Ecuador declares emergency over gang crime
A curfew is imposed and thousands of police and soldiers are deployed to restore "peace and order".
| Posted: | 7:55 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 193758 |
| Rating: | 19376 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
CSIS flags issues with U.S. intelligence prior to Jan. 6 riot, says it faces the same problems
American intelligence agencies struggled with "inconsistencies" in their analysis and "a lack of consensus" on the nature of the threat in the weeks prior to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot on Capitol Hill, says an internal Canadian Security Intelligence Service (C
| Posted: | 7:52 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193593 |
| Rating: | 19359 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
RMC Kingston cadets killed after vehicle went into waters near school were on verge of graduation
The Department of National Defence says an investigation is underway after four cadets died in an incident involving a vehicle at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont.
| Posted: | 7:42 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 193959 |
| Rating: | 19396 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Here's How Mark Zuckerberg Became $11 Billion Richer In One Day
Mark Zuckerberg's net worth stands at $73.6 billion. He is currently the 15th richest billionaire.
| Posted: | 3:09 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193992 |
| Rating: | 19399 |
| Poster: | Scape |
One quarter of Canadians believe online conspiracy theories, expert tells MPs
A quarter of Canadians believe in online conspiracy theories, an expert on radicalization and terrorism told a parliamentary committee Thursday.
| Posted: | 9:56 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 193803 |
| Rating: | 19380 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Calgary man pleads guilty to terrorism charges after fighting as ISIS sniper in Syria
A Calgary man has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences, admitting to a kidnapping during a year-long stint fighting as a trained sniper with ISIS in Syria.
| Posted: | 9:54 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193573 |
| Rating: | 19357 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Some in Nunavut community question where money from mining company has gone
A company that runs the largest mining operation in Nunavut says it has given tens of millions of dollars in contracts to Inuit firms in the hamlet of Sanirajak, but some residents say they don't know where that money has gone.
| Posted: | 7:16 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193743 |
| Rating: | 19374 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Canadian facing deportation for alleged naked dance on sacred Bali volcano
A translated news release from the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights says 33-year-old Jeffrey Craigen is accused of making an "immoral video at Batur Mountain."
| Posted: | 7:09 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193556 |
| Rating: | 19356 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
6 Manitoba rural municipalities declare state of emergency, brace for more flooding
There are now six Manitoba rural municipalities under a local state of emergency, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk said during question period at the legislature Thursday Headingley, Cartier, Ritchot, Morris, Montcalm and Fisher.
| Posted: | 7:04 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 193771 |
| Rating: | 19377 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Ramadan worshipper nearly hit by car after water thrown at people outside Surrey, B.C., mosque: police
Police are investigating reports that a Ramadan worshipper was nearly struck by a car that deliberately veered off the road outside a mosque in Surrey, B.C., an incident that has left the B.C. Muslim Association (BCMA) "deeply concerned."
| Posted: | 6:53 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193550 |
| Rating: | 19355 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Canadian Blood Services to end blood ban for men who have sex with men
As Canadian Blood Services moves to end its policy that restricts men who have sex with men from donating blood for three months after being sexually active, an advocate who fought to change it says the new policy is still discriminatory.
| Posted: | 5:51 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193774 |
| Rating: | 19377 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Pierre Poilievre promises to quash Bank of Canada's foray into digital currency
Conservative leadership contender Pierre Poilievre promised Thursday he'd spike the Bank of Canada's proposal to offer a digital currency, saying this sort of financial instrument should be left to the private sector.
| Posted: | 7:36 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Economics |
| Hits: | 194016 |
| Rating: | 19402 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
GM to make electric Corvette to challenge the Tesla Roadster
US car giant General Motors has confirmed it will produce an electrified Chevrolet Corvette next year, and could even reach the market around the same time as Tesla’s much anticipated electric Roadster II.
| Posted: | 7:31 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193730 |
| Rating: | 19373 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
A standard house costs almost twice as much in Canada as it does in the U.S.
The average home price in Canada reached a record $816,720 in February—or $638,144 USD—more than nine times the average household income, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (via Fortune). Home prices in the U.S. over the same period cli
| Posted: | 7:14 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193932 |
| Rating: | 19393 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi gets 5 years in jail for graft
A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption cases she faces, a source with knowledge of the proceedings said.
| Posted: | 7:05 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193690 |
| Rating: | 19369 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
RCMP officers quit after being asked to arrest national security target with no details, report says
Information-sharing between intelligence officers and police needs an overhaul — and it could start with informing police of the reasons behind national security arrests — says a newly obtained internal report looking at the often fraught relationship
| Posted: | 6:51 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193593 |
| Rating: | 19359 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Secret documents on fired Winnipeg scientists to be seen by Liberal and NDP committee after deal is struck
The committee, which will go ahead even if the Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois refuse to join, will have access to all national security documents that explain the firing of two infectious-disease scientists
| Posted: | 5:51 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193623 |
| Rating: | 19362 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Chinese oil giant confirms 2021 well was a 'duster' — and it's leaving offshore N.L.
