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WNBA, players union extend CBA deadline to Jan. 9
The WNBA and players union agreed to an extension of the current collective bargaining agreement to Jan. 9 just before their current deadline ran out Sunday night. Source link
Hong Kong highrise netting did not meet code, officials say, with death toll at 151 people
Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 people has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not up to fire-safety codes, as a wave of public sympathy and support was met by government moves to stifle criticism. Source link
Allegation of 'abominable abuse' of 6-year-old girl by foster parents under investigation: families minister
Manitoba’s families minister is conducting an internal investigation into the circumstances that led to a six-year-old girl in foster care suffering injuries that may lead to her being paralyzed for life, search warrant documents show. Source link
Is there room for separatists and Danielle Smith in the same UCP tent?
The premier goes pro-Ottawa as base moves in opposite direction. But she also scored some points at her party’s annual meeting. Source link
Cape Breton man claims public trustee misused wife's hospital account
A senior couple from Richmond County, Cape Breton, say Nova Scotia’s public trustee office spent the wife’s funds on questionable items while she was in Dartmouth General Hospital due to dementia, but the public trustee says decisions were made in concert with a family member. Source link
Breath samples collected by drone hold clues to health of North Atlantic right whales
A newly published study shows the bacteria in the spray from the whales’ blowholes can indicate how healthy the individual is. Source link
American podiatrist leaving Nova Scotia over bureaucratic frustrations
A U.S. podiatrist says he is leaving the province because his patients have to wait years to see a surgeon for procedures on their feet, even though he’s trained to do the procedures in his clinic. Source link
Death toll rises in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as flood recovery efforts underway
Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll in the past week. Source link
Death toll rises, hundreds missing as Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand struggle to reach flood victims
Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll in the past week. Source link
Montreal-area paramedics have a new dispatch system. They fear it's putting patients at risk
CBC News spoke with five paramedics who say they’ve been sent out to respond to 911 calls unnecessarily — either because the call had already been handled by another team and reappeared in the system, or because several ambulances were dispatched to the same call. Urgences-santé, meanwhile, insists there’s been no impact on patient care […]