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n b doctor accused in covid 19 outbreak plans to sue province rcmp
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N.B. doctor accused in COVID-19 outbreak plans to sue province, RCMP

The doctor who was accused of breaking COVID-19 rules and being the source of an outbreak in northern New Brunswick last year plans to...

tscc82ilhqotin nation slams failure to condemn b c lawyer for misconduct on residential school file
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Tŝilhqot’in Nation slams ‘failure’ to condemn B.C. lawyer for misconduct on residential school file

The head of the Tŝilhqot’in National Government says the body governing B.C.’s law profession has failed to “appropriately condemn” a lawyer who hired...

carpenter faces 15m lawsuit for criticizing sexual harassment comments in construction podcast
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Carpenter faces $15M lawsuit for criticizing sexual harassment comments in construction podcast

Two men who run a prominent construction industry podcast that aired remarks about cat-calling and trying to grab women have filed a $15...

premier rejects calls to apologize to n b doctor after covid 19 related charge withdrawn
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Premier rejects calls to apologize to N.B. doctor after COVID-19-related charge withdrawn

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is rejecting calls to apologize to a family doctor who had been blamed for a COVID-19 outbreak in Campbellton last year...

wealthy kpmg clients continued to dodge taxes for years after cra detected offshore sham
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Wealthy KPMG clients continued to dodge taxes for years after CRA detected offshore ‘sham’

After amassing a fortune selling scrap metal in South Africa, Peter Cooper immigrated to Canada in the mid-1990s with his sons Marshall and...

partially paralyzed indigenous man left in wheelchair he cant operate outside toronto er files complaint
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Partially paralyzed Indigenous man left in wheelchair he can’t operate outside Toronto ER files complaint

It felt like –7 C outside when Charles Hussin found himself kicked out of a downtown Toronto hospital’s emergency department in January and...

joyce echaquans death lays bare once again problems in quebecs health care system
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Joyce Echaquan’s death lays bare, once again, problems in Quebec’s health-care system

At the courtroom in Trois-Rivières, Que., family and friends of Joyce Echaquan have listened, at times in tears, at others in stunned silence,...

tiktok debuts new voice after canadian actor sues over the old one
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TikTok debuts new voice — after Canadian actor sues over the old one

Users of the social media app TikTok noticed a new female voice narrating their videos on Monday, about three weeks after a Canadian actor...

why these parents teachers want covid 19 vaccines to be mandatory for school staff
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Why these parents, teachers want COVID-19 vaccines to be mandatory for school staff

This story is part of a CBC News series examining the stresses the pandemic has placed on educators and the school system. For the series, CBC News sent...

ups shipping bungle keeps oxygen device from family sick with covid 19
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UPS shipping bungle keeps oxygen device from family sick with COVID-19

Eva Oczkus was in a race against time when she went to a UPS store in January, anxious to get what she hoped...

ottawa senators owner took caribbean superyacht vacation during pandemic and it went horribly lawsuits say
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Ottawa Senators owner took Caribbean superyacht vacation during pandemic — and it went horribly, lawsuits say

What do you do if it’s the middle of a pandemic and you’re feeling cooped up in Canada, where government lockdowns have been...

community hopes for answers from inquest into death of atikamekw woman who filmed quebec nurses mocking her
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Community hopes for answers from inquest into death of Atikamekw woman who filmed Quebec nurses mocking her

A Quebec coroner will begin hearing testimony and explanations as to why Joyce Echaquan died in hospital last September after being admitted with stomach pains, and...

how a vacancy in a safe conservative seat could mean headaches for erin otoole
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How a vacancy in a safe Conservative seat could mean headaches for Erin O’Toole

A new vacancy in a safe Conservative riding gives the party an opportunity for renewal — or it could trigger the same problems that have...

would be dad wins test to determine if tinder connection resulted in beautiful baby
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Would-be dad wins test to determine if Tinder connection resulted in ‘beautiful baby’

A B.C. provincial court judge has ordered a paternity test for a baby that’s either the result of a Tinder connection or ongoing...

harm reduction group to challenge quebec curfew in court saying safe injection site users at risk
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Harm reduction group to challenge Quebec curfew in court, saying safe injection site users at risk

A Montreal harm reduction group is launching a legal challenge of the province’s COVID-19 curfew on Tuesday, saying the health measure violates the rights...