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Fri, 17 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Canada's nuclear waste agency says it was scammed out of $300K meant for First Nation in Ontario
Canada's nuclear waste agency says someone posing as an Indigenous chief convinced agency officials to put nearly $300,00 into a private bank account, money that was meant for a community development ...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
'Pride is more than just like a party': Protest to replace weekend parade in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Instead of an official Pride parade in Thunder Bay, Ont., this weekend, there will be a march to raise awareness about injustices against the two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communi...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:26:21 EDT
After my leg injury, I quit standup. Then I realized comedy is my pain relief
After an injury affected her mobility, comedian Andie Hong re-evaluated her life and compared it to her siblings back in South Korea. But she came back to comedy as it was her pain relief. ...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Chrystia Freeland details $8.9B in measures to tackle affordability in first major speech since budget
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is delivering her first major speech since the budget today, outlining $8.9 billion in financial supports her government has introduced alr...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:17:16 EDT
Supporters plead to keep mother, 6-year-old Canadian daughter from being forced to leave country
Supporters are rallying to stop the federal government from forcing a six-year-old Canadian citizen and her mother to leave the country on July 8.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:51:23 EDT
Indecent assault charge laid after RCMP probe into abuse allegations at Manitoba residential school
The province confirmed Thursday a person was charged with one count of indecent assault on a female related to the investigation into the former Fort Alexander Residential School northeast of Winnipeg...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:06:32 EDT
What now? 'Defund,' say some after Toronto police admit using more force against Black people
After damning numbers from Canada's largest municipal police force proving what Black and other racialized communities have known for decades — that Toronto police have indeed used disproportionat...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:52:18 EDT
Canada Post's search policy unconstitutional, rules N.L. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has ruled that the law that allowed Canada Post to search a parcel containing cocaine violates the charter right to privacy — but the evidence found i...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:52:06 EDT
Peter Nygard charged with 2 more counts of sexual assault in Toronto
Disgraced former fashion mogul Peter Nygard is facing more charges in connection with new complainants in Toronto, dating back decades. He is now accused of eight counts of sexual assault and three co...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:07:50 EDT
These Canadian passport seekers were in line longer than it'll take for their trips
In London, Ont., people are lining up at Passport Canada offices before 4 a.m., in the hopes of renewing or applying for a passport. Early last month, Service Canada returned to pre-pandemic service i...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:42:55 EDT
Convoy protests showed Supreme Court security should be 'a priority': chief justice
Canada's chief justice says the safety of the Supreme Court of Canada building needs to be a priority to avoid any potential security risks.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:54:00 EDT
RCMP conducting raids in central Quebec targeting Atomwaffen Division neo-Nazi group
Sixty officers conducted raids in the towns of Plessisville and Saint-Ferdinand in Quebec, targeting the notorious neo-Nazi group that's been linked to the murders of five people in the U.S. ...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Veteran on long-term disability waiting for family doctor since 2011
A Canadian navy veteran says he's fed up with waiting for a primary care provider after having been on Prince Edward Island's wait-list for 11 years. The patient registry list is currently 23,000 n...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
An Ontario doctor says ERs are more stressed than he's ever seen. Data backs it up
Patients in emergency rooms around Ontario are waiting record lengths of time to get admitted to hospital, a situation medical professionals say only appears to be getting worse.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Montreal business owners rev their engines for Grand Prix's return
Jean-Sébastien Boudreault, a spokesperson for the Association des hôtels du Grand Montréal, said the event is certainly a boost for the region's hotels as visitors are booking rooms all over the ci...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Meet the newest, and youngest, commercial pilot at True North Airways in Ontario
Isabel Fredette was 14 when she decided she wanted to become a pilot, inspired by her dad's air adventures. Four years later, she's passed what's needed to be a commercial pilot and is working with a ...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Hospital patient found outside more than 24 hours after disappearance, daughter says
A 64-year-old patient spent more than a day lying on the ground outside an Ottawa hospital after she walked out of the mental health unit she's been staying at and fell, according to her daughter. ...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:36:01 EDT
Privacy bill sets out rules on use of personal data, artificial intelligence
The federal Liberals introduced privacy legislation on Thursday that would give Canadians more control over how their personal data is used by commercial entities, impose fines for non-compliant organ...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Even after Wednesday's Fed hike, experts say interest rates remain far too low
Even as the Federal Reserve makes another big hike to tame rising prices, some critics say high inflation means central banks may be far from stabilizing prices. Meanwhile, a negative "real rate" coul...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The rising popularity of sustainable investing — and the controversies surrounding it
Figuring out how you should invest your money is no simple feat. Now, there's an extra wrinkle to take into consideration, with growing concern over "greenwashing" in the financial world. ...



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