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‘He came at me and started stabbing.’ Canada has a serious knife problem
Dr. Julie Woods doesn’t remember which of the six stab wounds came first. She does remember becoming aware of her neck, and the warm blood pouring down it and onto the pavement. The blood didn’t seem to be spurting from the wound. “I don’t see anything pumping,” she remembers thinking. While the blade hadn’t reached…
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Indigenous ancestral remains found on Ontario property could cost this couple $319K
An Ontario couple was concerned to discover Indigenous ancestral remains on their property during renovations. But the biggest shock came when they learned a provincially mandated investigation could cost $319,000. Experts say the remains must be protected and treated with dignity — but that the current law should be updated so situations like this don’t…
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‘We feel betrayed’: Disability community says N.S. budget cuts to day programs, caregiver benefit are ‘illogical’
Parents and advocates are sounding the alarm over the harm the provincial government’s proposed budget cuts will cause some of Nova Scotia’s most vulnerable.
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How 1 woman is grappling with Quebec’s new immigration program and its ‘contradictions’
Social worker Florence Bollet Michel was recruited abroad to work in Quebec. After jumping over the pond with her family and putting in two years of work in Montreal, her future in the province is now uncertain due to changes the government made to its immigration pathway programs.
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Charles St-Arnaud: The K-shaped economy is real and labour is on the wrong end of it
The U.S. economy has been growing strongly since the pandemic, outpacing most developed economies. However, this outperformance masks conflicting trends across economic groups, a phenomenon dubbed the K-shape economy, in which some have benefited significantly from the economic expansion, while others have struggled and even fallen behind. This trend has been in the making for…
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‘He’s petrified’: Halifax Jewish student pulled from school following antisemitic harassment
A Jewish student in Halifax, N.S., has been forced to study online after his school failed to stop repeated antisemitic harassment, his mother says. Aviva Rubin-Schneider said her 15-year-old son, Joseph, was targeted for years by classmates at Park West School. He found swastika graffiti in the bathroom and classmates called him “Jewseph” and “Jewboy”…
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Are Canada’s ‘red flag’ gun laws working? No one can say
Red flag orders were a key part of the federal government’s response to the 2020 Portapique, N.S., mass shooting. But two years after the measure became law, a CBC News investigation has determined that no one is keeping track of when, where or how often these emergency orders are being implemented.
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Liberals reach 49% voter support and the party’s biggest lead in 10 years: Leger poll
OTTAWA — Nearly half of Canadians say they would vote Liberal if an election were called today, giving Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party its largest lead since 2016. Forty-nine per cent of decided voters would vote for the Liberals, while 35 per cent would vote Conservative, according to the Postmedia-Leger poll that was taken between…
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‘We will defend our allies when it makes sense,’ Carney says of possible participation in Iran conflict
CANBERRA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday Canada will “defend our allies” when it comes to the war against Iran, not ruling out future military participation. He also said he stood by his decision not to call for a de-escalation in hostiles when he initially threw Canada’s support behind the attack by the U.S.…
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OpenAI CEO expressed ‘horror and responsibility’ over ChatGPT’s ties to Tumbler Ridge, AI minister says
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says OpenAI’s CEO agreed to let Canadian experts into its safety office to help evaluate future threats following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.