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This week's podcast: Failure on the menu. Half of Canadian restaurants are operating at a loss, up from just 12 per cent before the pandemic, and more and more customers are leaving the table unsatisfied

TORONTO — After a man allegedly yelled slurs and threw a rock at Muslims standing outside a Toronto mosque last week, a local rabbi felt the need to send over a message expressing sympathy.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — One of the busiest travel corridors between Canada and the United States reopened in the evening on American Thanksgiving after a deadly, high-speed crash destroyed a U.S.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader released a blueprint for how he would respond to an uptick in hate crimes, while the Liberals accused him of being irresponsible for prematurely labelling an explosion at a Canada-U.S. border a "terrorist attack"

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says he is "absolutely committed" to ensuring budget cuts to his department don't affect Armed Forces members, despite a recent report warning the military is not meeting its objectives because of a lack of traine

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party didn't vote against having a free-trade agreement with Ukraine, but is instead rejecting a bill that promotes carbon pricing.

An Edmonton man was killed earlier this month while serving as a medic with the Ukrainian military, say family members who describe him as a caring and humble son, brother and husband.

WINDSOR, Ont. — NextStar Energy Inc. says it expects upwards of 900 foreign workers to help build its heavily-subsidized battery plant in Windsor, Ont. The company, joint-owned by Stellantis and South Korea-based LG Corp.

PARIS (AP) — France’s military is planning to contribute 15,000 soldiers to the massive security operation for next year's Paris Olympics , an army general involved in the preparations said Thursday.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas was set to begin Friday morning, Qatar said, a day later than originally announced, as negotiators worked out final details of the deal, which is to bring the rel