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Thu, 24 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
Canada to unveil new climate adaptation strategy today with a $1 billion commitment: sources
Canada's first climate adaptation strategy, to be unveiled today, will commit the federal government to new construction guidelines and standards in areas prone to flooding and wildfires. ...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
For 36 years under Iran's oppressive regime, I lived a life that wasn't mine
For as long as she can remember, Atena Barforoushi has been fighting for the freedom to live her life as she wishes.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:15:24 EST
Anger over prepayment 'erupted into murder' of Winnipeg cab driver, prosecutor says
Winnipeg cab driver Balvir Toor was fatally stabbed in March 2020 over a payment dispute with a man who has a history of animosity toward taxi drivers and South Asian people, a Crown prosecutor argued...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
How fallout from top secret documents found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort could affect Canada
The discovery of top secret documents at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort sparked a criminal investigation and has the former U.S. president facing the possibility of criminal charges. But it’s al...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
Explainer: Emergencies Act inquiry — what's been said, what happens next
Government ministers are among the final witnesses giving evidence on the decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to end the Ottawa convoy protests. Here's a breakdown of the inquiry's mission, the big...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:32:26 EST
Truck driver charged after vehicle plowed into residential school memorial march
A man has been criminally charged after the vehicle he was driving plowed into several people during a memorial march for residential school survivors in Mission, B.C., earlier this year. ...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:12:08 EST
Ottawa, AFN file court challenges on tribunal's decision to reject $20B child-welfare deal
Canada and the AFN are seeking a judicial review of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s decision rejecting Ottawa’s $20-billion offer to settle a class-action lawsuit over the chronic underfundin...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:06:03 EST
No kids? No cash: Many working Albertans won't receive government's inflation-busting benefits
Alberta’s affordability minister is defending a new program that provides cash for families, seniors and people who receive social benefits.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:04:32 EST
Canadian teen killed as twin bomb blasts shake Jerusalem
Two explosions at bus stops on Jerusalem's outskirts killed a Canadian and wounded at least 14 others on Wednesday, health officials said, in what Israeli police said appeared to be an attack by Pales...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:34:48 EST
Parents fear 'crisis' in children's care after several Ontario hospitals cancel surgeries
In the wake of news that three Ontario children's hospitals have cancelled surgeries, dozens of parents are sharing their stories about how the onslaught of viruses this fall has affected their famili...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:45:49 EST
Former Toronto student killed by Iranian regime while protesting for human rights, community says
Members of the city's Iranian community gathered to remember Ali Araghi, whose life they say was cut short by the Iranian regime last week — a life they say now represents the struggle of all those...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 13:50:23 EST
Alberta justice minister calls for firing of RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki
Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro is calling on the federal government to fire RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, saying her continued tenure is damaging to the national police force. ...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:00:00 EST
B.C. judge cancels marriage annulment after finding woman posing as ex-wife was 'imposter'
A Kamloops B.C. Supreme Court judge has cancelled a marriage annulment after concluding the woman who appeared before him to consent to the order was an "imposter."

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:36:30 EST
Police investigating after car strikes baby stroller in Montreal hit and run
The incident, which occurred on Nov. 16, was filmed by a nearby surveillance camera. Video and images have been circulating widely on social media.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
Corman Park police dispute woman's claims about being forced to walk to Saskatoon after car seized
A Big River, Sask., woman and her adult son ended up hiking alongside Highway 12 in the dark with a walker and suitcases for close to an hour on the night of Nov. 15 after a Corman Park Police Service...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
This long-term care home radically changed the way it operates. Residents say it's working
Toronto-run Lakeshore Lodge is part of a pilot project to improve care in its long-term care facilities. It's the first of the city's municipally-run long-term care homes to receive extra funding to m...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:00:51 EST
'We're just bombarded with illness': Prairies see highest rates of positive flu tests in Canada
Prairie provinces have the worst rates of positive flu tests, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
The Bank of Canada is discovering that explaining risk to Canadians is actually difficult
The Bank of Canada has become a political football, but Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers insists she welcomes the attention so she can explain central banking to Canadians. Some say she clearly still ha...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
'Like a caged animal': Parents allege kids isolated, restrained at Whitehorse school
Three parents and a former staff member are speaking out, alleging children were subjected to holds and seclusion at Jack Hulland Elementary School in the recent past. The Yukon RCMP are investigating...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
A Thunder Bay family went public to get $300K cancer therapy covered. They say now Ontario will help
After weeks of fighting to get coverage for Jonathan McFarlane's therapy for a rare cancer, his family says they have received word that the Ontario government will cover part of the costs of the tre...



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