Police say reports of hate crimes are up in several Canadian cities since Oct. 7 when Hamas launched its brutal attack on Israel — including spikes of antisemitism and Islamophobia in Toronto and Montreal. Rabbi’s house egged and vandalized with swastika, mosque smeared with feces among reported hate crimes. Police …
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Should e-bike collisions be covered by public auto insurance? This Montrealer thinks so
Luc Allard was cycling home from downtown Montreal when someone riding an electric Bixi crashed into him, snapping his ankle. Now he’s joined those calling on Quebec to extend the province’s public automobile coverage to electric bikes and scooters. Hit by someone riding a 30-kg electric Bixi, Montreal man will …
Read More »What is the CPP anyway? And why is Alberta leaving it different from Quebec?
CBC News answers your questions about the government of Alberta’s plan to potentially create its own retirement plan and pull out of the Canada Pension Plan. CBC News answers questions about how the Canada Pension Plan works and what Alberta could do. The government of Alberta’s plan to potentially create …
Read More »‘Be gentle with yourself’: Indigenous Northerners wrestle with legacy of Buffy Sainte-Marie
People across the North who belong to Indigenous communities have spoken with CBC North this week about their efforts to grapple with Sainte-Marie’s legacy and whether to believe the Fifth Estate report about her origins. Many say it’s a nuanced issue and that, above all, it must be addressed with …
Read More »Long-term opioid users suffer with crumbling bones, brain injuries and little hope of treatment
Medical experts say more study and support is needed for overdose survivors and long-time opioid users who are harmed, left with injuries or chronic health problems that then hinder their rehabilitation. Bent spines, lesions, risk of amputations — the toll of drug harms is rising Hugh Lampkin says he abused …
Read More »B.C. man in wheelchair dropped, injured by Air Canada crew in Vancouver
A B.C. man who uses a wheelchair says he was dropped and injured while attempting to safely exit an Air Canada flight, after a ground crew failed to bring the equipment he needed. Ryan Lachance says Air Canada offered him $500 in flight credits after incident left him bedridden for …
Read More »B.C. care aide pleads guilty to multiple counts of fraud in case involving elderly patients
A care aide in Surrey, B.C., has pleaded guilty to 34 crimes — including fraud and identity theft — after RCMP slapped her with dozens of charges related to her care of elderly patients earlier this year. Ana Marie Lat Chamdal, who was born in 1992, pleaded guilty in Surrey …
Read More »Police recover Alyssa Turnbull’s remains in remote part of Kaministiquia, west of Kakabeka Falls
Provincial police say they have recovered Alyssa Turnbull’s remains in a remote area of Kaministiquia, west of Kakabeka Falls in northwestern Ontario. Turnbull was last seen in March 2020 in Nipigon, east of Thunder Bay and was reported missing by family that April. She was 26. The circumstances of her …
Read More »Trudeau says there will ‘absolutely not’ be further carbon tax exemptions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is standing firm that his government will not make any further exemptions to the carbon tax after announcing a three-year break on heating oil. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe threatening to stop collecting carbon tax if further exemptions aren’t granted. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is standing firm …
Read More »3 Winnipeg grandmothers band together to create rap song in support of landfill search, MMIWG
Three Winnipeg grandmothers are using rap music to advocate for the search of a landfill north of the city, where the remains of two First Nations women are believed to be. Song by Grassroots Grannies 1st release for national, 7-part project. Three Winnipeg grandmothers are using rap music to advocate …
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