Manitoba premier breaks through 'zone of secrecy' on tobacco lawsuits, says anti-smoking group head (www.cbc.ca)
Should parking fines depend on how much your car costs? One councillor is asking (www.cbc.ca)
As the City of Ottawa looks to take over responsibility for parking ticket disputes next year, one councillor wants to look at a sliding scale of penalties that would give low-income drivers a break....
Should your mail be delivered daily? Canada Post wants Ottawa to rethink its mandate (www.cbc.ca)
Canada Post wants the federal government to consider changing the legislation that requires it to deliver letter mail daily— a mandate the Crown corporation says no longer reflects modern realities and is causing it to lose money....
First Nation protest camp in northern Alberta served with court injunction (www.cbc.ca)
Protesters occupying a camp established by a First Nation in northern Alberta to defy drilling operations on its traditional lands have been ordered to vacate....
Cruise ship sails into New York with dead endangered whale across its bow (www.cbc.ca)
A cruise ship sailed into a New York City port with a 13-metre dead whale across its bow, marine authorities said....
ICBC announces $110 rebate, freezes rates for another 2 years (www.cbc.ca)
Most drivers in British Columbia will receive a $110 vehicle insurance rebate this year after the Insurance Corporation of B.C. announced strong investment and financial returns....
'Sophisticated' cyberattacks involving B.C. gov't networks found (www.cbc.ca)
Cruise ship sails into New York with dead endangered whale across its bow (www.cbc.ca)
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Missing trucker's body found in rig in N.L., after remains missed during Ontario police search (www.cbc.ca)
The remains of a Newfoundland trucker who went missing in Ontario two weeks ago were found in the back of his truck’s trailer in his home province, even though his rig was a key piece of evidence in the search and the place where he was last seen....
Shell sold millions of carbon credits for carbon that was never captured, report finds (www.cbc.ca)
Shell sold millions of carbon credits for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that never happened, allowing the company to turn a profit on its fledgling carbon capture and storage project, according to a new report by Greenpeace Canada....
Pierre Poilievre called lobbyists 'utterly useless,' but they're still attending his fundraisers (www.cbc.ca)
As Pierre Poilievre presents himself as both a prime minister in waiting and a champion of “the working-class people,” he’s headlined roughly 50 fundraisers at private venues since becoming Conservative leader in 2022 — some of them in Canada’s wealthiest neighbourhoods and most exclusive clubs....
Ottawa approves B.C.'s request to recriminalize use of illicit drugs in public spaces (www.cbc.ca)
Drivers wanting to turn at Main and Assiniboine will get new traffic signal in 1 direction, detour in another (www.cbc.ca)
Crown stays all charges against Edmonton hot tub company, owner | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
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CBC Podcast -> Press play: Exploring Edmonton's thriving fascination with DVDs (www.cbc.ca)
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Just how far is Pierre Poilievre willing to take the notwithstanding clause? (www.cbc.ca)
In January, the Federal Court found that the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act to respond to the protests of the self-styled freedom convoy in 2022 was not properly justified — a decision the federal government is now appealing....
There's a test of the national emergency alert system in most of Canada Wednesday (www.cbc.ca)
Ontario’s test is scheduled for next week
Man Charged with Murder Hours After Being Released from Prince Albert, Sask., Police Custody (www.cbc.ca)
Border officers relied on outdated intel to decide whether to search incoming vessels, audit warns (www.cbc.ca)
The risk assessments border officers have used for years to decide whether vessels entering Canadian waters should be searched have been based on outdated and inaccurate data, increasing the risk of high-risk goods and inadmissible people slipping into the country, a recently released audit says....
U.S. lawmakers are taking aim at private equity in health care. Here's what is happening in Canada (www.cbc.ca)
In the U.S., the growing role of private equity firms in health care is coming under heightened scrutiny, with Senate committee hearings and a cross-government public inquiry launched earlier this year....
No jail time for Hamilton police officer who sexually assaulted woman he was mentoring, judge rules (www.cbc.ca)
A former Hamilton police officer will not go to jail for sexually assaulting the woman he was mentoring as she pursued her own career in policing....
Shell sold millions of carbon credits for carbon that was never captured, report finds (www.cbc.ca)
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Canadian military should turn to private sector for space surveillance tech, MPs told (www.cbc.ca)
The Canadian military could have modern satellite coverage in the Arctic a decade earlier than envisioned if the federal government is willing to follow the example of other countries and embrace commercial options in space, a House of Commons committee heard Monday....