the Bible.

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Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026
FILE - Prices are displayed on a digital gas station sign in San Francisco, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

AI is helping gas stations collude to raise California fuel prices, lawsuit says

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AI is helping gas stations collude to raise California fuel prices, lawsuit says

R.j. Rico, The Associated Press 3 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

AI-powered software has allowed gas station operators across California to illegally collude and drive up prices at the pump, according to a federal lawsuit.

The proposed class action lawsuit, filed Monday, accuses gas station giants including Marathon and Circle K of violating California’s antitrust law through Kalibrate, a fuel-pricing software system used across the world. The plaintiffs describe Kalibrate as the “central nervous system for a conspiracy to extinguish retail price competition among gas stations.”

According to the lawsuit, Kalibrate helps “coordinate high prices” and even discourages its users from pricing their gas lower than competitors, saying that doing so would trigger a “downward spiral.”

“Kalibrate promises that if gas stations surrender their pricing decisions and competitively sensitive cost and volume data to Kalibrate Fuel Pricing, the software will enable them to avoid competing with other area stations and to charge higher prices to consumers,” the lawsuit said.

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Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026
Conservative member of Parliament Scott Aitchison, left, walks with Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman as they arrive on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Conservative MPs launch fundraiser for LGBTQ+ refugees

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Conservative MPs launch fundraiser for LGBTQ+ refugees

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

OTTAWA - Two Conservative MPs say leading a fundraising cruise for LGBTQ+ refugees is a tangible way for the party to advance the rights of gender and sexual minorities.

"We're all God's creatures and we're all loved, and we all deserve to be loved and we all deserve to feel safe and secure," Scott Aitchison told The Canadian Press.

"I believe that it's important for all of us to — not to preach that, but to demonstrate that."

Aitchison is MP for Parry Sound—Muskoka, a riding popular with Torontonians who own cottages.

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026
ZOE PIERCE / FREE PRESS ‘It’s nice to spend time outside instead of being inside all day,’ says Grade 7 student JJ Swidersky.
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Grade 7 students learn about environment in Seine River cleanup

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Grade 7 students learn about environment in Seine River cleanup

Zoe Pierce 4 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

On a rainy Wednesday morning, Grade 7 students from École Lacerte traded their classroom desks for rubber boots as they headed out along the Seine River to help plant native shrubs, test water quality, and clean up the riverbank.

JJ Swidersky, one of about 40 students taking part in the work, says protecting the environment is important to him and his classmates.

“Planting the trees, planting the shrubs,” Swidersky said when asked about his favourite part of the effort. “Just trying to keep the river clean, trying to keep it as clean as we possibly can.”

The planting Swidersky is referring to is part of the Niakwa Trail Rain Garden, which is located next to the St. Anne’s Superstore.

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Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS FILES The province is funding Red Response Team to patrol overdose hot spots across the city.

Province providing funds for Indigenous-led response team helping with drug crisis

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Province providing funds for Indigenous-led response team helping with drug crisis

Scott Billeck 4 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

An Indigenous-led response team known for mobilizing quickly in missing persons and human trafficking cases is being deployed to help tackle Winnipeg’s escalating overdose crisis.

The province is funding Red Response Team to patrol overdose hot spots across the city, relying on workers with lived experience to connect vulnerable people with supports and intervene before emergencies turn fatal.

The funding is part of a $6.8-million package announced Tuesday aimed at addressing a crisis that is claiming dozens of lives each month and placing immense strain on front-line services.

“We’re trying to assist in taking care of (these overdose calls) with a community-based response rather than over-utilizing the health-care system and emergency response system,” a member of the group, who is not being identified, said Wednesday.

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Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026
Norwegian players Erling Haaland, left, Alexander Soerloth (7), Kristoffer Ajer (3) and teammates celebrate after defeating Senegal in a World Cup Group I soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

FACT FOCUS: Norway brought its own food to the World Cup. But not because it distrusts US products

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FACT FOCUS: Norway brought its own food to the World Cup. But not because it distrusts US products

Melissa Goldin, The Associated Press 4 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

As Norway excels in its first World Cup appearance since 1998, false claims about what the team is eating are also grabbing attention online.

The allegations focus on the quality of American food — more specifically, that the Norwegians distrust it so much that they brought food from home to avoid eating it. Norway's team is based in Greensboro, North Carolina, for the duration of the 2026 tournament, which is being co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

It's true that the team shipped certain products from Norway for the World Cup, but the reason has nothing to do with concerns about quality.

Here's a closer look at the facts.

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Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026
A crate of lobsters sits on the sidewalk outside the legislature in Halifax on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Nova Scotia launches three-year plan to expand its $2.2-billion seafood industry

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Nova Scotia launches three-year plan to expand its $2.2-billion seafood industry

Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has announced a three-year strategy aimed at growing the province’s $2.2-billion seafood industry as it tries to cope with with rising costs, labour shortages and global trade challenges.

Provincial Fisheries Minister Kent Smith said Wednesday that $1.5 million will be set aside this year to establish an innovation hub for applied research.

As well, the strategy calls for expanding the aquaculture sector, providing support for product diversification and offering up to $4 million over three years to diversify markets, among other initiatives.

The strategy was developed with input from industry representatives, said Smith, who made the announcement at Sea Star Seafoods Ltd. in Clark’s Harbour, N.S., a lobster fishing community near the province's southwestern tip.

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Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026
Frank Stronach leaves a Toronto court on Friday, June 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ontario town to remove Frank Stronach’s name from rec centre after conviction

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Ontario town to remove Frank Stronach’s name from rec centre after conviction

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

The mayor of a town north of Toronto says Frank Stronach's name will be removed from a recreation centre after the Canadian billionaire was found guilty of sexual assault last week.

