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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
'Quiet quitting' is the latest buzzword to describe workplace disengagement
Employees want to be fairly compensated for additional time and work, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates occupational burnout and mental health issues. The ball is squarely in the court o...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
'Horrifying' that Veterans Affairs staff raised assisted suicide with troubled veteran, group says
The head of a group that supports Canadian veterans says he was horrified to hear that medical assistance in dying was brought up with a veteran who reached out to Veterans Affairs Canada recently for...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
This Ontario man's flag was raised at an Olympic protest in 1976. It's now in Ukraine as a symbol of defiance
From Montreal to Ukraine by way of northern Ontario, a flag used in an anti-Russian protest at the 1976 Olympics is being used again as a symbol of resistance, this time for Day of the National Flag c...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:48:41 EDT
'Hydrogen alliance' formed as Canada, Germany sign agreement on exports
Canada has agreed to help Germany with its energy crunch by signing a what officials called a "joint declaration of intent" on Tuesday in Stephenville, N.L.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Summer bonus program prompting airport screening staff to work while sick, unions say
A union representing airport screening officers in Alberta says some of its members have shown up to work feeling sick in order to access a summer attendance bonus program now being studied by a House...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:24:32 EDT
NDP MP Peter Julian seeks answers from Hockey Canada CEO
NDP MP Peter Julian is seeking further accountability and transparency from Hockey Canada by way of a letter issued to the organization's president and CEO, Scott Smith.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:47:47 EDT
'Fight hate with love:' TikTok-famous picnic tables vandalized, repaired twice
The repainting of a damaged picnic table in Dresden, Ont., was featured in a popular TikTok, but that wasn't the last of the vandalism.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:04:57 EDT
Feds won't extend bilingualism bonus to employees who speak an Indigenous language
The federal Treasury Board says it has no plans to expand a bonus — now paid to employees who speak English and French — to those who know an Indigenous language.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:48:19 EDT
1 dead in small-plane crash near Stratford, Ont., airport
Provincial police say one person has died in a small-plane crash in Stratford, Ont., and Transport Canada is investigating.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:18:35 EDT
Opioid deaths in Ontario rose dramatically in pandemic's first 2 years compared to 2019, early data shows
There were large leaps in the number of people killed by opioids in Ontario, especially in the north, during the first two years of the pandemic compared to 2019, according to newly released prelimina...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:55:52 EDT
Renowned architect Moshe Safdie gifts his professional archive to McGill
McGill says the collection is composed of more than 100,000 items including sketchbooks, models, drawings and correspondence related to unbuilt and built projects across the globe.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:48:54 EDT
RCMP head says claims of political interference after N.S. mass shooting 'not based on fact'
The head of the RCMP is testifying today before the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting, following weeks of controversy around whether she was under political pressure to release informa...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
In a tight labour market, this is where Canadian workers are going
Five charts show what’s behind the shifting landscape — and why the worker shortage will likely persist for years to come.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
They wanted justice for their mentally ill loved one who died in jail. Now those hopes are crushed
CBC News has confirmed the Ontario Provincial Police have again opted not to lay a single charge in Faqiri's case, closing the door to criminal accountability after a years-long fight by the family fo...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How a lantern festival in Six Nations, Ont., billed as 'magical evening' in Toronto, turned into 'mayhem'
Dozens of people are outraged after they say they were turned away from a lantern festival on Saturday in Six Nations of the Grand River. The territory says the organizers weren't allowed to fly lante...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:30:00 EDT
Timeline for massive N.L. wind project 'extremely ambitious,' consultant says
While a proposed wind-energy project for Newfoundland's west coast hit a speed bump earlier in August, a large swath of global leaders, from politicians to international CEOs, are in Stephenville on...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
WestJet launches legal battle to overturn order to compensate passenger $1,000
WestJet has launched a legal battle, seeking to overturn a Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) ruling that ordered the airline to compensate a passenger $1,000 for a flight disruption caused by a cre...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:40 EDT
Famous portrait of Winston Churchill missing from Ottawa hotel in suspected art heist
One of the most famous portraits of Winston Churchill is missing from the Château Laurier's Reading Lounge after apparently being replaced with a copy, but exactly how long ago it disappeared is a ...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 06:00:36 EDT
New park in honour of Sask. RCMP officer killed in line of duty 'amazing' tribute, father says
A new park has been unveiled to honour Indian Head RCMP Const. Shelby Patton who was killed on duty on June 12, 2021, while conducting a traffic stop in Wolseley, a town east of Regina. ...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Vaccine fatigue is real. These experts say messaging on COVID boosters should be clear
COVID-19 vaccines aimed at both the original strain and Omicron variants are expected in Canada this fall. But messaging on booster doses has been mixed across the country.



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