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Lawmakers From Trudeau's Own Party Want Him to Quit

More than 20 Liberal lawmakers have asked him to step down before the next election

(Newser) - Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's own Liberal Party asked the leader not to run for a fourth term Wednesday, handing him one of the biggest tests of his political career. A smiling Trudeau said Liberals are "strong and united" after meeting with Liberal members of Parliament...

Young Walmart Worker Found Dead Inside Store Oven

It's not yet clear what happened to 19-year-old woman

(Newser) - Tragedy at a Walmart in Canada, where a 19-year-old employee was found dead inside an oven Saturday. "The woman ... was located in a large walk-in oven belonging to the store's bakery department," said police in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the incident took place. No cause or manner...

India, Canada Expel Diplomats After Plot Accusations

Row between nations began with Sikh separatist's killing

(Newser) - India and Canada expelled a half-dozen of the other's diplomats on Monday after accusations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government was involved in "homicides, extortion, and violent acts" on Canadian soil. The criminal activity had centered on supporters of the pro-Khalistan movement, which seeks a separate homeland...

Authorities: Woman Tried to Smuggle Turtles by Kayak

China's Wan Yee Ng, 41, was attempting to cross a Vermont lake into Canada, per Border Patrol

(Newser) - A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak. The AP reports that Wan Yee Ng, 41, was arrested on the morning of June 28 at an Airbnb in Canaan, Vermont, as...

Birth Control, Diabetes Meds in Canada Will Soon Be Free

Government passes law to boost access to drugs, though some provinces are balking

(Newser) - Our neighbor to the north is making it easier for citizens to acquire contraceptives and insulin. Canada's Parliament has just passed a law that will provide contraceptives to its citizens free of charge, as well as drugs for diabetes patients, covering the entire cost for those without insurance, as...

Canadian Police: We've Caught Female Serial Killer

Woman accused of 3 murders over 3 days

(Newser) - Canadian police say they've captured a serial killer who is accused of three murders over a three-day span last week. Sabrina Kauldhar, 30, was arrested Friday. The first victim, a 60-year-old woman, was found dead in her Toronto home on October 1 with "visible trauma" to her body,...

Child Dies of Rabies After Bat Gets Into House

Parents saw no indication of a bite or scratches, Canadian health official says

(Newser) - "They woke up with a bat in their bedroom," a Canadian health official said of a child in Ontario. The parents saw no signs of a bite or scratches so did not take their child to receive the rabies vaccine, Dr. Malcolm Lock said, per the BBC . The...

In This River, Thousands of 'Social Butterflies'

Thousands of playful belugas frolic along Canada's Churchill River—and are now key to area's tourism

(Newser) - Playful large white beluga whales bring joy and healing to Hudson Bay. Their happy chirps leap out in an environment and economy threatened by the warming water that's melting sea ice, starving polar bears, and changing the entire food chain. Loud and curious belugas swarm boats here, clicking, nudging,...

'Big News' From DNA: Probable Viking, Inuit Encounters

Walruses brought to Europe by the Norse traced to Baffin Bay, home of the Thule Inuit

(Newser) - The idea that Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas long ago moved from the history books to the garbage can, but if you need more disputing evidence, you can find it in a new study on the Vikings, whose quest for ivory is believed to have led them into the path...

Russian Soldiers Documentary Triggers Uproar at Film Festival

Amid protests, Toronto festival cancels screenings, citing threats to public safety

(Newser) - The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) said Wednesday that it would not cancel screenings of a film about Russian soldiers in Ukraine, panned by some as Russian propaganda. But a day later brought an "unprecedented" change. The film festival, which wraps up Sunday, has done exactly what it said...

Police Track Down Famous Photo Swiped From Hotel

Stolen 'Roaring Lion' photo of Winston Churchill went from Canada to UK, then Italty

(Newser) - One of the most famous photos of one of the 20th century's most famous men is on its way back to its rightful home at a hotel in Canada's capital. Police in Ottawa say officers will travel to Rome later this month to retrieve the iconic "Roaring...

Two Men Take Bear Cub on Road Trip, Feed It Taco Bell

Which you probably shouldn't be doing 'for so many reasons,' notes wildlife rescue official

(Newser) - Two men in northern Ontario picked up a highly unusual passenger and took it on a road trip, complete with Taco Bell to scarf down. The problem? That passenger was a black bear cub. According to Myriam Armstrong of the Pet and Wildlife Rescue center in Chatham-Kent, her group took...

Canada Rail Strike Threatens US Supply Chains
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Canadian Government Moves to End Rail Stoppage

But union issued a strike notice hours after trains started rolling again

(Newser) - One of Canada's two major freight railroads resumed operating Friday after a stoppage that threatened the economy across North America. Canadian National trains began rolling at 7am all across Canada. Trains operated by the second company CPKC remained parked as the union representing the railways' 10,000 employees prepared...

Cluster of Brain Diseases Continues to Confound Canada

New York Times explores the controversy in picturesque New Brunswick

(Newser) - When a neurologist in New Brunswick, Canada, started seeing a sharp uptick of patients suffering from a seemingly new neurological syndrome , it triggered a government investigation. In 2022, that investigation concluded that no such mystery syndrome existed , that all of the patients in the cluster suffered from a range of...

Mom Survives Bear Mauling During Jog, Thanks to Hair Clip

And her German shepherd's barking, which 'saved my life,' says Vanessa Chaput of Yukon encounter

(Newser) - Vanessa Chaput is familiar with the paved trail between her hometown of Haines Junction, in Canada's Yukon territory, and a local campground, and so that's where she chose to take a late-night jog on June 30 with her German shepherd Luna. The sight before her on the trail,...

Mounties Say They Thwarted Toronto Terror Plot

Father, son face ISIS-related terrorism charges

(Newser) - Police in Canada say they thwarted a planned terrorist attack in the country's biggest city. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Wednesday that a father and son arrested at a hotel on Sunday were in the "advanced stages" of planning a "violent, serious attack" in Toronto on...

Drone Scandal Costs Canada's Olympic Team 6 Points, Coaches

Punishment over spying is eligible for quick appeal at Paris Games

(Newser) - FIFA stripped Canada of six points in the Paris Olympics women's soccer tournament and suspended three coaches for one year each on Saturday in response to a drone-spying scandal. The stunning punishments include a $226,000 fine for the Canadian soccer federation in a case that has spiraled at...

Canada's Soccer Win Overshadowed by Spy Scandal
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Canada's Soccer Win Overshadowed by Drone Scandal

Two women's team staffers have been sent home from France after devices flew over rival's practice

(Newser) - The Canadian women's soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-1 at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, which in and of itself isn't a huge surprise. But the game has gotten an unusual amount of attention because of a spying scandal that preceded it, reports Reuters . Earlier this week,...

Wildfire Engulfs Town in Canadian Rockies

Firefighters are battling to save critical infrastructure in Jasper, Alberta

(Newser) - One of two raging wildfires menacing the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies' largest national park has roared into town and begun burning buildings. Park officials say the fire entered the southern edge of the community Wednesday evening, and crews are battling multiple structural fires and working to protect...

As China and Russia Move In, Canada Bolsters Arctic Defense

US, NATO nations back plans for submarines, icebreakers

(Newser) - Global warming is causing sea ice in the Arctic Ocean to melt faster, which opens new shipping routes. That has Canada concerned that Russia and China, which already have stepped up activity in the region, could use the routes for military purposes, as well as trade. NATO allies share the...

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