New features to prevent sextortion announced Thursday by Meta, the company that owns the Facebook and Instagram, have not only come years too late but do not go far enough, says the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. 'I don't feel it's enough,' says father of P.E.I. teen who died by …
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Firefighters often battle smoke. Now B.C. researchers are tracking their respiratory health
A study monitoring wildland firefighters' respiratory health is underway in B.C. B.C. Wildfire Service testing respirators for firefighters who often battle smoke with little protection After more than a decade of combating smoky wildfires in British Columbia, Kyler Gaulin says being on the front line has taken a toll on …
Read More »‘Hundreds of thousands’ of seniors will get subsidized dental care next month, health minister vows
Canada's health minister is promising "hundreds of thousands" of seniors will receive subsidized dental work next month under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), despite low sign-up rates among the dentists who are expected to provide that care. Mark Holland says Ottawa working to make it easier for dentists to …
Read More »Submitted for her approval: Danielle Smith’s new jab at Trudeau hits cities, universities too
Alberta's premier loathes red tape. She also doesn't think it will be bureaucratically burdensome to start requiring its stamp of approval on any federal deals with municipalities or other entities. All federal deals with municipalities, other bodies must be vetted by the province that hates red tape Earlier this week, …
Read More »It’s a shame we didn’t have Trudeau’s testimony on foreign interference earlier. Much earlier
A half-hour into his appearance before the public inquiry into foreign interference, Justin Trudeau arrived at a dramatic moment, from 2019, that would reverberate three and a half years later when Canadian journalists began reporting on a series of intelligence leaks. Doubt about the democratic process thrives without clarity and …
Read More »London, Ont., man’s 1960s letters from Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis up for auction
Six letters that a London, Ont., man received from Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis after he began writing her in 1965 are up for auction, and his daughter says they're a testament to her late father's love of art and desire to help others in need. Moved by 1965 newspaper …
Read More »2 found dead, 1 injured by police in remote B.C. community
Mounties and B.C.'s police watchdog are investigating after two people were found dead and a third was seriously injured by officers in a remote B.C. community on Tuesday. RCMP and IIO investigating incident at Tsay Keh Dene Mounties and B.C.'s police watchdog are investigating after two people were found dead …
Read More »Alberta used to have the highest minimum wage in the country. Now it’s the second lowest
When Alberta hiked the province's minimum wage to $15 an hour in the fall of 2018, it was the highest rate in the country. But nearly six years and a pandemic later, the minimum wage hasn't budged — even as Albertans face the highest inflation rate in Canada. Most provinces …
Read More »Having been through ‘hell and back,’ Penny Oleksiak returns to pool with full focus on Olympics
Sports Olympics Summer Sports Aquatics Swimming Canada's Penny Oleksiak is back at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre this week competing in the inaugural Canadian Open. She’ll compete in the 100m and 200m freestyle events, a chance to see where she’s at with less than five weeks until Olympic trials. …
Read More »RCMP search warrant details alleged trade of safe supply for illicit drugs
RCMP in the northern B.C. city of Prince George spent 10 days last month mounting a surveillance operation on a woman who allegedly stood outside a downtown pharmacy each morning trading illicit drugs for safe supply medication. Suspect, since arrested, observed outside pharmacy allegedly exchanging illicit drugs for prescription pills …
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