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Toronto police increase presence along hospital row after pro-Palestinian protest outside Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto police say they are increasing their presence along hospital row after a pro-Palestinian protest downtown on Monday night, including outside Mount Sinai Hospital. http://dlvr.it/T2jYHh
Russia puts PM Kaja Kallas of NATO member Estonia on criminal wanted list
Estonia's prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era Second World War monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday, as tensions between Russia and the West soar amid the war in Ukraine. http://dlvr.it/T2j0bf
Joly says she's pressed her Israeli counterpart for news of Canadians missing in Gaza
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday she has raised reports of three Canadians missing in Gaza with her Israeli counterpart. Family members of Ahmed Elagha and his sons Borak and Hashem say they were taken by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a raid on Thursday. http://dlvr.it/T2gl70
Police recover two bodies from Ontario Lake
The bodies of two people have been recovered from Charleston Lake after falling through the ice on Sunday afternoon, Ontario Provincial Police said. http://dlvr.it/T2gQPn
Richmond, B.C., condo developer ordered to pay $13 million over cancelled pre-sale contracts
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered a Richmond developer to pay more than $13 million for cancelling deals with more than 30 would-be condo buyers and then selling the units to other people for higher prices. http://dlvr.it/T2gBbG
James Smith inquest boosts Indigenous prison programs. Grassroots groups say their work is more effective
While many recommendations from a recent inquest into Canada’s worst mass stabbing suggest focusing on in-custody support, those with lived experience and their advocates say it’s time to pour more resources into community-based programs. http://dlvr.it/T2fTxz
Search underway for 2 people who fell through ice on Ontario lake
A search-and-rescue operation was taking place Sunday evening on a lake north of Gananoque, Ont., for two people who fell through the ice, Ontario Provincial Police say. http://dlvr.it/T2czRT
The National | 5 dead, including 3 children, in Manitoba
Feb. 11, 2024 | A man is in custody after five people, three of them children, were found dead in southern Manitoba. Donald Trump suggests Russia should attack NATO members who don’t pay their bill. Plus, why an Ontario hotel owner chose people over profits during a housing crisis. http://dlvr.it/T2cmLZ
Canada completes reverse sweep of U.S. in Game 7 of Rivalry Series for 2nd straight year
Natalie Spooner and Emma Maltais each scored twice, Ann-Renee Desbiens made 24 saves and Canada routed the United States 6-1 on Sunday in Saint Paul, Minn., the decisive seventh game of the Rivalry Series. http://dlvr.it/T2cc8v
Man in custody after 5 people, including 3 children, found dead in southern Manitoba
Five people — three of them children — were found dead Sunday morning in three incidents RCMP say are linked in southern Manitoba. http://dlvr.it/T2cbyL
Security requests from U.S. candidates highlight 'potential for violence,' domestic terrorism expert says
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's recent request for Secret Service protection is shining a light on threats of violence faced by public figures leading up to the 2024 U.S. election. http://dlvr.it/T2cCZg
Econoline Crush singer trades mic for stethoscope to work as nurse on Manitoba First Nation
In 2016, the longtime lead singer of Econoline Crush, Trevor Hurst, traded in his microphone for a stethoscope and took a job as a nurse in Canupawakpa Dakota Nation. http://dlvr.it/T2b2C0
Country Rant
I got to talk about North Korea. I got to talk about that Kim Jong Un. You know that short shit. Why you causing trouble you son of a bitch? Are you going nuclear? Your fucking haircut it looks like someone put a goddamn bowl on your head and ran a razor around the motherfucker. Let me tell you something gook. Don't fuck with America. We should of nuke your fucking arse years ago. Trump was right your a fucking rocket man and I dare you to ride a nuclear missile to nuke Pyongyang. I bet this clip won't even be seen by most North Koreans as North Korea's laws are goddamn dumb you communist prick. I want to talk about Russia. Russia you sorry son of a bitch you think you are going to win against Ukraine. You are going to lose like a egg frying in an pan. Vladimir Putin believes that he is going to reunite the Soviet Union. Ain't going to fucking happen. What are you going to do if Ukraine comes to smash down the gates of Moscow? Like I said before, that communist was shit...
