Pickering councillor faces backlash after penning op-ed criticizing Black History Month celebrations (www.cbc.ca)
A Pickering city councillor is facing backlash from community members and her council colleagues after penning an op-ed saying she does not support the concept of Black History Month, which led to public outcry and some demanding an apology....
Man charged in Nigeria over death of B.C. teenager in case of financial sextortion, RCMP say (www.cbc.ca)
A man is facing charges in Nigeria after a months-long investigation by RCMP into the death of a 14-year-old Surrey, B.C., boy who police say sent intimate images in a case of financial sextortion....
CBC/Radio-Canada launches new effort to improve representation of Indigenous peoples (www.cbc.ca)
Pierre Poilievre defends Alberta Premier Smith on transgender policies (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/14837046
Hamilton police violated woman's Charter rights with no-knock raid, judge rules (www.cbc.ca)
A judge has ruled Hamilton Police Service (HPS) violated a woman’s Charter rights with “cavalier disregard” after smashing their way into her downtown apartment home to look for drugs....
Manulife will cover specialty drugs filled at any pharmacy following backlash to Loblaw deal (www.cbc.ca)
Happy to hear this, but concerned that they would even think to try this in the first place.
Next court date for 5 ex-Canadian world junior hockey players in sex assault case set for April 30 (www.cbc.ca)
None of the five players — Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, Dillon Dubé of the Calgary Flames, Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers and former NHLer Alex Formenton — appeared on the video link in the procedural hearing....
CBRM declares local state of emergency as it grapples with major storm (www.cbc.ca)
Canada a 'high-priority' target for Chinese interference, CSIS doc tells Hogue inquiry (www.cbc.ca)
The inquiry is investigating whether Beijing, Russia, India and other nations interfered in the past two elections, and how information about foreign interference flowed within the federal government. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue was chosen to lead the inquiry after media reports accused the People’s Republic of China of...
Government extends ban on foreign buying of Canadian housing (www.cbc.ca)
The federal government is extending its ban on foreign home purchasing in Canada, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced in a release Sunday....
This article is real — but AI-generated deepfakes look damn close and are scamming people (www.cbc.ca)
How amazing is it that Canadian celebrities like TV chef Mary Berg, crooner Michael Bublé, comedian Rick Mercer and hockey megastar Sidney Crosby are finally revealing their secrets to financial success? That is, until the Bank of Canada tried to stop them....
Canadians can ask for legally produced medicinal psilocybin. Getting it isn't always easy. (www.cbc.ca)
3 landlords among largest real estate holders in Ontario owe $144M, under bankruptcy protection: documents (www.cbc.ca)
Also known as bankruptcy protection, it means any legal action taken by lenders to recoup their money has been paused so the landlords can attempt to save their business. Documents say 32 lawsuits are currently filed against the corporations in courthouses across Ontario....
'I'm not happy': Workers look to Loblaw to keep promises 10 years after garment factory collapse in Bangladesh (www.cbc.ca)
Federal court overturns American transgender woman's persecution-based refugee claim (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/14641130
NHL commissioner says it's not 'necessary' to suspend NHL players charged with sexual assault (www.cbc.ca)
B.C. minister under fire for comments about Middle East before creation of Israeli state (www.cbc.ca)
Speaking as part of a panel of Jewish public officials on Tuesday, Robinson answered a question in part by saying there is an “entire generation” of young adults who do not know about the Holocaust or understand that the region on which the state of Israel was created decades ago was previously “a crappy piece of land with...
3 landlords among largest real estate holders in Ontario owe $144M, under bankruptcy protection: documents (www.cbc.ca)
A small group of landlords who own hundreds of rental properties across the province have run out of money, owe over $144 million in unpaid loans and face dozens of lawsuits from creditors, according to documents filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice....
Business insolvencies shot up by more than 41% last year, as pandemic debts mount (www.cbc.ca)
Business insolvencies jumped by more than 41 per cent last year, according to data released Friday by Canada's top financial regulator for bankruptcies.
Weird ancient tree from before dinosaurs found in Canadian quarry (www.cbc.ca)
Supreme Court rules Premier Doug Ford's mandate letters to be kept secret (www.cbc.ca)
Wiarton Willie, Shubenacadie Sam and Fred la marmotte predict early spring (www.cbc.ca)
Sammy Yatim's shooting death by former Toronto police officer a homicide, coroner's inquest finds (www.cbc.ca)
Sammy Yatim’s shooting death by a former Toronto police officer was a homicide, a coroner’s inquest has found more than a decade after his death....