Canada Kicks Ass 2: The Sequel
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| Posted: | 2:15 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | CKA |
| Hits: | 118757 |
| Rating: | 11876 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Stellantis' joint venture in China is filing for bankruptcy
Stellantis said that shareholders of its loss-making joint venture producing Jeep vehicles in China have approved it to file for bankruptcy.
| Posted: | 6:22 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 117998 |
| Rating: | 11800 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Remains unearthed at construction site ID'd as woman last seen in 2017
Ottawa police have identified human remains found at a Deschamps Avenue construction site in late September as Mary Papatsie, an Inuk woman last seen in the Vanier area more than five years earlier.
| Posted: | 6:20 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117808 |
| Rating: | 11781 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Death toll in India rises to more than 130 in suspension bridge collapse | CBC News
At least 132 people were killed after a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday evening in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging in the water in one of the worst accidents in the country over the past dec
| Posted: | 6:00 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 118349 |
| Rating: | 11835 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Auger-Aliassime earns 3rd straight ATP Tour title, beating Holger Rune in Swiss final
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Denmark's Holger Rune 6-3, 7-5 in the Swiss Indoors final on Sunday for his third consecutive ATP Tour title. Fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov fell short of winning his first title of the year, losing to Dani
| Posted: | 11:29 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 118787 |
| Rating: | 11879 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Census data shows B.C. is the most secular province in Canada
More than half of people in British Columbia responding to a 2021 Statistics Canada survey said they have no religious affiliation. That number is the highest in the country by far.
| Posted: | 11:08 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Religion |
| Hits: | 119094 |
| Rating: | 11909 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
India bridge collapse leaves at least 132 dead
At least 132 people died and many are injured after a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday evening in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging in the water, officials said.
| Posted: | 10:32 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 118139 |
| Rating: | 11814 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Stampede kills at least 149 at Halloween festivities in Seoul
A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween festivities in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 149 people and injuring 150 others in South Korea's worst disaster in years.
| Posted: | 5:56 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 118096 |
| Rating: | 11810 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
First World War: Canadian soldier's remains identified
The remains of a Canadian soldier who fought in multiple battles during the First World War, returning to the front at one point after being wounded, has been identified more than 100 years after his death, the federal government announced on Friday.
| Posted: | 11:50 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 118069 |
| Rating: | 11807 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
South Korea: Halloween stampede leaves 151dead
A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 82 others in South Korea's worst disaster in years.
| Posted: | 11:49 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 117953 |
| Rating: | 11795 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Supreme Court strikes down law requiring sex offenders to be automatically added to registry
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a 2011 change to the Criminal Code requiring sex offenders to automatically be added to the sex offenders registry is unconstitutional.
| Posted: | 7:00 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117919 |
| Rating: | 11792 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
This woman was arrested for feeding homeless people. But she says she won't stop
Norma Thornton says she learned from a young age that it was important to help those when you can, and at 78 years of age, she has been doing just that. And it got her arrested.
| Posted: | 6:56 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 118225 |
| Rating: | 11823 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Nancy Pelosi's husband 'violently assaulted' after break-in
An assailant broke into the couple's California home on Friday morning, a statement says.
| Posted: | 6:32 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117924 |
| Rating: | 11793 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Mondrian painting has been hanging upside down for 75 years
Despite the discovery, the work, titled New York City I, will continue to be displayed the wrong way up to avoid damaging it
| Posted: | 6:27 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Arts & Entertainment |
| Hits: | 118823 |
| Rating: | 11882 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Americans Eye European Colleges to Save Money on Tuition
Surging US tuition costs have more American parents sending their children to college in Europe as they look to save money on higher education.
| Posted: | 5:59 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 117935 |
| Rating: | 11794 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Is China recruiting Canadian fighter jet pilots' Defence department probing reports
"We are aware of these reports, and we are looking into this further with federal partners," confirmed a spokesperson for the department of national defence in a Friday statement.
| Posted: | 2:41 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 118113 |
| Rating: | 11811 |
| Poster: | bootlegga |
Mormon Church in Canada moved $1B out of the country tax free — and it's legal | CBC News
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has used $1 billion it collected for charity in Canada to finance its own private university in the United States, an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found.
| Posted: | 11:04 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Religion |
| Hits: | 119269 |
| Rating: | 11927 |
| Poster: | bootlegga |
Academic with ties to Canada arrested for espionage overseas
An academic who built his career in Canada has been arrested in Norway for espionage and is accused of being a secret Russian agent. Experts say there are likely others lurking in the halls of Canada’s universities.
| Posted: | 6:52 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117758 |
| Rating: | 11776 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
$8M lawsuit alleges defects in Mike 'Holmes approved homes'
Mike Holmes's company, The Holmes Group, plus more than a dozen other defendants are named in an $8-million lawsuit alleging misrepresentation and faulty design, construction and inspection of 14 homes in a Meaford, Ont. subdivision.
| Posted: | 6:47 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 118445 |
| Rating: | 11845 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
RCMP investigating Chinese 'police' stations in Canada
The RCMP says it's investigating reports of criminal activity in relation to so-called Chinese police stations in Canada.
| Posted: | 6:33 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 118432 |
| Rating: | 11844 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Mormon Church in Canada moved $1B out of the country tax free — and it's legal
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has used $1 billion it collected for charity in Canada to finance its own private university in the United States, an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found.
| Posted: | 6:31 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Religion |
| Hits: | 119358 |
| Rating: | 11936 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Air Canada apologizes for not letting blind woman fly with guide dog
Air Canada is apologizing after not allowing a passenger who’s blind to board a flight from Toronto to Minneapolis with her guide dog. Dena Wainwright, 49, says she will never fly the airline again after an ordeal that cost her $2,000.
| Posted: | 5:49 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 117933 |
| Rating: | 11793 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Alberta journalist charged with mischief in vandalism of controversial statue
Edmonton police have charged the editor of left-wing news outlet with mischief after a controversial statue of Ukrainian military commander was defaced in August 2021.
| Posted: | 5:55 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117745 |
| Rating: | 11775 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
At least 2 Canadian women and their children returning from ISIS detention camp | CBC News
At least two Canadian women have left a detention camp in Syria and will be arriving in Canada Wednesday morning, CBC News has learned.
| Posted: | 6:36 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117752 |
| Rating: | 11775 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Got space in your luggage' Air travellers get paid to carry parcels
Instead of using air cargo, an Alberta company is "hacking international shipping" by hiring airline passengers to transport items in their checked baggage.
| Posted: | 7:20 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 118341 |
| Rating: | 11835 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Mom, daughter face homelessness after buying home and tenant refuses to leave
Elsie Kalu bought a home in April. Since then, she lost her job and her daughter with autism can't attend school or access enough therapy — all because the tenant that came with the Orléans townhome refuses to leave, and Ontario's Landlord Tenant Board
| Posted: | 7:10 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 118532 |
| Rating: | 11854 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Adidas severs partnership with Kanye West over antisemitic remarks
Adidas has ended its partnership with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, over his offensive and antisemitic remarks, the latest company to cut ties with Ye and a decision that the German sportswear company said would hit its bottom line.
| Posted: | 7:10 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 118000 |
| Rating: | 11800 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Toronto cannabis company Cronos settles with SEC, OCS over accounting fraud
Cronos Group Inc. and one of its former executives signed settlements Monday with U.S. and Canadian regulators that accused them of filing inaccurate financial statements.
| Posted: | 6:39 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 117922 |
| Rating: | 11792 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
B.C. wildlife rescue warns of glue trap dangers
The Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. is issuing a warning about the use of glue traps, after seeing an uptick in admissions related to the pest control method.
| Posted: | 4:45 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 118194 |
| Rating: | 11819 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Warning about fake gold scam in Metro Vancouver
Mounties are warning of a fake gold scam that has been reported in several Lower Mainland communities this month, saying the fraudsters "put on a pretty compelling show."
| Posted: | 4:24 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117719 |
| Rating: | 11772 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Brazil politician throws grenades at police in Rio de Janeiro state
Bolsonaro ally Roberto Jefferson injures two police officers who came to his house to arrest him.
| Posted: | 10:29 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 117841 |
| Rating: | 11784 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Competition Bureau to probe grocery pricing
Canada's Competition Bureau says it is launching a study on competition in the grocery industry.
| Posted: | 5:56 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 118092 |
| Rating: | 11810 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Preventable bed sore contributed to this man's painful death, and they're on the rise
Ken O’Leary acquired a bed sore ‘the size of an avocado’ while in an Ontario hospital — contributing to a painful death. He is one of thousands of Canadians who develop the excruciating and potentially deadly sores every year, after being admitted
| Posted: | 5:40 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 117990 |
| Rating: | 11799 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
South, North Korea say they've exchanged warning shots near disputed sea boundary
Both North and South Korea exchanged warning shots near their disputed western sea boundary on Monday, their militaries said, amid heightened tensions over North Korea's recent barrage of weapons tests.
| Posted: | 7:27 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 117926 |
| Rating: | 11793 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Remembering Hill 355 — a forgotten battle in an almost forgotten war
The moment from the Korean War that sticks with retired lieutenant-colonel Brian Simons happened at the beginning of the Battle of Hill 355 — a now largely forgotten struggle in an often overlooked war.
| Posted: | 9:40 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 118104 |
| Rating: | 11810 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Xi promotes allies who support his vision of tighter control over Chinese society
President Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance when he was named Sunday to another term as head of the ruling Communist Party in a break with tradition and promoted allies who support his vision of tighter control o
| Posted: | 9:17 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 118006 |
| Rating: | 11801 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states
More than 150 years after slaves were freed in the U.S., voters in five states will soon decide whether to close loopholes that led to the proliferation of a different form of slavery -- forced labor by people convicted of certain crimes.
| Posted: | 4:48 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117782 |
| Rating: | 11778 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Hurricane Roslyn strengthens, heads toward Mexico
Forming off the western coast of Mexico, Hurricane Roslyn has strengthened into a major Category 3 storm and is expected to make landfall this weekend, forecasts show.
| Posted: | 4:47 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 117926 |
| Rating: | 11793 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Regina babysitter pleads guilty to giving toddler near-lethal amount of rum and coke
A Regina babysitter who gave a near-fatal amount of rum and coke to a toddler is going to jail.
| Posted: | 4:06 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117776 |
| Rating: | 11778 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
National handgun sales 'freeze' takes effect today
The federal government's promised national "freeze" on the sale, purchase and transfer of handguns takes effect today — part of Ottawa's plan to limit access to firearms to tamp down on a spike in crime.
| Posted: | 4:01 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117741 |
| Rating: | 11774 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Supplies from cancelled barge to be flown to Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., though details are scarce
Infrastructure Minister Diane Archie apologized to residents of Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., after Marine Transportation Services cancelled the barge last week. She said the department is developing a contingency plan, though few details are so far available.
| Posted: | 7:42 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 118106 |
| Rating: | 11811 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
GMC Continues the Electric Truck Revolution: Introducing the First-Ever 2024 Sierra EV
GMC’s introduction of the first-ever Sierra EV marks a turning point for the premium truck brand, as it expands its portfolio of all-electric trucks. Led by the 2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, it offers uncompromising pickup capability, a GM-estimated
| Posted: | 7:41 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 117822 |
| Rating: | 11782 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Over 1.5M dry shampoo products recalled in Canada over cancer risk
Several lots of hair products by Dove, Bed Head and Tresemmé have been recalled across Canada due to the detection of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical.
| Posted: | 7:10 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 117941 |
| Rating: | 11794 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Police seek to identify suspect after vehicles vandalized in Toronto
Toronto police said on Oct. 18 at around 5:45 p.m., officers received a report that approximately 21 vehicles had been vandalized in the Markham Street and Robinson Street area.
| Posted: | 7:09 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117675 |
| Rating: | 11768 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Poilievre YouTube account: Liberals want hidden tags investigated
The federal Liberals are demanding a formal investigation into the use of hidden tags embedded in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's YouTube videos.
| Posted: | 7:08 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 117835 |
| Rating: | 11784 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Alleged U.S. human smuggler under investigation by RCMP in death of Indian family at Canadian border
The RCMP is investigating a convicted fraudster and alleged human smuggler in connection with the death of an Indian family at the U.S.-Canada border in January, The Fifth Estate has learned. But questions are being asked about why the RCMP took so long t
| Posted: | 6:01 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117797 |
| Rating: | 11780 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns
British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced on Thursday she was stepping down, just over six weeks after taking the Conservative Party reins as leader.
| Posted: | 5:47 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 118083 |
| Rating: | 11808 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
I was dragged into China consulate, protester Bob Chan says
A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester gives his account of violent scenes at Manchester's Chinese consulate.
| Posted: | 7:09 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117707 |
| Rating: | 11771 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
50-metre section of Nord Stream gas pipeline missing, drone footage reveals
In what a Swedish newspaper described as the first publicly released footage of damage to the Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, film from a private drone appeared to show a gaping rupture in one pipe.
| Posted: | 7:07 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 117904 |
| Rating: | 11790 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Cement company Lafarge penalized $778M US for sending money to terrorist groups in Syria
French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty on Tuesday to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group so that a plant in Syria could remain open, a case that the U.S. Justice Department described as the first of its kind.
| Posted: | 6:34 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117744 |
| Rating: | 11774 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Polio may resurge globally, WHO says, as countries pledge funds
Various governments pledged $2.6 billion US on Tuesday toward a global plan to again try to eradicate polio, following its comeback, the World Health Organization says.
| Posted: | 6:27 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 118048 |
| Rating: | 11805 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
3 women complained about coach's inappropriate behaviour in April. Now he's charged with sexual assault
Five months after three young female athletes filed complaints about the inappropriate behaviour of their weightlifting coach, the same man has been charged with the sexual assault of a different young person.
| Posted: | 5:52 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 118845 |
| Rating: | 11885 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Burnaby, B.C. RCMP officer fatally stabbed while assisting bylaw officers at homeless camp
Sources confirm to Global News that a female police officer who was assisting Burnaby bylaw officers with a call at a homeless encampment in a park was killed Tuesday.
| Posted: | 2:17 PM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117710 |
| Rating: | 11771 |
| Poster: | llama66 |
Coast Guard ship freed from sandbar near Hay River
Lindsey McDonald, a spokesperson for the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, said in an email that the Dumit was "safely floated off the sandbar" on Sunday night.
| Posted: | 6:52 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 117932 |
| Rating: | 11793 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Dozens pack court for sentencing of man who attacked Muslim women
Richard Bradley Stevens began a sentencing hearing Monday for attacking a mother and daughter outside Southgate Centre in December 2020.
| Posted: | 6:29 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117828 |
| Rating: | 11783 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Canadian sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison for recruiting ISIS fighters
An Edmonton man directly funded "violent acts of terrorism," including the kidnapping and killing of people in Syria, said U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman in a statement.
| Posted: | 6:18 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117987 |
| Rating: | 11800 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
BTS will fulfil South Korean military service, group's management says
The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said Monday, effectively ending a debate on exempting them because of their artistic accomplishments.
| Posted: | 6:14 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Arts & Entertainment |
| Hits: | 119143 |
| Rating: | 11914 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Doug Ford backed Trudeau’s plan to end the ‘Freedom Convoy’
Premier Doug Ford says he “stood shoulder-to-shoulder with” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to use the Emergencies Act to end the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protest in Ottawa last winter.
| Posted: | 6:00 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 117937 |
| Rating: | 11794 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Fast food fever: how ultra-processed meals are unhealthier than you think
UPFs form 50% of Britons’ calorie intake. Now food scientists are learning more about what makes them so damaging
| Posted: | 5:55 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 117792 |
| Rating: | 11779 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
State of emergency declared on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast because of drought | CBC News
A state of local emergency declared on the Sunshine Coast because of drought includes an order for breweries, water bottlers and non-medical cannabis growers to shut down water use starting at 11:59 p.m. PT on Tuesday.
| Posted: | 1:51 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
| Hits: | 117963 |
| Rating: | 11796 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Chrystia Freeland apologizes for her Africa aid comments | CTV News
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she did not mean to offend anyone in her recent comments about Africa.
| Posted: | 4:52 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 117674 |
| Rating: | 11767 |
| Poster: | Scape |
'Greedflation' motion from NDP gets all party support | CTV News
An NDP motion calling on the federal government to take steps to tackle 'greedflation,' and investigate grocery chain profits, received unanimous support from MPs on Monday.
| Posted: | 4:51 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 117707 |
| Rating: | 11771 |
| Poster: | Scape |
US opts to not rebuild renowned Puerto Rico telescope
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will not rebuild a renowned radio telescope in Puerto Rico, which was one of the world’s largest until it collapsed nearly two years ago.
| Posted: | 6:44 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Tech |
| Hits: | 118118 |
| Rating: | 11812 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Johnny Issaluk stripped of Order of Canada
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has stripped actor and athlete Johnny Issaluk of the Order of Canada.
| Posted: | 9:26 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 118082 |
| Rating: | 11808 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Multiple arrests, hundreds of charges laid in moving company scam
Toronto police say they’ve made multiple arrests and laid hundreds of charges in a months-long fraud investigation. Police say four people were arrested this week in connection with moving company fraud in the area of Bellamy Road and Progress Avenue in
| Posted: | 9:23 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117796 |
| Rating: | 11780 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Hanged dummy Halloween decoration in Montreal sparks debate
A Halloween decoration installed outside a Montreal home is sparking debate about how-far-is-too-far, with some critics saying it crosses the line between scary and distasteful.
| Posted: | 8:59 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 117992 |
| Rating: | 11800 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Turkey coal mine explosion death toll rises
Funerals for miners killed in a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey began Saturday as officials raised the death toll to at least 41 people.
| Posted: | 8:55 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 117848 |
| Rating: | 11785 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
China expected to grant Xi 5 more years, no major changes
China on Sunday opens a twice-a-decade party conference at which leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term that breaks with recent precedent and establishes himself as arguably the most powerful Chinese politician since Mao Zedong.
| Posted: | 8:48 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 117768 |
| Rating: | 11777 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Grandfather arrested after toddler left in returned rental car at Florida airport
A Florida grandfather was arrested after an employee at a Hertz car rental lot in the Daytona Beach International Airport discovered a toddler who was left in the back seat of a returned vehicle for about 45 minutes Monday evening, according to the Volusi
| Posted: | 6:36 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 117820 |
| Rating: | 11782 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Doctors seeing resistance to blood transfusions over unfounded COVID vaccine concerns
Alberta physicians are raising the alarm about a dangerous trend — fuelled by misinformation — that could cost lives. Some patients are refusing to consent to a blood transfusion if it came from a donor who received the COVID-19 vaccine.
| Posted: | 6:28 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 118036 |
| Rating: | 11804 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Real estate agents caught on hidden camera facilitating mortgage fraud for a fee
An undercover investigation by CBC Marketplace has exposed some networks of real estate agents, mortgage brokers and bank employees facilitating mortgage fraud for a fee.
| Posted: | 5:51 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 118533 |
| Rating: | 11853 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
N.B. education minister announces resignation | CTV News
New Brunswick's education minister quit on Thursday and published a blistering resignation letter, calling out Premier Blaine Higgs's leadership and values.
| Posted: | 12:27 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 117914 |
| Rating: | 11791 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Fewer than 600 homes and businesses on P.E.I. without power 19 days after Fiona
Maritime Electric, P.E.I.’s main electrical utility, continued the hard slog of restoring mostly individual power outages on Tuesday, returning power to about 600 customers 19 days after Fiona knocked it out.
| Posted: | 5:43 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 118192 |
| Rating: | 11819 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Yukon smashed 8 high temperature records this past weekend
The Yukon saw an unusually warm Thanksgiving weekend — there were multiple record highs set throughout the territory. Local weather watcher says a high pressure ridge creating warm and dry conditions was the cause.
| Posted: | 6:50 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 117981 |
| Rating: | 11798 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Parti Québécois leader wants to sit in National Assembly without swearing oath to King
Before they can take their seats in the legislature, newly elected members are required to swear an oath to the Crown and to the Quebec people. Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon only wants to do the latter.
| Posted: | 6:16 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 118103 |
| Rating: | 11810 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
King Charles to be crowned in May of 2023, Buckingham Palace announces
Buckingham Palace announces King Charles III will be crowned May 6 next year in coronation at Westminster Abbey.
| Posted: | 6:07 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 118410 |
| Rating: | 11841 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
2 police officers dead after Innisfil, Ont., shooting
Both officers were rushed to a local hospital, where one died. Police say the second officer was then airlifted to Toronto in critical condition. Shortly after 7:30 a.m. police announced the the second officer had also died.
| Posted: | 5:46 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117856 |
| Rating: | 11786 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
N.S. RCMP say officers paid fee, took photo with 'freedom fighters' as de-escalation tactics
RCMP are defending the actions of two officers shown posing in a picture with three people at a "freedom fighters" event in Nictaux, N.S., saying it was part of a plan to de-escalate the situation after they were called over noise complaints.
| Posted: | 7:40 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117837 |
| Rating: | 11784 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Calgary gangster Trong Minh Nguyen killed in rural shooting
RCMP confirmed that 39-year-old Trong Minh Nguyen, once a leader of the FOB (Fresh Off the Boat) gang, was killed in a targeted attack in Langdon, Alta., that afternoon.
| Posted: | 5:27 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 118018 |
| Rating: | 11802 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
80-year-old facing $23K bill after racing pigeons were seized while he was in hospital
Arthur Plasschaert was hospitalized for COVID-19 last Christmas. In the days that followed, his 600 racing pigeons were left on their own and later seized by the Ontario Humane Society. Now he's facing an expensive bill for their care.
| Posted: | 8:54 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 117926 |
| Rating: | 11793 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Tropical Storm Julia emerges over Pacific after crossing Nicaragua
Tropical storm Julia emerged over the Eastern Pacific on Sunday evening after pummelling Nicaragua with rain and winds that damaged hundreds of homes but left no reported casualties in that country, according to government officials.
| Posted: | 8:54 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 117901 |
| Rating: | 11790 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
How poverty, not pain, is driving Canadians with disabilities to consider medically-assisted death
Experts say poverty and stress are making people sicker, and driving a lot of Canadians with disabilities to consider ending their lives.
| Posted: | 8:22 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 117903 |
| Rating: | 11790 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
About 7,000 without power in P.E.I. as some Islanders brace for 3rd week in the dark
More P.E.I. students returned to the classroom Friday morning as all Charlottetown schools reopened, but Maritime Electric is learning there are more individual power outages than previously estimated.
| Posted: | 8:18 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 118203 |
| Rating: | 11820 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
How Sue Johanson, Canada's 'grandma with a pottymouth,' became the country's leading sexpert
Sex with Sue, a new documentary about Sue Johanson, the beloved Canadian sex educator who informed and redefined a generation's ideas about sex, looks back at the 92-year-old's life and legacy — and introduces audiences to the social media sexologists w
| Posted: | 8:15 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 118218 |
| Rating: | 11822 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Ex-partner of Ukrainian ‘heiress’ who infiltrated Mar-a-Lago club shot outside Canada resort
Valeriy Tarasenko was left with ‘significant injuries’ but expected to survive, according to Quebec police
| Posted: | 8:05 AM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117846 |
| Rating: | 11785 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Irish village 'shocked and numbed' after gas station explosion leaves at least 10 dead
The death toll from a gas station explosion that shattered a small village in northwest Ireland rose to 10 on Saturday, as emergency workers combed through piles of rubble for people who are still missing.
| Posted: | 11:35 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 118311 |
| Rating: | 11831 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Blue Jays eliminated from playoffs as Mariners pull off stunning comeback to complete wild-card sweep
Adam Frazier hit a tie-breaking RBI double in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners erased a seven-run deficit while topping the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Saturday for a sweep of their AL wild-card series at Rogers Centre.
| Posted: | 11:00 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 119110 |
| Rating: | 11911 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Liberals to temporarily lift cap on off-campus work hours for international students
The Liberal government is lifting the limit on the number of hours international students are allowed to work off-campus each week in an effort to address Canada's labour shortage.
| Posted: | 9:47 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 117896 |
| Rating: | 11790 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Stung by criticism, Trudeau government changes course on Iran
This week saw a turnaround in the Trudeau government's approach to Iran as an unprecedented revolt against clerical rule that began three weeks ago showed no sign of slowing down.
| Posted: | 9:36 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 118025 |
| Rating: | 11803 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Canada agrees to help buy land near Juno Beach, ending condo dispute: sources
The federal government has agreed to help buy land from a developer that was planning to build condos near the historic Juno Beach landing site in France, sources tell CBC.
| Posted: | 5:50 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | History |
| Hits: | 118993 |
| Rating: | 11899 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Sask. former leader of Canadian Nationalist Party found guilty of hate speech against Jewish people
A jury has found Travis Patron, the former leader of the now-defunct Canadian Nationalist Party, guilty of hate speech against Jewish people in connection with a video posted online in 2019.
| Posted: | 7:05 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117821 |
| Rating: | 11782 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Paying with a credit card' Expect to see a fee when you shop under new rules that start now
Cost-conscious shoppers should prepare themselves to start seeing a new fee when they make purchases, as retailers and other businesses will now be allowed to charge customers who pay with a credit card a fee for transactions.
| Posted: | 10:47 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Business |
| Hits: | 118378 |
| Rating: | 11838 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Hockey Canada executives need to leave before they 'burn' the organization 'to the ground,' minister says
The federal sport minister is ramping up her criticism of those leading Hockey Canada — an organization accused of mishandling allegations of gang rapes — by urging them to vacate their positions before the sports body is damaged beyond
| Posted: | 10:35 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 118956 |
| Rating: | 11896 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Bank of England says pension funds were hours from disaster before it intervened
The Bank of England told lawmakers on Wednesday that a number of pension funds were hours from collapse when it decided to intervene in the U.K. long-dated bond market last week.
| Posted: | 5:49 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 117768 |
| Rating: | 11777 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
B.C. news: When will the smoke clear'
Wildfire smoke has prompted an air-quality advisory for parts of B.C. and officials say conditions might not change until the weather does.
| Posted: | 9:38 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 118075 |
| Rating: | 11808 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Cheating scandal rocks fishing world after lead weights found in winning catch
A now-viral video posted to social media shows the tournament director for the Lake Erie Walleye Trail cutting open the winning catch of five walleye on Friday and finding lead weights inside them.
| Posted: | 7:05 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 119143 |
| Rating: | 11914 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
'Alarming' number of suicides in N.W.T. prompts coroner to release data earlier than usual
In an unusual move on Monday, the Northwest Territories chief coroner released early data on suicide in the territory after noticing an "alarming" upsurge in these kinds of deaths.
| Posted: | 6:57 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 118049 |
| Rating: | 11805 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Who is ready for a fleet of cubesats flying over cities, displaying ads'
On Wednesday the public relations department of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow issued a news release with a provocative title: "Ad-block this: Space advertisers ready to display commercials in the sky." How about no.
| Posted: | 6:55 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Tech |
| Hits: | 118009 |
| Rating: | 11801 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Hans Niemann Report
We appreciate your patience over the last several weeks as we have been working on a comprehensive report on Hans Niemann and the events following Magnus’ resignation in the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. We know many of you have been eager to hear from Chess.co
| Posted: | 6:24 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Sports |
| Hits: | 118683 |
| Rating: | 11868 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Pakistan court drops contempt case against ex-PM Imran Khan
High court accepts Khan’s apology in ruling that eases the threat of his disqualification from politics
| Posted: | 6:06 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117716 |
| Rating: | 11772 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Advocates argue for full decriminalization of sex work in Canada as landmark hearing begins
A coalition of sex workers and advocacy groups began presenting arguments on Monday in a landmark Superior Court hearing that they hope will lead to the full decriminalization of sex work in Canada.
| Posted: | 6:01 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117697 |
| Rating: | 11770 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Key takeaways from election night in Quebec beyond Legault's crushing win
The province is waking up to a sea of the Coalition Avenir Québec's powder blue, an island of red and orange, and calls for electoral reform. Here are five takeaways.
| Posted: | 6:00 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Provincial Politics |
| Hits: | 116795 |
| Rating: | 11680 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Walmart, CVS face trial for putting sham homeopathic products next to real meds
Pharmacy giants CVS and Walmart will have to face trials over claims that placing ineffective homeopathic products alongside legitimate over-the-counter medicines on store shelves deceives consumers into thinking that the pseudoscientific products are aki
| Posted: | 5:54 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 117858 |
| Rating: | 11786 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Dancer Gurdeep Pandher goes to CN Tower to bring Bhangra to new heights
Gurdheep Pandher has been travelling far and wide to popularize Bhangra dancing across the country. On Monday morning, the Sikh-Canadian dancer travelled 114 storeys above Toronto to fight poverty, joining hundreds at the CN Tower to lead what organizers
| Posted: | 6:00 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Misc CDN |
| Hits: | 118271 |
| Rating: | 11827 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan, prompting evacuation alert for some
The Japanese government warned citizens to take cover as the missile appeared to have flown over and past its territory before falling into the Pacific Ocean. But it said it did not use any defence measures to destroy the missile.
| Posted: | 5:51 PM on Monday |
| Topic: | Military |
| Hits: | 117875 |
| Rating: | 11788 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Canada significantly undercounts maternal deaths, and doctors are sounding the alarm
Doctors are warning there is no consistent or reliable national system to collect and share information on maternal deaths and close calls. This is particularly tragic, they say, because most deaths and adverse outcomes are preventable. In the absence of
| Posted: | 8:50 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Health |
| Hits: | 117946 |
| Rating: | 11795 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Why Torontonians are facing a 'staggering' spike in auto thefts — and what police are doing about it
Auto thefts are up nearly 45 per cent in Toronto compared with last year. A CBC News investigation is digging into why an increasing number of Torontonians are falling victim to thefts and what community groups, politicians and police are trying to do to
| Posted: | 6:14 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117992 |
| Rating: | 11799 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
SEC Charges Kim Kardashian for Unlawfully Touting Crypto Security
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Kim Kardashian for touting on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion. Kardashian agreed to s
| Posted: | 5:54 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117780 |
| Rating: | 11778 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
India cattle deaths hit 100K due to virus
A viral disease has killed nearly 100,000 cows and buffaloes in India and sickened over two million more animals.
| Posted: | 12:26 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 118371 |
| Rating: | 11838 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Hurricane Orlene heads for Mexico's Pacific coast
Hurricane Orlene grew to Category 3 strength on Sunday as it headed toward Mexico's northwest Pacific coast between the tourist towns of Mazatlan and San Blas.
| Posted: | 12:25 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 118169 |
| Rating: | 11818 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Indonesia: 125 dead after fans stampede to exit soccer match
Police firing tear gas after an Indonesian soccer match in an attempt to stop violence triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving at least 125 people dead, most of them trampled upon or suffocated.
| Posted: | 12:21 PM on Sunday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 117983 |
| Rating: | 11799 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Brazilians living in poverty, hunger seek to eject Bolsonaro in election
Brazil's presidential election will be decided by tens of millions of people experiencing poverty, and they look set to eject incumbent Jair Bolsonaro from office.
| Posted: | 10:29 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Political |
| Hits: | 117785 |
| Rating: | 11779 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Burkina Faso soldiers launch counter-coup 9 months after last political upheaval
More than a dozen members of Burkina Faso's army seized control of state television late Friday, declaring that the country's coup leader-turned-president, Lt.-Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, had been overthrown.
| Posted: | 10:15 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
| Hits: | 117909 |
| Rating: | 11791 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Florida searches for survivors as South Carolina assesses Hurricane Ian's damage
Rescuers searched for survivors among the ruins of Florida's flooded homes from Hurricane Ian, while authorities in South Carolina began to assess damage from the storm's second strike.
| Posted: | 10:14 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Weather |
| Hits: | 117918 |
| Rating: | 11793 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Former senator Don Meredith charged with 3 counts of sexual assault
Former Canadian senator Don Meredith has been charged by Ottawa police with three counts of sexual assault and one count of criminal harassment.
| Posted: | 10:13 AM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
| Hits: | 117895 |
| Rating: | 11790 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |