Daylight Saving Time: History, health impacts and debate
Spiro Papuckoski / torontosun - Most Canadians will be springing their clocks forward one hour this weekend. For some, that loss of 60 minutes will become permanent. British Columbia announced earlier this week that the province is officially ending the twice-yearly time change in favou…
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Quebec’s measles outbreak is over, but cases continue across Canada
Harry North / montrealgazette - The disease has prompted renewed concern among Canadian public health officials after Canada lost its status as a country that had eliminated the disease.
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Social media ban for kids under consideration in online harms bill: Carney
Anja Karadeglija / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney says that while there should be debate in Canada about a social media ban for children, he has not made up his own mind on the issue yet.
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Competition Bureau clears EQB’s deal to buy PC Financial from Loblaw
News Staff / citynews - TORONTO — The Competition Bureau has cleared EQB Inc.’s proposed acquisition of PC Financial. EQB Inc. and Loblaw Cos. Ltd. say the bureau’s approval represents an important regulatory milestone for the deal. The companies say the deal also requires appro…
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Witness alleges at defamation trial that Cardinal Ouellet rubbed her 'derrière'
Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - Ouellet is suing a woman for $100,000, alleging she defamed him with sexual assault allegations.
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Montreal teacher challenges policy for trans students to hide identity from parents
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Provincial policy allows children 14 years and older to change their name and pronouns in school without parental consent.
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Toronto man charged in alleged multimillion-dollar investment fraud: York police
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Police say a 40-year-old Toronto man is facing fraud charges in an alleged multimillion-dollar investment scam.
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Supreme Court says asylum seekers entitled to subsidized Quebec daycare
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Canada’s top court has ruled Quebec discriminated against female refugee claimants by denying them access to the province’s subsidized daycare program.
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Ottawa office market experts left in the dark over feds’ return-to-work needs
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ottawa real estate watchers are calling on the federal government to be more clear about its workspace needs as public servants prepare to spend more time in the office.
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Lawyers set to make legal arguments in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Lawyers are set to make legal arguments Friday afternoon in the Toronto sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach.
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Canada and Japan sign new strategic partnership, including military co-operation
Steven Chase / theglobeandmail - On final stop of 10-day trip, PM Carney announces deeper ties with Japan in defence, energy, critical minerals and advanced technology such as artificial intelligence
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