Hamilton police and McMaster University say students should be on the lookout for scams as September draws near. Security reports obtained by CBC Hamilton through a freedom of information request reveal some of the scams that stole money from students. Tuition discount scams, rent scams, textbook scams and phishing are …
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Canadian actors feel the pinch as commercial dispute drags on
Since April 2022, Canada's acting union and the trade organization representing ad agencies haven’t been able to renegotiate a deal that sets the rules for using actors in ads. As a result, Canadian actors say they've seen a key source of income dry up. Union actors say they're unable to …
Read More »A recruitment ‘crisis’ threatens the RCMP’s future — the new boss has plans to turn it around
The RCMP's vacancy rates are at crisis levels. RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says he has a strategy to make being a Mountie a more attractive career. Commissioner Mike Duheme says widespread staffing shortages have left the RCMP at a 'crossroads' At first glance, the decrepit building in Dillon, Sask., doesn't …
Read More »Early signs suggest fall COVID-19 wave starting in Canada — before updated boosters are available
Early signals point to Canada entering a fall COVID-19 wave. How big that surge becomes will largely hinge on the country’s level of population immunity, experts say, as well as the timing of fall booster shots that aren’t yet approved in either Canada or the U.S. Positive tests, hospitalizations creeping …
Read More »Ontario First Nations leaders call for housing minister, chief of staff to resign over Greenbelt controversy
A coalition of Ontario First Nations leaders is calling for the housing minister and his chief of staff to step down after the province’s auditor general faulted the provincial government for failing to consult with Indigenous communities on opening up protected Greenbelt land for housing development. Premier’s spokesperson says ministers …
Read More »N.W.T. wildfire evacuees say Facebook’s news ban ‘dangerous’ in emergency situation
The ongoing fight between tech company Meta and the federal government over subsidizing news publishers means links to news sources are being blocked on sites like Facebook and Instagram. Wildfire evacuees in the Northwest Territories say that’s making it harder to share life-saving information during an emergency. Meta notes government …
Read More »About 1,500 people airlifted out of Yellowknife Thursday, more flights tomorrow
The Northwest Territories government says about 1,500 people were airlifted out of Yellowknife to safety today, and more flights are scheduled for Friday. The city is being evacuated as wildfire approaches. Territorial government ordered full evacuation of Yellowknife Wednesday with deadline of noon Friday. Race to get out of Yellowknife …
Read More »B.C. tour operators fear business downturn after China snubs Canada on tour group list
B.C. tour operators are calling on the federal government to thaw relations with China, after it emerged that the Chinese government left Canada off a list of countries approved for tour groups. China was 2nd-largest market for travellers to B.C. in 2019, behind U.S. B.C. tour operators are calling on …
Read More »What happened when Halifax police pepper-sprayed people protesting removal of shelters for homeless people
Internal police documents about the day police and protesters clashed in Halifax in August 2021 suggest police examined officers’ actions and concluded almost everything the department did was correct. Critics who spoke out against tactics like pepper spray don’t share that view. Officers recount pepper-spraying people’s faces, using bike frames …
Read More »B.C. officials urge patience as some wildfire evacuees start returning home
Officials throughout the B.C. Interior are pleading for patience from thousands of people displaced by wildfires, as some evacuation orders were scaled back to evacuation alerts. Some evacuation orders lifted in West Kelowna and Lake Country, no timeline yet for Shuswap residents If the power or data on your device …
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