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In rare move, House admonishes private citizen for contempt in ArriveCan testimony
OTTAWA — The House of Commons admonished a private citizen Wednesday for the first time in more than 100 years. It's just the latest example of ArriveCan fallout as MPs point fingers over the Liberal government's failure to manage development of the COVID-era app. GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth was ordered to appear before the bar of the House after refusing to answer certain questions at a committee hearing. A hush fell over the House of Commons as he appeared shortly after question perio
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Chance for rotating storms with today's thunderstorm threat in southern Ontario
You'll want to remain weather aware across southern Ontario on Wednesday, with rounds of rain and thunderstorms pushing into the region. Some storms have the potential to reach severe limits
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Video353 ballerinas dance on tiptoes in one place to break world record
A group of ballerinas gathered at the famous Plaza Hotel in New York City Wednesday to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most dancers on pointe at the same time for one minute. The previous record was 306 ballerinas on pointe set in 2019. (AP Video: Joseph B. Frederick)
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Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside
OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland is announcing tweaks to Ottawa's new dental-care plan in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care providers to participate. Dental and hygienists associations say their members have been slow to sign up to provide care under the new federal program, even though 1.7 million low- and middle-income seniors have already enrolled. They cite concerns about how much the government plans to reimburse them for services and the administrative burden
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Lumby school locks doors after arrest, release over woman's death
The elementary school in the community of Lumby, B.C., is stepping up security measures after a man was arrested, then released during a police investigation into an alleged abduction and the discovery of a woman's body.In a letter provided to CBC News, School District 22 superintendent Christine Perkins informed families and community members with children at J.W. Inglis Elementary that out of "an abundance of caution," all school doors would be locked during school hours in an effort "to creat
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'Heart breaks': Advocates say new disability benefit still leaves people in poverty
Advocates say a disability benefit that was supposed to be a historic move to lift people out of poverty turned out to be a disappointment in the federal budget. The new Canada Disability Benefit will provide a maximum of $2,400 a year—or $200 a month — for low-income people with disabilities. The benefit is expected to be given to about 600,000 people and won't kick in until July 2025. Rabia Khedr, national director of Disability Without Poverty, says the benefit falls far short of what it inte
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10 years in U.S. prison for Canadian man who stole millions with fake psychic fraud
MONTREAL — A former Montreal resident was sentenced earlier this week to 10 years in a United States federal prison for a multi-decade fraud that manipulated more than one million Americans into sending money to fake psychics. Patrice Runner, 57, was convicted of 14 charges, including mail fraud and wire fraud, in June 2023 after a trial in a New York Federal Court. Runner, a Canadian and French citizen, was found to have stolen more than $175 million from 1.3 million people in the U.S. between
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