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From COVID-19 to alien contact, conspiracy theories are popular in Canada: survey

OTTAWA — The Earth is flat. We have been secretly contacted by intelligent beings from other planets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not land on the moon in 1969. They may sound like bizarre statements,...

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'They're functioning:' Toronto scientist's relatives released from Hamas captivity

TORONTO — Ten-year-old Ofri Brodutch had barely been released from weeks of captivity by Hamas in the Gaza Strip before she began talking about her next trip to Canada. But her uncle, Israeli-born,...

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Atmospheric river storm to bring heavy rain to southern B.C., Environment Canada says

VICTORIA — Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it's calling an atmospheric river is forecast to hit southern British Columbia Monday. The agency says the storm will bring heavy rain and snow at...

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Quebec police investigate death of man acquitted last year in organized crime murder

LAVAL, Que. — Quebec provincial police are investigating after a man who was acquitted last year of murdering an organized crime member was shot dead north of Montreal late Saturday. Provincial police...

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Family seeks justice as Saskatchewan Mountie goes to trial for first-degree murder

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Brett Herman thinks back fondly on his childhood, running outside his grandfather’s house in northern Saskatchewan with his younger brother chasing behind. He describes his...

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Naloxone: What to know about the opioid overdose-reversing drug, free across Canada

HALIFAX — Health Canada has called the opioid crisis one of the most serious public health threats in recent history, and an addictions specialist says everyone can play a part in helping reduce the...

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Global Affairs confirms Canadian death in Lebanon, 8th since Israel-Hamas war began

Global Affairs Canada is announcing the death of an eighth Canadian citizen in the Israel-Hamas war. The department says the death was in Lebanon, but offered no further details in an update Sunday evening. It...

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More Canadians have been approved to leave Gaza through Rafah crossing with Egypt

More Canadians have been approved to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt. A new document published by Gaza's General Authority for Crossings and Borders shows 165 names under...

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Man arrested in Morocco allegedly behind fake bomb threats in Quebec: police

MONTREAL — Quebec police say authorities in Morocco have arrested a man who was allegedly behind a series of phony bomb threats sent to several institutions across the province. The provincial police...

Father, 13-year-old son, victims in Richmond, B.C. double homicide, investigators say

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 13-year-old boy and his father were the victims in a targeted double homicide in the suburban Vancouver city of Richmond. The...