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Tue, 11 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Is your boss tracking you while you work? Some Canadians are about to find out
Starting on Tuesday, Ontario employers with 25 or more employees will be required to have an electronic monitoring policy. The legislation is provoking debate about tracking workers across Canada. ...

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 05:56:40 EDT
For some Niagara-region winemakers and grape growers, adapting to climate change is a matter of survival

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
First Nations leaders want changes to on-reserve justice as fly-in courts resume in northern Ontario
As fly-in court hearings resume in northwestern Ontario First Nations after a lengthy pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an organization that promotes community-based justice is hoping to provoke a l...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Father questions police, school after teen with Down Syndrome accused of sexual assault
An Ottawa father is questioning the public school board's handling of allegations of sexual assault against his non-verbal son with Down Syndrome, and why police were ready to charge his son without t...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Quebec casinos, gaming halls still vulnerable to money laundering by organized crime, experts say
Money laundering can be hard to detect, which is why there are strict reporting rules casinos and gaming halls have to follow. Suspicious and large cash transactions have to be flagged — but some ex...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:06:28 EDT
Convoy leaders, PM expected to testify at inquiry into use of Emergencies Act
The public inquiry into the federal government's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act during what organizers called "Freedom Convoy" protests last winter begins on Thursday, and dozens of witnesse...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:25:23 EDT
In reversal of policy, adviser says Danielle Smith's sovereignty act would respect Supreme Court decisions
Danielle Smith's top adviser says her proposed sovereignty act would respect Supreme Court of Canada decisions. It's a reversal of her core policy promise on how she would challenge Prime Minister Jus...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:39:00 EDT
Parents join calls for changes, resignations at Hockey Canada
Hockey parents have joined the call for more changes and resignations from Hockey Canada — namely, resignations over its handling of sexual misconduct allegations.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:45:55 EDT
Moncton's Hindu community opens first temple in city
The opening of the first Hindu temple in Moncton, N.B., Monday attracted an estimated 1,000 people, with some travelling from as far away as Bathurst, N.B., and Miramichi, N.B., for the event. ...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:00:00 EDT
Canada set to make waves at FIFA U-17 Soccer World Cup — with 4 Quebecers named to team
Four Quebec teens will take part in the 7th edition of the U-17 World Cup, featuring some of the best female teenagers on the planet.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 22:25:00 EDT
First Nation fights to protect land from mineral mining
Neskantaga First Nation in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire is fighting to be properly consulted before development begins to start mining for minerals used in many green initiatives, such as batteri...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Pandemic delays autism support for Ontario kids who've spent years on wait lists
Parents and advocates say the wait for autism supports has grown and staffing has shrunk, all while waiting on the province to whittle down its own wait list for funding, which they say is keeping ki...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:48:11 EDT
P.E.I. offering free Thanksgiving meals for Islanders still without power after Fiona
P.E.I. will be offering free Thanksgiving meals for Islanders who still have no power 17 days after Fiona.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:20:42 EDT
British man who confessed to murdering young B.C. woman sentenced to life in U.K. prison
Jack Sepple pleaded guilty to killing Ashley Wadsworth, 19, who had moved to the United Kingdom to be with him.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:50:44 EDT
Sport minister says Hockey Canada leadership still must change after interim board chair resigns
Canada's minister of sport says Hockey Canada must continue to transition to a new leadership team. Pascale St-Onge made the comments a day after Andrea Skinner resigned as the interim chair of Hockey...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:50:47 EDT
Search for Jacqueline McDermott ends after woman's body found in B.C.
The body of a woman believed to be Jacqueline McDermott has been found in British Columbia. RCMP there say they do not believe criminality was involved in the woman's death.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
After a pregnancy and a pandemic, I worried I'd never play music live again
A deadly virus emerged when Xania Keane's daughter was five months old and live music just about disappeared from the face of the earth. As a performer, she felt she had rusted solid.

Sat, 8 Oct 2022 18:31:49 EDT
Police investigate spate of violence in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, including attack with crossbow
The Vancouver Police Department is investigating a string of violent attacks over the Thanksgiving weekend, including five stabbings and an attack on a man with a crossbow arrow.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:44:09 EDT
Canadian women crush Morocco in international soccer friendly in Spain
Evelyne Viens scored one goal and set up two others as Canada defeated Morocco 4-0 in an international women's soccer friendly Monday.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:00:00 EDT
Long history of harness racing in Saint John may be nearing finish line
Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John, the centre of harness racing in New Brunswick, is set to close on Dec. 31.



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