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Freeland touts home savings account, notes limits to addressing housing crisis

Freeland touts home savings account, notes limits to addressing housing crisis

TORONTO — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the uptake of a new savings account for first-time homebuyers is exceeding expectation, though she acknowledged the limits of what it can do to address affordability.
Deepa Mehta doc and Sandra Oh-starring comedy among projects added to TIFF lineup

Deepa Mehta doc and Sandra Oh-starring comedy among projects added to TIFF lineup

TORONTO — A Deepa Mehta documentary about a transgender woman in India and a comedy starring Sandra Oh and Awkwafina are among the latest films added to the Toronto International Film Festival lineup.
Woman who was struck by LRT in Calgary and fell underneath dies of her injuries

Woman who was struck by LRT in Calgary and fell underneath dies of her injuries

CALGARY — A woman is dead after she was hit by a light-rail-transit train in Calgary on Wednesday morning. Police say the call came just before 9 a.m. while the CTrain was travelling in the downtown core.
Amid suspected overdose deaths in N.L., advocates call for more access to naloxone

Amid suspected overdose deaths in N.L., advocates call for more access to naloxone

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical examiner investigates nearly a dozen drug-related deaths, harm-reduction advocates say an antidote to opioid overdoses should be more widely available across the province.
Algonquin Power to hire new CEO, sell green energy group after US$253M loss

Algonquin Power to hire new CEO, sell green energy group after US$253M loss

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp. says it has hired an interim CEO as it looks to sell its renewable energy division after losses topped US$250 million last quarter.
Woman faces fraud charges over claim to $70-million lottery ticket

Woman faces fraud charges over claim to $70-million lottery ticket

Ontario Provincial Police say they have arrested a women who allegedly made a fake claim for a $70-million Lotto Max ticket.
Hollywood strikes stretching beyond this year would be 'problematic': Cineplex CEO

Hollywood strikes stretching beyond this year would be 'problematic': Cineplex CEO

TORONTO — As television and film writers passed the 100th day of striking and actors neared a month on the picket lines, the chief executive of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s largest cinema chain is hoping "common sense will prevail" and the sides will have reached an agr

Indigenous people in northeast Nicaragua say armed settlers are pushing them off their land

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Indigenous communities in northeast Nicaragua are under growing pressure from armed assailants who use kidnappings and killings to push people off their land, according to community leaders, advocates and a regional human rights co
‘Native American’ or ‘Indigenous’? Journalism group rethinks name

‘Native American’ or ‘Indigenous’? Journalism group rethinks name

ATLANTA (AP) — The Native American Journalists Association is aiming to become more inclusive as its members vote on whether to rebrand as the Indigenous Journalists Association — a move inspired, in part, by evolving trends in cultural identity.
Autistic people at higher risk of self-harm and psychiatric illness, study says

Autistic people at higher risk of self-harm and psychiatric illness, study says

Researchers are calling for improved diagnosis, prevention and treatment of psychiatric illness among autistic people after finding they are at a higher risk of self-harm and suicide than non-autistic people.