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Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 EDT
A man was charged with her sexual assault 3 years ago. He's never been extradited
A Nova Scotia woman wants to know why a former Dalhousie University professor charged with sexually assaulting her has never been extradited. She is also urging the government to proceed with legislat...

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 12:40:14 EDT
Bob McDonald's top conversations with the world's smartest people
From Carl Sagan to Jane Goodall, take a listen to some of Bob's highlights from the past 30 years as host of Quirks & Quarks.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Family seeks answers over 2021 hospital death of Eskasoni woman
A Cape Breton family is calling for changes to the health-care system after an investigation found hospital staff likely failed to provide proper care to their loved one before she died. ...

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:19:12 EDT
10 incoming councillors, trustees say recent coverage in Hamilton newspaper 'perpetuated anti-Black racism'
Five elected councillors and five elected public school board trustees issued a joint statement saying they're refusing to speak to the Hamilton Spectator over news coverage it says is "framed in a wa...

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:56:36 EDT
Supreme Court strikes down law requiring sex offenders to be automatically added to registry
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a 2011 change to the Criminal Code requiring sex offenders to automatically be added to the sex offenders registry is unconstitutional.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:17:00 EST
Sloly insists intelligence briefs didn't suggest protesters would occupy Ottawa

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 09:24:56 EDT
Canada's economy expanded — barely — in August, new GDP numbers show
The Canadian economy continued along the path of modest growth in August, posting 0.1 per cent growth in real gross domestic product.

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...

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Northern Cree celebrates full ownership of latest album
Drum group Northern Cree, which has spanned four decades and close to 49 albums, now owns distribution and licensing rights to Ôskimacîtahowin: A New Beginning.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Worries for wetlands as Ontario aims to build homes quickly
Environmental advocates are raising the alarm that Ontario's latest housing legislation could see some wetlands re-mapped for development, and prevent conservation authorities from helping municipal...

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...



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