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What do you think about the time change? Quebec wants to know

Tue, 2024-10-22 09:45

The province is launching a public consultation to learn whether Quebecers want to keep switching between eastern standard time and daylight saving time.

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Ontario NDP leader says party's Hamilton Centre candidate won't be Sarah Jama, 'as far as I know'

Tue, 2024-10-22 08:27

Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles said her party is planning to run a candidate in Sarah Jama’s Hamilton-Centre riding, but, “as far as I know — and I'm the leader — it won't be her.”

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Police release new details on workplace death of 19-year-old at Halifax Walmart

Tue, 2024-10-22 07:58

Store remains closed for the fourth consecutive day after the death of a young woman on-site. 

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What's stopping more women and girls from playing hockey? Canadian sports body has some answers

Tue, 2024-10-22 07:35

Hockey Canada has identified some of the challenges it faces in reaching its goal of having more than 170,000 girls and women playing hockey in Canada by 2030.

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Honda recalls 61,000 vehicles in Canada over fuel pump issue

Tue, 2024-10-22 07:06

Honda is voluntarily recalling 61,000 vehicles in Canada over concerns that a high-pressure fuel pump may have a defective part.

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Thousands of international students at Ontario colleges miss fall semester amid uncertainty, visa delays

Tue, 2024-10-22 05:08

Thousands of international students expected to study at three Ontario colleges are missing the fall semester, after Ottawa announced it would further tighten Canada's study permit system.

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Red Rock Indian Band calls out feds after discovery of ancestral remains in Nipigon, Ont.

Tue, 2024-10-22 03:00

More than 200 people attended a protest on Monday in solidarity with Red Rock Indian Band, following the discovery of ancestral remains belonging to four Indigenous people at a construction site in Nipigon, Ont. As the community screens the disturbed soil to make sure all the remains are accounted for, members are calling for accountability from the federal government to prevent similar incidents going forward.

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Nova Scotia emergency medicine pioneer and politician Dr. Ron Stewart dies at 82

Tue, 2024-10-22 02:37

The man who helped transform the way emergency medicine is taught and practiced in Canada and the U.S. has died in Halifax at the age of 82.

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Frostbite amputations reached new high in Edmonton after shift to more aggressive evictions at encampments

Tue, 2024-10-22 02:00

After years of following similar trends in the number of frostbite amputation cases, Edmonton and Calgary diverged last winter: Edmonton set a new record, while Calgary saw figures decrease. The reasons may include how the cities approach homeless encampments and frostbite treatment.

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The tide goes out for New Brunswick's Blaine Higgs, anti-politician

Tue, 2024-10-22 01:00

Blaine Higgs defined himself as an anti-politician willing to depart from old, predictable patterns of governing. It worked for him at first, but it caught up with him Monday.

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Canada's new autism strategy does nothing to address treatment backlog, families say

Tue, 2024-10-22 00:00

Some parents of severely autistic children say they are profoundly disappointed with Canada's new national plan for autism — which provides no specific timeline or funding to improve treatment or care.

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In Ontario, you can train hunting dogs by letting them chase penned animals. Is that fair?

Tue, 2024-10-22 00:00

For the first time in more than 25 years, Ontario is accepting applications from operators who want to create new fenced-in training facilities stocked with coyotes, foxes, rabbits and hares — specifically designed to teach dogs to pursue live animals and also to host competitions.

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117 homebuyers out millions, as Ontario builder admits to selling homes without legal approvals

Tue, 2024-10-22 00:00

More than 100 people are out tens of thousands of dollars each, after Sunrise Homes, the developer of a pre-construction home project in Ontario, entered receivership. The builder admitted to CBC Toronto that he's been selling homes without getting legal approvals to do so for years.

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'It's like a cage': Foreign workers who quit Canadian Tire speak out about feeling trapped by work permits

Tue, 2024-10-22 00:00

A group of temporary foreign workers quit an Etobicoke Canadian Tire before their work permits expired. Now two are sharing their stories, saying the owner paid them less than the agreed-upon wage in their contracts.

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Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says

Tue, 2024-10-22 00:00

While many people, including Ontario's Premier Doug Ford, say that bike lanes increase traffic congestion, research from around the world shows that's not the case.

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Judge doesn't swallow B.C. cow-share advocate's raw milk argument

Mon, 2024-10-21 17:36

A man's latest attempt to challenge B.C.'s rules on unpasteurized milk — also known as "raw milk" — was dismissed in the province's Supreme Court.

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Bait-and-switch scam with gold targets vulnerable people in Montreal and other Canadian cities

Mon, 2024-10-21 15:02

Montreal police recently arrested two people who now face charges related to theft. They say the suspects mostly approached seniors and came up with excuses to get near them to subtly take their gold, leaving fakes behind.

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'Take your time': Trans Mountain CEO says Ottawa shouldn't rush to sell pipeline

Mon, 2024-10-21 12:32

Trans Mountain's new CEO is calling on the federal government to be a "disciplined seller" and to not rush to sell the newly twinned $34 billion pipeline.

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