Newly renovated Halifax basketball court a slam dunk for north-end children

Grace Campbell gave a big thumbs-up to a newly renovated basketball court that was officially opened Monday in a north-end Halifax neighbourhood. The 14-year-old was one of dozens of young hoopsters who launched shots and dribbled around the new court at Highland Park Junior High School that was built with the help of a non-profit founded by former Toronto…

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“It’s so violating”: Manitoba couple’s honeymoon ends with hotel break-in scare in Kelowna – Okanagan

What started as a dream honeymoon trip across Western Canada ended in a terrifying wake-up call for a Manitoba couple. Natalie Deroche-Earis and her husband, Adam Earis, were making a final stop in Kelowna, B.C., staying on the ground floor of a Sandman Hotel. After a relaxing evening playing cards, they went to bed around…

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Trump’s 51st state comments can be taken as ‘term of endearment’: U.S. ambassador

U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says President Donald Trump’s renewed 51st state rhetoric can be taken as a compliment, suggesting that’s how it’s seen by Prime Minister Mark Carney. In an interview with CBC’s Power & Politics, Hoekstra suggested Carney saw the comments as a “term of endearment,” while clarifying Canada’s leader “didn’t exactly use this word.” When asked…

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Ottawa orders Chinese tech firm to close Canadian operations over national security – National

The federal government has ordered a Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems to shutter its Canadian business and leave the country over national security concerns. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said in a post on X late Friday that the orders issued to Hikvision Canada Inc. are the result of a national security review under the…

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Alberta premier intends to ‘battle’ injunction on transgender health-care law in court

After an Alberta judge granted a temporary injunction blocking a provincial law that would ban doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth, Premier Danielle Smith said she intends to fight the decision in court. “The court had said that they think that there will be irreparable harm if the law goes ahead. I feel the…

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