Tom Mrakas, the mayor of Aurora, Ont, says the town will begin the process of finding a new naming rights partner for the Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex.

The east-end community centre, which includes ice rinks, pools and a gym, is now listed as the Aurora Recreation Complex on the municipality's website.

In a Facebook post, Mrakas condemned sexual violence and said the decision to drop the businessman's name came after discussions with Magna, the auto parts giant Stronach founded in the 1950s.

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Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026
MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS FILES The grocery store will be the 10th Red River Co-op and pharmacy location.

Red River Co-op to open grocery store, pharmacy at Portage Place redevelopment

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Red River Co-op to open grocery store, pharmacy at Portage Place redevelopment

Scott Billeck, Gabrielle Piché and Morgan Modjeski 6 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

A Red River Co-op full service grocery store and pharmacy — “one of the missing pieces in the puzzle of downtown” — will be an anchor in the massive redevelopment of the former Portage Place mall.

True North Real Estate Development announced Wednesday the downtown location will include a 22,500-square-foot food store and a 6,500-sq.-ft. pharmacy.

“Red River Co-op was founded nearly 90 years ago on the belief that people working together can create stronger communities. Our investment in the Portage Place redevelopment reflects that same belief today,” Red River Co-op CEO Craig Gilpin said in a news release.

“This project is about more than building a food store and pharmacy, it is about bringing essential services back to the heart of our city, investing locally and helping create a downtown Winnipeg that future generations will be proud to call their own.”

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Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026
FILE - Women walk past a closed clinic run by WITS Reproductive Health Institute (RHI) as a sign on the gate reads

South African civil groups warn of dire impact as US phases out HIV program funding

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South African civil groups warn of dire impact as US phases out HIV program funding

Mogomotsi Magome, The Associated Press 5 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Civil society organizations in South Africa said Wednesday that adolescent girls and women are among the first vulnerable groups to feel the pinch of U.S. foreign aid cuts as the Trump administration phases out its more than $400 million support annually for the country’s HIV programs.

The U.S. State Department has said that it would “begin a phased drawdown” of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, a program that has supported South Africa’s battle against HIV and AIDS for the last 20 years and is widely credited with saving more than 20 million lives over that period.

The phasing out of most programs is expected to be completed by the end of September, with critical personnel support continuing through March next year, according to the U.S. State Department.

South Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV, with approximately 8 million people, or about 12.7 % of its 63 million population.

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Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

Winnipeg Transit’s route back to reliability begins, ends at legislature

Dan Lett 5 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

Winnipeg Transit is drowning in a sea of self-created misadventure.

An aerial view of downtown Hamilton, Ont., Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn

Hamilton data centre pause survives first council vote, exemption rejected

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Hamilton data centre pause survives first council vote, exemption rejected

Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

A proposed citywide moratorium on data centres in Hamilton survived its first test before city council on Wednesday, as local legislators rejected a bid to exempt smaller facilities.

Council voted 15-1 to advance the proposed moratorium, with a final vote expected at next month's council meeting.

The moratorium is framed as a chance for the city to develop guardrails around data centres powering the artificial intelligence boom.

The moratorium's sponsor, Coun. Nrinder Nann, said the plan would help ensure future data centre decisions prioritize public health, transparency and community-defined benefits over rapid industrial expansion.

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Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026
Vincent Escriba is shown in this undated handout photo taken in Zurich, Switzerland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Vincent Escriba (Mandatory Credit)
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Swiss collector wants thousands of Indigenous artifacts returned to communities

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Swiss collector wants thousands of Indigenous artifacts returned to communities

Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026

WINNIPEG - A Swiss collector who has amassed thousands of Indigenous artifacts said he is eager to have his collection repatriated back to the communities it came from.

Vincent Escriba has accumulated 3,500 ceremonial and traditional items, including cradleboards, sacred pipes and firearms, believed to be associated with the period of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

The 67-year-old previously housed the items in a museum he ran in Switzerland that closed last year after Escriba decided to retire.

Escriba has been speaking with a group of First Nations leaders and advocates in Manitoba about transferring the collection to Indigenous groups in the United States and Canada for a cost.

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Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026
A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Bank of Canada officials seemed unfazed by the surprise economic decline in Q1

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Bank of Canada officials seemed unfazed by the surprise economic decline in Q1

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

OTTAWA - Officials at the Bank of Canada were seemingly unfazed by economic weakness to start the year as they debated where to take the policy interest rate earlier this month.

The central bank today released a summary of the deliberations that led its governing council to hold the policy rate steady at 2.25 per cent for a fifth consecutive time on June 10.

Officials acknowledged in the summary that they were surprised the Canadian economy posted a slight contraction in the first quarter of the year. The Bank of Canada had forecast a 1.5 per cent annualized growth rate in real gross domestic product for the first three months of 2026.

But looking through some recent volatile data, governing council agreed that not a lot had changed in the economy since its decision in April.

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026
Vehicles pass a sign advising drivers of an upcoming speed camera in Toronto, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Speeding spiked in Toronto after province pulled speed cameras: report

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Speeding spiked in Toronto after province pulled speed cameras: report

Monique Kasonga, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

TORONTO - A new report shows Toronto has seen a dramatic spike in speeding in the months since the Ontario government scrapped automated speed enforcement cameras.

The report, which Toronto city council is set to consider at its meeting this week, shows the percentage of drivers travelling at least 16 kilometres per hour over the posted limit on some streets surged over 400 per cent after the cameras were removed last November.

Vehicle speeds increased at 101 of 104 locations with comparable before-and-after data, and the proportion of vehicles travelling 11 km/h or more over the posted limit increased from two per cent to 8.1 per cent, the report shows.

The increase in speeding was "generally more prominent" on streets with a posted limit of 30 km/h, it says.

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026