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More employed people turning to Toronto food banks amid record-high visits, new report says

More people who have jobs as their primary source of income are now turning to food banks as cost of living continues to climb and put pressure on food support programs, a new report finds.  As food banks saw another record year of visits and new users, the strain on their resources …

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In Danielle Smith era, Premier Notley’s tenure now looks peachy

EDITOR’S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in mid-October, starting six days after Danielle Smith won the leadership of the United Conservative Party. As with all polls, this one is a snapshot in time.  It’s a surefire applause line, at least at a United …

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Renter finds out ‘guaranteed’ U-Haul reservation isn’t guaranteed

Sam Everitt was well prepared for his move from Montreal to Toronto. The Concordia master’s student knew July 1 was Quebec’s famous “moving day,” when tens of thousands of rental leases expire across the province. So he reserved his truck nearly four months in advance. He received reassuring emails from U-Haul about his “guaranteed” …

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Top Mountie, PM’s intelligence adviser testifying this week before Emergencies Act inquiry

The head of the RCMP and the prime minister’s national security and intelligence adviser will testify before the Emergencies Act inquiry this week. The Public Order Emergency Commission was established to determine if the federal government was justified in its decision to, for the first time ever, invoke the Emergencies Act — …

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He abused dozens of Indigenous children in Ontario. But did Jesuit priest’s painful legacy begin in Montreal?

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. As a Jesuit priest in Ontario, George Epoch sexually abused dozens of children in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. But Epoch’s abuse allegedly dates back even earlier, to the 1950s, when he taught at Loyola High School, a private Catholic school in Montreal. Two …

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Oneida First Nation woman sues London, Ont., police, alleging officers sexually abused her for years

Warning: This story contains disturbing allegations of sexual abuse A 67-year-old Oneida Nation of the Thames woman has launched a $6-million lawsuit against the London Police Service (LPS) in southwestern Ontario, alleging three officers sexually assaulted her for years and officials did nothing to stop it.  Two officers sexually assaulted her over the …

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This Ontario family wants a needle-free flu vaccine but can’t find it anywhere

A southwestern Ontario family is calling for a needle-free flu vaccine to be publicly funded again so that it’s a real option for children this flu season. Ryan McClanahan has been trying buy a nasal spray, such as FluMist, but says it’s impossible to find for his nine-year-old son who has a …

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ਇਮਰਾਨ ਖ਼ਾਨ ’ਤੇ ਹਮਲਾ: ਤਿੰਨ ਸ਼ੱਕੀਆਂ ਖ਼ਿਲਾਫ਼ ਐਫਆਈਆਰ ਦਰਜ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਪੀਟੀਆਈ ਸੁਪਰੀਮ ਕੋਰਟ ਪੁੱਜੀ

ਲਾਹੌਰ, 14 ਨਵੰਬਰ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਤਹਿਰੀਕ-ਏ-ਇਨਸਾਫ਼ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਸ਼ਹਿਬਾਜ਼ ਸ਼ਰੀਫ, ਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਚ ਫੌਜੀ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਇਮਰਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਨੇ ਹੱਤਿਆ ਦੀ ਕਥਿਤ ਸਾਜ਼ਿਸ਼ ਰਚਣ ਦਾ ਦੋਸ਼ ਲਗਾਇਆ ਸੀ ਖ਼ਿਲਾਫ਼ ਐਫਆਈਆਰ ਦਰਜ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਅੱਜ ਸੁਪਰੀਮ ਕੋਰਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਈ ਰਿੱਟ ਪਟੀਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਦਾਖਲ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ। ਕਾਬਿਲੇਗੌਰ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇਮਰਾਨ ਖਾਨ …

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ਗੌਰਵ ਦਿਵੇਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਸੀਈਓ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ

ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 14 ਨਵੰਬਰ ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਆਈਏਐਸ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਗੌਰਵ ਦਿਵੇਦੀ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਨਵਾਂ ਸੀਈਓ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਛੱਤੀਸਗੜ੍ਹ ਕੇਡਰ ਦੇ 1995 ਬੈਚ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਜਕਾਲ ਅਹੁਦਾ ਸੰਭਾਲਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਦਿਨ ਤੋਂ ਪੰਜ ਸਾਲ ਦਾ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਦਿਵੇਦੀ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਸ਼ੇਖਰ ਵੇਮਬਤੀ 2017 ਤੋਂ 2022 ਤਕ ਇਸ ਅਹੁਦੇ ‘ਤੇ ਸਨ। …

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