Sextortion and the Yahoo Boys: B.C. suicide case mirrors global trend
Experts say it's no coincidence that recent cases involving teens dying by suicide after being extorted: the perpetrators are literally working from the same playbook, the details of which are posted in elaborately worded scripts online. http://dlvr.it/T2ZtFR
Former Quebec junior hockey player found guilty in group sexual assault of 15-year-old
Noah Corson, son of former Montreal Canadiens centre Shayne Corson, has been found guilty of sexual assault. Judge Paul Dunnigan said the accused had not taken all the reasonable steps he should have taken to ascertain the complainant's age — who was 15 at the time. http://dlvr.it/T2Zt3Y
Some virtual care companies putting patient data at risk, new study finds
Virtual care became a convenient way to access health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. But a new study has raised concerns that patients' private health data isn't always being adequately protected from pharmaceutical companies and other third parties. http://dlvr.it/T2ZTCP
Toronto breaks 86-year temperature record as unseasonable warmth hits
Temperatures are soaring across Ontario, with Toronto breaking a daily record and other cities poised to follow suit. The temperature cracked 11 C by 10 a.m. Friday at Toronto Pearson International Airport, busting a daily record set on the same day in 1938. http://dlvr.it/T2YCzK
Family of James Wood, who died after police encounter, calls out systemic racism and brutality
The family of James Wood is calling for his death to be a catalyst for change in the Winnipeg Police Service "so that, as Indigenous people, when we're calling on services or supports, we don't die." http://dlvr.it/T2Y3BH
Ford, Trudeau sign $3.1B health-care funding deal that will see Ontario hire more health workers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford signed an agreement on Friday that details how the province must spend $3.1 billion in federal funding earmarked for health care. http://dlvr.it/T2XrTy
Korean 'orphans' find long-lost family, hope after CBC report on falsified adoption papers
Last year, CBC published a story about Korean Canadian adoptees who believed they were orphans their whole lives, only to discover that wasn't the case. Since then, other "paper orphans" have learned they were stolen from their biological parents or their families were still alive and searching for them. http://dlvr.it/T2XrF5
At 76, I love walking and hiking. But an ice storm forced me to face my body's limitations
Keeping active is a huge part of life for 76-year-old Isobel Cunningham. But when an ice storm hit, she was forced to come to terms with her aging body's limitations and tap into new strengths. http://dlvr.it/T2XYMf
Believe it or not, wildfire smoke is already back in some parts of B.C.
Wildfires that went dormant over the winter have once again moved above ground, producing visible smoke and smouldering, the B.C. Wildfire Service says. http://dlvr.it/T2VqdP
Hundreds gather to hear organ change chords decades into 639-year-long piece
Hundreds of people gathered inside an 11th-century convent in Halberstadt, Germany, on Monday to listen to an organ switch from one chord to another. http://dlvr.it/T2Vf84
Competition Bureau investigating restrictive real estate clauses in Canadian grocery sector
The Competition Bureau says it's investigating the use of property clauses, which limit how real estate can be used by competitors, in the Canadian grocery sector. http://dlvr.it/T2VQcM
Indigenous leaders brace for Supreme Court's child welfare law decision
Indigenous leaders are bracing for a potentially landmark opinion from the Supreme Court of Canada, which is set to decide whether the Trudeau government’s Indigenous child welfare law is constitutional, following a court challenge from Quebec. http://dlvr.it/T2VQNk
Bell Media ends multiple CTV local newscasts, cuts BNN Bloomberg programming following layoff announcement
Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations. http://dlvr.it/T2V6tx
Jagmeet Singh threatens consequences if Liberals miss March 1 pharmacare deadline
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday he warned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a recent closed-door meeting that there will be "repercussions" if the government misses the March 1 deadline for tabling pharmacare legislation. http://dlvr.it/T2SBzY
Netanyahu rejects proposed ceasefire terms, slams 'delusional' Hamas demands
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rejected Hamas's terms for a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement, calling them "delusional," a position that complicates efforts to strike a deal between the sides. http://dlvr.it/T2SBpf
Lawyer for Edmundson challenges woman's claim about his bunkmate, sex assault trial hears
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Haydn Edmundson on a naval vessel could not have woken up his bunkmate during an alleged outburst over seeing his naked body exposed because the retired vice-admiral was sleeping alone during that time, his lawyer charged on Wednesday. http://dlvr.it/T2RyCX
People living in 5 Halifax tent encampments ordered to leave in coming weeks
People living in five tent encampment sites in Halifax are being ordered to leave in the coming weeks, with the municipality warning they could be fined or even arrested if they don't comply. http://dlvr.it/T2Rxyb
N.S. schools stuck between polarized opinions on gender, sexuality
As public debate over sex education in schools has been escalating across the country. Nova Scotia teachers and administrators have been fielding more questions and complaints, and in some cases, struggling to respond. http://dlvr.it/T2RdwM
With Imran Khan in jail, Pakistan gears up for election most voters don't trust
One political analyst says that sidelining former prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan's most popular politician, in this week's election 'has trumped concern for the country's image and democracy.' http://dlvr.it/T2PRZP
Cree chief pleads for help to end community's wave of violence in open letter to Sask. premier, PM
Leaders in a remote Saskatchewan community are calling out for help. They say residents in Pelican Narrows are living in fear daily because of drug-fuelled violence, stabbings, shootings and suicide, which are the result of historical injustice and geographic isolation. http://dlvr.it/T2PRHs
Ontario disability support worker says long OT hours put her close to breaking point amid a staffing crisis
Amanda Hodgkins, a disability support worker with Community Living Essex County, says she's had to work long overtime hours and once put in 35 hours straight. The union's local president calls it a "persistent" staffing issue, while Community Living's executive director says developmental service organizations across Ontario are struggling to attract employees. http://dlvr.it/T2PQws
P.E.I. classroom program shows newcomer students the ABCs of Canadian schools
A new pilot program is teaching children who recently moved to Canada the ABCs of going to school. That ranges from how to speak English to how lunch works, why we do fire drills and even what to expect during recess. http://dlvr.it/T2P6zY
True Detective's new season is a chilling one — but this Indigenous actor says he's dealt with colder winters
The latest season for one of television's most beloved crime drama series has a Saskatchewan connection. Joel D. Montgrand is playing the role of Eddie Qavvik in True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of the HBO anthology series. http://dlvr.it/T2LtJZ
How Canada is lagging when it comes to clamping down on 'greenwashing'
Ottawa wants to crack down on misleading or unsupported statements about products or a company's environmental record. But even those changes, advocates say, will still be far behind what other jurisdictions have already done. http://dlvr.it/T2Lt2M
Poilievre vows to crack down on auto theft with harsher sentences, tightened bail conditions
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday that if his party forms government he will tackle rising car theft across the country by imposing mandatory jail time and tightening bail conditions for repeat offenders. http://dlvr.it/T2Lb5x
Quebec to spend $870M on a new roof for the Olympic Stadium
Quebec confirmed repairing the Olympic Stadium's roof and ring will come with a price tag of $870 million. The stadium will be closed for four years as of this summer. http://dlvr.it/T2LZmV
Cultivating hope: Meet the community leaders trying to curb toxic drug deaths in Hope, B.C.
Hope, a travel-through for much of the province, has the highest per capita deaths from drug poisonings of any municipality in B.C. despite tireless efforts by people in the gateway town to keep people from dying. http://dlvr.it/T2LZSJ
In the line of fire: In Gaza, anyone can wind up a 'human shield'
The Gaza War has seen Israel claim that the high death toll among civilians is due to Hamas's use of "human shields." But that term has never been properly defined in the laws of armed conflict. When is a human a 'human shield'? And does that mean they can be killed without consequence? http://dlvr.it/T2JGPN
Betty Brussel is 99. She just smashed 3 world swimming records
Swimmer Betty Brussel just broke three world records. She’s training hard for her next competition — and getting ready for her 100th birthday this summer. http://dlvr.it/T2JGDN
Justin Bieber cheers Team Matthews to NHL all-star victory in Toronto
Auston Matthews led Team Matthews with two goals — including the winner — and an assist to secure a 7-4 victory over Team McDavid in the final of the league's 3-on-3 all-star mini tournament Saturday. http://dlvr.it/T2JG2s
Argylle is as good as taking your phone out in the theatre
Matthew Vaughn's new spy thriller Argylle has an interesting meta-backstory — but a not-so-interesting plot. http://dlvr.it/T2JFpY
Snow day, now eclipse day? Why the celestial event has some schools going dark
School boards across the province are bracing for the total solar eclipse that will grace Canadian skies in early April. Several school boards are considering closing while others argue it could be a learning opportunity for students. http://dlvr.it/T2GXft
24 Sussex is now asbestos and rodent-free — and nobody knows what to do with it
The commission responsible for maintaining the prime minister's residence says 24 Sussex is now free of asbestos, mould, lead and rodents. But there has not yet been a decision on more substantial renovation and revitalization. http://dlvr.it/T2GXRz
A Gaza doctor has been missing since November. His Canadian cousin is still looking for answers
Dr. Saleh Eleiwa, an emergency physician at Al-Shifa Hospital, was on a call with his cousin in Canada on Nov. 18 when he approached an IDF checkpoint while evacuating the hospital under Israeli raid. Witnesses have told the family that Eleiwa was taken by the IDF, but neither Israel nor Red Cross has answered questions about his whereabouts. http://dlvr.it/T2GXGn