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MONTREAL — The first Canadian victim identified in the collapse of a South Florida condominium is a former Montrealer.Ingrid “Itty” Ainsworth, 66, died in the collapse in late June along with her husband Tzvi, 68.Their identities were made public earlier this week by Miami-Dade police after their bodies were recovered...

OTTAWA — Green party layoffs are leaving leader Annamie Paul without staff in her office as a feud goes on.Three sources affected by the cuts, who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about internal matters, say Green party executive director Dana Taylor sent out the...

A Vancouver polyglot and popular YouTuber is teaching others his secret to learning a new language, after acquiring more than two dozen foreign languages for work and fun.Steve Kaufmann, 76, who has over half a million subscribers on his language teaching YouTube channel, said his love for learning new languages started...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are back-to-back champions, while the Montreal Canadiens’ remarkable playoff run has come to an end.Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves and Ross Colton scored the only goal as Tampa Bay blanked Montreal 1-0 on Wednesday to capture the Cup by taking the best-of-seven final in five games.The...

Nancy Rosaasen stands quietly in front of a bulletin board, deep in thought.Yellow certificates carrying the names of her students are stapled in a perfect grid to the achievement board."A lot of thoughts attached to every name you read," she said.As one of the two teachers for Keewatin-Patricia District School...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup champions for the second year in a row.The Lightning downed the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Wednesday to take the best-of-seven final in five games.It’s Tampa Bay’s third Stanley Cup in franchise history.The Lightning’s first came in 2004 against the Calgary Flames followed by...

Time is ticking down to Monday's municipal elections when — in addition to choosing mayors, councillors and school board trustees — Albertans will be asked two referendum questions, including that could upset our collective clocks.The question is, "Do you want Alberta to adopt year-round Daylight Saving Time, which is summer hours, eliminating the need to change...

MONTREAL — There were tears on the streets of downtown Montreal Wednesday night, as the Canadiens ended their Stanley Cup run with a 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.For the fans outside the Bell Centre, where large crowds have gathered during games, there was still hope until the last...

The Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Nation in B.C. will meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, about two weeks after he apologized to the First Nation's leadership for not responding to invitations to join them to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Nation is located near the...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are back-to-back champions, while the Montreal Canadiens’ remarkable playoff run has come to an end.Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves and Ross Colton scored the only goal as Tampa Bay blanked Montreal 1-0 on Wednesday to capture the Cup by taking the best-of-seven final in five games.Continuing...

Nicole Gnazdowsky spent the days leading up to the anniversary of her younger brother's death poring over legal paperwork.Andrew Gnazdowsky drowned on Oct. 16, 2020, while trying to retrieve a piece of floating surveying equipment that had malfunctioned in a reservoir at Nova Scotia Power's hydroelectric system in Sheet Harbour.On Friday,...

Halloween is back on, but the pandemic has made the haunt industry reconsider a lot about how it scares. Pat O'Neill, who has been designing Halloween haunts year-round for four years, is currently working on three of them with Screamworks Inc. in Calgary and has previously worked in Ottawa. His busy season starts now....

A fourth wave of COVID-19 now surging across the United Kingdom doesn’t have to become a reality in Canada as long as people keep getting vaccinated as quickly as possible, some infectious disease experts say.That optimistic prediction comes even with the dominance of the Delta variant, which is proving to...

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here.Many Canadians are watching as countries like the U.S. and Israel authorize COVID-19 booster shots for more people and...

OTTAWA — Canada’s top military procurement official warns there is no “quick fix” to the software issue identified as the primary cause of last year’s deadly helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, which killed six service members.Two separate internal reviews by the Canadian Armed Forces found the autopilot on...

Pierce Schoel thought he might be able to avoid a long wait at the passport office in Kitchener, Ont., by going in the middle of the day.He was surprised to discover line-ups out the door. The security guard told people they'd likely be waiting two, even three hours. But with...

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut is to release an updated land-use proposal today after years of consultation and earlier drafts.  The plan is to determine which parts of the territory are open to resource extraction, which parts require protection and which parts are off limits. It’s believed to cover the largest area...

Ombrelle Canada has recalled a series of Ombrelle Garnier sunscreen products due to elevated levels of benzene. All lots of Ombrelle Garnier Complete Dry Mist Spray sunscreen in both SPF 30 and SPF 60 are on the recall list. Health Canada said in a notice Friday the level of benzene, a colourless...

OTTAWA — A fourth wave of COVID-19 now surging across the United Kingdom doesn’t have to become a reality in Canada as long as people keep getting vaccinated as quickly as possible, some infectious disease experts say.That optimistic prediction comes even with the dominance of the Delta variant, which is...

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada stands to collect as much as $4.5 billion a year through a landmark deal involving 136 countries that will require the world's largest corporations to pay more in taxes.It's the first time she's released a revenue estimate from her department since the deal was reached a...