The China National Offshore Oil Corporation has confirmed that a well drilled in the Flemish Pass in 2021 was unsuccessful and that the company is abandoning its efforts to becoming a producer in the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil industry.
| Posted: | 8:32 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193779 |
| Rating: | 19378 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Canada's working-age population is older than ever, StatsCan says
Canada’s working-age population is older than it has ever been, with more than one in five working adults now nearing retirement in a demographic shift that will create significant challenges to the Canadian workforce in the coming decade, according to
| Posted: | 8:29 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Economics |
| Hits: | 194021 |
| Rating: | 19402 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Confederate flag at Hamilton-area home prompts calls for changes to hate-symbol laws
A home in rural Hamilton flying a Confederate flag is drawing the attention of the Canadian-Anti Hate Network, while also concerning a Black resident who lives in the area.
| Posted: | 6:40 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193557 |
| Rating: | 19356 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Severe hepatitis of 'unknown origin' in children being investigated in Canada
Public health officials say they're investigating cases of severe liver disease "of unknown origin" among children in Canada as global scientists race to understand a mysterious hepatitis outbreak that has affected more than 160 children.
| Posted: | 5:53 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193652 |
| Rating: | 19365 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Ford launches production of F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, says it's a 'Model T moment'
Ford has officially started full production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center. The company compares the significance of the moment to the launch of the Ford Model T. The automaker grabbed a lot of head
| Posted: | 6:50 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193765 |
| Rating: | 19377 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Conservatives ask if Trudeau used 'get out of jail free card' before 2016 Aga Khan vacation
The RCMP examined the possibility of charging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with fraud after investigating his 2016 family vacation on the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas, according to internal documents concerning the investigation.
| Posted: | 6:36 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193739 |
| Rating: | 19374 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Antisemitism in Canada at record levels in 2021 with surge in violence, audit finds
B'nai Brith Canada says there were record levels of antisemitism in Canada last year, with sharp increases in Quebec and British Columbia. The group's legal counsel also says universities were 'breeding grounds' for antisemitism.
| Posted: | 6:13 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193613 |
| Rating: | 19361 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Authorities crack down on Quebecers using Ontario addresses to pay less in taxes
Quebec authorities are stepping up investigations to flush out residents in la belle province using fake addresses in Ontario to save thousands of dollars in taxes each year.
| Posted: | 6:11 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 193817 |
| Rating: | 19382 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Derek Sloan's upstart Ontario party hires former Trump adviser Roger Stone
Stone was arrested in 2019 and was convicted of seven felonies. Trump commuted his sentenced and he was later pardoned
| Posted: | 5:45 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193598 |
| Rating: | 19360 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Tesla is already using cobalt-free LFP batteries in half of its new cars produced
Tesla confirmed that nearly half of all its vehicles produced last quarter are already using cobalt-free iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries. The information also gives us an interesting insight into Tesla’s mix of models, which is generally quite opaque.
| Posted: | 5:44 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 193709 |
| Rating: | 19371 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Canadian military: Report exposes racism, extremism | CTV News
A scathing new report on racism in the Canadian Armed Forces says the military is not doing enough to detect and prevent white supremacists and other extremists from infiltrating its ranks.
| Posted: | 7:03 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 193818 |
| Rating: | 19382 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Illegal oil refinery blast that killed more than 100 a 'national disaster,' says Nigeria's president
Charred bodies were left scattered among burnt palms, cars and vans on Sunday after a weekend explosion which killed more than 100 people at an illegal oil refining depot on the border of Nigeria's Rivers and Imo states.
| Posted: | 9:29 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Economics |
| Hits: | 193906 |
| Rating: | 19391 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Canada plans new $1-billion radar to protect North American cities
The radar system would be built in southern Canada, according to the briefing. But the system would keep watch on Arctic airspace to detect threats against major U.S. or Canadian cities.
| Posted: | 9:20 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 193818 |
| Rating: | 19382 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Luck and fear had a hand in Macron's victory over far right
French President Emmanuel Macron won re-election with an impressive 58.5 per cent of the vote. It's not quite the crushing two-thirds of the vote he won five years ago, writes Don Murray, but almost every other winner of the French presidency would have b
| Posted: | 9:18 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193751 |
| Rating: | 19375 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
How the N.S. gunman convinced people not to report mock cruiser before mass shooting
New documents released Monday by the commission leading the public inquiry into the April 18 and 19, 2020, shooting rampage detail how the gunman created the replica cruiser, gathered other police paraphernalia like uniforms and equipment, and who knew ab
| Posted: | 6:51 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193465 |
| Rating: | 19347 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
France votes in tense presidential run-off between Macron, Le Pen
France began voting in a presidential run-off election Sunday with repercussions for Europe's future, with centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron the front-runner but fighting a tough challenge from far-right rival Marine Le Pen.
| Posted: | 10:09 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193630 |
| Rating: | 19363 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Doug Ford’s campaign manager crashes vintage sports car | The Star
Premier Doug Ford’s campaign manager Kory Teneycke is recovering at home after crashing his vintage Ferrari near Ottawa, the Star has learned.
| Posted: | 1:25 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 193911 |
| Rating: | 19391 |
| Poster: | Scape |
2nd body found during demolition of Vancouver hotel destroyed by fire
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service said crews have been proceeding carefully because fire damage rendered the structure unsafe for a full-scale search.
| Posted: | 6:07 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 193761 |
| Rating: | 19376 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe lobbied MPs before testifying on truck convoy protest
Popular crowdfunding platform GoFundMe lobbied members of Parliament behind the scenes before company executives testified publicly before two parliamentary committees looking into the truck convoy protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa.
| Posted: | 7:18 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193790 |
| Rating: | 19379 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Hate crimes unit investigating after white powder sent to 2 Edmonton mosques
Edmonton Police Service's hate crimes and violent extremism unit is investigating after packages containing an unknown white powder were sent to two mosques over the last week.
| Posted: | 7:10 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193503 |
| Rating: | 19350 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Boris Johnson to face parliamentary inquiry into alleged lies about lockdown parties
British lawmakers on Thursday ordered a parliamentary investigation into Prime Minister Boris Johnson for allegedly lying about whether he broke coronavirus restrictions by attending illegal gatherings during the pandemic.
| Posted: | 5:58 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193562 |
| Rating: | 19356 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Tears after Federal Court ruling ends decades-long 'dictatorship' in northern Ontario First Nation | CBC News
A self-appointed "chief for life," who named his wife as successor upon his death to keep the leadership of a small First Nation in northern Ontario within his family, has been ousted following a Federal Court ruling delivered Thursday.
| Posted: | 10:32 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193530 |
| Rating: | 19353 |
| Poster: | Scape |
China reports human H5N6 avian influenza case in Sichuan Province
The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health announced yesterday an additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in the Mainland, the 13th of 2022 to date. The case involves a 56-year-old male living in Deyang City i
| Posted: | 7:25 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193627 |
| Rating: | 19363 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Chinese aid for SA flood relief termed a 'joke'
The Chinese embassy in South Africa has donated a million rand ($66,000; £50,000) toward flood relief effort but some South Africans have been complaining about how meagre the amount is.
| Posted: | 8:05 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 193721 |
| Rating: | 19372 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Rare hepatitis virus afflicts children across EU, US and UK
Doctors are scratching their heads over a new, unknown form of hepatitis that is causing severe illness in some cases. Does the corronavirus pandemic have a role to play?
| Posted: | 7:39 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193659 |
| Rating: | 19366 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
RCMP investigation complete: Prosecutors have report on fatal Icefield bus rollover
Three people were killed and 14 others had life-threatening injuries after the red-and-white Ice Explorer lost control on the road to the Athabasca Glacier, about 100 kilometres southeast of Jasper, Alta., on July 18, 2020.
| Posted: | 6:39 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193571 |
| Rating: | 19357 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Queen Elizabeth II privately celebrates 96th birthday | CTV News
Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 96th birthday privately on Thursday, retreating to the Sandringham estate in eastern England that has offered the monarch and her late husband, Prince Philip, a refuge from the affairs of state.
| Posted: | 6:36 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 193640 |
| Rating: | 19364 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
'Almost like being in an abusive relationship': Shocking new allegations about Rick Chiarelli
The City of Ottawa's integrity commissioner is formally investigating complaints filed by a sixth woman over the behaviour of Coun. Rick Chiarelli, CBC News has learned. And while some of the allegations may sound familiar, they also include shocking new
| Posted: | 5:45 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 193910 |
| Rating: | 19391 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
EU anti-fraud body accuses Marine Le Pen of embezzlement
Report alleges Rassemblement National leader and others misused about €620,000 in funds while serving in European parliament
| Posted: | 9:18 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193634 |
| Rating: | 19363 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
100s of homes evacuated as fast-moving wildfire tears through northern Arizona
At least two dozen structures have been destroyed in a fast-moving wildfire in rural northern Arizona that ballooned to nearly 25 square kilometres Tuesday, Coconino County Sheriff Jim Driscoll said.
