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Police uncovered $20K worth of alleged stolen booze in a single home. Inside N.S.’s booze black market
After a two-month investigation into significant alcohol thefts from NSLC stores in the Halifax region, RCMP seized more than 450 bottles of hard alcohol worth almost $20,000 from a home. Police even seized a ledger detailing the alcohol being delivered to the home and what had been resold.
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‘The justice system has been allowed to disintegrate’: lawyer says N.L. courts are in crisis
A first-degree murder trial was delayed last week on Newfoundland’s west coast over a lack of sheriff officers and one lawyer says she wasn’t surprised, given the state of the province’s criminal justice system.
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Youth charged in Manitoba school attack plot had threatened kids with knife, parents say
Multiple Rivers, Man., parents allege 14-year-old charged in a school attack plot had a history of knife threats. They say the community needs better mental health support.
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Ontario to extend workplace safety, insurance coverage in privately run retirement and group homes
Labour Minister David Piccini says the new legislative measure will be part of a broader set of changes to labour rules.
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Conservative Sarnia area MP Marilyn Gladu crosses floor to Liberals
The Liberals have picked up another Conservative floor-crosser, bringing them one seat closer to a majority government.
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Commander of Canadian Forces’ Latvia mission temporarily removed from post after charge laid
The commander of Canada’s Latvia mission has been temporarily removed from his position in the wake of being charged by military police. Lt.-Gen. Steve Boivin, commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command, issued a statement Tuesday that he had removed Col. James Smith from his position. “Today, after carefully considering all relevant factors and ensuring procedural…
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Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crosses floor to Liberals
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu announced her decision to cross the floor to the Liberals on Wednesday, becoming the fourth Conservative to cross to the governing party in recent months. “This past year has been like no other that Canada has ever faced, and I’ve heard clearly from constituents that you want serious leadership and…
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Posthaste: High cost of living has more Canadians using credit for essentials
More Canadians are tapping their credit cards for essential purchases as costs climb, but most are still finding ways to make their budgeting work. Seventy-five per cent have used a credit card to pay for an essential purchase such as groceries or utilities in the past year, up from 74 per cent last year and…
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EV giant BYD accused of forced labour violations at European factory
As Canada lowers its tariffs and imports more electric vehicles from China, an upcoming report from New York-based labour rights researchers is making new allegations of forced labour practices at the world’s bestselling EV manufacturer, BYD.
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About 20 per cent of gen Z and millennial Canadians still spank their kids. Is that even legal?
Spanking isn’t a bygone, outmoded form of parenting in Canada, according to a new study that finds a sizeable proportion of millennial and gen Z parents are spanking their kids. When asked whether they have ever spanked their child or children on their bottom with their hand, about 20 per cent of younger parents aged…