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Thu, 18 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Toronto cop resigns after period of 'egregious' misconduct, cut from payroll after appeal fails
A Toronto police officer who was still collecting paycheques a year after the force tried to fire him for what a hearing officer dubbed a period of “egregious” misconduct has resigned. ...

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Why uptake in COVID boosters is lagging in Quebec — and why that matters
Pronvincial data shows that only 56 per cent of all eligible Quebecers have gotten their first booster dose. Experts think they know why.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
QAnon-inspired protest leads to special investigation into arrest
A man taken into custody during a QAnon-inspired protest in Peterborough, Ont., on Saturday says police used excessive force during his arrest. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit says it is inves...

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Waterloo regional police, community groups tackle hate graffiti through restorative processes
This month, there have been at least six police-reported hate-motivated graffiti incidents in Ontario's Waterloo region. As police look to prosecute such crimes, they're using a process that's bee...

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 04:00:01 EDT
Monkeypox misinformation spreads fast. Here's what scientists actually know about how the virus transmits
As monkeypox keeps spreading, so does misinformation about how this virus transmits. Here's what scientists know — and don't — about monkeypox transmission.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:57:00 EDT
WestJet customers raise privacy concerns after 'technical issue' with airline app
Several people told CBC News they could see profile information of other users, which included phone numbers, home addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, WestJet dollars, flight voucher details,...

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 01:49:51 EDT
UBC Senate votes to rescind honorary degree given to bishop involved in residential schools
On Wednesday, the University of British Columbia's Vancouver Senate voted unanimously, with one abstention, to rescind an honorary degree given to a Catholic Bishop who oversaw residential schools in ...

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Handling of sexual abuse claims puts Hockey Canada on thin ice with hockey parents
Recent revelations about how sexual assault allegations were handled by Hockey Canada, the body that governs the sport in this country, has left some hockey families in turmoil over repeated black eye...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:17:18 EDT
Negotiator behind deal with Freedom Convoy says Ottawa was too quick to use emergency powers
The man who negotiated on the City of Ottawa's behalf with Tamara Lich and other organizers of the Freedom Convoy says an agreement for truckers to leave the city's residential streets wasn't given e...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:55:33 EDT
Oil sheen from sunken boat off B.C. has dissipated, officials say
The United States Department of Ecology says an oil sheen from a sunken fish boat appears to have completely dissipated from an area of U.S. waters, just east of Vancouver Island.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 17:00:13 EDT
What does it take to make a passport? Here's a step-by-step guide
If you’ve applied for a passport this year — or put it off because of the long queues outside passport offices — you might have wondered what goes into the process of making those little blue bo...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 20:57:41 EDT
Lawyers argue Alberta lifted school mask mandate to quell border protests
The decision to remove mask mandates in Alberta schools was not consistent with public health advice and instead was made by government officials for political reasons, including “quelling protests...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 17:57:46 EDT
Retired priest accused of sexual assault at Manitoba residential school pleads not guilty
Arthur Masse, a 92-year-old retired priest accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl at a Manitoba residential school more than 50 years ago, has pleaded not guilty.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:09:44 EDT
Is Wood Buffalo National Park 'in danger'? UNESCO investigators are in Canada to find out
A United Nations body that monitors some of the world's greatest natural glories is in Canada again to assess government responses to ongoing threats to the country's largest national park, includi...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:02:32 EDT
Smaller share of Quebec households speaking French regularly, census data shows
Although the number of people speaking French at home has increased — rising from 6.4 million in 2016 to 6.5 million in 2021 — they now make up 77.5 per cent of Quebecers, falling 1.5 percentage p...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 11:48:13 EDT
Ottawa to offer passport pickup service in 4 additional cities, says more locations coming
The federal government plans to open four new passport pick-up locations nationally as it struggles to manage lengthy wait times and backlogs that have plagued the application process for months now. ...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:10:43 EDT
Increased loneliness, isolation are side effects of inflation for seniors, expert says
Azim Jeraj cancelled his gym membership earlier this year. The 69-year-old resident of Sherwood Park, Alta. says he could no longer justify the monthly fees in the face of the rising cost of groceries...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:18:14 EDT
Greater Vancouver Zoo wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape, RCMP say
Police say the wolf enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo was damaged by someone who is suspected to have broken in and allowed the animals to escape. The facility remains closed for a second day. ...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 08:26:56 EDT
Hudson's Bay to resurrect discount retail chain Zellers
Canadian department store Zellers hopes to make a comeback next year, a decade after the discount chain shuttered most of its locations.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Tax agency obtains 'jeopardy order' for debt from Downton Abbey-loving billionaire
Canada's tax agency has obtained an order to seize debts owed by a Chinese billionaire whose love of Downton Abbey inspired him to pay more than $11 million for an iconic Vancouver mansion in the same...



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