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Alberta asks federal government to reimburse it for Jasper wildfire recovery costs

07-10-2024 23:50 via cbc.ca

Alberta's minister of public safety and emergency services, Mike Ellis, told a federal committee Monday that the provincial government had reduced decision-making power during the immediate aftermath of the Jasper wildfire, but still must foot the recovery bill.

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'Shame on you,' judge tells former Winnipeg high school football coach sentenced to 20 years for sexual abuse

07-10-2024 23:41 via cbc.ca

A disgraced former high school football coach was taken into custody Monday afternoon in front of a Winnipeg courtroom packed with supporters of his victims, after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing nine players over more than a decade.

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'Shame on you': Judge sentences former Winnipeg high school football coach to 20 years for sex abuse

07-10-2024 23:41 via cbc.ca

A disgraced former high school football coach was taken into custody Monday afternoon in front of a Winnipeg courtroom packed with supporters of his victims, after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing nine players over more than a decade.

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B.C. Conservative leader recants, apologizes for 'Nuremberg 2.0' comments

07-10-2024 23:37 via cbc.ca

In a video of an online meeting, the B.C. Conservative leader appears to be in support of putting health officials involved in the COVID-19 response on trial in a way similar to how Nazis were prosecuted after the Second World War.

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Antitrust case against Amazon to move forward in the U.S.

07-10-2024 21:30 via cbc.ca

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's case accusing Amazon of stifling competition in online retail will move forward, though some of the states that sued alongside the agency had their claims dismissed, court documents showed.

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Trudeau government was warned two years ago of foreign interference threat, inquiry hears

07-10-2024 19:42 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government was warned more than two years ago that it had to take action to counter threats from state actors like China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran, according to a summary of a secret cabinet document made public by the foreign interference inquiry Monday.

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China's foreign interference goes beyond elections, intelligence expert says

07-10-2024 19:42 via cbc.ca

China’s foreign interference extends beyond elections to other key areas of Canadian society, the public inquiry into foreign interference was told Monday.

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Frank Stronach's sex assault case put over until Nov. 4, set to move to Toronto

07-10-2024 18:46 via cbc.ca

Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who faces multiple sex assault charges, has had his case put over to next month as lawyers work to have the matter moved to a court in Toronto.

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Milton hurtles toward already-battered Florida as a Category 5 Hurricane

07-10-2024 17:42 via cbc.ca

Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest level, in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations.

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Milton hurdles toward already-battered Florida as a Category 5 Hurricane

07-10-2024 17:42 via cbc.ca

Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was forecast to become a Category 5 storm on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline.

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Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as deaths rise to 12

07-10-2024 17:41 via cbc.ca

Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people.

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Man accused of plotting NYC Oct. 7 attack made refugee claim in Canada: immigration consultant

07-10-2024 16:27 via cbc.ca

While a Pakistani man living in the Toronto area was allegedly planning a mass murder of Jews in New York, he was also seeking refugee status in Canada, according to an immigration consultant. The U.S. is now aiming to extradite Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 19, after he was arrested last month in Quebec.

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South Korean woman sues government over abduction, adoption of child to U.S.

07-10-2024 15:53 via cbc.ca

A 70-year-old South Korean woman sued her government, an adoption agency and an orphanage Monday over the adoption of her four-year-old daughter, who was sent to the U.S. in 1976 after being kidnapped. It's the first known lawsuit of its kind in South Korea.

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India offers support to cash-strapped Maldives in bid to repair strained ties

07-10-2024 15:47 via cbc.ca

India stepped up its development assistance to the Maldives after the two leaders held talks in New Delhi on Monday in a bid to repair strained ties that saw the president of the Indian Ocean archipelago forging closer relations with China.

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Housing for Jasper, Alta., workers another hurdle on path to wildfire recovery

07-10-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca

Work is underway on interim housing for residents and essential workers, but Jasper's recovery means getting its tourism economy back up and running. Local business owners say there isn't housing to spare for all the seasonal workers they need.

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Couple from northwestern Ontario wave their First Nations' flags at Mount Everest's base camp

07-10-2024 13:00 via cbc.ca

A couple from northwestern Ontario say they're breathing a little easier after becoming the first people from their First Nations to reach base camp on the world's highest mountain. Here's why Marietta Duncan and her husband, Travis Duncan, carried the flags of Muskrat Dam and Bearskin Lake up Mount Everest earlier this week.

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Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to U.S. biologists who discovered microRNA

07-10-2024 12:01 via cbc.ca

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.

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Homelessness isn't unique to big cities. Rural Sask. communities say they need help too

07-10-2024 12:00 via cbc.ca

The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan is providing funding for smaller communities to count their populations of homeless people. It's a chance to see how widespread the problem is and provide more concrete data to communities advocating for more resources.

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A man broke into a London, Ont., girl's room. After deal on a lower plea, her mom says there's been no justice

07-10-2024 11:00 via cbc.ca

A man who broke into a teen's bedroom and rubbed her back until she woke up will be free to live in the next-door London, Ont., townhouse again within months, leaving her family angry. It's an example of how the justice system works well for some victims but not others, says the head of an agency for gender-based violence survivors. A legal expert says deals where sexual assaults are pleaded down to non-sexual charges are rare.

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Trudeau heads to Southeast Asia as Israel-Hamas war promises to overshadow trade talks

07-10-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Laos this week to try and advance trade and political ties with world leaders at a regional summit amid tension over the conflict in the Middle East.

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The Boy and the Heron hits Netflix today. Confused? Read our original analysis

07-10-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

Studio Ghibli's newest movie is a lesson in puzzling weirdness, stemming from virtually every aspect of its making.But despite everything working against The Boy and the Heron, there is a beautiful logic under the surface.

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Overwhelmed by workload, public sector integrity commissioner asks for more money

07-10-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

Canada's public service integrity watchdog says it's so overwhelmed with tips about wrongdoing, from mismanagement to violations of departmental codes of conduct, that it needs to double its budget just to keep up.

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New planetary defence mission ready to blast off to double asteroid system

07-10-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

On Monday, if all goes as planned, a European spacecraft will blast off and begin its two-year-long voyage to a double asteroid system beyond the orbit of Mars.

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New planetary defence mission blasts off to double asteroid system

07-10-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

Despite iffy weather conditions, the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft blasted off to begin its two-year-long voyage to a double asteroid system beyond the orbit of Mars.

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Civil service watchdog pleads for more money as tips on alleged wrongdoing soar

07-10-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

Canada's public service integrity watchdog says it's so overwhelmed with tips about wrongdoing, from mismanagement to violations of departmental codes of conduct, that it needs to double its budget just to keep up.

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Civil service watchdog pleads for more money as tips of alleged wrongdoing soar

07-10-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

Canada's public service integrity watchdog says it's so overwhelmed with tips about wrongdoing, from mismanagement to violations of departmental codes of conduct, that it needs to double its budget just to keep up.

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Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy

07-10-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

Scurvy is a disease that likely conjures up images of sickly sailors from hundreds of years ago, but doctors in Canada are being warned to look out for the condition now, as a result of growing food insecurity.

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Airbnb host says $40K lost after guest jailed on drug, gun charges

07-10-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

A lucrative Airbnb rental has turned into a nightmare for a Toronto host after his guest was arrested and the unit was raided by police, leaving him with what he says is almost $40,000 in damages and lost income.

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Alberta to move toward new funding model for K-12 schools in light of rising enrolment

07-10-2024 00:23 via cbc.ca

After years of criticism, Alberta Education has committed to change the way it funds K-12 public and Catholic schools to account for school boards that continue to grow. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides confirmed to CBC News that the ministry is hoping to nail down a new funding formula in time for the 2025 budget.

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Alberta to move toward new funding model for K-12 schools in light of increasing enrolment numbers

07-10-2024 00:23 via cbc.ca

After years of criticism, Alberta Education has committed to change the way it funds K-12 public and Catholic schools to account for school boards that continue to grow. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides confirmed to CBC News that the ministry is hoping to nail down a new funding formula in time for the 2025 budget.

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Alberta to move toward new funding model for K-12 schools amid rising enrolment

07-10-2024 00:23 via cbc.ca

After years of criticism, Alberta Education has committed to change the way it funds K-12 public and Catholic schools to account for school boards that continue to grow. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides confirmed to CBC News that the ministry is hoping to nail down a new funding formula in time for the 2025 budget.

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