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NewsThe Canadian PressSome results hang on just a handful of votes, as mail-ballot count continues
OTTAWA — Recounts are expected in a clutch of close-run ridings, where a handful of votes separates the victor from the loser, according to election experts. As the counting of mail-in ballots continued in many ridings across the country on Thursday, a few races remained too close to call. In most ridings in Quebec, Ontario and Atlantic Canada counting was complete by Thursday afternoon, as well as in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. But across B.C. — where more mail-in ballots were received
HealthThe Canadian PressPremiers push for more unconditional health-care funding from feds
OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are demanding a meeting with the newly re-elected prime minister to ask for more money — no strings attached — to pump into their health-care systems. The provincial and territorial leaders held a teleconference Thursday to discuss what they need from the federal government and agreed health care is their top priority. The premiers have asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold a first ministers’ meeting before the next speech from the throne, where they plan to dema
NewsThe Canadian PressConservative MPs urge party to unify around O'Toole as others question his leadership
OTTAWA — Some re-elected Conservative members of Parliament are lining up to say others should get united behind leader Erin O'Toole, as questions swirl about whether his election performance warrants him staying in the job. An effort has already been started by a member of the party's national council petitioning for members to get a chance to review O'Toole's leadership earlier than scheduled in 2023, saying he's broken their trust. As of Thursday, it had garnered around 2,300 signatures, but
NewsThe Canadian PressQuebec offers bonuses up to $18,000 to keep nurses in struggling health system
QUEBEC — The Quebec government is budgeting $1 billion to offer full-time nurses bonuses of up to $18,000 as it tries to prevent more of them from leaving the public health-care system and to entice those who have left to come back. The one-time bonuses are intended to lure thousands of workers back to the public sector from private placement agencies and retirement, Premier François Legault said Thursday, adding that he hoped they would also convince part-time nurses to switch to full-time work
NewsThe Canadian PressTwitter requires Maxime Bernier to delete tweet sharing reporters' emails
OTTAWA — Twitter has required People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier to remove a tweet that insulted individual reporters and shared their contact information. In a tweet Wednesday, Bernier called three journalists from mainstream news outlets "idiots" and listed their emails, writing: "They want to play dirty, we will play dirty too." He encouraged his 160,000 followers to contact the reporters, posting excerpts of their requests for comment after Monday's federal election. "(T)ell them
NewsCBCWhitehorse launches bid to host 2027 Canada Winter Games
The City of Whitehorse launched its bid to host the 2027 Canada Winter Games on Wednesday, building on its successful previous hosting of the games in 2007. "We learned hosting these games was an amazing experience. It's also not an easy feat, requiring thorough planning to ensure that all the necessary infrastructure, resources, people, the volunteers… are all in place," said Premier Sandy Silver, adding hosting the games could generate close to $100 million. Dan Curtis, the mayor of Whitehorse
BusinessCBCFall tourism strong on P.E.I. despite COVID-19 challenges
Those working in tourism say this fall is going better than expected on Prince Edward Island, but there are still challenges. The biggest challenge is the ongoing labour shortage, says the Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I. "It's causing a lot of our operators to maybe reduce hours, close on certain days, because they can't deliver the type of service that our visitors have come to expect," said TIAPEI CEO Corryn Clemence. She said cottage operators are seeing strong bookings into the fall,
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Police 'should have done better' in Yukon school sex assault investigation; RCMP
WHITEHORSE — The RCMP and Yukon’s Department of Education acknowledged failures as they apologized for the handling of a sexual assault investigation at Hidden Valley Elementary School in Whitehorse. “We should have done better," RCMP Chief Supt. Scott Sheppard said during a news conference on Thursday. "We should have been more diligent." In November 2019, police were told that a student had been sexually assaulted by an education assistant at the school. While the staff member was quickly remo
HealthCBCPremiers call for 'urgent' increase in health care funding
Canada's premiers sent a message to recently re-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Thursday: they want the federal government to increase its share of health care spending, and soon. Premiers from 10 provinces and two territories participated in a Council of the Federation teleconference to discuss a range of issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recovery. Health care funding dominated their discussion. Nunavut is in a caretaker period because of an election in that territo
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Homes near fracking sites in B.C. have higher levels of some pollutants, says study
VANCOUVER — A new study has found homes close to fracking oil and gas wells in British Columbia have higher levels of certain organic pollutants, which may lead to short- and long-term health effects. Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, lead author and a professor in the department of health and society at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, says researchers took water and air samples from the homes of 85 pregnant women in the Peace River area of B.C. for one week. She says pregnant women were recruited f
NewsThe Canadian PressFeds to provide Red Cross, Armed Forces help as COVID-19 swamps Alberta's hospitals
EDMONTON — The federal government says it will come to Alberta’s aid as the province’s hospitals face an overwhelming wave of COVID-19 patients. Bill Blair, the federal minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, says Ottawa will help with Alberta’s request for more critical care medical staff and Armed Forces' help airlifting patients to other provinces. “The Government of Canada will support the provincial government’s recent request and provide the necessary support,” Blair wrote in
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Former Nazi death-squad member Helmut Oberlander dead at 97
Former Nazi death-squad member Helmut Oberlander has died in the midst of a decades-long deportation battle with the federal government, prompting Jewish rights organizations to express frustration that his legal saga never reached completion. Oberlander's family said Thursday that the 97-year-old died peacefully while surrounded by loved ones. The federal government had stripped Oberlander of his citizenship several times – revocations he repeatedly fought in court. Earlier this month, the Immi
BusinessThe Canadian PressSNC-Lavalin hit with fresh charges related to Montreal bridge contract
The SNC-Lavalin legal saga was thrust back into the spotlight Thursday after the RCMP announced they've charged two former executives and the engineering company itself for allegedly paying bribes to obtain a Montreal bridge repair contract. Former SNC-Lavalin vice-president Normand Morin and former SNC-Lavalin International Inc. vice-president Kamal Francis, along with SNC-Lavalin and its subsidiary, have each been charged with forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery, fraud, conspiracy to commit
NewsCBCYukon RCMP, education department admit error, apologize for handling of Hidden Valley sexual abuse case
The Yukon RCMP and Department of Education are apologizing for how they handled the case of an educational assistant at Hidden Valley Elementary School who sexually abused a student in 2019, with both launching reviews on the situation. "It is clear to me we should have done better," Yukon RCMP Chief Supt. Scott Sheppard told reporters at a media briefing Thursday morning. "... I can tell you, I am not pleased, I am not at all happy that I have to sit here today and explain what I consider to be
NewsCBCFHS alumni disappointed students posed in 'culturally insensitive' clothing
Former Fredericton High School students say outfits chosen by the graduating class that incorporated stereotypes of Black culture were disappointing. A group of mostly white students arrived at the school Monday dressed for their graduation photos. All of those students wore jeans and white tank tops, but some incorporated bandanas, do-rags, and gold jewlery to portray a theme they referred to as "gangsters" on social media. A few students added twists and braids in their hair that resembled cor
NewsCBCPolice ID victim in fatal double shooting as 26-year-old Brampton man
Peel Regional Police have identified a Brampton man as the victim in a fatal double shooting that also injured a woman on Wednesday. At approximately 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, police were called to a shooting at a home on Rushbrook Drive in Brampton. Guryodh Khattra, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene and a woman was taken to hospital in non-life-threatening condition. Police believe three suspects fled the scene in a grey Hyundai Tucson that was found on fire shortly after with no one inside ab
NewsThe Canadian PressFeds need to put more cash into long-term care to legislate safety: experts
OTTAWA — Experts warn the Liberals’ promise to legislate safety in long-term care will have to come with more money if new national care standards are going to fix what’s broken in the system. The COVID-19 pandemic shone a glaring spotlight on the already tenuous ability of staff and loved ones to provide care inside many retirement and nursing homes across the country. In the 2020 throne speech, the government promised to work with provinces and territories to set new, national standards for lo
NewsCBCBriercrest College in Caronport, Sask., reports 55 active COVID-19 cases
Briercrest College and Seminary in Caronport, Sask., was reporting 55 active COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday. An outbreak was declared at the school by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) on Sept. 13. Forty three of the people infected are students and 12 are staff. There have been zero hospitalizations, according to the school. "Those 55 individuals continue to recover and most are currently expected to be fully recuperated within the week," the school said in a COVID-19 update on Wednesday.
NewsYahoo News Canada'Isn't this ludicrous?': Glitches, contradictions take the spotlight after first day of COVID-19 vaccine certificate in Ontario
Ontarians share their thoughts on the first day of Ontario's proof of COVID-19 vaccination system.
NewsThe Canadian PressCanada needs to share more COVID-19 surpluses with world, says UN envoy Bob Rae
OTTAWA — Canada's envoy to the United Nations says Canada needs to share more of its COVID-19 vaccine surpluses with less fortunate countries. Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the UN, told The Canadian Press on Thursday that while Canadians may have been looking inward lately because of the federal election, they can't lose sight of the fact the pandemic won't end unless more is done to help less fortunate countries. "We have to recognize that we have to continue to look for ways in which we can
NewsThe Canadian PressFamilies sharply rebuke private Montreal care home where 47 died in COVID-19 1st wave
MONTREAL — Family members who lost loved ones at a Montreal long-term care home where 47 people died during the pandemic's first wave told a coroner's inquest Thursday that caring for society's most vulnerable should not be a for-profit exercise. Thursday was supposed to be the final day of hearings for private care home Résidence Herron, but coroner Géhane Kamel decided to hear more witnesses at the end of October because she said testimony had been contradictory and left her with too many unan
HealthCBCU.S. CDC advisers recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for 65 and older, high risk
An advisory panel at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older and for some adults with underlying medical conditions. The vote by the group on Thursday clears the way for a booster roll-out to begin as soon as this week for millions of people who had their second dose at least six months ago. It also follows Wednesday's emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Ad
HealthCBCPediatric hospital appointments cancelled in Sask. as COVID numbers rise
Twelve-year-old Carter Howard-Orth was supposed to be seen by a cardiologist at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon this week. Instead, because of the record number of COVID-19 patients in hospital in Saskatchewan, he is one of many children in the province whose appointments have been indefinitely delayed. Howard-Orth was born with a congenital heart defect and is supposed to have an echocardiogram every six months to monitor his health. "Eventually, he will need a heart valve rep
NewsCBCNCC plan for embassy lots in Mechanicsville approved at committee
The National Capital Commission's land in Ottawa's Mechanicsville neighbourhood could soon be rezoned for up to five embassies, but Ottawa's planning committee agreed the federal park proposed for the site should be larger than previously planned. The committee approved the application on Thursday and the file now heads to city council for final endorsement on Oct. 13. The area's councillor Jeff Leiper got his colleagues to support three motions including one to grow the size of the planned fede
HealthCBCMedical experts urge caution over use of acetaminophen-based painkillers during pregnancy
People who are pregnant should be cautious about taking acetaminophen as it may alter fetal development, according to a coalition of international public health experts. In a consensus statement published on Thursday in the scientific journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology, the group stresses that while acetaminophen is common — it's found in hundreds of pain-relief medications, including Tylenol, Midol, Benadryl, Dimetapp and Nyquil — there's growing evidence it comes with risks when used during
