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More Canadians trusting governments as COVID pandemic fades: poll – National

An annual survey on how trusting Canadians are suggests their faith in governments is rebounding as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to fade. The 2023 CanTrust Index published by Proof Strategies surveyed 1,502 adults online between Jan. 5 and Jan. 13 but cannot be given a margin of error because internet …

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Siakam powers Raptors past Spurs 112-98

TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors are focused on putting out a professional effort even as trade rumours swirl around the team. Pascal Siakam’s 37 points led all scorers in Toronto’s 112-98 win over the struggling San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Point guard Fred VanVleet said he wasn’t paying attention to …

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Indigo says ‘cybersecurity incident’ has impacted online orders, electronic payments

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 8, 2023 10:29 pm Updated February 8, 2023 10:30 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Indigo Books & Music Inc. says it is dealing with what it calls a “cybersecurity incident” that has affected online customer orders. Toronto-based Indigo said …

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RCMP look for missing teen from The Pas, Man. – Winnipeg

Police in The Pas are asking for the public’s help tracking down a missing teen. Isaac Oleksiuk, 16, was last seen Sunday leaving a home on Dufferin Street in the early morning hours. Oleksiuk is fix-foot-two, 140 lbs with long black hair and brown eyes. MISSING: 16yo Isaac Oleksiuk of …

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Carbon capture storage technology too expensive, takes too long to build: report – National

By betting it can solve its emissions problem with carbon capture and storage, Canada’s oil and gas industry risks saddling itself with expensive stranded assets, a new report argues. The report, released Thursday by the International Institute for Sustainable Development – a Winnipeg-based think-tank that focuses on climate and sustainable …

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How rising food prices make eating healthy a big-time struggle for some Canadians

2:35 Food inflation: Rising prices make eating healthy a struggle for low-income Canadians Over a six-week period, as part of the ‘Out of Pocket’ series, Global News is examining how inflation is impacting Canadians from coast to coast. Canadians are feeling the pressure at the checkout lane as grocery prices continue …

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2 sent to hospital in serious condition after fire in Toronto – Toronto

Toronto Fire says two people have been taken to hospital after a fire broke out in Leslieville on Thursday morning. Fire officials said they responded to reports of a fire on Eastern Avenue, near Logan Avenue, at around 2:47 a.m. When crews arrived, officials said a third floor unit had …

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Winnipeg cops round up suspects in serial break-ins, robberies – Winnipeg

Two men are behind bars after an investigation into several break-and-enter incidents at Winnipeg businesses, police say. The suspects are connected to four break-ins to Pembina Highway restaurants and three retail business break-ins in the same area, from late January through Tuesday. Items reported stolen range from cash to computer …

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China has conducted spy balloon program for years, Pentagon says – National

The Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast was part of a large surveillance program that China has been conducting for “several years,” the Pentagon said Wednesday. When similar balloons passed over U.S. territory on four occasions during the Trump and Biden administrations, the U.S. did not immediately …

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Ontario legislature eyes full shutdown for major renovations; likely to cost over $1B

TORONTO — At 130 years old, Ontario’s legislature is showing its age. There are lead pipes and asbestos running through the walls, mountains of old cables and wires stacked on top of new ones, an inefficient steam heating system with parts that frequently fail and fire safety systems in need …

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