Untrained service animals creating frustration for guide dog usersNewsDuration 2:41For people living with disabilities, having a service animal can be vital to navigating the world. However, some people are passing off their pets in this position, creating confusion and frustration for those who actually need them. One Edmontonian who relies on his guide dog spoke with Edmonton AM’s Mark Connolly to help better understand the issue.
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October 17, 2024 07:07 UTC
Young women in N.L. (Jonny Hodder/CBC)A new hockey league is hitting the ice on the northeast Avalon this season. The newly built Women's Junior A Hockey League is welcoming young women between the ages of 18 and 24. "We knew there was an opportunity to establish a program for post-high school competitive hockey," Brown said. Having a league for these ages is important, says Gill, because it gives young hockey players something to look forward to.
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October 16, 2024 21:38 UTC
Manitoba chief justice optimistic about court’s path to reconciliation, but admits system is ‘flawed’ – CBCOct 16, 2024‘We’re going to make mistakes,’ Glenn Joyal saysManitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal describes the province’s justice system as “forward-looking.”“We want to be in a predisposition to preserve but a capacity to change, and I think the justice system — and all actors in it — are kind of reflecting on that proposition and trying to grapple with it,” he told host Marcy Markusa in an interview with CBC Manitoba’s Information Radio. Joyal, appointed to his current role in 2011, presided over one of the country’s highest profile cases this summer, convicting Winnipeg serial killer Jeremy Skibicki in the deaths of four Indigenous women. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-chief-justice-glenn-joyal-2024-interview-1.7352462
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October 16, 2024 15:45 UTC
Indian diplomats both engaged in covert activities themselves and recruited others to help them, sources allege. Fin du widget Widget. Expelling Indian diplomats 'just a starting point,' says alleged assassination targetExpelling Indian diplomats 'won't decimate' India's spy network, says Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, subject of an alleged assassination attempt foiled by the FBI. The two men are not of Indian origin; sources told CBC News they're believed to have connections to organized crime in B.C. Investigators say they do not believe that Lopez and Fox were contracted directly by Indian diplomats, but rather through criminal intermediaries.
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October 16, 2024 15:31 UTC
It took her decades to find her alleged abuser. It would take her 35 years to muster the courage to put into her own words what happened to her. “He put on gloves, lifted up the cover and told me to pull my shorts and underwear down. Then he walked away,” Barrow wrote in a letter to SickKids in 2015, describing the physician’s unorthodox approach to taking her “internal heat.”“Despite suffering horribly from food poisoning, something wasn’t right. I knew something dirty had just happened to me and I was too sick to talk,” the letter read.
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October 16, 2024 15:19 UTC
Mississauga group says it's determined to feed hungry neighboursNewsDuration 2:13A Mississauga volunteer group called Compassionate Cuisine says it’s served over 10,000 meals to their neighbours in need. Britnei Bilhete joined them as they prepared dozens of meals to talk about what their mission meant to them.
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October 16, 2024 15:04 UTC
#TheMoment a police officer battled a giant inflatable pumpkinNewsDuration 1:09Police Chief Robert Gillespie recounts the moment some of his officers got a little stuck after being called to deal with a runaway, giant inflatable pumpkin blocking traffic in Bay Village, Ohio.
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October 16, 2024 14:17 UTC
Liberal MP publicly urges Trudeau to resignNewsDuration 1:59Longtime Liberal backbencher Sean Casey of Charlottetown is the first MP to call publicly for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation since it was reported last week that a growing number of Liberals are working to force the prime minister to step down as leader.
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October 16, 2024 14:11 UTC
How a travelling dog photographer turned adorable content into a careerNewsDuration 2:37A LaSalle dog lover has found himself a niche job. All he needs is a camera and a willingness to hop on a plane and travel the world. CBC's Katerina Georgieva reports. (Dog photos supplied by Keegan Robin).
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October 16, 2024 12:32 UTC
Bomb threat grounds Air India flight in IqaluitNewsDuration 2:51An Air India flight was grounded in Iqaluit Tuesday after a bomb threat on social media. The plane was flying from New Delhi to Chicago when the airline says it made an emergency landing out of caution. Samuel Wat has more.
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October 16, 2024 09:49 UTC
'It's time for him to go': P.E.I. MP Sean Casey urges Justin Trudeau to step down as Liberal leaderNewsDuration 2:17Charlottetown Liberal MP Sean Casey says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should step down as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada ahead of the next federal election. During an interview on Power and Politics Tuesday, Casey told CBC's David Cochrane: 'It's time for him to go.'
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October 16, 2024 09:02 UTC
Primary care split from Alberta Health ServicesNewsDuration 2:05The Government of Alberta is in the process of dividing the centralized Alberta Health Services into four specialized agencies. The newest sector to launch will be primary care — that's your family doctors and nurse practitioners. But will restructuring the system mean more Albertans are able to actually access primary care? The CBC's Jo Horwood reports.
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October 16, 2024 04:59 UTC
National Police Federation wades into Saskatchewan provincial electionNewsDuration 2:04Canada's largest police union is encouraging people to cast ballots in the upcoming provincial election over the marshals service issue, although it says it's not endorsing any one particular party.
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October 16, 2024 04:18 UTC
We want pharmacare deals with the provinces: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh“This bill is passed. Now we want to see deals (with provinces), so our focus is on forcing this Liberal government to get those deals signed . “The pharmacare legislation includes universal access to contraception and diabetes medications, with the goal to expand the number of covered medications in the future. It also implements a universal first-dollar coverage pharmacare plan for medications, meaning that the government pays the costs upfront. This initiative could add 6,000 new family doctors over the next decade, each serving approximately 1,500 patients.
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October 16, 2024 04:01 UTC
Brad Gushue: New teammate Brendan Bottcher one of top 5 shot-makers in the worldNewsDuration 6:44There’s a shakeup in the curling world, and Brad Gushue says the former rivals turned teammates are excited. Alberta’s Brendan Bottcher joins Team Gushue as a second, even though he’s been a long-time skip. The CBC’s Carolyn Stokes talked to both Bottcher and Gushue about the move.
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October 16, 2024 03:28 UTC