| Posted: | 9:04 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 193776 |
| Rating: | 19379 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Some Conservatives are condemning a 'truck tax' that doesn't exist
The 'truck tax' that has been a centrepiece of Conservative Party of Canada fundraising in recent days would be a perfect political prop but for one thing — it's not a government policy.
| Posted: | 9:03 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193562 |
| Rating: | 19356 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Immigrants cry foul after permanent residency cards lost, stuck at ministry office for months
Gloria Mbaga says she couldn't get her hands on her newly renewed permanent residency card for nearly a year — a situation, she says, put the health and stability of her family in jeopardy.
| Posted: | 8:42 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193663 |
| Rating: | 19366 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Solomon Islands: China deal in Pacific stokes Australian fears
A controversial security deal between China and the Solomon Islands has sparked concern.
| Posted: | 7:15 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 193697 |
| Rating: | 19370 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Afghan who served Canadian military pleads with Ottawa to save his family from the Taliban
Ramin Sultani estimates there are about 4,500 family members of Afghan interpreters still hiding in Kabul. Thirteen of them are his loved ones.
| Posted: | 6:24 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 193783 |
| Rating: | 19378 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Illegal Canadian trash keeps ending up overseas. And the federal government won't say who's shipping it
The federal government has privately sanctioned several Canadian recycling companies for shipping illegal, unsorted household trash to developing countries, but is keeping the list of names of those caught violating environmental and international laws se
| Posted: | 5:59 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 193701 |
| Rating: | 19370 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
31% of Canadians don't earn enough to pay their bills: Survey
Thirty-one per cent of respondents to an Ipsos survey conducted for MNP said they don't earn enough to pay their bills and debt payments, and almost half of all respondents (49 per cent) said they are within $200 of insolvency. “It's a bit unnerving.
| Posted: | 11:57 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193644 |
| Rating: | 19364 |
| Poster: | Scape |
How Pegasus spyware 'found on a device connected to Number 10' works | Daily Mail Online
Pegasus is sold by the Israeli-based NSO Group so governments can carry out surveillance by infecting phones with malicious software, but ordinary members of the public may also be at risk.
| Posted: | 10:32 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193490 |
| Rating: | 19349 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Netflix loses subscribers for first time in more than 10 years
The firm lost 200,000 members in the first three months of the year.
| Posted: | 5:26 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193641 |
| Rating: | 19364 |
| Poster: | Scape |
FDA Looking Into Claims That Lucky Charms Are Making People Sick
The cereal hasn't been recalled, but consumer complaints are mounting online.
| Posted: | 10:08 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193658 |
| Rating: | 19366 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
IMF downgrades outlook for global economy to 3.6% this year
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded the outlook for the world economy this year and next, blaming Russia's war in Ukraine for disrupting global commerce, pushing up oil prices, threatening food supplies and increasing uncertainty already
| Posted: | 9:54 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Economics |
| Hits: | 193778 |
| Rating: | 19378 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Ottawa man's mysterious tax bill may shine light on 'synthetic identity fraud'
Not only does Enrique Rosado owe much more than he thought, his annual bill from the Canada Revenue Agency claims he worked for a mysterious Toronto company no one can track down. According to experts, the 65-year-old has probably been targeted in what's
| Posted: | 9:14 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193541 |
| Rating: | 19354 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Bird flu spreads to bald eagles as outbreak sweeps across US
Avian sickness responsible for millions of deaths in commercial poultry farms in worst outbreak since 2015
| Posted: | 5:52 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 193847 |
| Rating: | 19385 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Wildfire burns in northwestern B.C. day after fire ban introduced
A helicopter and multiple crews were needed to bring a grass fire under control near the village of Kitwanga on Saturday.
| Posted: | 8:52 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 194022 |
| Rating: | 19402 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Hunters fear expedition's sunken truck is contaminating hunting grounds near Taloyoak, Nunavut
Leaders of a hunters and trappers association in Taloyoak, Nunavut, fear an Arctic expedition truck that sank in one of their prime hunting grounds is contaminating animals that are known to migrate through the area — including beluga whales, narwhals,
| Posted: | 8:35 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 194113 |
| Rating: | 19411 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Dozens arrested at Sweden riots sparked by planned Quran burnings
There have been clashes between police and people angry at a far-right group's plan to burn Qurans.
| Posted: | 7:49 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Religion |
| Hits: | 194608 |
| Rating: | 19461 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
South Africa battered by more rain as flooding victims seek refuge
Rains that have killed around 400 people and left thousands homeless in South Africa this week began pounding the east coast again on Saturday, threatening more flooding and forcing many to take refuge in community centres and town halls.
| Posted: | 7:41 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 193646 |
| Rating: | 19365 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
RCMP review of old sexual assault files sends more than 200 back to investigators
The RCMP has reviewed more than 30,000 of its previous sexual assault investigations and has found "consistent deficiencies" in how they were handled — including some instances of investigators failing to interview victims and suspects.
| Posted: | 7:39 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193573 |
| Rating: | 19357 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Infowars files for bankruptcy protection as founder Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits
Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website's founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
| Posted: | 5:28 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193932 |
| Rating: | 19393 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Five men injured in drive-by shooting after midnight prayers in Scarborough
Five men were injured early Saturday morning when someone opened fire on a group of men who had just finished midnight prayers in Scarborough, Toronto police say. The victims range in age from 28 to 35 years.
| Posted: | 11:44 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193466 |
| Rating: | 19347 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
B.C. flood survivor warns others to check insurance amid increase in climate disasters
Pam Velt thought she was fully insured. But after the November 2021 floods wiped out her property in the Nicola Valley, she was shocked at the payout amount from her overland flood insurance.
| Posted: | 8:38 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 193557 |
| Rating: | 19356 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
UK, US health officials investigating cases of severe hepatitis with unknown causes in children
A slew of acute hepatitis cases among children in the US and UK have public health officials searching for the cause.
| Posted: | 8:36 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193546 |
| Rating: | 19355 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Why some RBC customers were wondering where their money went
Royal Bank of Canada says it's resolved a technical issue involving some auto-deposit e-transfers and that funds that disappeared are now in customers' accounts.
| Posted: | 8:35 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193826 |
| Rating: | 19383 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Texas book banning efforts are inspiring readers to form banned book clubs
Several banned book clubs that have formed in Texas in response to a growing push from the right to control what titles young people have access to. And it points to an ironic effect: The more certain books are singled out, the more people want to read th
| Posted: | 3:43 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Arts & Entertainment |
| Hits: | 194808 |
| Rating: | 19481 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Case of Iranian-born woman abducted by fake officers baffles Canadian police
Three months after Elnaz Hajtamiri was taken, investigators have not determined a motive and have not received ransom demands
| Posted: | 9:25 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193745 |
| Rating: | 19375 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Military bans use of its letterhead in court character references for soldiers convicted of crime
The Canadian Armed Forces is attempting to distance itself from senior military leaders who offer positive court character references to soldiers convicted of a criminal offence.
| Posted: | 9:24 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 193859 |
| Rating: | 19386 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Border patrol: American armed with handguns, stun gun illegally entered Canada, RCMP says
An American who illegally crossed the border into Canada while carrying various weapons late last month was quickly caught by police, according to the RCMP.
| Posted: | 6:09 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193537 |
| Rating: | 19354 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Durban floods: South Africa floods kill more than 250
KwaZulu-Natal authorities say the storm is one of the worst in South Africa's history.
| Posted: | 8:56 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 193577 |
| Rating: | 19358 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Woman behind Regina #MeToo Instagram page pushes for anti-SLAPP legislation in Sask.
A woman who was accused of defamation for using social media to publicly identify people accused of sexual violence wants the Saskatchewan government to pass legislation that could protect people speaking out on matters of public interest.
| Posted: | 7:32 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193476 |
| Rating: | 19348 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
As NATO bolsters its defences, more Canadian soldiers arrive in Latvia
As NATO bolsters defences in eastern Europe, a contingent of Canadian troops in Latvia has grown to 700. But while some residents say the additional soldiers at Camp Adazi gives them a sense of safety, others told CBC News they worry the heightened milita
| Posted: | 7:31 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 193826 |
| Rating: | 19383 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Bank of Canada hikes benchmark interest rate to 1%
The Bank of Canada hiked its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to one per cent on Wednesday, a sign the bank is making good on its pledge to battle runaway inflation.
| Posted: | 6:52 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Economics |
| Hits: | 193868 |
| Rating: | 19387 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
U.K. PM Boris Johnson pays fine, apologizes over lockdown parties
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he paid a fine from police for attending a lockdown-breaching birthday party in his official residence, making him the first British leader to be sanctioned for breaking the law while in office.
| Posted: | 6:35 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193542 |
| Rating: | 19354 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
New York lieutenant governor quits after arrest on bribery and fraud charges
Democrat Brian Benjamin pleads not guilty in Manhattan to several charges, as arrest creates political crisis for governor Kathy Hochul
| Posted: | 5:48 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193489 |
| Rating: | 19349 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Suspect sought after 10 are shot at New York City subway station
New York City officials said 10 people suffered gunshot wounds among 16 injured during Tuesday morning's commute at a subway station in Brooklyn.
| Posted: | 10:46 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193480 |
| Rating: | 19348 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Okanagan winery won't sell wine from 2021 harvest due to wildfire smoke damage
Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars, located in Okanagan Falls, announced its grapes were contaminated by smoke particularly from the nearby Thomas Creek wildfire.
| Posted: | 6:36 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193562 |
| Rating: | 19356 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
U.S. inflation rate keeps heading higher, now up to 8.5%
The U.S. inflation rate is soaring at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received.
| Posted: | 6:28 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Economics |
| Hits: | 193783 |
| Rating: | 19378 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Dry cells to be banned for women prisoners suspected of carrying contraband in bodies
The federal government announced it would ban a controversial form of confinement for inmates suspected of carrying contraband in their vaginas, but critics say the government should reconsider the practice for everyone.
| Posted: | 6:12 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193443 |
| Rating: | 19344 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Fees for consumers have doubled on Calgary utility bills since 2010
Customers are frustrated and ticked off at these add-ons fees — which appear with little explanation and can add up to more than the cost of the energy used.
| Posted: | 5:52 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Economics |
| Hits: | 193802 |
| Rating: | 19380 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Manitoba storm could be 'worst blizzard in decades,' Environment Canada says
A major spring blizzard "poised to wallop" southern Manitoba for three days this week could be the worst in decades, Environment Canada says.
| Posted: | 8:22 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 193912 |
| Rating: | 19391 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Mountie who shot at fire hall had 'no doubt' N.S. gunman was outside
An RCMP officer recounted the 'split-second' decision he and his partner made before discharging their carbines in the direction of what turned out to be a civilian on April 19, 2020, during the hunt for the Nova Scotia mass shooter.
| Posted: | 7:05 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193585 |
| Rating: | 19359 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Millions of bird deaths as US hit by avian flu outbreak
US officials believe nearly 24m poultry birds, mostly chickens and turkeys, have died of flu since virus strain identified in February
| Posted: | 6:48 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193717 |
| Rating: | 19372 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Her mail was opened, her Apple Watch stolen and this woman blames Canada Post
An Ontario woman says her Apple Watch went missing after it was mailed from Australia by her daughter, and she suspects the package was opened by someone within Canada Post.
| Posted: | 6:42 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193591 |
| Rating: | 19359 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
24-hour hockey game in Edmonton raises funds for young adults with cancer
Kids and coaches were up all night Friday playing hockey in Edmonton to raise money for young adults living with cancer.
| Posted: | 6:38 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 193620 |
| Rating: | 19362 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Racialized women face significant barriers when seeking mental health care, study finds
Poor access to mental health supports and cultural stigmas are holding many racialized women back from healing during the pandemic, a new study has found.
| Posted: | 6:25 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193810 |
| Rating: | 19381 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Macron and Le Pen headed for run-off vote to decide French presidential election, polls suggest
French polling agencies suggest President Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen have qualified for a presidential election run-off on April 24, pitting a pro-European economic liberal against a far-right nationalist.
| Posted: | 6:22 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193605 |
| Rating: | 19361 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Small landlords who became homeless during pandemic blame 'broken' system
Franchesca Ranger is one of many small landlords in Ontario who became homeless during the pandemic. Legal experts say they haven't seen this happen before.
| Posted: | 6:01 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193706 |
| Rating: | 19371 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Conservative leadership: Charest condemns Poilievre
Doubling down on his condemnation of his Conservative leadership rival, Jean Charest says that Pierre Poilievre should be disqualified from becoming leader of the federal Conservative party over his support of the 'Freedom Convoy,' and called his position
| Posted: | 10:01 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193825 |
| Rating: | 19383 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Texas woman faces murder charge after self-induced abortion
A 26-year-old woman has been charged with murder in Texas after authorities said she caused 'the death of an individual by self-induced abortion,' in a state that has the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S.
| Posted: | 3:31 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193562 |
| Rating: | 19356 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Pakistan politics: What the Imran Khan vote means
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a no-confidence vote in parliament on Saturday which he is widely expected to lose. Here is what the upheaval, which comes as the economy is in deep trouble, means for countries closely involved in Pakistan.
| Posted: | 10:06 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193833 |
| Rating: | 19383 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Veterans Affairs sent tax slips to hundreds of deceased veterans — some of them war casualties | CBC News
Veterans Affairs Canada mistakenly issued T4A tax slips late last winter in the names of hundreds of deceased veterans across the country, CBC News has learned.
| Posted: | 5:56 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 193636 |
| Rating: | 19364 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Jean Charest: Conservative leadership hopeful blasts Poilievre for 'Freedom Convoy' support | CTV News
Conservative leadership hopeful Jean Charest is turning up the heat against perceived frontrunner Pierre Poilievre, taking him to task for his support of the trucker protests that took over downtown Ottawa and led to blockades at border crossings.
| Posted: | 1:27 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193493 |
| Rating: | 19349 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Dead shark in Cornwall had meningitis in 'world's first' case
Scientists say there is not enough evidence to link the disease to pollution.
| Posted: | 7:43 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 193685 |
| Rating: | 19369 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Alabama bans gender-affirming medications for trans youth
Alabama lawmakers approved sweeping legislation Thursday to outlaw gender-affirming medications for transgender kids and advanced a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity — a bill critics have dubbed "Don'
| Posted: | 7:42 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193706 |
| Rating: | 19371 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
2 people dead, several wounded in shooting in Israeli city of Tel Aviv
An attacker opened fire into a crowded bar in central Tel Aviv on Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding several others before fleeing into a dense residential area, Israeli officials said.
| Posted: | 7:23 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193478 |
| Rating: | 19348 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Avian flu poses 'significant risk' to Canadian poultry farms as cases reported in multiple provinces
The highly contagious and deadly avian influenza is spreading among poultry birds in Canada, with government authorities tracking cases in 12 farms so far in Ontario, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as additional possible cases in Alber
| Posted: | 7:21 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193633 |
| Rating: | 19363 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Royal Bank defends funding B.C.'s Coastal GasLink pipeline despite environmental concerns
Royal Bank of Canada's chief executive defended the bank's funding of the Coastal GasLink pipeline Thursday and called for incentives to help the shift to a net-zero economy, as investors and Indigenous groups denounced its support of fossil fuels.
| Posted: | 5:47 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 193599 |
| Rating: | 19360 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
U.S. life expectancy falls in 2021, following 2020's big drop : Shots
The pandemic drove U.S. life expectancy down again in 2021 even though life-saving vaccines were widely available.
| Posted: | 5:46 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193646 |
| Rating: | 19365 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Canada’s treasury ‘depleted’ as budget weans COVID spending, eyes uncertainty
Chrystia Freeland said that after the almost unprecedented spending of the pandemic’s crisis phase, now is the time to lift the government’s foot off the economic gas pedal.
| Posted: | 3:58 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193515 |
| Rating: | 19352 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Budget: Deficit down, billions in new spending | CTV News
In the 2022 federal budget, the government is unveiling tens of billions in new spending over the next five years, aimed at 'targeted' initiatives to build the economy, while continuing to chip away at the deficit.
| Posted: | 3:57 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193621 |
| Rating: | 19362 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Birth alerts still happening at Thunder Bay hospital despite Ontario halt to them, First Nations leaders say
Ontario stopped allowing the practice of birth alerts — child welfare agencies notifying a hospital of possible safety concerns involving a parent before a birth — in late 2020, but First Nations leaders say it’s still happening at Thunder Bay's hos
| Posted: | 7:02 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193578 |
| Rating: | 19358 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Feral pigs may outsmart Alberta's new bounty hunters, boar expert warns
An open hunt intended to eradicate Alberta’s wild boar population may instead make the feral swine more elusive to bounty hunters, a researcher warns.
| Posted: | 7:01 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 194039 |
| Rating: | 19404 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Some Kinder-brand chocolates recalled due to salmonella risk
A recall is in effect in Canada for certain Kinder-brand chocolates, due to a risk of possible salmonella contamination.
| Posted: | 6:48 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193887 |
| Rating: | 19389 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Police believe at least 5 people fired weapons in deadly Sacramento, Calif., mass shooting
Police said Wednesday that investigators believe at least five shooters were involved in the mass shooting in downtown Sacramento last weekend and that it was gang-related violence.
| Posted: | 6:45 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193593 |
| Rating: | 19359 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Oil industry calls Bay du Nord approval triumph, climate advocates condemn it
Reaction from Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond is pouring in following the federal approval of the Bay du Nord oil project on Wednesday.
| Posted: | 6:01 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193565 |
| Rating: | 19357 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Federal budget 2022 to include ban on foreign buyers | CTV News
Housing affordability is going to be a main feature of tomorrow's federal budget, CTV News has learned, including moving to make it illegal for foreigners to buy any residential properties in Canada for the next two years.
| Posted: | 5:43 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193567 |
| Rating: | 19357 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Defence getting billions of dollars in new money from Thursday's budget: source | CBC News
The federal budget is expected to pour up to $8 billion in new money into the Department of National Defence, CBC News has learned — an investment that will lean heavily on improving the military's ability to defend North America.
| Posted: | 5:41 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 193724 |
| Rating: | 19372 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Federal government approves controversial Bay du Nord oil project | CBC News
The federal government has formally approved the Bay du Nord offshore oil megaproject off eastern Newfoundland.
| Posted: | 5:40 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193591 |
| Rating: | 19359 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Edmonton study finds link between air pollution and substance use disorder
A recently published study that analyzed air quality and tens of thousands of emergency department visits in Edmonton found a link between polluted air and increased hospital admissions for substance use disorders.
| Posted: | 9:59 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 193652 |
| Rating: | 19365 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
They parked. They shopped. They got towed: Anger and frustration at a Montreal strip mall
Over the course of two days last week at a shopping plaza in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough, CBC watched as a tow-truck operator removed vehicle after vehicle. "This is not normal," said Pierre Abraham Mulamba, who was charged $116 for a towing after he
| Posted: | 7:39 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193498 |
| Rating: | 19350 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Calgary researchers say there may be a link between fracking and premature births
A University of Calgary study says there may be a link between the density of certain oil and gas operations and increased health risks for nearby pregnant women and their babies.
| Posted: | 5:57 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 193580 |
| Rating: | 19358 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
2 Alberta paramedics sanctioned for forcing drug on unconscious patient in RCMP custody
Two paramedics have been sanctioned for unprofessional conduct after using forceps to insert an oral drug into the rectum of an incapacitated man in RCMP custody in northeastern Alberta.
| Posted: | 7:23 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193543 |
| Rating: | 19354 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Sea lions breach Tofino fish farm, refuse to leave
Nearly two dozen sea lions were spotted feasting on farmed Atlantic salmon at a Vancouver Island fish farm Sunday – and they still haven’t left.
| Posted: | 7:18 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 193745 |
| Rating: | 19375 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Man arrested in alleged targeted arson of Liberal MP's constituency office in Mississauga
A 31-year-old man faces multiple charges in connection with a fire in Mississauga, Ont.
| Posted: | 6:00 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193453 |
| Rating: | 19345 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Jean Charest says Canada 'unprepared' for conflict, pitches major investments in defence | CBC News
Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest said Monday a government led by him would spend much more money on Canada's armed forces and promised cash to buy new equipment and establish two new military bases in the Arctic.
| Posted: | 12:26 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193574 |
| Rating: | 19357 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Animal tranquilizer showing up in human overdose deaths
A powerful drug used to sedate horses and cattle is creeping into Canada's illicit drug supply and has been detected in a growing number of human drug poisoning deaths in Ontario.
| Posted: | 11:28 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 193708 |
| Rating: | 19371 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
'Multiple shooters' in Sacramento, Calif., mass shooting that killed 6, police say
Six people were killed and 12 injured before dawn Sunday in Sacramento when multiple shooters fired amid crowds as bars and nightclubs emptied for the night in the second mass shooting in five weeks in California's capital city, the city's police chief sa
| Posted: | 8:54 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 193537 |
| Rating: | 19354 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
First Tesla, now Polestar—Hertz signs a new electric vehicle partner
Europe gets theirs first. Rentals in US and Australia start this fall.
| Posted: | 8:33 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 193630 |
| Rating: | 19363 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Once-idle immigration officer now working on dormant files, applicants say
Since CBC News first reported the story in January, people around the world assigned to one Canadian immigration officer are finally seeing movement on their once-dormant permanent residency applications. Some have even moved to Canada in the past few wee
| Posted: | 8:31 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193701 |
| Rating: | 19370 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Federal government to announce high-speed internet for low-income seniors, families
The federal government is partnering with 14 internet service providers to offer $20-per-month high-speed internet to low-income seniors and families, a source says.
| Posted: | 5:52 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Tech |
| Hits: | 193822 |
| Rating: | 19382 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Hungarians openly challenged authoritarian rule in election campaign, but can they unseat PM'
Vocal citizens and a coalition of disparate opposition parties united behind one leader hope to bring an end to the 12-year reign of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his far-right Fidesz party on Sunday.
| Posted: | 11:14 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 193614 |
| Rating: | 19361 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |