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No magic wand to end Toronto gun violence: Mayor John Tory
Toronto Mayor John Tory says there is "no easy answer" or magic wand to reduce gun violence in the country's largest city, which has claimed 22 lives so far in 2018.
Toronto police identify rapper Smoke Dawg as one of two killed in shooting
An up-and-coming rap artist was one of two people killed in a brazen daylight shooting in Toronto's bustling entertainment district, police said on Sunday, July 1, 2018, marking the latest deaths in a surge of high-profile gun violence on the city's streets.
Justin Trudeau congratulates Lopez Obrador on winning Mexican presidency
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a statement congratulating Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on his victory in Mexico's presidential election.
U.S. steel tariffs result in 40 layoffs in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
A manufacturing company is laying off workers in Ontario in response to American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.
Stretch of Canadian boreal forest deemed a UNESCO world heritage site
A stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary has won international recognition for its pristine environment and connection with Indigenous culture.
Indigenous woman fights to stay in Canada, saying traditional territory is B.C.
A First Nations woman working to revive a threatened language in her traditional territory of northern British Columbia says she's being forced to leave the country on Canada Day.
Governor General Julie Payette wishes Canada a happy 151st birthday
Governor General Julie Payette is wishing everyone a happy Canada Day on the country's 151st birthday.
Crown seeks prison time for disgraced ex-Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso
One-time Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso should receive a five-year prison term and be ordered to pay $1.6 million, the Crown prosecutor said on Thursday, June 28, 2018.
Ottawa details list of U.S. tariff targets, offers up to $2B in support
The federal Liberal government is taking its cross-border trade dispute with the United States up a notch, unveiling an extensive final list Friday of $16.6-billion worth of American imports that will be hit with retaliatory tariffs this weekend.
Feds learned by accident of Harper's plans to visit White House next week
The Trudeau government only found out by accident that former prime minister Stephen Harper was planning to visit the White House next week in the midst of a looming trade war between Canada and the United States.