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'No concessions' St-Onge says in $100M a year news deal with Google
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Ottawa Public Health recommends cigarette ban for anyone born after 2008, raise minimum age of smoking
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Decision on 2 Lonestar Plaza towers expected in January
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Workers begin demolition of Overbrook apartment building destroyed by alleged arsonist
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Ottawa residents calling 9-1-1 can now connect to other cities
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Police concerned about rumours spreading in suspicious Smiths Falls, Ont. disappearances
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This is what Ottawa residents are listening to on Spotify in 2023
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Kingston, Ont. City Hall reopening Thursday after closing due to reported online threat
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Lawyers spar over conspiracy allegation in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial
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Renfrew, Ont. Town Council votes in favour of DEI initiatives, including Pride crosswalk
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Quebec's winter chalet prices up to over $500,000 this year, says Royal LePage
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WINE REVIEWS Natalie MacLean's Wines of the Week for Nov. 27, 2023
Blue Canyon Chardonnay 2021, Conundrum White 2013, Chloe Wines Prosecco, Hester Creek Estate Winery Ti Amo 2020, Quails' Gate Estate Winery Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir 2018
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Quebec police seek help identifying suspects in arson investigation
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Defence begins its case in criminal trial of high-profile 'Freedom Convoy' organizers
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'No concessions' St-Onge says in $100M a year news deal with Google
The Canadian government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act that will see the tech giant pay $100 million annually to publishers, and continue to allow access to Canadian news content on its platform. This comes after Google had threatened to block news on its platform when the contentious new rules come into effect next month.
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Ontario doctors disciplined over Israel-Gaza protests
A number of doctors are facing scrutiny for publicizing their opinions on the Israel-Hamas war. Critics say expressing their political views could impact patient care, while others say that it is being used as an excuse for censorship.
Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech
Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in "blackmail" and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away.
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opinion Don Martin: With Trudeau resignation fever rising, a Conservative nightmare appears
With speculation rising that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will follow his father's footsteps in the snow to a pre-election resignation, political columnist Don Martin focuses on one Liberal cabinet minister who's emerging as leadership material -- and who stands out as a fresh-faced contrast to the often 'angry and abrasive' leader of the Conservatives.
U.S. says alleged murder plotter was directed by India and mentioned B.C. killing
U.S. officials have charged an Indian national in a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on American soil – in a case they say is connected to the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.
Manslaughter charges laid against man accused of trafficking gun to teen who killed Edmonton police officers
A 19-year-old man accused of trafficking a firearm to the 16-year-old boy who killed two Edmonton police officers has been charged with manslaughter.
'We wish we could've reached that kid earlier,' says online educator about boy's suicide after apparent sextortion
The chat may seem innocuous at first. The victims, often young men or boys, start communicating with someone posing as a young girl, typically on the popular social media platforms Instagram and Snapchat. But with sextortion, which occurs when people are blackmailed for money or sexual favours, 'sextorters' convince them to share a sexual photo or video.
Kraft debuts dairy-free mac and cheese in the U.S.
The Kraft Heinz Co. said Wednesday it's bringing dairy-free macaroni and cheese to the U.S. for the first time. The company said the new recipe has the same creamy texture and flavor of its beloved 85-year-old original Mac & Cheese but replaces dairy with ingredients like fava bean protein and coconut oil powder.
