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Hospitals across Ontario have dramatically ramped up their use of nurses from private staffing agencies to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, but the Ministry of Health is not actually tracking the increase in spending, according to the province's auditor general. Auditor general report finds agencies charge hospitals …

A CBC News investigation has found at least 2,500 copyrighted books written by more than 1,200 Canadian and Québécois authors were shared online as part of a massive — and now defunct — dataset used to train artificial intelligence. Margaret Atwood, Gordon Korman, Alice Munro top list of Canadian writers …

A Greater Toronto Area travel agent says he believes Air Transat is dropping base fares on its flights to as low as $2 to avoid paying commissions to travel agents and argues that the low base fares are misleading to consumers. ‘Wild West’ in ticket pricing because surcharges aren’t regulated: …

Alberta's government is preparing an audit plan to investigate potential health policy breaches by medical clinics charging membership fees for services. Doctors creating subscription services could run afoul of federal health act Alberta's government is preparing an audit plan to investigate potential health policy breaches by medical clinics charging membership …

Canadian and Quebec leaders paid tribute to the 14 women who were killed 34 years ago today. ‘There has been some progress over the past 34 years but not enough,’ says Prime Minister Trudeau One by one, the names of the women were called out before a moment of silence …

The jail sergeant who broke protocol to film Soleiman Faqiri's condition in the hope of getting him help choked back tears as he recalled the joy in Faqiri's face when he finally had a shower after days of deteriorating in segregation. WARNING: This story contains graphic details The jail sergeant …

Greg Fergus became Speaker of the House of Commons in October because his predecessor, Anthony Rota, failed to exercise due diligence about an invited guest. Now Fergus himself stands accused of failing to exercise proper care. Speakers are not entirely non-partisan. So where do MPs draw the line? Greg Fergus …

Federal officials have repeatedly ignored calls to restrict access to an online forum linked to multiple deaths in Canada, according to coroner reports, mental health advocates and families. Mental health organizations have labelled it a “dedicated suicide promotion website." Canadian coroners and families warn of risks associated with pro-suicide forum …

Former governor general and longtime CBC journalist Adrienne Clarkson will be inducted into the CBC News Hall of fame on Wednesday, the 10th inductee since the honour was established. Former governor general and longtime CBC journalist will be 10th person honoured Former governor general and longtime CBC journalist Adrienne Clarkson …

An Ottawa restaurant that has been fighting for the right to continue selling takeout booze has announced it's closing its doors after being "unfairly targeted" by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Mercato Zacconi's owner says business 'unfairly targeted' by AGCO inspector One of two Ottawa restaurants that have …