Order of Canada recognizes ordinary people for extraordinary feats
Some of this year’s appointees to the Order of Canada include everyday folks who strive to make the world a little bit better.
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| Topic: | Misc CDN |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Deere & Co. will allow farmers to repair their own equipment
The American Farm Bureau Federation and machinery manufacturer Deere & Co signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday that ensures farmers have the right to repair their own farm equipment or go to an independent technician.
| Posted: | 6:00 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Tech |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Hawaiian volcano Kilauea erupts again
Weeks after Hawaii's Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in decades, neighbouring volcano Kilauea is showing activity again after a brief pause, according to officials.
| Posted: | 3:04 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
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| Rating: | 6015 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Mexico City: Subway crash kills 1, injuries 57
Two subway trains collided between two stations Saturday in Mexico City, killing at least one person and injuring 57, authorities said.
| Posted: | 2:58 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Misc World |
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| Rating: | 6004 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Morneau on Trudeau: "sorely lacking"
Chronic weaknesses in the Liberal government weren't fixed, the former finance minister says in a new book, and Canada's prosperity suffered
| Posted: | 1:27 PM on Saturday |
| Topic: | Political |
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| Rating: | 6001 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Child shoots teacher at school: Newport News police
A 6-year-old student shot and wounded a Virginia teacher Friday during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said.
| Posted: | 4:47 PM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Poster: | Strutz |
Ram Reveals 1500 Revolution BEV Electric Truck Concept At CES
It features completely new yet recognizable Ram design and the promise of class leading range, tech and capability.
| Posted: | 7:02 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Business |
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| Rating: | 6004 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Canada's economy added 104,000 jobs in December, unemployment fell slightly
Canada's economy added 104,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.0 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday.
| Posted: | 6:11 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Economics |
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| Rating: | 6034 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Ottawa LRT: Service partly shut down after freezing rain causes problems
Work continued Friday morning to restore Ottawa's LRT system after freezing rain and "arcing" may have caused significant damage to the overhead wiring system.
| Posted: | 6:07 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Weather |
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| Rating: | 6000 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
All-Canadian electric vehicle, Project Arrow, unveiled
The car is designed to show that Canada’s part suppliers can be part of the EV revolution and have cutting-edge technology suppliers want
| Posted: | 6:05 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Business |
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| Rating: | 6024 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Pigeon wearing crystal meth 'like a backpack' caught inside B.C. prison yard
Drug-smuggling pigeons have persisted over the decades, busted from North America to Europe and Asia. Last week, for the first time in recent memory, one was captured at a correctional facility in B.C.
| Posted: | 5:56 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Rating: | 6024 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
U.S. Moves to Bar Noncompete Agreements in Labor Contracts
A sweeping proposal by the Federal Trade Commission would block companies from limiting their employees’ ability to work for a rival.
| Posted: | 5:55 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Rating: | 5979 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
US approves world’s first vaccine for declining honey bees
The vaccine targets a disease known to weaken colonies by attacking bee larvae.
| Posted: | 5:52 AM on Friday |
| Topic: | Environmental |
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| Rating: | 5999 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
B.C. man jailed 12 months for child pornography
A 32-year-old Vancouver man who was caught with thousands of child pornography images – and whose chat messages suggested he was a potential threat to his young daughter – has been sentenced to 12 months in jail.
| Posted: | 8:28 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Rating: | 5988 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Mexican city erupts in violence, residents ordered to stay indoors after drug cartel leader's arrest
Canadians in Mexico's northwest are being advised to take extra care amid an outbreak of violence following the arrest of Sinaloa drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, a son of jailed kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
| Posted: | 7:59 PM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Rating: | 5976 |
| Poster: | Strutz |
Half of Canadian workers will job hunt in 2023 for better pay and perks, according to poll
Half of Canadian workers plan to look for a new job in 2023, a nearly twofold increase from just a year ago, according to a new poll by recruitment firm Robert Half.
| Posted: | 7:04 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Economics |
| Hits: | 60444 |
| Rating: | 6044 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Another 'atmospheric river' storm renews flood threat in California
Emergency crews braced for the next bout of high winds and torrential rains forecast to sweep California starting on Wednesday, renewing the threat of power outages and flooding that struck parts of the state over the New Year's weekend.
| Posted: | 7:01 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Weather |
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| Rating: | 6003 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Cree girl who died should never have been taken by Children's Services, Alberta judge finds
The 2014 death of Serenity, a four-year-old Cree girl, was the result of her being taken away from her mother by Children’s Services years earlier, an Alberta judge has found.
| Posted: | 6:01 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Rating: | 5974 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Danish bank workers celebrate first full year without robberies
Finance workers’ union says number of bank heists has fallen off as use of cash has decreased in recent years
| Posted: | 5:53 AM on Thursday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Shine a brighter light on contract government
Ottawa's becoming addicted to consulting firms. Other countries have rung the alarm. It's time for the same to happen here.
| Posted: | 1:29 PM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
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| Rating: | 6000 |
| Poster: | Scape |
Canada is picking up the political radicalization bug from the U.S., new report warns
A U.S.-based research group that specializes in gauging geopolitical risk says Canada is showing signs of the same political contagion and polarization that has afflicted American politics.
| Posted: | 8:41 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Political |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Supreme Court’s decision to strike down life-without-parole law leads to sentencing changes
The Supreme Court’s decision in May in the case of Alexandre Bissonnette is having an effect on sentencing well beyond multiple murders, a Globe review of a legal database has found
| Posted: | 7:15 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Edmonton community hall vandalized for second time, one week before planned reopening
Repairs from previous vandalism were almost complete at the Riverbend community league's Brookside Hall when it was hit again on New Year's Eve.
| Posted: | 6:55 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Rating: | 6019 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Man accused of intentionally driving car off California cliff with 2 children inside
Police have arrested Dharmesh A. Patel of Pasadena, who remains in hospital, on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse after the vehicle plunged 75 metres off the cliff.
| Posted: | 6:30 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Rating: | 5970 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Via Rail and Sunwing must answer for holiday mess: MP
The chair of the House of Commons transport committee on Tuesday called for Sunwing Airlines and Via Rail to publicly explain what caused the travel nightmare that plagued thousands of Canadians over the holidays.
| Posted: | 5:53 AM on Wednesday |
| Topic: | Business |
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By 9:43 a.m., Canada's richest CEOs have already earned the average worker's annual salary
According to a report released Tuesday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, an Ottawa-based think-tank, the 100 best-paid chief executive officers in Canada now make 243 times what the typical worker earns: $14.3 million versus $58,800.
| Posted: | 7:08 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Economics |
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Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus returned
An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted years ago, Egyptian officials said Monday.
| Posted: | 6:54 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | History |
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Edmonton man wanted on Canada-wide warrant for human trafficking found in B.C.
An Edmonton man accused of assaulting and forcibly confining a 19-year-old woman while forcing her to become a sex worker was arrested in Burnaby, B.C., after evading police for more than a year.
| Posted: | 6:46 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Lawyer who hired PI to spy on Manitoba judge shocked to be arrested
Legal advocacy centre questions timing of arrest, says it is ‘deeply disappointed’ by the decision of Winnipeg Police to lay a criminal charge
| Posted: | 6:36 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Public Domain Day 2023 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are open to all! On January 1, 2023, copyrighted works from 1927 will enter the US public domain. 1 They will be free for all to copy, share, and build upon. These include Virginia Woolf’s To Th
| Posted: | 6:34 AM on Tuesday |
| Topic: | Arts & Entertainment |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Major flooding from storm prompts evacuation warnings in California
Evacuation warnings were in place in rural Northern California on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic and closing major highways.
| Posted: | 11:37 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Weather |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Lula sworn in as Brazil president, vows drastic change from predecessor
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil's president on Sunday, delivering a searing indictment of far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro and vowing a drastic change of course to rescue a nation plagued by hunger, poverty and racism.
| Posted: | 11:27 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Political |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Stranded travellers from Sask. are slowly making it back home, with a pit stop in Winnipeg
Roice Anne Fox and her family are relieved to be back on Canadian soil after spending six days waiting in hotel lobbies in Varadero, Cuba, for a flight to take her home to Saskatchewan. She is not alone as hundreds of Saskatchewan residents wait to be bac
| Posted: | 11:20 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Business |
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| Rating: | 6483 |
| Poster: | DrCaleb |
Avengers star Jeremy Renner in critical condition after snow-plowing accident
Avengers star Jeremy Renner is being treated for serious injuries that happened while he was plowing snow, the actor's representative said Sunday.
| Posted: | 11:18 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Arts & Entertainment |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |
2023 will be a pivotal year for Indigenous child welfare on both sides of the border
The highest courts in Canada and the United States are expected to decide child welfare cases this year that could have far-reaching implications for Indigenous rights on both sides of the border.
| Posted: | 11:13 AM on Monday |
| Topic: | Law & Order |
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| Poster: | DrCaleb |