A southwestern Ontario program connects cancer patients to clinical trials now plans to expand into northern Ontario and Manitoba after receiving its first national grant. Program says 24% of its patients have been referred to a clinical trial. A Windsor, Ont. program that helps connect cancer patients to clinical trials …
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B.C. man charged in ‘woodland rapist’ case had ties to the Ontario regions of the attacks, documents say
A B.C. man recently charged in a series of sexual assaults on children in Ontario in the 1990s had connections to the regions where the attacker struck, according to documents viewed by CBC News. A retired lead investigator says Richard Neil was not on a list of would-be suspects at …
Read More »Canada Goose is laying off 17 per cent of its global corporate staff
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. says it is laying off 17 per cent of its global corporate workforce. Unseasonably warm temperatures delayed luxury parka buying season. Luxury parka maker Canada Goose says it is laying off 17 per cent of its global corporate workforce. CEO Dani Reiss wrote in a LinkedIn …
Read More »How to photograph the eclipse without frying your phone
You don’t need a ton of professional gear to capture an image of the total solar eclipse next month, but photographers and space agencies say it is necessary to use eclipse glasses or solar filters to avoid damaging your eyes and phones. You need to protect a camera just like …
Read More »Nex Benedict full autopsy report released: What we know about the non-binary teen’s death
Authorities in Oklahoma are preparing to release the full autopsy report for a non-binary Oklahoma teen who died last month the day after an altercation in a high school bathroom. Here's what we know and what we don't know about the life and death of Nex Benedict — and the …
Read More »Government falling short on promise to roll out automatic tax filing pilot, experts say
The government is falling short on a 2023 budget commitment to pilot a new tax filing program this year, experts say. Goal is to give low- and fixed-income Canadians access to tax credits. The government is falling short on a 2023 budget commitment to pilot a new automatic tax filing …
Read More »U.S., U.K. accuse China of cyberespionage that hit millions
U.S. and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and accused Beijing of a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that allegedly hit millions of people including lawmakers, academics and journalists, and companies including defence contractors. Targets included White House staffers, U.S. senators, and British parliamentarians, officials say. U.S. and British officials …
Read More »Canada launches ‘assisted departure’ program to get vulnerable citizens out of Haiti as violence worsens
Helicopter flights to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti were postponed Monday due to poor weather conditions in the Dominican Republic, Canada’s ambassador to Haiti told CBC News. Ottawa has launched a program to evacuate Canadians stranded by widespread gang warfare. Helicopter flights to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti …
Read More »What the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on abortion medication is about
Nearly two years after a momentous ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court helped restrict abortion access, the top court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case involving access to the abortion medication mifepristone. Tens of thousands currently get the pills by mail in order to terminate a pregnancy. …
Read More »Drake Landing, a solar energy community south of Calgary, loses its sizzle as system starts to fail
Drake Landing, once the leading solar heating community of its kind in North America, may have to revert to fossil fuels as the aging system is breaking down and may be too expensive or impossible to fix. Next steps may be decommissioning system, relying on natural gas as heat source. …
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