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Camera catches mystery man saluting outside home where Canadian flag's been left the last 8 Remembrance Days
Every Remembrance Day since Bailey Binns-Franchetto moved into her wartime home in the St. Mary’s neighbourhood of Kitchener, Ont., eight years ago, someone has planted a flag on the front lawn. This year, a security camera caught a glimpse of a man, and Binns-Franchetto hopes to find out who he is. Source link
If Quebec tribunal finds Amazon guilty of union-busting, what comes next?
Amazon is accused of shutting seven Quebec warehouses to avoid a union contract, laying off thousands. The CSN union federation is asking a labour tribunal to overturn the closures and award damages, though experts say remedies may be limited even if Amazon is found at fault. Source link
What we know about Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympian who became one of the FBI's most wanted
Canadian Ryan Wedding competed as a snowboarder in the 2002 Winter Games. In the decades since, law enforcement organizations allege he has become the leader of one of the most prolific and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world. Here’s what’s known about the allegations against him and how he has evaded capture. Source link
Are toy stores dying? Why big-box chains are struggling even as toy sales climb
In the age of screens, amid reports of retail stores struggling and studies suggesting that all kids want for Christmas are Robux, what does the future hold for the toy industry? Source link
Canada’s instructions to submarine contract bidders highlight sustainment, economic benefits
Canada has formally issued firm bidding instructions to the two companies vying to build the navy’s new submarines, CBC News has learned. Source link
‘Obviously cruel policies’: U.K.’s proposed asylum rules draw pushback from critics
Tough new asylum rules proposed by Britain’s Labour government have sparked debate not just in Britain, but within the governing party as critics accuse the leadership of donning a hard-right mantle to counter a rise in the polls by the populist anti-immigration party, Reform UK. Source link
In the shadow of the Himalayas, this town is sinking, a casualty of the past and the present
Almost three years ago, hundreds of residents in Joshimath, India, were forced to leave after deep cracks appeared in the walls of some 800 homes because the ground was sinking around them. The town’s location, climate change and heavy construction are being blamed. Source link
She lost 5 children during the war in Gaza — now she’s raising 36 grandkids in a tent
Reda Aliwa, 60, is caring for her 36 grandchildren in Gaza City after five of her own children were killed this September. Statistics suggest there are some 40,000 children in Gaza who’ve lost one or more parents, resulting in what one Palestinian organization has called “the largest orphan crisis in modern history.” Source link
8-year-old girl who died in Vancouver balcony fall remembered as 'beautiful soul'
Family members and more than 150 supporters gathered in Squamish, B.C., to remember eight-year-old Gandom Taheri. Source link