News/Canada (Page 11)

Canada Many Ontario colleges have cut programs, put others under review and closed satellite campuses. Cuts have also started in other provinces, and experts worry there will be less choice for students and, in the long run, fewer qualified grads entering the workforce of some sectors. Program losses are ‘unprecedented,’Continue Reading

Hundreds wait in the snow to get a family doctor in rural Ontario More than 1,000 people lined up in the snow in Walkerton, Ont., on Wednesday to try to get a family doctor — but only the first 500 would be successful. This story is part of CBC Health’sContinue Reading

Saskatchewan A report released by the province on Thursday looking at intimate partner violence deaths has six recommendations. Many victims of IPV reached out for help before death: report Liam O’Connor · CBC News · Posted: Jan 30, 2025 7:16 PM EST | Last Updated: 11 hours ago The reviewContinue Reading

Edmonton The estimated cost of wildfire damage in the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper has ballooned to $1.23 billion, partly a result of the municipality’s relative isolation making it more expensive to remove debris, say insurance industry officials. IBC says Jasper fire is Canada’s 2nd costliest fire event in historyContinue Reading

Canada We all vote for different reasons. We want to hear yours. Apply here to share why you feel so passionately about that issue on CBC News. We all vote for different reasons. We want to hear yours Tamara Baluja · CBC News · Posted: Jan 29, 2025 4:00 AMContinue Reading

Canada The plot has thickened in the Justin Trudeau-Heinz ketchup controversy, as consumers with bottles that say “Product of USA” question how Canadian the popular condiment really is. Consumers noticed the American labels amid a Kraft Heinz spat with Justin Trudeau Kevin Maimann · CBC News · Posted: Jan 28, 2025Continue Reading

Canada If you’re a student or teacher — or were one in the past few decades — you may soon be getting a head’s up that your personal information was accessed as part of the widespread PowerSchool cyber breach that recently hit Canadian school boards.  Details about free identity andContinue Reading

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Canadian military police tampered with evidence, showed bias and acted beyond the scope of their jurisdiction during an investigation, with the misconduct “so egregious” that an Ontario Superior Court judge stayed assault and sexual assaultContinue Reading

Canada The lawyer for an American man who sought asylum in Canada says his client is withdrawing his claim and wants to go home. Antony Vo came north last year, claiming political persecution Caroline Barghout · CBC News · Posted: Jan 27, 2025 6:55 PM EST | Last Updated: 11 hoursContinue Reading