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Hundreds in Cree Nation without Christmas hampers after federal funding denied

Fri, 2024-12-20 19:10

200 families from Tataskweyak Cree Nation won’t get Christmas hampers after a funding request under Jordan’s Principle was denied by Indigenous Services Canada for not meeting their criteria. The hampers were cancelled after groceries had already been purchased, leaving an Inuk-owned company out $20,000.

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Chief actuary disagrees with Alberta government belief of entitlement to more than half of CPP

Fri, 2024-12-20 18:10

Canada’s chief actuary says Alberta would be entitled to interest from the Canada Pension Plan proportional to the money Albertans invested, should the province withdraw from CPP.

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FSIN, legal experts call for change after charges against driver stayed in death of 9-year-old Saskatoon girl

Fri, 2024-12-20 14:44

A provincial court judge stayed a charge related to the death of nine-year-old Baeleigh Maurice of Saskatoon. The decision has sparked outrage from not just the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, but Maurice's family and an Indigenous lawyer as well.

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B.C. civil rights group that fought for MAID now wants it reviewed

Fri, 2024-12-20 14:18

The call from the B.C. Civil Liberties Association comes after a 52-year-old man received MAID while on a day pass from a psychiatric hospital.

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Cancer kills more firefighters than fire. Changes to health coverage in Sask. are offering more support

Fri, 2024-12-20 13:28

Firefighters in Saskatchewan have been lobbying for decades to receive better health coverage for cancer diagnoses. Now, the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board (WCB) is stepping in to provide some relief.

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Serial nurse impersonator sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court to 7 years in prison

Fri, 2024-12-20 12:43

Brigitte Cleroux is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Ontario for posing as a nurse at two Ottawa clinics.

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Woman accused of crushing animals to death with feet for dark web videos denied bail

Fri, 2024-12-20 12:06

A Winnipeg woman accused of crushing animals to death with her feet for videos she and her boyfriend then allegedly sold was denied bail Friday, following a lengthy hearing in a Manitoba court earlier this week.

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Wood you believe it? B.C. man wins hotly contested Stick of the Year contest

Fri, 2024-12-20 12:05

A piece of driftwood from Vancouver Island has narrowly won the title of "Stick of the Year" in an inaugural contest that saw thousands of votes cast for competitors from around the world.

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Alberta says 'modernized' coal policy coming by late 2025

Fri, 2024-12-20 09:14

The Alberta government says it is developing rules that will shape the future of coal mining in the province, but certain notable projects remain exempt from the new plan.

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David, Gilles named Canada Soccer players of the year

Fri, 2024-12-20 08:55

Jonathan David and Vanessa Gilles have been named Canada Soccer players of the year. David also won in 2019 while Gilles's year was highlighted by scoring four goals in 14 games for the national women's team.

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Gunshots fired at Toronto Jewish girls school for 3rd time this year

Fri, 2024-12-20 06:06

Toronto police say the service's hate crime unit is investigating after a Jewish girls elementary school in North York was shot at for the third time this year.

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Tenants fight eviction from Halifax apartment building

Fri, 2024-12-20 02:00

For one man, a tenancies officer disallowed his eviction, but not before the landlord had cleared out his Halifax apartment and started renovating.

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'Astronomical' hold queues on year's top e-books frustrate readers, libraries

Fri, 2024-12-20 01:00

More than 1,000 people are waiting to borrow the Ottawa Public Library's most popular e-book of 2024, and librarians say inflated prices and restrictive e-book publishing practices are responsible.

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Dryden, Ont., councillor reprimanded for social media comments awarded $35K in libel case

Fri, 2024-12-20 01:00

A northwestern Ontario councillor who was reprimanded for social media comments that some believed were about a person who died has won $35,000 in small claims court for libel. A Superior Court deputy judge says the Dryden mayor's statement posted on the city's website in response to the online comments was defamatory in nature.

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Toronto's Summer McIntosh meets young fans at pool where she trained as a child

Thu, 2024-12-19 19:10

Young swimmers got a chance on Thursday evening to meet Summer McIntosh, Canada's newly named top athlete of the year, and the evening did not disappoint.

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B.C. police watchdog investigating apparent suicide of officer charged with sexual assault

Thu, 2024-12-19 17:04

British Columbia's police watchdog says it is investigating the apparent suicide of a Vancouver Island police officer, who was found dead shortly after he was charged with sexual assault.

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Federal government to remove incentive for foreign workers to reduce fraud in immigration system

Thu, 2024-12-19 15:57

In a "drastic" but expected move, the federal government will no longer be granting additional points toward permanent residence to some temporary foreign workers, less than two months after an undercover investigation revealed how easy it is to buy and sell these jobs online.

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Sask. appeal court gives 2 thumbs up to decision that emoji is contractually binding

Thu, 2024-12-19 15:37

Saskatchewan's highest court has dismissed an appeal from a Saskatchewan farmer, upholding a decision that a thumbs-up emoji sent meant he agreed to a $58,000 contract.

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Theodore Tugboat replica 'safely righted and refloated' in Ontario port, says owner

Thu, 2024-12-19 14:49

Theodore Too, the 65-foot replica tugboat that was built in Nova Scotia and named after a years-long TV series, has been refloated in St. Catharines, Ont., after partially sinking this week, according to the boat's owner.

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