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Ottawa designates Roberts Bank Terminal 2 a project of national interest

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Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon announced on Friday in Delta, British Columbia, that the port expansion joins the list of projects of national interest. It is the second project named under the Building Canada Act, after the Pacific Link pipeline earlier this month.

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Ontario study links female hospital doctors to lower patient death rates

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The study covered adults hospitalized in Ontario for one of seven common conditions, including pneumonia, between 2008 and 2022.

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Montreal's bylaw against insulting city employees stays in force

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Quebec Superior Court Justice Eleni Yiannakis refused on Thursday to suspend the bylaw. Two groups of lawyers had argued that it is unconstitutional and infringes freedom of expression.

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Leslie Richard King, 56, was found guilty of sexual assault in a Toronto court. The attack happened in 1995, when the victim was 16; he was 25.

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Supreme Court orders a new trial in the Vancouver crash that killed a toddler

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In a five-to-four decision on Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial for Seyed Moshfeghi Zadeh. He was acquitted in 2024 of dangerous driving causing death and causing bodily harm.

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Driver charged after Toronto traffic agent is killed by a dump truck

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Toronto police charged a 33-year-old man from Brampton with careless driving causing death. A dump truck struck the 44-year-old traffic agent at Millwood Rd. and Overlea Blvd. around 9:02 a.m. ET on Thursday, and he died at the scene.

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Alberta separatist leader Jeff Rath loses his United Conservative Party membership

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Premier Danielle Smith said the party's executive director revoked Jeffrey Rath's membership over code of conduct issues. She told reporters in Calgary on Friday that she supports the decision.

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Quebec's chief diplomat says Ottawa must adjust after the Canada-EU summit

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On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney avoided answering a question on the Gérin-Lajoie doctrine directly. Quebec says it heard "surprising" remarks from him.