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CanadaAug 16, 2024

CBSA to use facial recognition app for people facing deportation: documents

The Canada Border Services Agency plans to implement an app that uses facial recognition technology to keep track of people who have been ordered to be deported from the country. The mobile reporting app would use biometrics to confirm a person's identity and record their location data when they use the app to check in. Documents obtained through access-to-information indicate that the CBSA has proposed such an app as far back as 2021. A spokesperson confirmed that an app called ReportIn will be launched this fall. Experts are flagging numerous concerns, questioning the validity of user consen
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CanadaAug 15, 2024

Manitoba government follows other provinces in restricting cellphone use in schools

The Manitoba government is following other provinces in restricting the use of cellphones in classrooms beginning this school year. There is to be a ban for students in kindergarten to Grade 8, while those in high school will be restricted from using their devices during class time but are free to use them during breaks and lunch. The province says exemptions are to be made for medical or accessibility reasons. The bans are designed to reduce distractions and help students focus in class. Some Manitoba school divisions already had their own bans in place. Saskatchewan announced its decision la
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CanadaAug 14, 2024

Canada must respond to mpox crisis in Africa to prevent spread here, experts say

The World Health Organization has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern and experts say it's critical for Canada to respond. The WHO declaration comes as mpox formerly known as monkeypox has spread between several African countries and there are concerns it could spread further. McGill University global health researcher Dr. Madhukar Pai says the current risk to Canadians is low, but it's important to provide funding and resources to help African nations get the outbreak under control. He says it's the way to prevent the virus from travelling and becoming a bigger th
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CanadaAug 14, 2024

Trade minister criticizes higher U.S. softwood lumber duties as unfair, unwarranted

Canada's international trade minister is criticizing the U.S. Department of Commerce for nearly doubling duties on softwood lumber, saying the move is unfair and unwarranted. Minister Mary Ng says the U.S. has significantly increased duties on softwood lumber from Canada, from 8.05 per cent to 14.54 per cent. It's the latest salvo in a bilateral back-and-forth that Ottawa has described as a drag on efforts to improve the cost and supply of housing. Ng says the increase will harm consumers and producers on both sides of the border and called for a lasting resolution to this long-standing disput
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CanadaAug 14, 2024

Quebec to authorize early requests for MAID, won't wait for Ottawa to change law

Quebec says that starting this fall it will authorize early requests for medical assistance in dying from certain patients before their condition renders them incapable of giving consent. The province has been calling on the federal government to modify the Criminal Code to allow people to make such requests, but Quebec says it won't wait any longer. Quebec adopted a law in June 2023 permitting people with serious and incurable illnesses, such as Alzheimer's disease, to ask for MAID while they have the capacity to provide consent, with the procedure being carried out after their condition has
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CanadaAug 14, 2024

Immigration minister looking into revoking terror suspect's citizenship

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he plans to look into whether the man accused of plotting a terror attack in Toronto should have his Canadian citizenship revoked. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and his son Mostafa Eldidi, 26, were arrested in Richmond Hill, Ont., and face nine terrorism charges including conspiracy to commit murder on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. When the RCMP announced the charges on July 31 they said the two men were "in the advanced stages of planning a serious, violent attack in Toronto." The elder Eldidi, who is a Canadian citizen, is also ch
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CanadaAug 13, 2024

Parliamentary committee to probe how Toronto terror suspect was admitted to Canada

A House of Commons committee will investigate how a man facing terror charges was admitted to Canada and obtained citizenship. Members of Parliament on the national security committee voted unanimously to launch a study on the terror suspects arrested in the Toronto area last month. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and his son Mostafa Eldidi, 26, were arrested in Richmond Hill, Ont., and face nine terrorism charges including conspiracy to commit murder on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The RCMP announced the charges on July 31 and said the two men were "in the advanced stag
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CanadaAug 13, 2024

Third person dies in Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks

The Public Health Agency of Canada says a third person has died in a Listeria outbreak connected to Great Value and Silk plant-based milks. The agency says there are now 20 confirmed cases of listeriosis in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta. The Ontario ministry of health previously confirmed the first two deaths happened in that province. It's not yet clear where the third death happened. The affected products include Silk brand almond milk, coconut milk, almond-coconut milk and oat milk, as well as Great Value brand almond milk with best before dates up to and including Oct. 4. Last w
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CanadaAug 12, 2024

Chief human rights commissioner resigns after investigation into Israel comments

The recently appointed chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission says he has agreed to resign today after an investigation into comments he made in the past related to Israel. The justice minister launched an investigation after Canadian Jewish organizations raised concerns about Birju Dattani's past activities. Dattani has previously denied allegations that he made anti-Israel statements, including what Conservatives characterize as a "justification of terrorism." Justice Minister Arif Virani told Dattani in a letter at the end of July that the results of the investigation ra

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BCSep 22, 2025

Coquitlam RCMP phone number spoofed in scam calls

Coquitlam RCMP is alerting the public about “spoofing scams” after receiving several reports that the Coquitlam RCMP Burquitlam Community Police Office phone number (604-949-5000) has been used for multiple frauds. Spoofing is a type of fraud where the fraudsters manipulate their caller ID to display “Coquitlam RCMP” or other police agencies. The fraudsters would pretend to be police officers and tell potential victims they are under investigation for a criminal offence. The fraudsters then attempt to obtain personal or financial information from the victim. “Scammers are pretend
AlbertaSep 22, 2025

Dozens of Alberta students play hooky, rally for teachers as strike deadline looms

Dozens of students played hooky from school to rally for teachers at Alberta's legislature today as a provincewide teachers strike deadline nears. They shouted, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, where did the budget go?' and waved signs in solidarity with the province's 51,000 teachers who are fighting for higher wages and reduced classroom sizes. The Alberta government and the Alberta Teachers' Association say both parties remain at the table trying to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement ahead of the Oct. 6 strike deadline teachers have set. Nyla Ahmadzai, one of the rally's organ
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BCSep 22, 2025

Coach Dosanjh expresses happiness on Canada's medal haul at World championship, praises Jasneet Nijjar's performance

Canada has achieved another success at the World Athletics Championships. Canadian sprinters won the silver medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay. In the event final, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brandon Rodney and Andre de Grasse performed brilliantly, winning the silver medal in the event with their season's best timing of 37.55 seconds. In the same event, the American team won the gold medal with a timing of 37.29 seconds and the Netherlands team won the bronze medal with a timing of 37.81 seconds. Meanwhile, Marco Arop won the bronze medal for Canada in the men's 800-meter event over the wee
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BCSep 22, 2025

B.C. public workers' strike expands to liquor, cannabis distribution warehouses

Liquor and cannabis warehouses in British Columbia are now behind picket lines as public sector workers step up job action to try to pressure the government back to the bargaining table. The BC General Employees' Union says workers at the Liquor Distribution Branch's headquarters in Burnaby as well as warehouses in Delta, Richmond and Kamloops are now on strike. The union has also added five new provincial ministry work sites in Vancouver and Victoria to the strike list, putting the total number of active picket lines across B.C. to 28. The job action in its fourth week now involves more than
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BCSep 22, 2025

Premier’s statement on Navratri

Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Navratri: “Tonight, Hindu communities in British Columbia will join others around the world in celebrating the beginning of the festival of Navratri. “For the next nine nights, families, friends and loved ones will gather to pray to the nine manifestations of the divine feminine and perform the traditional garba dance to celebrate the victory of good over evil and of light over darkness. It is also a time for spiritual renewal.“Hindu Canadians have made many positive contributions to British Columbia and Canada. We all benefit