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Why asylum seekers are choosing Canada in record numbers
Last year, nearly 40,000 migrants crossed into Canada at an unofficial border crossing at the end of a remote rural road in upstate New York - a record number - to seek asylum. Many are driven by the belief that the country is more welcoming than the US. But can Canada handle the influx?
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Banking regulator takes permanent control of Silicon Valley Bank's Canadian assets
Regulator took temporary control on Sunday
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Flying Object Shot Down Over Canada
A U.S. military jet shot down another unidentified airborne object, this time over Canada, on Saturday on orders of President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Two-year ban on foreign homebuyers takes effect in Canada
A two-year ban on some foreigners buying homes in Canada has come into effect.
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Utility crews across Canada scramble to restore power amid winter storm
Hundreds of thousands of people across the country still without electricity
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Vaughan shooting: Five killed by gunman in Canada apartment block
Five people have died after a gunman opened fire at a block of flats in Toronto, Canada.
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Canada: Why the country wants to bring in 1.5m immigrants by 2025
Canada is betting big on immigration to fill the gap in its economy left by aging Baby Boomers leaving the workforce - but not everyone is on board with bringing in so many people from abroad.
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Canada: Quebec separatist party calls for split with British monarchy
With the upcoming coronation of King Charles III, the Canadian province of Quebec is resurfacing a debate on the country's ties to the British monarchy.
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Fiona 'extremely strong and dangerous' as hurricane watch issued for P.E.I., N.S., N.L.
Hurricane will track northward and into Maritimes late Friday and Saturday
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Canada stabbings suspect Myles Sanderson dies after arrest
The suspect in a stabbing spree in Canada which left 10 people dead and 19 injured has died after being captured by police.
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Canada stabbings: Town 'shattered' amid stabbings manhunt
Two days after a deadly stabbing spree in Saskatchewan, the surviving suspect's whereabouts remain unknown.
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Manhunt continues for 2 suspects after Sask. stabbings leave 10 dead, 15 hospitalized
RCMP alert says to watch for black SUV with Sask. licence plate 119 MPI in Manitoba, Alberta also
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Ten killed in Canada stabbing spree
Two suspects are at large after stabbing at least 25 people in 13 locations
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A language ‘revival’? Quebec moves to protect French amid Canada’s shift towards English
New figures show that French language use continues to decline in Canada, including in Quebec, the historically Francophone province, where the number of people whose first spoken language is English now exceeds 1 million. This unprecedented situation comes at a time when efforts to protect French in Quebec are intensifying.
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Pope Francis apologizes for forced assimilation of Indigenous children at residential schools
'I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples'
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Pope Francis: The pontiff's 'pilgrimage of penance' to Canada
The Pope is making a historic visit to offer a formal apology on Canadian soil for the harms done by Catholic-run residential schools across the country.
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Man acquitted of bombing 1985 Air India flight shot dead in Canada
A man acquitted over the bombing of a 1985 Air India flight has been killed in a suspected targeted shooting in Canada, police say.
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Rogers outage: Millions to get credits over internet and mobile blackout
Canadian mobile and internet giant Rogers says it will give credits to millions of its customers after a nationwide outage last week.
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Canada hit by massive mobile and internet outage
Canada's largest mobile and internet provider has suffered a major outage, with bank ATMs and emergency service hotlines affected.
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What's the monkeypox vaccine and who should get it?
Targeted immunization based on risk — not a mass vaccination campaign — is the way to go, experts say
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