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A person holds a pride flag during a Pride flag raising ceremony in Saskatoon on Thursday, June 1, 2023. A Saskatchewan judge is to hear today an injunction application that seeks to halt the province's pronoun policy affecting children at school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

Court hears arguments over injunction for Saskatchewan’s school pronoun policy

An injunction application hearing has begun over Saskatchewan’s policy that affects children…

A person holds a pride flag during a Pride flag raising ceremony in Saskatoon on Thursday, June 1, 2023. A Saskatchewan judge is to hear today an injunction application that seeks to halt the province's pronoun policy affecting children at school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares as Dr. Mark Joffe, Alberta chief medical officer of health, looks on in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. There are now 348 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli involving numerous Calgary daycares, and officials say the outbreak appears to have peaked. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Calgary E. coli cases tied to daycares up slightly to 348; hospitalizations down

Officials say an E. coli outbreak involving numerous Calgary daycares appears to…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares as Dr. Mark Joffe, Alberta chief medical officer of health, looks on in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. There are now 348 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli involving numerous Calgary daycares, and officials say the outbreak appears to have peaked. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
<div>The CEO of Canada's second-largest airline says the global push to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 will lead to a major increase in ticket prices unless governments step in to offer support. A WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft is prepared for a flight in Kamloops, Saturday, June 3, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh</div>

Aviation will need significant government support to decarbonize: WestJet CEO

The CEO of Canada’s second-largest airline says the global push to decarbonize…

<div>The CEO of Canada's second-largest airline says the global push to decarbonize the aviation sector by 2050 will lead to a major increase in ticket prices unless governments step in to offer support. A WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft is prepared for a flight in Kamloops, Saturday, June 3, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh</div>
Severe summer storms in Alberta and the Prairies this year resulted in over $300 million in insured losses, according to the initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. Sukh Singh, 22, sweeps up broken glass from his car as cleanup begins in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 14, 2020, after a major hail storm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Insured damages from summer storms in Alberta top $300M, estimate shows

Severe storms in Alberta and the Prairies this summer resulted in more…

Severe summer storms in Alberta and the Prairies this year resulted in over $300 million in insured losses, according to the initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. Sukh Singh, 22, sweeps up broken glass from his car as cleanup begins in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 14, 2020, after a major hail storm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An inquiry report into the death of an Indigenous pedestrian who was struck twice on a northern Alberta highway is making six recommendations to prevent similar incidents from happening again. The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

RCMP can improve on safety, accountability and procedures when driving, report finds

An inquiry report into the 2016 death of a pedestrian struck twice…

An inquiry report into the death of an Indigenous pedestrian who was struck twice on a northern Alberta highway is making six recommendations to prevent similar incidents from happening again. The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Davis Schneider (36) steals third base against the Washington Nationals during first inning MLB interleague baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj

Davis Schneider learning on the job as Blue Jays chase post-season berth

Every time fans with pasted-on moustaches are shown on the Rogers Centre…

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Davis Schneider (36) steals third base against the Washington Nationals during first inning MLB interleague baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theater in northwest London after performing a comedy set on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. Brand denied the allegations. (James Manning/PA via AP)

YouTube suspends Russell Brand from profiting after sex assault claims

YouTube said Tuesday that Russell Brand will no longer make money from…

Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theater in northwest London after performing a comedy set on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. Brand denied the allegations. (James Manning/PA via AP)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, after making a statement that Canadian authorities had intelligence that India was responsible for the June fatal shooting of a prominent Sikh leader in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Trudeau is calling on India to take seriously allegations that the country had a role in the death of a Canadian citizen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada told allies before sharing allegations about India over B.C. killing: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging India to take allegations that the…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, after making a statement that Canadian authorities had intelligence that India was responsible for the June fatal shooting of a prominent Sikh leader in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Trudeau is calling on India to take seriously allegations that the country had a role in the death of a Canadian citizen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Members of the media view a full-scale replica of the Avro Arrow at the Toronto Aerospace museum in Toronto Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Long-secret Canadian intelligence sealed Avro Arrow’s cancellation, new paper says

The Diefenbaker government’s 1959 decision to scrap the fabled Avro Arrow was…

Members of the media view a full-scale replica of the Avro Arrow at the Toronto Aerospace museum in Toronto Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The Bank of Canada wording on a Canadian $50 bill is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on inflation this morning. The agency will publish its consumer price index for August.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s inflation rate jumps to 4%, making the BoC’s next rate decision harder

