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B.C. ministry ordered to hand over records in alleged domestic violence privacy breach

WARNING: This story contains details of sexual abuse and ​​​intimate partner violence. British Columbia’s privacy watchdog has sided with a woman suing the provincial government and its victim assistance program over an alleged breach of her sensitive files. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) has ordered B.C.’s Ministry of …

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Human smugglers sent 2 families to their deaths as RCMP closed in, court records show

After the Chaudhari family landed in Montreal on a flight from Winnipeg they walked out the airport doors to a waiting grey minivan allegedly driven by a key player in a human smuggling network that would eventually lead the four Indian nationals to their deaths,  according to court records obtained …

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Detroit records lowest number of homicides in nearly 60 years

Homicides in Detroit have dropped to levels not seen since before the mid-1960s, according to preliminary year-end statistics released by the Michigan border city. The city is part of a national trend of declining rates of overall violent crime across the U.S. Detroit ended 2024 with about 203 homicides — …

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As Brampton, Ont., aims to curb illegal rentals, records show local councillor co-owns non-compliant property

As the City of Brampton works to address unsafe and illegal housing, CBC Toronto has learned that a local councillor co-owns a property with an unregistered basement apartment, contravening municipal bylaws.  Coun. Gurpartap Singh Toor, who sits on both Brampton city council and Peel regional council, denies owning the house on …

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S&P/TSX composite down Friday, U.S. markets reach new records

Losses in the energy sector led Canada’s main stock index lower on Friday, while U.S. stock markets rose to new records. Both Canada and the U.S. saw fresh jobs data today that came in weaker than expected, solidifying bets on both sides of the border for upcoming interest rate cuts. …

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Man enters Toronto school, records students, posts videos online: police – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man went inside a Toronto school two days in a row last week, recorded students, and then posted the videos online, police say, in what officers are calling a “suspicious incident.” Toronto police said they’ve launched a mischief investigation and are …

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Shopify CEO calls CRA request for Canadian stores’ records ‘overreach’

The CEO of Shopify is vowing to fight a request from the Canada Revenue Agency asking the e-commerce company to provide it with six years’ worth of merchant records. “I don’t particularly want a fight with the CRA (Canada’s tax authority)- but we got asked to backchannel them six years of records …

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Ontario girl, 9, sets 3 Guinness World Records in hula hooping

Mamathi Vinoth would spend hours practising hula hooping after school every day to perfect her technique. Spinning, hopping and twirling, the nine-year-old worked on her strength, stamina and consistency. The hard work paid off a few weeks ago when the Grade 4 student from Mississauga, Ont., set three Guinness World …

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Record lows shatter temperature records in Ontario during cold snap

Record temperatures were recorded in several parts of Ontario in recent days, breaking previous lows as far back as 1923. Environment and Climate Change Canada shared the deep freeze figures on Twitter. At Algonquin Park, a record low of negative 41.5 C was noted on Saturday, beating the previous record …

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Whistleblowers allege U of T data project collected 600K patient records without consent

Ontario’s privacy commissioner is investigating a sweeping data project at the University of Toronto that is alleged to have collected over 600,000 electronic medical records without patient consent or knowledge. Filed last summer by a group of concerned doctors in the GTA, a privacy complaint alleges the University of Toronto …

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