Canadian News
Tue, 6 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTHow racial bias can affect 911 calls and what dispatchers in Montreal are learning to stop it
The training provided to 911 operators prompted the operators to question how they can prevent biases or racist stereotypes from filtering into police responses.
Tue, 6 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTOntario drag queen sees all-ages shows targeted by discriminatory social media campaigns
Crystal Quartz’s drag brunch event was cancelled at Kelseys Original Roadhouse in Burlington last month following threats to the restaurant. The Guelph-based drag queen is now sounding the alarm as ...
Tue, 6 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTCentral bankers have to make hard decisions — and sometimes they get it very wrong
Just as in the past, when Tiff Macklem and Carolyn Rogers make their rate decisions there is one thing for sure. It will be too much, too little or just right. And as in the past it may be very, very ...
Tue, 6 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTAFN begins assembly amid still-simmering internal tensions
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations and its executive committee plan to present a united front during the special chiefs assembly, starting today in Ottawa, but tensions continue behi...
Mon, 5 Dec 2022 06:00:00 ESTIndigenous-led program unites families, diverts kids from child welfare system in 98% of cases
In 98 per cent of cases, an Indigenous-run program in Manitoba either reunified children with families who love them, or prevented a child from entering the child welfare system in the first place....
Mon, 5 Dec 2022 13:45:43 ESTFirst ever Canadian-made electric delivery vans roll off the line at GM's CAMI facility in Ontario
Mon, 5 Dec 2022 15:40:39 ESTSask. plans to create its own revenue agency, take more control over tax collection
The provincial government wants to take greater control of the way taxes are collected in Saskatchewan.
Mon, 5 Dec 2022 18:50:21 ESTChina operating 'police' station out of Vancouver, civil rights group alleges
The two most recent stations reported in Canada, including the Vancouver station and another in an unknown location, add to the three stations allegedly located in Toronto and currently under investig...
Mon, 5 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTThe Taliban killed their father in 2018. Now, 5 Afghan siblings arrived in Toronto after fleeing Afghanistan
Faisal Rasel, one of five orphaned siblings who were forced to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, arrived in Toronto two weeks ago with the help of the Jewish Humanitarian Response.
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Mon, 5 Dec 2022 12:24:47 EST'da Kink in My Hair returns to Toronto for 20th anniversary
A new mounting of the smash hit 'da Kink in My Hair is returning to the stage this month to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
Mon, 5 Dec 2022 18:45:42 ESTUnidentified victim of alleged Winnipeg serial killer will be known as Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe or Buffalo Woman
A previously unnamed woman known only as the sole unidentified victim of an alleged serial killer in Winnipeg now has a name given to her by the community: Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe, or Buffalo Woman.
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Mon, 5 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTHow Bill C-21 turned from banning handguns to hunting guns
The latest amendments proposed to the government's gun control bill, C-21, would prohibit large numbers of common hunting rifles, shotguns, as well as antique arms, cannons owned by historical re-enac...
Mon, 5 Dec 2022 11:20:45 ESTDeborah Cox, Tatiana Maslany among those honoured at Canada's Walk of Fame
Deborah Cox was among the Canadians recognized at a weekend event celebrating excellence in fields that included humanitarianism, entrepreneurship, sports, entertainment and philanthropy.
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Mon, 5 Dec 2022 11:49:47 ESTAssembly of First Nations chiefs to vote on $20B child welfare deal
Assembly of First Nations chiefs are expected to hold votes this week that could affect the fates of tens of thousands of people waiting on a $20 billion child welfare settlement agreement reached wit...
Mon, 5 Dec 2022 16:37:21 ESTNDP MPs call on feds to step up after Winnipeg police charge man with multiple murders
Two NDP MPs are calling for an emergency Commons debate and more federal resources to support vulnerable women in response to the deaths of four women allegedly slain by a serial killer in Winnipeg.
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Mon, 5 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTWriting Santa this year? Canada Post says to mail it by Friday
While you might be rushing around preparing for a busy holiday season, one group of students in Windsor, Ont., has been busy writing the big guy in red — just in time to hear back.
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Mon, 5 Dec 2022 05:00:00 ESTCulture over cocktails: Why three northern Ontario women are organizing a round dance to ring in the New Year
Three women are hosting a round dance on Fort William First Nation on New Years Eve to give the community an alternative to New Year Eve plans that often revolve around substance use.
Mon, 5 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTParents left scrambling as staff shortages close birth units
Kendra Duval had no idea it was even possible for her hospital to temporarily shut down its birthing unit, but that's what happened the night her son was born, and two other hospitals didn't have room...
Fri, 2 Dec 2022 15:52:51 ESTAfter 50 years of declining student enrolment, N.S. sees a rise — and some see problems
It's a sea change for the province, where enrolment has steadily dropped from over since the early 1970s. But record immigration and migration in recent years is driving a rebound.
Mon, 5 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTMaj.-Gen. Dany Fortin acquitted of sexual assault
Quebec judge Richard Meredith has acquitted Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin of one count of sexual assault.