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Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Marketplace tests 5 popular foods with healthy-sounding claims that may be too good to be true
The packaging on some food items makes big, bold health claims, so a CBC Marketplace investigation puts food labels to the test, revealing whether they deliver — and how slick marketing may be convi...

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
This mom sits outside her child's school all day. She wants more help for students with disabilities
A single mom says she's resorted to waiting outside of her daughter's north Toronto high school in case the teen needs help going to the washroom. She's looking for answers from her daughter's school ...

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly makes highly anticipated appearance at Emergencies Act inquiry today
Former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly said last winter’s convoy protests “badly exposed" issues with policing and national security in Canada, according to evidence tabled with the Emergencies A...

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
For many restaurant workers, health benefits are rare. Amid an 'existential' labour shortage, that's changing
Amid an unprecedented labour shortage, a small but growing number of restaurant owners are expanding health and dental benefits to workers — an indicator of the lengths businesses are taking to conv...

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Doug Ford can likely invoke parliamentary privilege to avoid the Emergencies Act inquiry. Should he?
Doug Ford may be on solid legal footing as he seeks to invoke parliamentary privilege and avoid testifying at the Emergencies Act commission — but some experts question whether the Ontario premier...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:08:54 EDT
More Canadians are turning to food banks than ever before, new report says
A record number of people used food banks in Canada this year, with high inflation and low social assistance rates cited as key factors in the rise, according to a new report.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 22:35:31 EDT
Video shows lead-up to Vancouver police shooting of Indigenous man using bean bag gun
A video has surfaced on social media showing a Vancouver police officer shooting an Indigenous man with a bean bag gun — an incident which occurred in August and is the subject of an investigation i...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:21:29 EDT
WestJet says human error to blame for tweet sharing customer's personal information
The Calgary-based airline accidentally shared a document containing a passenger's personal information for a round trip flight between Calgary and Vancouver.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:46:37 EDT
Oblates 'deeply saddened' to hear France won't extradite, prosecute Johannes Rivoire
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Lacombe say they’re disappointed in France’s decision not to extradite a retired priest who faces charges of sexual assault in Canada.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:25:33 EDT
'Unreasonable' order lifting Alberta school mask mandate made by politicians not Hinshaw: judge
An Alberta judge has ruled the February order lifting the requirement for schoolchildren to mask was “unreasonable” because it was ultimately made by cabinet and not the chief medical officer of h...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:46:52 EDT
B.C. government says it won't support 2030 Winter Olympics bid
The province announced Thursday it will not support a potential bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, a decision that has disappointed the First Nations who were hoping to host the gam...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:45:32 EDT
Family of Toronto man who fell to his death says police locked them in room, didn't let them speak to him
The family of a man who fell to his death from a west-end Toronto highrise earlier this month say they pleaded with police to be allowed to speak to him, but were instead pushed into a building sup...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:17:00 EST
Doug Ford can likely invoke parliamentary privilege to avoid the Emergencies Act inquiry. Should he?

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:04:44 EDT
Montreal's famed Rocky Horror Picture Show Ball cancelled after cast members allege exploitation
It’s a staple of Montreal’s Halloween celebrations, but this year, the city’s beloved Rocky Horror Picture Show Ball is cancelled. The show won’t go on, over what’s being described as the ex...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:43:41 EDT
Canadian employers are missing out on talents of 'untapped' workforce, disability advocates say
Agata Gawron doesn't know if she should disclose her disability while looking and applying for work.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:01:00 EDT
Ottawa should help B.C. create better flood relief plan, Senate report finds
A new Senate report is calling on the federal government to work with the provincial and local governments in B.C. to create a better, more comprehensive flood relief plan to protect the Fraser Vall...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:26:39 EDT
17-year-old boy arrested following stabbing at Bluefield High School
RCMP on Prince Edward Island have confirmed a stabbing at Bluefield High School, outside Charlottetown, that resulted in non-life-threatening injuries.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Massive backlog of applications for foreign workers leaves N.S. restaurants with 8,000 jobs to fill
After struggling to hire local workers, many restaurants in Nova Scotia are running out of options to stay open.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:42:14 EDT
Hockey Canada signs on to independent Abuse-Free Sport program
Hockey Canada says it has become a full signatory to Abuse-Free Sport, the new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport in Canada.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:22:05 EDT
Ontario nursing college now allowed to temporarily register international nurses
Ontario's nursing college can now start allowing internationally educated nurses to practise while they work toward full registration.



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