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Politics

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  Conservatives paid $8.5M on advertising in 2023, trouncing Liberals, NDP

  The well-funded Conservative Party of Canada spent more than $8.5 million on advertising last year, substantially exceeding what its political rivals dropped to get their message out.

• Streaming services challenge Canadian rules on revenue-sharing for news

  Global streaming companies said on Thursday they were challenging new Canadian rules that oblige them to help pay for local news, saying Ottawa had acted unreasonably and provided no legal basis for the demand.

• Deputy prime minister says 'vast, vast majority' of Liberal caucus supports Trudeau

  The 'vast, vast majority' of Liberal MPs continue to support their leader, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland insisted Thursday.

Health

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  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.

• Kris Jenner learns her ovaries will need to be removed because of tumour on 'The Kardashians'

  In the episode, streaming now, the matriarch of one of the world’s most famous families learns she will undergo surgery for a tumour on her ovary.

• 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.

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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  Judge clears way for Alec Baldwin to go to trial next week after last-minute efforts to toss 'Rust' case fail

  A New Mexico judge has cleared the way for the prosecution of Alec Baldwin next week, refusing the latest in a series of attempts by the actor and his legal team to have his criminal case connected to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the 2021 set of the film 'Rust' dismissed.

• 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.

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  An Abbotsford man who murdered his wife nearly two years ago was sentenced for the slaying Thursday, according to authorities.

• An incoming heat wave has prompted a special weather statement for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

• A British Columbia seismologist says there's nothing dangerous or unusual about a recent flurry of earthquake activity off the west coast of Vancouver Island.

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  Three suspects are at-large after a woman and her child were carjacked in Mississauga on Wednesday.

• 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.

• An investigation into an armed individual in a Mississauga neighbourhood has led to the seizure of drugs that carry an estimated street value of $3.5 million, police say.

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  Calgary is no longer under a state of local emergency.

• 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.

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  Ottawa Bluesfest's 30th anniversary kicks off Thursday night with a "star-studded lineup worthy of the occasion," according to its organizers.

• The Ottawa police Service is asking the public for help in identifying a man who's unconscious in the hospital.

• 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.

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  Canadians with ties to Grenada are doing what they can to provide relief to the island nation that was devastated by a powerful hurricane this week.

• A Montreal MP is speaking out after he was the target of a poster loaded with antisemitic references that he says is offensive to the entire Jewish community.

• Firefighters were called to the scene of a major fire in Verdun Thursday afternoon. The fire started about 2:50 p.m. near the corner of Wellington and 1st Avenue, said Montreal Fire Prevention Division Chief Francis Fleury.

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  A wildfire burning out of control in northern Alberta on Thursday prompted Suncor Energy Inc. to withdraw all non-essential workers from its Firebag oilsands site.

• 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.

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  The Fredericton Police Force is asking residents on Wallace Avenue, Oak Avenue, Park Street and Maple Street to “shelter in place” Thursday afternoon.

• 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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  A West St. Paul home is a total loss after it went up in flames Thursday.

• Winnipeg and surrounding areas are under a severe thunderstorm warning according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

• The creation of a monument that will honour Chief Peguis and the 1817 treaty he signed is facing delays.

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  The Government of Saskatchewan has filed an injunction in light of the federal government sending the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) after the province’s bank account, Premier Scott Moe said on Thursday.

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

• All 398 Co-op cardlock locations across Western Canada are back online, according to an update on Thursday.

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

• Six Nations Police have charged a 17-year-old with first-degree murder.

• 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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  A leaked document reveals a Saskatoon city councillor's involvement at a private Christian school embroiled in abuse allegations.

• The Government of Saskatchewan has filed an injunction in light of the federal government sending the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) after the province’s bank account, Premier Scott Moe said on Thursday.

• 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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  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.

• A federal appeals hearing ended Thursday involving three homeowners from Elliot Lake, Ont., seeking to have radioactive rock removed from their homes.

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  A tight-knit Huron County community remains in disbelief after learning a 13-year-old local boy has been charged with first-degree murder. The age of the accused, confirmed by the court, has sent shockwaves through the village of Holmesville.

• Early this morning, Oxford OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision in East Zorra-Tavistock that claimed one life, and sent two to hospital.

• 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.

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  Police say the death of a man found in a grassy area near a Highway 400 ramp in Barrie late last month is not considered suspicious.

• Barrie Police Services is asking for the public’s help locating a man believed to be responsible for a series of thefts.

• Police are investigating a collision involving a motorcycle and car that happened on Highway 400 early Thursday afternoon.

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  The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers have been swinging for the fences in their debut season – and the community appears to be behind them.

• Windsor police have closed a busy intersection after a vehicle struck a pole.

• Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) members who work at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have voted to ratify their tentative agreement.

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  A British Columbia seismologist says there's nothing dangerous or unusual about a recent flurry of earthquake activity off the west coast of Vancouver Island.

• A Greater Victoria man has been arrested and released from custody after police seized several guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and four and a half kilograms of cocaine from a home in Langford, B.C., last week.

• 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.

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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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  A federal appeals hearing ended Thursday involving three homeowners from Elliot Lake, Ont., seeking to have radioactive rock removed from their homes.

• 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.

N.L.

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  Newfoundland and Labrador premier takes aim at Ottawa over reopened cod fishery

  Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal premier is once again opposing a decision made by the federal Liberals — this time about the reopening of the province's commercial northern cod fishery.

• 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.