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Canada To Print “Poison In Every Puff” On Individual Cigarettes
The policy seeks to reduce tobacco usage to less than five per cent by 2035. New laws also aim to strengthen health-related visual representations on cigarette packets. Canada’s health department has announced that warning labels…
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Halifax wildfire still out of control, 14,000 forced from their homes
A wildfire that has damaged or destroyed dozens of homes in suburban Halifax is still burning out of control because of gusty winds and dry conditions. Halifax deputy fire Chief David Meldrum said an estimated…
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WestJet, pilots avert strike with 11th-hour deal, but more than 100 Friday flights cancelled
Carrier cancelled 29 per cent of flights scheduled for the day as of Friday morning. WestJet and its pilots’ union reached a last-minute deal late Thursday, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend,…
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Hamilton becomes latest Ontario city to declare state of emergency over homelessness, other crises
City council voted unanimously Wednesday to make declaration. Hamilton city council voted unanimously Wednesday to declare a state of emergency related to homelessness, opioid addiction and mental health, following several emotional comments and pleas to…
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Tuesday’s budget to include grocery rebate for lower income Canadians
Rise in RESP withdrawal limit, new clean tech manufacturing tax credit to be revealed. The federal budget, set for Tuesday, will include a grocery rebate measure aimed at lower income Canadians to help address the…
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Feds warn Ontario they could shut down development near Rouge Park, Ford ‘not too concerned’
Park is adjacent to land set to be developed, not part of it, premier says Ontario’s plans to build housing near a massive national park could be shut down if a new study shows a…
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Ontario colleges move to protect international students, before and after they come to Canada
In the face of growing concerns about the treatment of international students in this country, publicly funded colleges in Ontario are bringing in a new set of rules meant to protect those coming from abroad…
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Biden Leaves Press Meet Midway, Ignores Questions On Banking Crisis
The video of Mr Biden walking out, on the White House’s YouTube channel, has gone viral with over four million views. Comments have been turned off, which has triggered a backlash on Twitter. US President…
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China looms large as Biden makes submarine moves with UK, Australia
President Joe Biden was flanked on Monday by a 377-foot submarine – the USS Missouri – as he announced an accelerated timeline for Australia to receive its own nuclear-powered submarines early next decade. But looming…
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Kingston region creates protocol to support survivors of human trafficking
Document brings together law enforcement and victims services. Alexandra Stevenson describes Kingston and Frontenac County’s new human trafficking protocol as a declaration that no one is going to fall through the cracks. Stevenson, who called…
