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Mounties, border officers and cyber spies shut out of early retirement incentive
Front-line security and intelligence workers including Mounties won’t be able to access the government’s penalty‑free early retirement incentive as federal public safety agencies focus on getting more people in the door — not out. Source link
Family says mom of baby who died was ‘begging for help’ at remote Ontario hospital, waiting for doctor's call
The family of an 11-month-old Cree baby from Attawapiskat who died in a Fort Albany hospital in northeastern Ontario this month says he would still be alive if he had received the health care he needed and deserved. Ontario’s Office of the Chief Coroner says it’s investigating. Source link
Michael Jackson biopic turns up the music and mutes the controversy. What's wrong with that?
Antoine Fuqua’s Michael is a surface-level replay of the iconic King of Pop’s life. Audiences get toe-tapping entertainment value and an impressive impersonation by nephew Jaafar Jackson at the expense of virtually any investigation into the mind and motivations of the eponymous star. Source link
Why Trump's appearance at White House correspondents dinner is triggering controversy
U.S. President Donald Trump, who regularly attacks news coverage and journalists he dislikes with lawsuits and verbal tirades, will be the featured guest at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, and annual gala celebrating freedom of the press. Source link
Saros is an exhilarating sci-fi shooter set in a haunting, cryptic world
Finnish studio Housemarque follows up from its 2021 hit Returnal with Saros, refining the “bullet ballet” action to make it a more approachable game without sacrificing its adrenaline-pumping nature. Source link
Body of Canadian woman slain in Teotihuacán shooting returned to family
The body of a Canadian tourist killed when a gunman opened fire from one of Mexico’s most visited pyramids has been turned over to her family, Mexican officials confirmed. Source link
U.S. soldier involved in Maduro capture accused of profiting from knowledge of raid on Polymarket
A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday. Source link
Coastal B.C. First Nation leaders go to Calgary to dissuade pipeline investors
A delegation of First Nations leaders from British Columbia have come to Calgary to relay a message to pipeline executives face-to-face: steer clear of investing in a new bitumen pipeline to the northwest coast or risk a prolonged legal fight. Source link
B.C. premier talks U.S. liquor ban, pipeline rumours in call with prime minister
B.C. Premier David Eby said Prime Minister Mark Carney assured him in a call Thursday that rumours circulating about a potential southern route for an oil pipeline from Alberta didn’t originate in his office. Source link
Couple accused in international kidnapping case used fake Canadian camping trip as cover story: prosecutors
A couple from the United States is facing international kidnapping charges after prosecutors claimed they took a 10-year-old child to Cuba to potentially undergo gender transition surgery, allegedly deceiving the child’s biological mother with a fake Canadian camping trip to get there. Source link