Rio Tinto says it's a green mining giant. Investigation shows environmental gaps from Quebec to the Amazon (www.cbc.ca)
B.C. places 2-year ban on new colleges enrolling international students (www.cbc.ca)
All water bodies closed in Kootenay and Yoho national parks (www.cbc.ca)
Parks Canada is closing all bodies of water in British Columbia’s Kootenay and Yoho national parks, and restricting watercraft in Alberta’s Waterton Lakes National Park, in an effort to slow the spread of invasive species....
Salmonella infections across Canada linked to snakes and their rodent feed (www.cbc.ca)
An ongoing outbreak of salmonella infections in eight provinces is linked to snakes and rodents used to feed them, the Public Health Agency of Canada says....
Retired Quebec judge says he believes sexual abuse allegations against former Nunavut priest (www.cbc.ca)
A retired Quebec Superior Court judge, in a report commissioned by the Canadian Oblates, says he believes allegations made against former Nunavut priest Johannes Rivoire of sexually abusing children in the territory are true....
Government's endorsement of amended Palestinian statehood motion wins praise, draws outrage (www.cbc.ca)
(Canada’s) Liberal government’s last-minute endorsement of an amended NDP motion on Palestinian statehood is being welcomed by the country’s Muslim advocacy group and derided by Jewish voices who say Ottawa has sub-contracted its foreign policy to “anti-Israel radicals.”...
The rise and fall of a Halifax man's illegal TV streaming empire (www.cbc.ca)
Inuit leaders, MPs urge action on TB elimination as federal budget nears (www.cbc.ca)
With the federal budget approaching, Inuit leaders and New Democrat MPs are urging the Trudeau government to tackle tuberculosis in Indigenous communities....
Toronto researchers help uncover Ontario First Nations' donations to Irish Famine relief fund (www.cbc.ca)
Alberta government releases no-go zone map for renewable power projects (www.cbc.ca)
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Canada evacuates some embassy staff in Haiti as violence engulfs capital (www.cbc.ca)
Shoppers Drug Mart says it doesn't have medication review targets, but records show it does (www.cbc.ca)
SaltWire Network files for creditor protection, has $94M in debt (www.cbc.ca)
Storm walloping parts of Newfoundland, with St. John's getting up to 85 cm of snow (www.cbc.ca)
These unclaimed dead bodies are stuck in limbo in freezers outside the Health Sciences Centre (www.cbc.ca)
Canadian government will resume funding to United Nations relief agency for Palestinians: source (www.cbc.ca)
Did you get a text with your personal info that claims to be from CRA? It's a scam (www.cbc.ca)
Tax season is here and with it, a new scam. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says it involves a text message, containing a person's name and personal info, that appears to come from the Canada Revenue Agency. The warning comes as Ontario Provincial Police launch Anti-Fraud Prevention Month.
2024 Just for Laughs comedy festival cancelled, company seeks creditor protection (www.cbc.ca)
In a news release sent Tuesday, organizers said they plan to “maintain JPR’s operations, albeit in a scaled-down format” as they restructure the event.
Hamilton hit by ransomware attack, city says for 1st time since incident paralyzes services (www.cbc.ca)
City manager Marnie Cluckie named the nature of the cyber attack for the first time during a virtual call Monday afternoon, alongside Mayor Andrea Horwath. The call was the city's first media conference since the breach began on Feb. 25.
RCMP lay terrorism charges against Edmonton city hall shooting suspect (www.cbc.ca)
What will it take to preserve Cape Ray's shipwreck? Documentation, and non-stop salt water (www.cbc.ca)
Lies and scandal: How two rogue scientists at a secret lab worked to benefit China and triggered a national security calamity (www.cbc.ca)
The release earlier this week of hundreds of documents related to the dismissal of two scientists — Dr. Xiangguo Qiu and her husband Keding Cheng — has pulled back the curtain on an explosive national security probe at the Winnipeg-based National Microbiology Lab, part of the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal...