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Coffee, hosting, gambling: How Canadian sport can begin to climb out of financial crisis
The Canadian sport system is strained financially at all levels. Athletes bear much of the burden, however, as costs are passed down. Being an Olympian, these days, is at once more of a full-time commitment and less sustainable than ever. But there are potential solutions for the crisis. Source link
Carney and Xi agree to tackle 'irritants' in Canada-China relationship
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with China’s Xi Jinping for 39 minutes Friday, where the leaders agreed to meet again and work toward reducing the irritants between their countries. But it’s unclear whether this will lead to reducing the crushing tariffs on Canadian canola and Chinese electric vehicles. Source link
Alberta Teachers’ Association might take the government to court. Here’s what we know
What avenues for legal recourse actually exist? CBC spoke to lawyers and civil liberty associations to get a sense of whether the back-to-work order could be challenged in court. Source link
Ornge takes on average just under 4 hours to reach critically ill patients in northern Ontario, inquest told
Representatives of the Ontario’s air ambulance operation, Ornge, told a coroner’s inquest that it’s still impossible to meet the Ministry of Health’s timelines for transportation of critically ill patients in the north, although response times have improved since 2021. Source link
Jeromy Farkas's long, strange trek to becoming Calgary mayor
He was a council ‘disruptor’ four years ago, and now he’s council’s leader. Has he learned lessons along the way? Source link
If you could upload your mind to a virtual utopia, would you?
Grace Chan, author of Every Version of You, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, explores the philosophical implications of the choices her characters make Source link
Xi invites Carney to visit China as leaders meet at APEC summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit China as the pair met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea on Friday. Source link
Are you being tricked by your treats? Some Halloween candy multipacks have shrunk in size, but not in price
CBC News discovered two major candy makers, Mars Inc. and the Hershey Company, had reduced the weight of several of their Halloween chocolate bar variety packs compared to last year by as much as almost 17 per cent. Source link
2 bank branches partially reopen in Gaza — without cash
Throngs of people lined up outside the Bank of Palestine branch in Gaza City, anxiously waiting to see if they would finally be able to access their funds for the first time in two years of war. Two of the bank’s branches reopened their doors in Gaza this month, after the start of the first […]