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Health critic asks if fire marshal fined hospitals for overcrowding

Severe overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms has led to a startling allegation in New Brunswick’s legislature. Bill Hogan, the Progressive Conservative opposition’s health critic, asked during question period last week whether the fire marshal had fined any hospitals for overcrowding. Health Minister John Dornan said he knew nothing about it. “It was brought to my […]

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‘The City has the power and refuses to use it,’: St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe misleads public about GM site

About 75 residents filled the Grantham Optimist Club on Wednesday evening for a two-hour open-mic town hall hosted by St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe and Port Dalhousie councillors Bruce Williamson and Marty Mako.  The meeting, open to residents from across the city, was intended as an informal chance to raise questions and share concerns directly […]

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Government expects fewer questions on foreign aid from weakened NDP: briefing note

A Global Affairs Canada briefing note suggests the department expects fewer questions going forward in the House of Commons about possible cuts to foreign aid from the much-reduced NDP caucus. A June briefing note released under access-to-information law shows the department sought to stop accepting applications for foreign aid programs prioritized by the Trudeau government, […]

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Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warns

A new government white paper on digital sovereignty says Ottawa can’t maintain full control over its data if its data storage supplier is subject to the laws of another country. It warns the federal government can only maintain full legal control if it delivers the service itself, or uses service providers that operate completely under […]

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Who is Zico Kolter? A professor leads OpenAI safety panel with power to halt unsafe AI releases

If you believe artificial intelligence poses grave risks to humanity, then a professor at Carnegie Mellon University has one of the most important roles in the tech industry right now. Zico Kolter leads a 4-person panel at OpenAI that has the authority to halt the ChatGPT maker’s release of new AI systems if it finds […]

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PM Carney was advised to push back on Trump if provoked in April call, memo shows

Prime Minister Mark Carney was counselled to push back during an April call with Donald Trump if the U.S. president revived his complaints about border security, fentanyl from Canada or low defence spending, a newly released memo shows. Federal officials prepared the internal memo to guide Carney’s conversation with Trump following the Liberal party’s April […]

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Court says Border Patrol official won’t have to brief judge on Chicago-area immigration sweeps

CHICAGO (AP) — An appeals court ruled in favor of the Trump administration Friday and stopped a judge from trying to get daily updates from a Border Patrol official about the government’s immigration crackdown in the Chicago area. The court said the order from U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis put her “in position of an […]

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Be Cyber Secure All Year Long

Although the month just ending was the official Cyber Security Awareness Month (Cyber Month), an internationally recognized campaign held each October to help the public learn more about the importance of cyber security, like other safety measures, being cyber secure is something to be conscious of all year long. As the holiday season approaches, more […]

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North Perth seeking public input regarding new water storage for local communities

LISTOWEL – The Municipality of North Perth issued a notice on Oct. 23, 2025 announcing the initiation of a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for additional water storage.  The 2025 Servicing Master Plan, reviewed at council on Sept. 22, for the communities of Listowel and Atwood identified the need for additional water storage in both communities […]

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Trustees want say in school zone redesign

Trustees are calling on Winnipeg City Council to redesign 30 km/h school zones to better protect everyone who lives, learns and works in their wards — and they want a say in an infrastructure makeover. For Ryan Palmquist, an active cyclist, dad and first-term trustee, road safety is both a passion and frequent source of […]

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WADA launches ‘Operation Puncture’ to investigate leak about Chinese swimmers’ doping tests

LONDON (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed on Thursday it is looking into a leak about an investigation that resulted in the agency clearing 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The agency has defended its decision to clear the swimmers of doping. It […]

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William and Kate win privacy case against French magazine over family holiday photos

LONDON (AP) — The Prince and Princess of Wales have won a legal case against a French magazine that published photos of the couple and their children on a skiing holiday, the royals’ office said Thursday. William and Kate took action against Paris Match after it ran photos in April of them and their children […]

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