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Experts shocked by magnitude of online misinformation around mammogram safety in Sask.
Articles and posts about the age qualification drop to 43 in Saskatchewan were spread on social media as soon as the province announced it the first week of January, but a large chunk of the comments were filled with misinformation about the safety of mammograms. Source link
'Despair, betrayal, disbelief:' Ukrainians who fled to Canada face uncertainty over immigration status
A Ukrainian family in Halifax says the federal government needs to start providing some answers to the thousands of Ukrainians who moved to the country after the war began, who are now learning that it could be more than 50 years before their permanent residency applications are processed. Source link
Russia and China co-operating more often and more closely in the Arctic, says NORAD commander
Russia and China are working together more closely in the Arctic — both in the air and at sea, says the top U.S. commander of the North American Aerospace Defence Command. The co-operation also appears to be more tightly co-ordinated in a possible attempt to test U.S. and Canadian reaction. Source link
Government documents suggest Ottawa stalled airline fee meant to fund passenger complaints system
Over two and a half years ago, Parliament ordered the Canadian Transportation Agency to create a fee airlines would pay to cover some of the roughly $30-million taxpayer cost to process air passenger complaints. Internal documents obtained by Go Public suggest Transport Canada and transport ministers have been pushing to undermine that fee. Source link
As couple's trial restarts, advocate questions Children's Aid Society's 'outrageous' decisions before boy died
As the trial for two women accused of killing a 12-year-old boy they were trying to adopt enters its final weeks, the public deserves to know if and how the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) has been held accountable, says Ontario’s former child advocate. Source link
Toronto charity cutting ties with local food bank after reporting financial concerns to police
Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank is cutting ties with one of its largest member agencies after the charity uncovered discrepancies with invoices Feed Scarborough provided to support grant funding and reported those and other financial management concerns to police. Source link
Quebec struck peace with doctors, but critics say patients lost out
It was a deal reached just in time for the holidays, averting the threat of multiple medical clinic closures and the departure of hundreds of doctors from the health system. But as the dust settles on the agreement, the initial relief is giving way to sharp questions about who actually stands to gain. Source link
Airport ground crew worker gets trapped in plane’s baggage hold
An investigation is underway after a ground crew member in Moncton, N.B., got trapped in the baggage hold of an Air Canada Rouge plane shortly before takeoff, only to be rescued when passengers heard noise below them. Source link
U.S. federal reserve chair says Trump administration has threatened him with a criminal indictment
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Sunday the Trump administration had threatened him with a criminal indictment and served grand jury subpoenas over Congressional testimony he gave last summer regarding a Fed building renovation project, an action Powell called a “pretext” aimed at putting further pressure on the central bank to lower interest […]
'The time has come': Former world No. 3, Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic announces retirement from tennis
Canadian phenom Milos Raonic, a former Wimbledon finalist who has not competed since mid-2024, announced his retirement from professional tennis in an emotional social media post on Sunday. Source link