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‘This is happening every day’: Experts raise alarm after recent human trafficking arrests in Sask.
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Experts are raising the alarm after a months-long RCMP human trafficking investigation in Saskatchewan led to two arrests. Two men tied…
N.L. health-care workers got an email promising a day off — but it was only a cybersecurity test
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Employees of Newfoundland and Labrador’s health authority recently received an email thanking them for their hard work in recent months with…
Opioid deaths in Canada average 16 per day despite recent decline
Canada’s fentanyl czar, Kevin Brosseau, said in a statement: “While it is encouraging to see the national rates of drug toxicity deaths in decline, we know there is much more work to be done. We are deploying all the tools at the federal government’s disposal and working collaboratively with other levels of government, law enforcement…
Carney visits family’s ancestral home during Irish trip: ‘Exciting day’ – National
Showing a more personal side during his state visit to Ireland, Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the village of Aghagower, his family’s ancestral home, on Sunday morning where he was greeted by cheering villagers and streets lined with Canadian flags. Members of the crowd, some of whom travelled up to an hour to greet the…
Disclosure Day less interested in world-ending threats than revelation
Perhaps no institution has been knocked quite as hard as the Fourth Estate, with a real crisis in trust happening over the past decade of “fake news.” According to Gallup, roughly 7 in 10 Americans trusted the mainstream media in the 1970s, when Spielberg made Close Encounters. By 2025, fewer than 3 in 10 did, a record-low according to the polls. But…
‘A remarkable day’: Northern cod total allowable catch increases by 55 per cent
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Two months after deeming northern cod stock to be in the healthy zone, Ottawa is increasing the total allowable catch (TAC)…
Toronto’s towering temporary FIFA bleachers perfectly safe, builder says, especially on game day
The New York Times was not kind to BMO Field’s temporary stands, a metal scaffold topped by 17,000 new seats erected for the upcoming FIFA World Cup games in Toronto. When its local staffer attended the May 9 game there between Toronto FC and Inter Miami, he reported back under the headline: “You feel it…
Made in Canada: Five Father’s Day gifts for the dad who wants nothing
When it comes to dads, one can rarely go wrong with bacon or hot sauce. So you can see why this concoction from Cardigan, P.E.I.-based maker Maritimes Madness fits the Father’s Day bill. Made with vinegar, cayennes, tomatoes, garlic, sugar and natural bacon flavour, Bacon Blaze Hot Sauce boasts a natural, smoky bacon flavour and…
Stefanski testifies for 2nd day as Crown challenges account of ex-wife’s death – Okanagan
On the second day of Crown cross-examination, Vitali Stefanski admitted he forced his ex-wife, Tatjana Stefanski, into his vehicle one day before the 44-year old woman was found dead in a forested area in the North Okanagan. It was April 13, 2024, when security video from an adjacent property, showed Stefanski and Tatjana at the…
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