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CBC president refuses to rule out accepting bonuses for two most recent fiscal years

Mon, 2024-10-21 11:29

CBC president and CEO Catherine Tait today refused to rule out accepting her personal bonuses for the last two fiscal years if they're approved by the Privy Council Office.

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2 men plead guilty to murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik

Mon, 2024-10-21 11:04

Two B.C. men pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the July 2022 shooting death of Ripudaman Singh Malik, one of two men acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombings.

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Woman missing after mudslide in Coquitlam, B.C., found dead: RCMP

Mon, 2024-10-21 10:12

One woman is dead after a mudslide washed away her Coquitlam, B.C. home Saturday, RCMP say.

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Alberta announces $112M to build 250 modular homes for displaced Jasper residents

Mon, 2024-10-21 08:21

The Alberta government is investing $112 million for the construction of interim housing for Albertans who lost their homes when a wildfire ripped through the community of Jasper.

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Minimum wage for higher-paid temporary foreign workers set to increase

Mon, 2024-10-21 08:00

The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadian staff.

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Ontario appoints former federal Liberal health minister to lead primary care team

Mon, 2024-10-21 06:00

Former federal health minister Dr. Jane Philpott will head a new team with a mandate to connect every person in Ontario to a primary care provider within the next five years, the province announced Monday.

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Montreal man detained in Sudan gets day in court with lawsuit against Ottawa

Mon, 2024-10-21 05:49

Fifteen years after filing a lawsuit against the Canadian government over his detention in Sudan, Abousfian Abdelrazik is getting his day in court.

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Sour grapes? B.C. man loses battle over $10K worth of wine seized at U.S. border

Mon, 2024-10-21 05:00

In his submissions to federal court, Yucheng Su claimed he likes to drink wine — but probably wouldn't qualify as a "wine collector." Canada Border Services Agency officer Geoffrey MacLean, on the other hand, showed no such reticence.

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Ontario tables legislation that includes ban on some bike lanes across province

Mon, 2024-10-21 03:47

Ontario tabled its first bill of the fall legislative sitting on Monday, in a bid to give the province veto power over some bike lanes, accelerate highway construction projects and ease environmental assessments for new highways.

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Airfare costs in Labrador have risen by 33% over the last 5 years

Mon, 2024-10-21 02:30

Airfare costs around the country have risen by 9.2 per cent since 2019, but Labrador residents are seeing triple.

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Ontario community, 1 of 2 narrowed down for Canada's largest nuclear waste storage site, begins big vote today

Mon, 2024-10-21 01:00

The small farming community of Teeswater, Ont., faces a massive decision. Starting today, its 6,000 residents will vote on whether or not they're willing to host Canada's largest underground storage facility of spent nuclear fuel. 

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Free tutoring service that started in Halifax plans national expansion

Mon, 2024-10-21 01:00

Just a few years after a Halifax woman came up with an idea to help Nova Scotia students through the COVID-19 pandemic, the non-profit she founded has reached thousands of students and expanding to other parts of Canada. 

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Toronto is on the hook for millions to replace failing water meter transmitters

Mon, 2024-10-21 00:00

Work to replace parts of 470,000 failing water meter transmitters in homes and businesses across Toronto is underway, but the latest update shows it will cost taxpayers millions of dollars to solve the problem that's only getting worse.

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Former B.C. premier Christy Clark interested in replacing Trudeau if PM steps down

Mon, 2024-10-21 00:00

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces a rebellion from his own MPs in caucus this week, former B.C. premier Christy Clark is suggesting she would be interested in replacing him, should Trudeau decide to step down.

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Rogers customers call contracts misleading as fee for TV boxes goes up $7/month

Mon, 2024-10-21 00:00

Some TV customers are accusing Rogers Communications of a cash grab — a year after its controversial purchase of Shaw, which the Competition Bureau warned would lead to less competition and higher prices.

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Canadian nun becomes a saint

Sun, 2024-10-20 12:25

The Vatican has canonized 14 new saints, including a Canadian nun. Quebec's Mother Marie-Léonie Paradis was the founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family order. Megan Williams explains her long road to sainthood.

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How a single dad from Timmins, Ont., built an alternate Minecraft server for the autistic community

Sun, 2024-10-20 02:00

For over a decade autistic children who love the video game Minecraft have had a safe version to play, and it’s all thanks to a single father from Timmins, Ont.

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Why wait to retire? These Canadians are embracing the adult gap year instead

Sun, 2024-10-20 00:00

Human resources professionals say Canadian companies are seeing more employees asking to take absences from work that are longer than standard vacation time allows. Some call it a mini-retirement; others refer to it as an ‘adult gap year.’

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Yukon dog returned home after unexpected ride to Arizona

Sun, 2024-10-20 00:00

Alyce Johnson is crediting her dog's implanted microchip with helping bring the pooch back home after an epic, 10-day, 10,000-kilometre adventure to the American desert and back.

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