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Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
RCMP running short of officers to protect cabinet ministers from a growing number of threats
The RCMP's close protection unit is running short of the specialized officers it needs to protect elected officials, undermining its ability to respond to federal ministers' growing demands for secur...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
$8M lawsuit alleges defects in Mike 'Holmes approved homes'
Mike Holmes's company, The Holmes Group, plus more than a dozen other defendants are named in an $8-million lawsuit alleging misrepresentation and faulty design, construction and inspection of 14 home...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
What to know about RSV, a virus surging among young children in Canada
Children’s hospitals in Canada are seeing an increase in cases of a common respiratory virus that can cause severe illness in infants. Here's what you need to know.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Number of voters who cast Ontario municipal election ballots is down. Here's why that matters
Across many parts of Ontario — including Waterloo region, Guelph and Stratford — fewer eligible voters cast their ballots in the 2022 municipal election compared to previous years. If the trend co...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
What women need to know about breast cancer screening in Canada
On top of routine mammograms, experts say women should become familiar with their breasts and advocate for routine screening.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:52:43 EDT
Police can't pull over a driver without cause, Quebec Superior Court rules in racial profiling case
The decision won’t put an end to racial profiling overnight, Judge Michel Yergeau wrote in his ruling, but the court is giving the province six months to adjust laws so police can no longer pull ...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:00:00 EDT
Indigenous professionals say UBC is mishandling Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond ancestry fallout
To date, UBC's Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) founding director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has still failed to provide any evidence that she is a Treaty Indian of Cree an...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:08:53 EDT
Rescue team and whale's acrobatics help save it from entanglement in B.C.
A humpback whale entangled in fishing gear in B.C.'s Strait of Georgia has been rescued with the help of a team of experts, a drone, a satellite tag, concerned citizens and an acrobatic twist from the...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:09:45 EDT
Canada examining how to keep its carbon capture competitive in wake of U.S. incentives
The federal government is looking at how it could alter its carbon capture offerings to keep Canada’s energy industry competitive as the United States moves forward with a more aggressive plan to gr...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:56:55 EDT
Ottawa rejects Rogers's original bid for access to Shaw's wireless frequencies
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday the federal government has officially denied a request to allow Rogers wholesale access to Shaw's wireless frequencies, but laid out condi...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:23:07 EDT
New driver clocked at 223km/h, double the speed limit, on snowy B.C. mountain pass
The first snowfall of the season and an RCMP safety blitz hasn't stopped some travellers from driving dangerously.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 22:41:23 EDT
Clorox recalls some Pine-Sol cleaning products in Canada and the U.S. due to possible bacteria
If you're thinking of wiping down your kitchen with that bottle of Pine-Sol all-purpose cleaner under your sink — stop. It may contain bacteria that could cause serious illness in people with compro...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:52:57 EDT
In its final public meeting, Vancouver council approves UNDRIP strategy
The strategy seeks to integrate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into the city's municipal governance and makes 79 calls to action.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:00:00 EDT
Why more Ontario providers are opting into $10-a-day child care  — and others are still holding out
With the new Nov. 1 deadline a week away, more providers are opting into the $10-a-day child-care program, following a series of tweaks and a deadline extension from the Ontario government. ...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:10:03 EDT
Sexual assault trial concludes for Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, ex-vaccine campaign chief
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the former head of the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine campaign, now awaits his fate after closing arguments in his sexual assault trial concluded Tuesday in Gatineau, Que...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:40:03 EDT
Reports of man armed with knife prompt emergency alert at University of Calgary
At around 9 p.m. the university's official Twitter account posted that both police and campus security were searching for a man who may have been armed with a knife. 

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:34:26 EDT
Hockey Canada will not collect participants' fee for 2022-23 season
Hockey Canada says it will not collect a participant assessment fee for the upcoming season. The fee is typically $3 per player.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Busted at 18, an Ontario man says he lost his career to Ottawa's broken pot pardon process
Chris O'Neil of Stittsville, Ont., says he lost his job last week because of a 33-year-old conviction for possession of cannabis — the only criminal conviction he's ever had. And he tells CBC NewsÂ...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:00:00 EDT
Northern Alberta Filipino community embraces language and culture through basketball
As the number of Filipino and Tagalog speakers in Alberta grows, a basketball league in Grande Prairie is one place where these languages are being embraced.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 06:00:00 EDT
'Devastating' effects of chronic staff shortages push Winnipeg ER doctor to consider quitting
A Winnipeg physician says his emergency department is reaching its breaking point and, for the first time, he's thought of quitting. 



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