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• B.C. masseur wins funding to appeal sex assault sentence that would have forced his deportation

  08-12-2025 22:39 via nationalpost.com
  A former masseur in Victoria who was found guilty of sexually assaulting several women during therapeutic massages has convinced the Court of Appeal for British Columbia to order funding for his “complex” appeal against his conviction and two-year jail sentence, which is long enough to force his deportation to India at the end. Ajesh Jacob, who was in his mid-30s at the time of the crimes, is currently in jail and does not have a lawyer. In a recent ruling, B.C.’s top court sai
  
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• Ford government urged by Ontario Liberals to sell U.S. alcohol for charity

  10-12-2025 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  The province's stockpile of U.S. liquor has been sitting in storage and the Ontario Liberals are calling on the Ford government to have it sold and donate the proceeds to charity.
  
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• Four hospitals in B.C.’s Interior launching virtual emergency care

  10-12-2025 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Four hospitals in B.C.'s Interior say they're setting up virtual emergency care where patients can be seen by a doctor virtually as part of a pilot project.
  
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• Metrolinx probing electrocution of dog at Hamilton’s West Harbour GO

  10-12-2025 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  Metrolinx says it's launched a full investigation after a dog died last month from coming into contact with a metal cover that had become electrified.
  
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• U.K. cities planning to introduce overnight tourism levy

  10-12-2025 20:34
  Thanks to a proposed new levy on overnight stays, Canadians may soon have to pay more when they visit the United Kingdom. Read More
  
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• Ryan Wedding’s ‘cocaine lawyer’ pitches plan if released at bail hearing

  10-12-2025 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  An Ontario attorney with alleged ties to a Ryan Wedding says if he’s released on bail, he will follow the 'most stringent' plan he’s ever proposed in his career.
  
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• Canada lists 4 new terrorist entities, including online extremist groups

  10-12-2025 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  The move marks the first time any country has listed one of those IMVE groups, 764, as a terrorist organization, a statement from Public Safety Canada said Wednesday.
  
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• Rockslide strikes vehicle along Highway 97 near Summerland, B.C.

  10-12-2025 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  “It wasn’t a shock, it was more like, ‘Okay, when is the next big one going to happen?’” said Penticton resident, Kandace Sztepanacz.
  
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• Visiting the Louvre will cost Canadians more come early 2026

  10-12-2025 20:03
  A visit to Paris’ iconic Louvre Museum will cost visitors from outside of the European Union significantly more come early 2026. Read More
  
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• Mississauga considering changes to Ridgeway Plaza amid complaints over noise, crowding

  10-12-2025 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  A city report is recommending changes to Ridgeway Plaza in Mississauga to limit expansions by restaurants amid complaints including over noise and overcrowding.
  
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• Report raises concerns about human rights of N.S. female migrant workers

  10-12-2025 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Over half of the women surveyed reported overcrowding at employer-provided housing, with 62 per cent reporting too few washrooms and other facilities. 
  
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• Grieving Okanagan family angered by murder trial moving to Kamloops

  10-12-2025 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  Vitali Stefanski is charged with second-degree murder and awaiting a trial, which has been scheduled for spring 2026.
  
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• Baby formula stashed away 'deliberately' by Hamas during Gaza hunger crisis, Palestinian activist says

  10-12-2025 19:27 via nationalpost.com
  Baby formula was stashed away “deliberately” by Hamas during “the worst of the days of the hunger crisis in Gaza in the past six months,” a Palestinian-American activist says. It was stored in “clandestine warehouses belonging to the Gaza Ministry of Health,” which is run by Hamas, said Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib in a post on X on Monday. He shared a video which appears to show piles of ready-to-use infant formula. He said activists in Gaza are now documenting
  
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• Canadian permanent residents may need to reveal 5 years of social media history to enter U.S.

  10-12-2025 19:26 via nationalpost.com
  A new rule proposed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) could require Canadian residents who are not citizens of Canada to divulge their social media history before they can enter the United States. Under the proposed change, listed as “mandatory social media,” anyone applying for ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) would be required to provide five years of social media history. Rosanna Berardi, an immigration expert in Buffalo, N.Y., told National Post that th
  
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• 'Slow down,' say police after 2 officers injured while responding to 400 southwestern Ontario crashes

  10-12-2025 19:24 via cbc.ca
  Two police officers were among the multiple people injured as treacherous road conditions resulted in more than 400 reported crashes early Wednesday in southwestern Ontario.
  
