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CANADA: National police force grapples with shifting role as it turns 150

CANADA: National police force grapples with shifting role as it turns 150

The RCMP provides contract policing services to every province but Ontario and Quebec, which have their own forces, as well as the three territories and some 150 municipalities
CANADA: Air Canada briefly grounds flights due to system issue

CANADA: Air Canada briefly grounds flights due to system issue

Some flights were delayed, but the effects were limited, says spokesperson
ONTARIO: OPP lay 12,600 charges during Road Safety Week

ONTARIO: OPP lay 12,600 charges during Road Safety Week

Officers responded to seven fatal incidents during the initiative
BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian forward Jonathan David up for player of the year in France's Ligue 1

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadian forward Jonathan David up for player of the year in France's Ligue 1

Canadian forward Jonathan David is up for player of the year in the French league. The Lille soccer star is in good company, up against Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé of Paris Saint-Germain, and Loïs Openda and Seko Fofana of Lens.
CANADA: Hot and dry conditions persist as wildfires rage through Western Canada

CANADA: Hot and dry conditions persist as wildfires rage through Western Canada

More than 19,470 people have been forced out of their homes, with Swan Hills, northeast of Edmonton, the latest community to order an evacuation Tuesday
CANADA: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation endorses Sparks' bid for Ottawa Senators

CANADA: Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation endorses Sparks' bid for Ottawa Senators

The Algonquins of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg have a land claim on LeBreton Flats, where the hockey team intends to build a new arena
CANADA: Quebec's bilingual towns resolve to keep right to operate in English and French

CANADA: Quebec's bilingual towns resolve to keep right to operate in English and French

Bill 96, which came into effect last June, tightened the province's language laws and affirmed that French is Quebec's only official language and the common language of the Quebec nation
BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario water, air quality a concern: report

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario water, air quality a concern: report

Ground-level ozone, which can trigger asthma and other breathing issues, has increased by 23 per cent between 1990 and 2019, the report said
BEYOND LOCAL: WNBA suspends Hammon 2 games following investigation

BEYOND LOCAL: WNBA suspends Hammon 2 games following investigation

The league also rescinded the Aces' first-round pick in the 2025 draft for violating league rules regarding impermissible player benefits
BEYOND LOCAL: Church holds 'big influence' over Ontario township that voted down Pride flags

BEYOND LOCAL: Church holds 'big influence' over Ontario township that voted down Pride flags

Oxford County Pride, an advocacy group, said it has taken the Pride flag ban to the Ontario Human Rights Commission