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Mental health worsening across Canada, access to care is uneven, report says

Mental health worsening across Canada, access to care is uneven, report says

TORONTO — Kristin Pardy hid her bulimia for more than 10 years.
With Trump headed to White House, Canada has its eyes on Chinese investment in Mexico

With Trump headed to White House, Canada has its eyes on Chinese investment in Mexico

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday she shares the "legitimate" concerns of U.S. officials about Mexico becoming a back door for China to wedge its way into the North American trading regime.
Sex abuse case: Judge orders seizure of homes belonging to billionaire Robert Miller

Sex abuse case: Judge orders seizure of homes belonging to billionaire Robert Miller

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the pretrial seizure of two Montreal-area houses belonging to billionaire Robert Miller, at the request of four women who have filed civil lawsuits alleging he sexually abused them as minors.
Prosecution ends in case against 2 remaining defendants in Young Thug trial

Prosecution ends in case against 2 remaining defendants in Young Thug trial

ATLANTA (AP) — After almost a year of testimony in a sweeping gang and racketeering indictment against Young Thug and an initial 27 defendants, prosecutors rested their case Tuesday in the longest trial in Georgia's history.
NDP MP calls on Boissonnault to resign over false claims to Indigenous identity

NDP MP calls on Boissonnault to resign over false claims to Indigenous identity

OTTAWA — A Métis member of Parliament is calling on the employment minister to resign over what he calls harmful false claims to Indigenous ancestry.
How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1M

How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1M

Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s in New York.
Saskatchewan NDP urges Moe to address high food prices in light of scurvy cases

Saskatchewan NDP urges Moe to address high food prices in light of scurvy cases

SASKATOON, Sask. — Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says Premier Scott Moe's government needs to address high food prices and pause the gas tax in light of recent scurvy cases in the province's North.
S&P/TSX composite rebounds to slight gains, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite rebounds to slight gains, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Fears of escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict weighed on stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic Tuesday, but Canada's main index recovered from early losses to end slightly up, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
New Brunswick Liberals promise rent cap, tax cuts in first 100 days in office

New Brunswick Liberals promise rent cap, tax cuts in first 100 days in office

FREDERICTON — A rent cap, tax cuts, and payments to nurses are among the commitments New Brunswick's Liberal government says it will fulfil in its first 100 days in office.
Was it the Mouse King? ‘Nutcracker’ props stolen from a Michigan ballet company

Was it the Mouse King? ‘Nutcracker’ props stolen from a Michigan ballet company

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Did the Mouse King strike? A ballet group in suburban Detroit is scrambling after someone stole a trailer filled with props for upcoming performances of the beloved holiday classic “The Nutcracker.