If you visit a doctor virtually through a commercial app, the information you submit in the app could be used to promote a particular drug or service, says the leader of a new Canadian study involving industry insiders....
Wildfires that went dormant over the winter have once again moved above ground, producing visible smoke and smouldering, the B.C. Wildfire Service says....
Fires survive in the deadfall and forest litter, smoldering until conditions get warm and dry enough for them to flare up.
This is a direct result of forest managaement practices that didn’t allow for any fire at all … so when there are fires now, there is a huge amount of fuel stockpiled (dead trees, decades of fallen leaves, etc).
An Ontario Superior Court justice has sentenced Cameron Ortis — the former RCMP intelligence official found guilty late last year of leaking secret information to police targets — to 14 years in prison....
During the hearing, disturbing audio evidence was presented by the defence, including recordings of C-IRG unit members using racist and misogynist language during their violent arrests of land defenders. RCMP referred to Indigenous women as “orcs” and “ogres” for painting red hands on their faces as a symbol of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. They also mocked an Indigenous man for expressing pain during a beating they inflicted.
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....
They are racist because they deny the history of racism in Canada, by denying that we owe Black, Indigenous and Brown people our time and effort to remember what we’ve done and to honour their lives, both past and present.
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....
The Honda recalls affect the Accord, Civic, CR-V, Fit, HR-V, Insight, Odyssey and Ridgeline, as well as the Acura MDX, RDX and TLX. Affected model years range from 2020 to 2022....
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, responding to Alberta's proposed rules for transgender youth, says the federal government needs to 'butt out' of provincial health care and education.
More than a fifth of the remaining hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza are dead, according to available intelligence collated by the Israeli military....
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....
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....
The Breach has spoken with staff who say they have been sexually assaulted at work and have lost shifts after raising safety concerns. These dangerous and traumatic working conditions, the workers say, have led to workplace injury and poor outcomes for clients....
The Canadian Press has reported on data that shows contamination from coal mines is already present in Alberta rivers at levels that exceed provincial guidelines. The government has closed the monitoring stations on those waterways.
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is trying to make inroads with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, hoping to forestall the tensions and angst that marked the party's last time in power.
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....
Justice Amanda Yip lifted the reporting restrictions on naming the killers of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey. They were identified at Manchester Crown Court as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe....
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...
Every politician in Canada should have to take a test on world history before they are allowed to run for office 'cause crap like this is downright embarrassing.
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....
While browsing the goods at a Value Village store in Toronto, Evan Boyce spotted something he didn’t expect: A used vase for sale with a Value Village price tag of $8.99. Then he realized the original price tag was still on — and to buy it at a Dollarama store would have cost only $3....
I noticed it about 20 yrs ago. I have always been relatively poor so when Value Village first opened it was awesome to be able to buy t-shirts for $1-2 and jeans for $4-5. Then wealthier people, who could afford new prices, started shopping there and prices rose out of my range.
Goodwill and Sally Ann at least seem to try to keep them lower for people like me.
Rent prices in Canada soared last year as supply struggled to keep up with demand, leading to the lowest national vacancy rate on record since the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. began tracking that data in 1988....
Alberta will kick off negotiations with major water licence holders to strike water-sharing agreements for the Red Deer River, Bow River and Old Man River basins Thursday as concern over looming water shortages grows....
New Brunswick has been overestimating the cost of federal clean fuel regulations on oil companies and have allowed consumers to be overcharged by millions of dollars since last July as a result, two expert witnesses told an Energy and Utilities Board hearing this week....
The first investigation into allegations that members of the 2018 Canadian world junior team participated in a group sexual assault at a downtown hotel concluded in February 2019 that there weren’t “reasonable grounds to believe sexual assault occurred.”
Three years later, after the allegations became public, London police reopened their investigation.
According to documents filed in court, police now say they have reasonable grounds to believe five junior hockey players sexually assaulted a 20-year-old woman at the hotel.
Melanie Randall, a law professor at Western University in London and a legal expert on sexual assaults, says this about-face shows the original investigation was “cursory at best.”. Source
Some virtual care companies putting patient data at risk, new study finds (www.cbc.ca)
If you visit a doctor virtually through a commercial app, the information you submit in the app could be used to promote a particular drug or service, says the leader of a new Canadian study involving industry insiders....
'Holdover wildfires' from 2023 producing visible smoke again, says B.C. Wildfire Service (www.cbc.ca)
Wildfires that went dormant over the winter have once again moved above ground, producing visible smoke and smouldering, the B.C. Wildfire Service says....
