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What to know as Trump targets child care and social service funding to 5 states led by Democrats
President Donald Trump’s administration has told states that it is restricting some social safety net funds that cover services including child care subsidies, cash assistance and job training for low-income families with children. The administration says the moves are designed to root out fraud as a result of reported problems, but five Democratic-led states are…
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‘There’s no heat, no hot water’: Tense exchange between Brampton councillor and corporate landlord underscores the plight of city’s renters
On December 10, Brampton Councillor Pat Fortini walked into the apartment building at 507 Balmoral Drive. He was disgusted by what he saw. He shared his experience with his fellow councillors during a meeting the next day, and confronted the representative of the building owner standing before him in the council chamber. “I was there…
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Ontario First Nation says Ottawa still slow to act after 18 years of water issues
A remote Cree community on the shores of James Bay has declared a state of emergency after its water treatment plant failed this week — a crisis residents say the federal government is responding to far too slowly. Kashechewan First Nation, home to around 2,300 people alongside the Albany River in Ontario’s northern region, is…
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Town of Caledon officially launches Lobbyist Registry
The Town of Caledon has officially launched a Lobbyist Registry, a tool designed to help make local government more transparent and accountable. The Lobbyist Registry is available online and provides residents with easy access to information about who is lobbying with Council, Committee of Adjustment members, Property Standards Committee members, and statutorily appointed staff. It…
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Northern school transforms library into innovation hub
KIRKLAND LAKE — When Dan Kurz began teaching at Kirkland Lake District Composite School (KLDCS) in 2006, he didn’t imagine a robotics lab taking over the school library. But 20 years into his teaching career, that vision has not only taken shape, it’s led his students to a national gold medal. Grade 12 student Liam…
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Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove denies advising lawyers to ignore court orders
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Justice Department official nominated to become a federal appeals court judge said Wednesday that he never told department attorneys to ignore court orders, denying the account of a whistleblower who detailed a campaign to defy judges to carry out President Donald Trump’s deportation plans. Emil Bove, a former criminal defense…
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NS Power expands offer of free credit monitoring for customers after cyberattack
Nova Scotia Power says it is offering five years of free credit monitoring to all past and current customers in response to a recent cyberattack. The private utility had initially offered two free years of monitoring, following a March cybersecurity breach that gave thieves access to personal data belonging to 280,000 ratepayers — about half…
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Louisiana files lawsuits alleging pharmaceutical giant CVS deceived customers in text messages
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana filed several lawsuits accusing pharmaceutical giant CVS of abusing customer information and using its dominant market position to drive up drug costs and unfairly undermine independent pharmacies, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday. Attorney General Liz Murrill began investigating CVS after the company sent out mass text messages to thousands…
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Trump judicial nominee suggested ignoring court orders on deportations, whistleblower claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Justice Department official suggested the Trump administration might have to ignore court orders as it prepared to deport Venezuelan migrants it accused of being gang members, a fired department lawyer alleged in a whistleblower complaint made public Tuesday. The whistleblower’s claims about Principal Assistant Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove come…
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After 40-year mystery, police say ‘Mr. X’ in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect known as “Mr. X” who is thought to have helped test a bomb before the 1985 Air India terror attack. But they say the suspect died before facing charges, and police will not be releasing his name. The statement from…
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Newly launched Access to Information review is flawed, transparency advocates say
A newly launched federal review of the Access to Information system is being greeted with deep skepticism by transparency advocates. The Treasury Board Secretariat announced the government review, which takes place every five years, in a news release late Friday. The release says officials will seek input from a broad range of Canadians, Indigenous groups,…