More than 140 Bank of Montreal customers from across the country plan to sue the bank after, they say, cybercriminals stole a total of $1.5 million from their accounts. BMO says it works to detect cybercrime and prevent customers from being scammed. Elizabeth Bernas and her husband had planned to …
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‘Hundreds of thousands’ of seniors will get subsidized dental care next month, health minister vows
Canada’s health minister is promising “hundreds of thousands” of seniors will receive subsidized dental work next month under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), despite low sign-up rates among the dentists who are expected to provide that care. Mark Holland says Ottawa working to make it easier for dentists to …
Read More »Wildland firefighters’ respiratory health to be studied by UBC
A study monitoring wildland firefighters’ respiratory health is underway in B.C. B.C. Wildfire Service testing respirators for firefighters who often battle smoke with little protection. After more than a decade of combating smoky wildfires in British Columbia, Kyler Gaulin says being on the front line has taken a toll on …
Read More »London, Ont., man’s 1960s letters from Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis up for auction
Six letters that a London, Ont., man received from Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis after he began writing her in 1965 are up for auction, and his daughter says they’re a testament to her late father’s love of art and desire to help others in need. Moved by 1965 newspaper …
Read More »2 found dead, 1 injured by police in remote B.C. community
Mounties and B.C.’s police watchdog are investigating after two people were found dead and a third was seriously injured by officers in a remote B.C. community on Tuesday. It happened at Tsay Keh Dene, a remote community about 360 kilometres north of Prince George and 260 kilometres west of Fort …
Read More »Elderly couple defrauded $13K in credit card scam: police
Toronto police are searching for two suspects who allegedly defrauded an elderly couple out of $13,000 by impersonating a police officer. In a news release, police say an elderly couple received a phone call in January from someone claiming to be a police officer. The release says the victims were …
Read More »Ahousaht First Nation releases findings from search for missing residential school children
First phase of finding have been released from the ʔahʔiiḥčp ʔukʷił ʔiqḥmuut (Honouring Our Ancient Ones) Residential School Research Project. Likely and potential unmarked grave locations found at schools. WARNING: This story contains distressing details ʕaaḥuusʔath (Ahousaht) First Nation released the findings from the first phase of its search for …
Read More »Trudeau, ministers testify at foreign interference inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a handful of cabinet ministers will take questions about what they were told, and how they responded, to allegations of foreign election interference during the past two federal elections. Inquiry will hear from Defence Minister Bill Blair and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, among others. …
Read More »Peter Higgs, physicist behind Higgs boson particle, recalled as ‘truly gifted scientist’
Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94. Nobel prize-winning scientist helped solve one of universe’s fundamental riddles dead at 94. Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the …
Read More »Big grocers, retailers want Ontario’s recycling plan changed
Premier Doug Ford’s government is facing corporate pressure to change Ontario’s plan that sees industry taking on the full cost of blue box recycling programs, CBC News has learned. Corporate groups lobby Doug Ford government for reforms they say would cut blue box costs by $100M. Premier Doug Ford’s government …
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