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Ontario resident being tested for Ebola after travel to East Africa, says health ministry
An Ontario resident who recently travelled to East Africa is being tested for Ebola, according to the province’s health ministry.
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Scammers are pretending to be from the CRA. This is how the agency says you can spot them
Scammers regularly try to convince their intended victims that they are from the Canada Revenue Agency, says the CRA. As a result, the agency has issued guidance aimed at protecting the public. “Know when to be suspicious,” the CRA says. For example, a scam could arrive as a text notification promising your tax refund. That’s…
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‘I’m sick to my stomach’: Retired RCMP officer details humiliating experience with CBC prank show
A retired RCMP officer who says he was tricked into appearing on a CBC prank show has provided a full account of his experience, describing how he was made to partake in a sort of humiliation ritual in which former police were subject to allegations of mistreatment of Indigenous peoples. In an hour-long video posted…
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Amelia Earhart is back in Harbour Grace, N.L., as stolen statue returns home
Ninety-four years after Ameila Earhart left Harbour Grace to embark on her historic solo flight across the Atlantic — and about a year after a statue honouring her was stolen — her bronze feet are now back on the ground in the community.
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2 Alberta cabinet ministers stepping down
Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner and Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Matt Jones have both announced they will not seek re-election in advance of a cabinet shuffle Thursday.
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Summer job listings stabilizing after three-year decline, but market still ‘soft’
Summer job postings are stabilizing after a three-year decline, says a new report from Indeed Hiring Lab, but young Canadians are once again being sprung from school into another “soft” labour market. National summer job postings were up four per cent in early May compared to a year ago, according to data from Indeed. Its…
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5 things to know as Habs, Hurricanes face off in Eastern Conference final
The Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes will face off in the third round of the Stanley Cup playoffs after taking completely different routes to get there.
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Canada ‘world’s most attractive market for infrastructure investment’, poll says
Canada has surpassed the United States, emerging as the “most attractive market for infrastructure investment,” according to a survey of leading investors in the sector. Global Infrastructure Investor Association’s recent poll places Canada at the top of its rankings, thanks to a series of recent announcements by the Canadian government. This comes after Prime Minister…
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Man charged after driving Cybertruck into lake to test ‘Wade Mode’
A Texas man learned the hard way this week that a Tesla Cybertruck is not a boat, but you can still be charged with boating-related offences for driving it in the water. In posts to its various social media channels this week, the Grapevine Police Department said officers were called to a boat ramp on…
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Regina man pleads guilty in pitbull attack that severely injured woman walking her dog
Gerald L. Pocha will serve a community-based sentence of two years less a day after pleading guilty to criminal negligence causing bodily harm for the dog attack in August 2024.