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• 'Slow down,' police say after responding to 400 crashes in southwestern Ontario today

  10-12-2025 19:24 via cbc.ca
  Two police officers were among the multiple people injured as treacherous road conditions resulted in more than 400 reported crashes early Wednesday in southwestern Ontario.
  
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• Justice minister says he will 'personally' try to understand concerns over religious defences removal in anti-hate bill

  10-12-2025 19:23 via nationalpost.com
  OTTAWA — The federal justice minister says he will personally be involved in trying to understand concerns religious groups are expressing over the removal of religious defences from a section of the Criminal Code on hate speech.  Sean Fraser says his team had already begun that work, as Liberal MPs on the parliamentary justice committee voted late Tuesday to accept an amendment from the Bloc Québécois to remove that defence from two sections of the code that target the
  
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• Quebec cracks down on organized crime, high-risk sex offenders and protests in new bill

  10-12-2025 18:49 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière tabled a bill Wednesday aiming to create a public registry for high-risk sex offenders, prevent protests from taking place too close to the homes of elected officials and crack down on members of organized crime groups who show off their groups' logos or patches.
  
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• No charges laid in fatal Ontario crash that killed 4 students, 1 teacher

  10-12-2025 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  OPP have closed an investigation into a crash that killed four students and a teacher in Middlesex County. They say no charges will be laid.
  
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• Anti-corruption police launch investigation into allegations of Quebec Liberals' wrongdoings

  10-12-2025 18:29 via cbc.ca
  Quebec's anti-corruption police have launched a criminal investigation into the Quebec Liberals' wrongdoing allegations.
  
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• Halifax hospitals to begin using AI-based weapons screening

  10-12-2025 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  The technology uses artificial intelligence to detect anything that resembles a weapon or is 'reasonably deemed capable of being used as a weapon.'
  
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• Why northern First Nations still rely on diesel fuel — and what could power the coveted Ring of Fire

  10-12-2025 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  The fumes coming through the walls of Neskantaga First Nation's nursing station warned of a crisis with a familiar smell.
  
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• Air Transat says flight cancellations capped at 18 after strike averted

  10-12-2025 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  The airline says the suspended flights to or from Toronto and Montreal included destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Peru as well as London, Paris, Spain and Portugal.
  
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• 1 in 5 parents relying on grandparents to help with holiday gifts: survey

  10-12-2025 17:35 via globalnews.ca
  As parents feel the stress of managing expenses this holiday season, a new Interac survey reveals that grandparents are stepping in to help out with presents for the family.
  
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• Pro-Palestinian activist Yves Engler barred from running for NDP leadership

  10-12-2025 17:16 via cbc.ca
  Self-described "agitator" Yves Engler says he has been denied entry into the NDP leadership race.
  
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• Nova Scotia First Nation bans premier from Indigenous land in wake of cannabis crackdown

  10-12-2025 17:08 via nationalpost.com
  A Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw First Nation has banned the province’s premier and two of his ministers from their lands as “undesirables” in the wake of a recent directive from the province for police to crack down on illegal cannabis sales. “Sipekne’katik First Nation has signed a Band Council Resolution declaring that Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Justice Minister and Attorney General Scott Armstrong, and Minister of L’nu (Indigenous) Affairs, Leah Martin, a
  
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• Decorated soccer manager Vanni Sartini named head coach, GM of Halifax Wanderers

  10-12-2025 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  The former Vancouver Whitecaps manager will now lead the Halifax Wanderers as head coach, a move that is expected to make waves around the Canadian Premier League.
  
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• Anti-Santa signs at Brantford, Ont. home not illegal, police say

  10-12-2025 16:45 via globalnews.ca
  A Brantford, Ont. home was decorated with anti-Santa signs during the city's parade, though they were removed after police spoke with the homeowner.
  
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• The Bank of Canada holds interest rates at 2.25%

  10-12-2025 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  The Bank of Canada held its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 2.25 per cent in the final monetary policy update for 2025.
  
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• Trump’s security strategy won’t meddle in Canada’s affairs, Hoekstra says

  10-12-2025 14:26 via globalnews.ca
  The national security strategy says the U.S. government will "reward and encourage" governments, political parties and movements "broadly aligned" with its principles and strategy.
  
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