Cameron Ortis, ex-RCMP official guilty of leaking secrets, sentenced to 14 years in prison (www.cbc.ca)
An Ontario Superior Court justice has sentenced Cameron Ortis — the former RCMP intelligence official found guilty late last year of leaking secret information to police targets — to 14 years in prison....
Why is the RCMP taking civil-liberties advice from pipeline company lawyers? | Ricochet (ricochet.media)
"Fake Chinese income" mortgages fuel Toronto Real Estate Bubble: HSBC Bank Leaks (www.thebureau.news)
Wayback Machine...
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....
Nearly 67,000 Honda and Acura vehicles recalled in Canada (www.ctvnews.ca)
The Honda recalls affect the Accord, Civic, CR-V, Fit, HR-V, Insight, Odyssey and Ridgeline, as well as the Acura MDX, RDX and TLX. Affected model years range from 2020 to 2022....
'Butt out': Poilievre criticizes Trudeau, feds on Alberta's planned transgender rules (www.ctvnews.ca)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, responding to Alberta's proposed rules for transgender youth, says the federal government needs to 'butt out' of provincial health care and education.
At least 32 of remaining hostages in Gaza are dead, report says (www.theguardian.com)
More than a fifth of the remaining hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza are dead, according to available intelligence collated by the Israeli military....
Stephen Harper’s Global Alliance of Conservative Parties Quietly Scrubbed India Off Its Website (pressprogress.ca)
When Trans Mountain Says It’s Too Busy to Be Held Accountable | The Tyee (thetyee.ca)
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....
Three auto theft convictions should mean three years in prison: Poilievre (www.ctvnews.ca)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says repeat car thieves should not be allowed to serve their sentence 'in their living room watching Netflix.'
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....
Mysterious robocall survey polling Albertans on parental consent for abortions (calgary.ctvnews.ca)
Frontline workers fight for safety in ‘Wild West’ recovery sector ⋆ The Breach (breachmedia.ca)
The Breach has spoken with staff who say they have been sexually assaulted at work and have lost shifts after raising safety concerns. These dangerous and traumatic working conditions, the workers say, have led to workplace injury and poor outcomes for clients....
Government scientists find shocking levels of coal mine pollution in Alberta Rockies (www.nationalobserver.com)
New AFN chief looks to turn page with Pierre Poilievre from Harper-era tensions (www.ctvnews.ca)
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is trying to make inroads with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, hoping to forestall the tensions and angst that marked the party's last time in power.
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....
'I'm not happy': Workers look to Loblaw to keep promises 10 years after garment factory collapse in Bangladesh (www.cbc.ca)
Secretive intelligence firm with Alberta government contract spying on journalist Brandi Morin | Ricochet (ricochet.media)
NHL commissioner says it's not 'necessary' to suspend NHL players charged with sexual assault (www.cbc.ca)
16-year-old killers of transgender teenager in England sentenced for 'sadistic' murder (apnews.com)
Justice Amanda Yip lifted the reporting restrictions on naming the killers of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey. They were identified at Manchester Crown Court as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe....
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....
Rick Mercer: Pierre Poilievre's Pension | CBC (youtube.com)
Just got reminded of this classic!
Supreme Court rules Premier Doug Ford's mandate letters to be kept secret (www.cbc.ca)
Consumers look to Value Village for a bargain. Many are finding 'ridiculous' markups (www.cbc.ca)
While browsing the goods at a Value Village store in Toronto, Evan Boyce spotted something he didn’t expect: A used vase for sale with a Value Village price tag of $8.99. Then he realized the original price tag was still on — and to buy it at a Dollarama store would have cost only $3....
Rent prices soared in 2023 as Canada saw lowest vacancy rate on record (www.cbc.ca)
Rent prices in Canada soared last year as supply struggled to keep up with demand, leading to the lowest national vacancy rate on record since the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. began tracking that data in 1988....
Alberta to launch 'unprecedented' water-sharing negotiations Thursday amid drought fears (www.cbc.ca)
Alberta will kick off negotiations with major water licence holders to strike water-sharing agreements for the Red Deer River, Bow River and Old Man River basins Thursday as concern over looming water shortages grows....
Medicinal drugs pollute the St. Lawrence River, presenting possible risk to aquatic organisms: Study (phys.org)
Oil companies in N.B. being overcompensated for federal clean fuel costs, experts say (www.cbc.ca)
New Brunswick has been overestimating the cost of federal clean fuel regulations on oil companies and have allowed consumers to be overcharged by millions of dollars since last July as a result, two expert witnesses told an Energy and Utilities Board hearing this week....
NHLers Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé charged with sexual assault in Canadian world juniors investigation (www.cbc.ca)
The LPS has called a news conference for Monday, when it’s expected more details will be released....