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Canada Bomb threats sent to dozens of Canadian synagogues and other Jewish institutions this week have left some community members shaken, with several Jewish Canadians telling CBC News they’ve recently experienced antisemitism on a level they haven’t seen before and changed how they go about their daily lives. Jews inContinue Reading

Violence on the rise in Canada’s librariesData obtained by CBC News reveals a rise in violent incidents and overdoses inside Canada’s libraries, with some blaming cuts to social services funding. Once seen as oases of calm and quiet, libraries across Canada are becoming increasingly chaotic – even dangerous – withContinue Reading

Backpack? Check. Water bottle? Check. Cellphone? It’s complicated. The start of school will look a little different for some students as several Canadian provinces have introduced cellphone bans for the 2024-25 school year. The bans vary by jurisdiction but they all have a similar aim: to restrict cellphone use in classrooms to cut downContinue Reading

Ottawa The move will shutter five supervised consumption facilities in Toronto, and one each in Ottawa, Kitchener, Thunder Bay, Hamilton and Guelph. Health minister announces new ‘HART Hub’ model without ‘safer’ consumptionCBC News · Posted: Aug 20, 2024 11:20 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 21 Supervised consumption sites haveContinue Reading

Three weeks since a wildfire forced a mass evacuation of Jasper National Park, thousands of people forced from their homes will be allowed to return to the town on Friday. As officials announced the date during a Monday news conference, they cautioned that not everyone will want — or beContinue Reading

Toronto Ontario athletes arrived at Pearson Monday afternoon, greeted by fans and media. Canada brought home 27 medals, including nine gold, at the Paris Summer Games. Ontario athletes arrived at Pearson Monday afternoon, greeted by fans and mediaCBC News · Posted: Aug 12, 2024 7:14 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

An Ontario judge’s looming decision on whether to compel the Stronach Group to disclose evidence of any coverup of sexual misconduct may add yet a new dimension to a deepening scandal surrounding the multinational’s billionaire founder. The civil court case also offers a peek into the deep divisions at theContinue Reading

Canada’s military was “highly confident” for days in June 2023 that bangs heard underwater while searching for the missing Titan submersible were man made — by an object striking the hull of a vessel — near the famous Titanic wreck site, CBC News has learned. Those noises helped keep hopeContinue Reading

Canada Alberta’s dry winter conditions saw a turnaround thanks to spring rainfall across much of the prairies — but that doesn’t mean the province is done with drought yet. July heatwave followed much-needed rain Stephen Cook · CBC News · Posted: Aug 08, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading