Peel police say a joint task force investigating a multimillion-dollar gold heist at Pearson airport last year has arrested multiple people, laid 19 related charges and interrupted a "large quantity of firearms" intended for import into Canada in connection with the case. News of arrests comes on 1-year anniversary of …
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N.S. hopes daycare will be key to keeping health-care system running
Health-care workers across the country are reporting high levels of burnout, and many say child care with flexible hours would help. Whether 24/7 daycare for children of health-care workers is feasible is still an open question, but at least two provinces are trying to find out. Many in the sector …
Read More »In extremely rare move, House of Commons set to question ArriveCan contractor
An ArriveCan contractor who declined to answer questions during a committee appearance last month will face further questioning by MPs when he appears in front of the House of Commons this afternoon. No one has been questioned in front of the entire House in over 100 years An ArriveCan contractor …
Read More »Canada Revenue Agency gets more teeth to catch potential tax cheats
The federal government is cracking down on potential tax cheats by introducing new measures to track cryptocurrency transactions and giving the Canada Revenue Agency more teeth to penalize taxpayers who refuse to disclose information it wants. CRA will get more information about crypto transactions in Canada The federal government is …
Read More »Will $52.9B in new federal spending make inflation worse?
Heading into this week’s federal budget, one question loomed large: would new spending fuel inflation and make it harder for the Bank of Canada to start cutting interest rates? Freeland's fiscal plan depends on a lot of things breaking right for the government Heading into this week's federal budget, one …
Read More »30 years after she was left for dead, London, Ont., woman reflects on surviving Rwandan genocide
Clarisse Mukashumbusho, just 10 years old during the 100-day Rwandan genocide in 1994, escaped death by hiding under a pile of bodies — including her family's. Thirty years later, she recounts what it was like gowing up without her parents and most of her siblings. Clarisse Mukashumbusho's family among over …
Read More »Son of hostage killed in RCMP gunfire testifies at B.C. coroner’s inquest
Brandon McEwan, Nona McEwan's son, testified in person Tuesday at a B.C. coroner's inquest into his mother's death in March 2019. McEwan was killed in a hail of RCMP gunfire after she was taken hostage. Police gunfire killed Randy Crosson and girlfriend Nona McEwan, who was taken hostage in 2019 …
Read More »Alberta firefighters battle out-of-control wildfire after natural gas line rupture
A natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday morning in west-central Alberta has sparked a wildfire. TC Energy says the affected section of the pipeline has been isolated and shut down A natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday morning in west-central Alberta has sparked a wildfire. TC Energy activated its emergency response procedures …
Read More »Niagara Falls is rich with Indigenous history — a legacy these Haudenosaunee people want recognized
Indigenous history is rooted in the Niagara Region on both sides of the border, a legacy that these Haudenosaunee people are making sure is recognized. Indigenous history is rooted in the Niagara Region on both sides of the border Unreserved50:56Unmapped: Niagara Falls This week we’re taking you to Niagara Falls …
Read More »Manitoba’s rural emergency departments closed for 80,000 hours in 2023: data
Data on emergency department closures across Manitoba in 2023 obtained by CBC News paints a picture of a fragile rural health-care system in some areas that has residents worried about accessing care. Chronic ER closures 'reflective of a growing existential problem' in rural Canada, doctor says Every time Arborg Mayor …
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