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British Columbia Surrey’s mayor insisted Friday that developers and members of the public can have confidence in the city’s financial safeguards despite revelations that a former city finance clerk allegedly defrauded taxpayers of more than $2.5 million. Mayor Brenda Locke claims husband of woman suspected of defrauding city no longerContinue Reading
Politics Ballots will be recounted in four ridings due to the results from last week’s election being extremely close between the top candidates. Recounts triggered when candidate wins by less than 0.1 per cent of the vote Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: May 09, 2025 6:32 PM EDTContinue Reading
As It Happens Barabash was on house arrest and facing imprisonment for speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now, she is safe in Paris after a tumultuous and clandestine escape, orchestrated with the help of Reporters Without Borders. Reporters Without Borders calls it ‘one of the most perilous operations’ it’sContinue Reading
Montreal After widespread complaints, McGill University has backtracked on its plan to halve the number of available tickets for the 2025 convocation ceremonies and says it will waive all ticket costs. Petition garnered over 1,100 signatures as students expressed outrage over changes McGill had said it was charging $25 perContinue Reading
As It Happens A University of Helsinki food scientist is this year’s winner of Science magazine’s annual Dance Your PhD contest, which has academics ditch their lab coats for latex as they explain their dissertations with movement and song. University of Helsinki’s Sulo Roukka strikes a beat to tell usContinue Reading
Entertainment James Foley, an American journeyman director best known for Glengarry Glen Ross but with a range of other films as well as music videos and TV episodes among his credits, has died. He was 71. Along with many films, Foley also directed several Madonna music videos and House ofContinue Reading
World·Analysis The process is still taking shape. But the two-step idea is emerging in comments following this week’s meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump. Urgent talks soon, rest next year is preferred scenario following White House meeting Alexander Panetta · CBC News · Posted: MayContinue Reading
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says the shift is necessary to address long-standing issues with hospital waits and primary care access. Opposition says nurses from public health, mental health and elsewhere have raised concerns Savannah Awde · CBC News · Posted: May 09, 2025 4:47 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading
When Game 2 of the best-of-five series between the Toronto Sceptres and Minnesota Frost resumes on Friday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum, it will be without Frost rookie Britta Curl-Salemme. The league announced on Friday that it had suspended Curl-Salemme for a “high and forceful check” to the head of TorontoContinue Reading
Politics The newly appointed interim leader of the NDP says the party — at this point — won’t be using its limited leverage in Parliament to back the Liberal government in exchange for the perks that come with being a recognized party. Party having ‘positive’ conversations to gain status in theContinue Reading
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