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About two dozen voracious sea lions have broken into net pens at Cermaq Canada’s fish farm northeast of Tofino, where they are gobbling up farmed Atlantic salmon at harvesting time. And the huge animals are refusing to leave what has become an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Data from Statistics Canada shows only five per cent of survivors who experience sexual assault report to police, said Lise Gotell, and of those, in only one in 10 is there is a finding of criminal responsibility.

"We still have critiques and criticisms," NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday of the federal budget, which will still be supported by the party.

A rainbow walkway in a southern Alberta city will have to be repainted for a fourth time after an anti-transgender message was spray painted on it.

Rapid antigen tests have become Canada's primary tool to detect COVID-19 as mounting signs point toward a sixth wave, but experts warn that results should be read with caution as the spread of variants raises questions about diagnostic accuracy.

Bird flu has been found in Alberta poultry flocks as well as in Ontario poultry says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency .

"I am gravely worried that if we do not have a change of leadership that the party will split and the NDP will win," Danielle Smith told Great West Media.

Wastewater and PCR positivity rate results indicate a likely increase in transmission and hospitalizations in the coming weeks, Dr Deena Hinshaw today at a COVID update press conference

If you bought Kinder chocolate, including Egg Hunt kits ahead of Easter, you should check them due to a recall over possible salmonella contamination. Find out which chocolates are affected in this story.

The federal budget, released today, will have have more than $85 billion in new spending. For all the federal budget coverage, visit the National News section of our website.