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HIV diagnoses hit 10-year high in Montreal, cases more than double between 2021-22
MONTREAL - Public health officials say they recorded in 2022 the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in 10 years in the city of Montreal and its on-island suburbs. Data shared last week shows the numb...
Dec 07, 2023
CBC head Catherine Tait summoned to committee over job cuts, executive bonuses
OTTAWA - MPs are calling CBC head Catherine Tait to testify about her announcement the public broadcaster would cut 10 per cent of its workforce while not ruling out bonuses for executives. The House ...
Dec 07, 2023
Amanda Todd's mom urges more jail time for tormentor, as Dutch court mulls sentence
WASHINGTON - The mother of B.C. teenager Amanda Todd, who was bullied into suicide by a Dutch national, says she'll be "so angry" if a court in Amsterdam doesn't give him significant extra jail time o...
Dec 07, 2023
Targeted by mistake: Quebec police conduct raids tied to organized crime killings
MONTREAL - Quebec police are conducting raids and seizures tied to a series of organized crime-related killings, including the deaths of three people who were mistakenly targeted. Today's operation, w...
Dec 07, 2023
Christine Sinclair opens up during fundraising evening for her fledgling foundation
VANCOUVER - Christine Sinclair did a little dishing Wednesday. Back at B.C. Place Stadium, one day after her final international outing for Canada, the notoriously private soccer star opened up under ...
Dec 07, 2023
Federal, Quebec ministers say major grocers need to sign code of conduct
Members of Parliament grilled leaders from Walmart Canada and Loblaw Cos. Ltd. over their unwillingness to agree to a draft grocery code of conduct, as the federal and Quebec agriculture and food mini...
Dec 07, 2023
Calgary mayor says she won't attend Hanukkah ceremony because it's too political
Calgary's mayor says she won't attend the annual menorah lighting ceremony to mark the beginning of Hanukkah. Mayor Jyoti Gondek posted a statement last night on the social media site X, formerly know...
Dec 07, 2023
Financial intelligence agency levies $1.3 million penalty against CIBC
TORONTO - Canada's financial intelligence agency says it has levied a $1.3-million penalty against CIBC for non-compliance with money laundering and terrorist financing measures. The penalty is the se...
Dec 07, 2023
Joly condemns Hamas rapes of Israeli women after weeks of pressure
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is condemning sexual violence committed by Hamas during its attack on Israel, after weeks of pressure to speak out. On the platform X, formerly known as T...
Dec 07, 2023
Cleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor wins 2023 Tip O'Neill award
SAINT MARYS, ONTARIO - Cleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor has won the 2023 Tip O'Neill Award. The honour is awarded annually by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to the Canadian Major...
Dec 07, 2023