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Politics

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  Creating Online harms regulators expected to cost Canada $200 million: PBO

  The parliamentary budget officer estimates that staffing up the new regulators in the Liberals' Online Harms Act will cost around $200 million over five years.

• Will Justin Trudeau step down, or stay on? Survey shows what Canadians think

  A majority of Canadians think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will stay on to lead his party in the next election even as his approval ratings are still extremely low, a new poll suggests.

• Criminal trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King adjourned to July 15

  The criminal trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King was adjourned this morning without proceeding to the defence case.

Health

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  Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness

  People who take Ozempic or Wegovy may have a higher risk of developing a rare form of blindness, a new study suggests. Still, doctors say it shouldn’t deter patients from using the medicines to treat diabetes or obesity.

• A brand of instant noodles sold in B.C., Alberta and Ontario has been recalled due to undeclared peanut in the ingredients – posing a potential allergy risk to consumers.

• Colorado dairy worker tests positive for bird flu, 4th person linked to outbreak

  A fourth farm worker has been infected with bird flu in the outbreak linked to dairy cows, health officials reported Wednesday.

Sci-Tech

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  High-speed hippos can get airborne, says new study

  Hippos can get airborne when moving at high speeds over land, according to a new study.

• 60 million-year-old seeds reveal that dinosaur extinction paved the way for grapes

  Grapes have been intertwined with the story of humanity for millennia, providing the basis for wines produced by our ancestors thousands of years ago — but that may not have been the case if dinosaurs hadn’t disappeared from the planet, according to new research.

• Marine mammal rescuers in British Columbia are searching for an entangled humpback whale in the waters off northern Vancouver Island.

Entertainment

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  Victoria and David Beckham recreate their wedding day photos 25 years later

  The British power couple got hitched in 1999, fusing the worlds of fashion and football forever. While their marriage has endured 25 years later, the pair have come to regret some of the minor details of their big day.

• Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of 'Chinatown,' dies at 89

  Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of 'Shampoo,' 'The Last Detail' and other acclaimed films whose work on 'Chinatown' became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died. He was 89.

• New Mexico denies film incentive application on 'Rust' movie after fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

  Producers of the western movie "Rust" may have to forgo a robust economic incentive as they try to sell the film to distributors and fulfill financial obligations to the immediate family of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin during rehearsal in 2021.

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  A number of community groups in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have banded together to create a new police oversight project.

• Four people involved in a fatal head-on crash last week in West Vancouver, B.C., were international students from India, according to police.

• Vancouver police are searching for two men as they investigate a sudden death in the city's West End neighbourhood.

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  Ontarians could see long lineups at LCBO stores across the province today as customers prepare for a possible strike that will close all LCBO locations for the next two weeks.

• Police in York Region have released video footage of a suspect after several dump trucks were intentionally set on fire in Vaughan on Canada Day.

• A new trial has been ordered for a Toronto couple found guilty of killing their four-year-old son after Ontario’s top court ruled that the judge who proceeded over the initial 2017 trial demonstrated bias when he told lawyers for the accused that their clients were “f****ed” and urged them to consider pleading guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree murder.

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  A Calgary taekwondo instructor is facing child pornography charges.

• Fueling Brain Academy, the preschool and daycare company at the centre of an E. coli outbreak last year, is dealing with another case.

• As the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth gets ready to welcome thousands of visitors, Calgary Stampede events are kicking off around the city.

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  As receipts tick ever higher for Canadians at the grocery store and shoppers continue to search for savings, one Canadian grocer has ended a perceived deal.

• The Ontario Provincial Police says 20 per cent of fatal collisions in its jurisdictions involved transport trucks this year.

• Ottawa Paramedic Service says an adult man was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after being struck by a vehicle in Vanier Thursday.

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  Ireland's prime minister says he's 'absolutely appalled' by an assault in the country's capital that resulted in the death of a tourist from Montreal.

• A well-known equestrian coach from southern Quebec has been charged with multiple sex offences, including child luring and sexual exploitation of a minor.

• A cyclist has died after an accident on the mountain in Bromont in Quebec's Eastern Townships.

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  A violent sexual offender who has been the subject of multiple police alerts will soon be released from jail again.

• The death of a woman whose body was found in Mill Creek Ravine last week has been ruled a homicide.

• Police are investigating gunshots heard near Londonderry School Wednesday evening.

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  Photos posted online Thursday morning appear to show a dead humpback whale in Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie River.

• The RCMP continues to search for a 36-year-old Wentworth, N.S., man wanted on two provincewide arrest warrants.

• Nova Scotia Parks says Portuguese man o' war have been spotted on Atlantic coastal beaches recently.

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  The MNU took to social media demanding action over a rise of crime in the West Alexander neighbourhood.

• A weather advisory in effect for a portion of Manitoba warns conditions are favourable for the development of funnel clouds Thursday.

• Police are on scene in the St. John's area for a weapons investigation.

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  A Regina man has been charged with attempted murder following an investigation into an assault at a garage sale on June 20.

• School divisions across Saskatchewan are making it known that fiscal challenges remain, despite the province's attempts at addressing capacity issues in its most recent budget.

• Greg Fertuck, who is guilty of the first-degree murder of his estranged wife, will face his sentencing hearing Thursday afternoon.

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  Waterloo, Ont., regional police have arrested a man in connection to a Canada Day firework incident involving a city councillor.

• Ontarians could see long lineups at LCBO stores across the province today as customers prepare for a possible strike that will close all LCBO locations for the next two weeks.

• OpenText Corp.'s chief executive says the company plans to shed about 1,200 roles as part of a business optimization plan.

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  Greg Fertuck, who is guilty of the first-degree murder of his estranged wife, will face his sentencing hearing Thursday afternoon.

• Shoppers who frequent Co-op stores in Saskatoon and the area may have to shop around to get what they need because of limited supply due to a cyberattack.

• Traffic restrictions are in place for Northbound traffic exiting from Highway 16 onto Circle Drive East due to a single-vehicle collision involving a school bus.

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  The driver of a commercial motor vehicle has been charged after police noticed something dangling underneath the vehicle.

• One suspect from Sudbury and two from southern Ontario have been charged after a group of masked people broke into a home on Colonial Court early Wednesday morning.

• Ontarians could see long lineups at LCBO stores across the province today as customers prepare for a possible strike that will close all LCBO locations for the next two weeks.

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  Sarnia Police Services responded to a call about a missing child on Wednesday afternoon, last seen at a residence in the area of Hillcrest Drive and Rutherglen Drive.

• According to OPP, the marine unit received multiple calls around 9:40 p.m. about a kayak adrift in the water near Sunview Avenue, north of Highway 83.

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  The province's Special Investigations Unit is investigating a fatal crash in Springwater Township.

• Highway 400 southbound down to one lane in Aurora after motorcycle collision.

• A construction project that has been ongoing for over two years in the south end of Barrie is finally complete, with the road reopening to traffic this week.

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  Ontarians could see long lineups at LCBO stores across the province today as customers prepare for a possible strike that will close all LCBO locations for the next two weeks.

• Summer is in full swing in Windsor-Essex, with many events planned for the first weekend in July.

• The former Sears building in Devonshire Mall is set to be torn down later this month.

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  BC Ferries is warning travellers between Vancouver Island and the B.C. mainland to expect major delays after mechanical problems forced the cancellation of at least two sailings Thursday morning.

• Vancouver police are searching for two men as they investigate a sudden death in the city's West End neighbourhood.

• Days after a violent altercation involving U.S. rapper Rick Ross in Vancouver, police have confirmed investigators are "looking into" the incident.

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  British Columbia residents are being told to brace for a coming heat wave that could send temperatures into the high 30s and beyond, with the government reminding people to check in on their neighbours.

• A swath of B.C.’s southern Interior is being told to brace for potential severe thunderstorms Tuesday.

• A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect Sunday for a swath of the B.C. Interior, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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  One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there “will be a war” if police moved in.

• With the recent moisture and cooler temperatures, fire bans and restrictions in the Lethbridge area are no longer in effect.

• Plenty of tourists will descend on Lethbridge to see what the city offers. Locals, too, will have no shortage of activities this weekend.

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  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service recently welcomed three new constables to its “police family.”

• Sault Ste. Marie native and four-time Stanley Cup champion Marty Pavelich has died.

• Police and city officials say a Pride display in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., was vandalized.

N.L.

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  Evacuation order lifted in central Labrador after wildfires forced them to flee

  There was relief in central Labrador Wednesday night as officials lifted a wildfire evacuation order, allowing people to return to their homes in Churchill Falls two weeks after they were asked to flee.

• Newfoundland and Labrador fishers say commercial cod fishery should not reopen

  The union representing inshore fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador is calling on the federal government to reverse its recent decision to reopen the commercial Northern cod fishery.

• WATCH: Ode to Newfoundland rings out at emotional interment of Unknown Soldier

  As part of the emotional ceremony honouring Newfoundland and Labrador's Unknown Soldier, the province's national anthem, The Ode to Newfoundland, was sung. Military members received special permission from defence officials to salute the Ode.