Canada’s inflation rate jumped to four per cent last month, as economists…

The Bank of Canada wording on a Canadian $50 bill is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on inflation this morning. The agency will publish its consumer price index for August.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

‘Credible’ intelligence links Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s death: Trudeau

Canada has expelled an Indian diplomat and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Galen Weston arrives for a meeting on the growing cost of food in Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Grocery CEOs meet with federal ministers, agree to work to stabilize food prices

Top executives from Canada’s major grocery chains have agreed to work with…

Galen Weston arrives for a meeting on the growing cost of food in Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares as Dr. Mark Joffe, Alberta chief medical officer of health, looks on in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. There are now 348 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli involving numerous Calgary daycares, and officials say the outbreak appears to have peaked. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Calgary E. coli cases tied to daycares up slightly to 348; hospitalizations down

Officials say an E. coli outbreak involving numerous Calgary daycares appears to…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares as Dr. Mark Joffe, Alberta chief medical officer of health, looks on in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. There are now 348 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli involving numerous Calgary daycares, and officials say the outbreak appears to have peaked. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
FILE - Team USA Taylor Heise (27) with teammates after the IIHF World Championship Women's ice hockey match against Japan in Herning, Denmark, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The newly launched Professional Women's Hockey League is taking shape. Each of the six franchise's head coaches are expected to be announced on Friday, Sept. 15. And Minnesota is looking ahead to the league's inaugural draft on Monday, when the yet-to-be-named franchise is expected to select Taylor Heise with the No. 1 pick. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)

Minnesota picks Taylor Heise 1st in the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League draft

Minnesota selected American forward Taylor Heise with the first pick of the…

FILE - Team USA Taylor Heise (27) with teammates after the IIHF World Championship Women's ice hockey match against Japan in Herning, Denmark, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The newly launched Professional Women's Hockey League is taking shape. Each of the six franchise's head coaches are expected to be announced on Friday, Sept. 15. And Minnesota is looking ahead to the league's inaugural draft on Monday, when the yet-to-be-named franchise is expected to select Taylor Heise with the No. 1 pick. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)
Artur Pawlowski holds a press conference in Edmonton on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Pastor gets 60-day sentence for role in Alberta border blockade

A Calgary pastor was sentenced to 60 days in jail Monday for…

Artur Pawlowski holds a press conference in Edmonton on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Eugenie Bouchard, from Canada, returns the ball to Danielle Collins, from the United States, during their qualifying match at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal, Saturday, August 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Bouchard, Fernandez net singles wins in Mexico

Eugenie Bouchard had to work a little longer than expected, but she…

Eugenie Bouchard, from Canada, returns the ball to Danielle Collins, from the United States, during their qualifying match at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal, Saturday, August 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
FILE - In this March 1, 2017 file photo, Exxon Mobil Chairman & CEO Darren Woods is interviewed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants are set to testify at a landmark House hearing Thursday as congressional Democrats investigate what they describe as a decades-long, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Calgary hosts global oil-producing nations at 24th World Petroleum Congress

Hundreds of executives and government officials from oil-producing nations around the world…

FILE - In this March 1, 2017 file photo, Exxon Mobil Chairman & CEO Darren Woods is interviewed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants are set to testify at a landmark House hearing Thursday as congressional Democrats investigate what they describe as a decades-long, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Galen Weston arrives for a meeting on the growing cost of food in Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Champagne, Freeland meet with grocery executives to discuss stabilizing prices

Top executives from Canada’s major grocery chains are in Ottawa this morning…

Galen Weston arrives for a meeting on the growing cost of food in Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon walks with Tamara Lich in to the courthouse on the first day of trial, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The lawyers involved in the case of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers are working to keep the court from coming to a complete standstill as the trial enters its third week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Demonstrators wouldn’t leave as police moved in on ‘Freedom Convoy,’ court hears

A member of the Quebec provincial police force says protesters were resistant…

Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon walks with Tamara Lich in to the courthouse on the first day of trial, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The lawyers involved in the case of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers are working to keep the court from coming to a complete standstill as the trial enters its third week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Liberals, Tories compete on housing policy as MPs return to Ottawa after summer break

The federal Liberals intend to introduce legislation soon that would eliminate the…