An Ontario father is questioning the legitimacy of a school board's anti-Islamophobia strategy months after his son was singled out by a teacher during a lesson that featured racist cartoons. Teacher asked sole Muslim student to discuss 2015 attack on Charlie Hebdo offices Student singled out for being Muslim in …
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Quebec pulls plug on traffic light pilot project that rewards drivers for good behaviour
The city of Brossard, on Montreal's South Shore, has been forced to stop piloting a traffic calming technology after Quebec's Transport Ministry said it didn't respect its guidelines. Transport Ministry says it wasn't consulted about the project The city of Brossard, on Montreal's South Shore, has been forced to stop …
Read More »Why ERs are under intense pressure across Canada — and how to help fix them
Emergency rooms across Canada are facing a growing crisis — staffing shortages, burnout, worsening wait times, closures, a lack of adequate funding and a surge of patients seeking urgent care threatening to overwhelm a system on the brink of collapse. Staffing shortages, burnout, lack of funding push health-care workers to …
Read More »New law requiring Facebook, Google to pay for news draws praise, criticism
The passage of the government's controversial Online News Act has highlighted division over the law as tech giant Meta said it will block news on its social media platforms in response to the legislation. Tech giants have opposed paying for news content on their platforms The passage of the federal …
Read More »Air Force identifies 2 members killed in military helicopter crash
Capt. David Domagala, 32, and Capt. Marc Larouche, 53, were killed in the crash of a CH-147F Chinook helicopter in the Ottawa River earlier this week, according to Royal Canadian Air Force. Capt. David Domagala, 32, and Capt. Marc Larouche, 53, killed in the crash The Royal Canadian Air Force …
Read More »Victims claim gender discrimination in application of sex crime laws
Several women who say they were sexually exploited or assaulted by the same teacher in the 1970s and 1980s allege gender discrimination in how police lay historical sex charges. Lawyer says male sexual assault victims have more luck than female victims in justice system WARNING: This article contains details of …
Read More »P.E.I. will have civil servants ready to fight forest fires after 10 days training
So far, 70 provincial civil servants have signed up to become wildfire fighters as part of the King government's plan to better prepare Prince Edward Island for this and future fire seasons. How to safely jump out of a helicopter will be part of the training About 70 provincial civil …
Read More »Use of full-body restraint while in youth detention ‘left me broken,’ Sask. man says
Videos obtained by CBC News show teens in two Saskatchewan youth detention facilities being forced into a full-body restraint called the Wrap, sometimes for hours. Experts and the people who've endured the device say it can cause lasting psychological trauma. Known as the Wrap, experts and those who've endured the …
Read More »What’s happening to Canada’s farmland?
CBC News has compiled data on Canada's prime farmland in six charts to show what is happening to an invaluable national resource — and what it means for the future. Canada appears to be losing the equivalent of 3 farms a day The Ontario government is giving up parts of …
Read More »Dr. Deena Hinshaw was hired by Alberta’s Indigenous health team, then removed against their wishes
Multiple sources confirm that former Alberta chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw was hired in May, only to have her job offer revoked days before she was to start. Dr. Esther Tailfeathers resigned as team lead after saying she felt 'disposed of' On June 2, a screengrab of an announcement …
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