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North When Jaffar Gebara found out that his eight-year-old daughter was being given medication for sleeping tuberculosis at her school, he was shocked. Even more shocking was that his daughter didn’t have tuberculosis. Child was given five doses of tuberculosis medication in three months without parents knowing TJ Dhir ·Continue Reading
The Current19:48Opponents of diversity in gaming target Canadian consulting firm Kim Belair says she wasn’t surprised at the harassing and threatening messages that she and her team have been receiving since last fall. Still, their details have been enough to shake them. That included threats of violence, suggesting they should kill themselvesContinue Reading
The federal government’s plans to launch a national school food program might have left some people with more questions than answers about how it will actually work. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes the program will deliver meals to 400,000 children per year by the 2024-25 school year. “We all want kids toContinue Reading
Canada·First Person When her grandma asked Bonnie Sutherland to officiate her funeral, she felt caught between her roles of granddaughter and minister, and mourner and comforter. I felt caught between roles as a granddaughter, minister, mourner and comforter Bonnie Sutherland · for CBC First Person · Posted: Apr 03, 2024Continue Reading
World Wildfires in the normally humid, tropical Amazon rainforest have been supercharged by a disastrous combination of elevated temperatures, historic drought and deforestation. In Roraima State, in northern Brazil, the number of fires in February were more than five times the average. Elevated temperatures, historic drought and deforestation contributing toContinue Reading
For the first time, the Ontario government has confirmed seven people have been charged fees in relation to Bill 7, a controversial law that enables hospitals to charge patients who refuse to move into a long-term care bed. This comes after the government repeatedly denied any charges as a result of BillContinue Reading
World The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, stranding some workers and damaging dozens of buildings. The quake also injured more than 1,000 people. Strongest Taiwan quake in 25 years collapses buildings, triggers landslidesThomson Reuters · Posted: Apr 02, 2024Continue Reading
Sports Canadian Zach Edey of Purdue is among the five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the nation’s outstanding men’s college basketball player of the season. Aaliyah Edwards of Kingston, Ont., named to women’s All American teamThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 02, 2024 8:25 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading
Sudbury The City of Elliot Lake was announced as the winner of Hockeyville 2024 on Saturday. It beat out three other Canadian communities, after collecting the most online votes in a two-day poll last week. The community will receive $250,000, and will use that money to help fix up itsContinue Reading
Politics Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is requesting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convene an emergency meeting with the country’s premiers to discuss the federal carbon price. Conservative leader writes letter to PM after consumer carbon price increase kicked in Monday Stephanie Taylor · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 02,Continue Reading
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