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• RCMP prepares to deploy body cameras to thousands of officers nationwide

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The RCMP is set to give an update today on its plans to attach cameras to frontline officers later this month, marking a monumental shift in how Mounties and Canadians interact.
  
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• Halifax Water asks some customers to conserve due to low levels in Lake Major

  14-11-2024 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Halifax Water is asking customers served by the Lake Major plant to voluntarily conserve water "until further notice" because of lower-than-normal levels. 
  
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• Saskatchewan politicians return for fall legislature sitting on Nov. 25

  14-11-2024 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan legislature is to reconvene on Nov. 25, with the governing Saskatchewan Party's seat count severely reduced and the Opposition NDP's ranks greatly bolstered. 
  
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• Here's how a potential Canada Post strike may affect Canadians

  14-11-2024 20:57 via ctvnews.ca
  
  A disruption in Canada Post services would hit some Canadians harder than others. As the deadline approaches for a potential strike at midnight Friday, CTVNews.ca asked readers how it would affect them and how they are preparing.
  
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• As Canada’s diabetes rates stabilize, experts say it’s not all good news

  14-11-2024 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  As global diabetes rates rise, prevalence of the disease in Canada has stabilized in recent years, with women seeing the most progress, new research suggests.
  
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• Mould — yes, mould — spurs recall of Hallmark Star Wars Christmas ornament

  14-11-2024 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Hallmark Keepsake ornament featuring Cad Bane from The Book of Boba Fett is being recalled due to reports of mold found on its surface.
  
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• Alberta man convicted in deaths of Métis hunters has appeal dismissed by Supreme Court

  14-11-2024 20:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's top court has declined to hear the appeal of one of two men found guilty in the deaths of two Métis hunters who were shot and killed in northeastern Alberta.
  
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• Federal employment minister to make announcement related to Jasper’s wildfire recovery

  14-11-2024 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The July fire damaged or destroyed about a third of the structures in the mountain tourist town.
  
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• Ontario signs $100M deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink system

  14-11-2024 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Doug Ford’s government has signed a $100-million deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote residents in rural and northern Ontario. Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma says the new so-called ONSAT program will bring SpaceX’s Starlink high-speed satellite internet system to 15,000 premises. She says the service will be used to connect people...
  
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• Ford government inks $100M deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink system

  14-11-2024 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Doug Ford's government has signed a $100-million deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote residents in rural and northern Ontario.
  
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• Quebec to audit 17 schools after complaints over secularism non-compliance

  14-11-2024 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says his department will investigate complaints at 17 schools where it is alleged that state secularism is not being respected.
  
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• Community, family set to hold vigil for man fatally shot by Hamilton police

  14-11-2024 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hamilton's Rwandan-Canadian community and family members of a man who was shot by police are planning a vigil this evening to call for answers from authorities about his death.
  
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• When will RCMP roll out body cameras nationally? Update coming shortly

  14-11-2024 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP plan to have body cameras worn by between 10,000 and 15,000 frontline officers in cities across the country as part of its national rollout.
  
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• RCMP to begin rollout of body cameras nationally this month

  14-11-2024 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP plan to have body cameras worn by between 10,000 and 15,000 frontline officers in cities across the country as part of its national rollout.
  
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• Canada Post: No agreement so far as work stoppage deadline nears

  14-11-2024 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The clock is ticking for Canada Post and its workers’ union to reach an agreement in their long-running labour dispute to avoid a potential work stoppage.
  
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• Train derailment and spill near Montreal leads to confinement order

  14-11-2024 16:47 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  People in a part of Longueuil, Que., were being asked to stay indoors with their doors and windows closed on Thursday morning after a train derailed, spilling an unknown quantity of hydrogen peroxide.
  
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• Train derailment and spill in Longueuil leads to confinement and travel disruptions

  14-11-2024 16:47 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  A confinement measure with an 800-metre radius is currently in effect in part of Longueuil after a Canadian National Railway (CN) train derailed and spilt an unknown quantity of hydrogen peroxide on Thursday morning.
  
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• Train derailment and spill in Longueui leads to confinement and travel disruptions

  14-11-2024 16:47 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  A confinement measure with an 800-metre radius is currently in effect in part of Longueuil after a Canadian National Railway (CN) train derailed and spilt an unknown quantity of hydrogen peroxide on Thursday morning.
  
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• Police, firefighters respond to train derailment near Montreal; no injuries reported

  14-11-2024 16:47 via montreal.ctvnews.ca
  
  Police are responding to a derailment at a train yard in Longueuil, Que., on Montreal’s South Shore.
  
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• Train derailment and spill leads to confinement order on Montreal’s south shore

  14-11-2024 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Emergency services are at the scene of a train derailment Thursday morning on Montreal's south shore, where they are urging citizens to stay away from the area.
  
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• ‘Avoid the area,’ police say after train derailment on Montreal’s south shore

  14-11-2024 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Emergency services are at the scene of a train derailment Thursday morning on Montreal's south shore, where they are urging citizens to stay away from the area.
  
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• 29th annual Operation Red Nose campaign launches in B.C.

  14-11-2024 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A life-saving program has launched its annual safe ride campaign in B.C., just in time for the holiday season.
  
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• Police release bodycam video of officer-involved incident at Hindu temple protest in Brampton, Ont.

  14-11-2024 16:21 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  Police say an officer who forcefully removed a 'weapon' from a protester outside of a Hindu temple in Brampton was acting 'within the lawful execution of his duties' after bystander video of the incident circulated widely online.
  
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• B.C. woman who 'carried on' as mortgage broker, sent falsified documents ordered to pay $35K

  14-11-2024 16:00 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  
  A woman from B.C.'s Lower Mainland has been handed a $35,000 penalty after admitting she "carried on" as a mortgage broker in the preparation of 10 mortgage applications, despite lacking the necessary registration.
  
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• Thousand of body-worn cameras to be issued to RCMP officers

  14-11-2024 15:56 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  RCMP officers coast-to-coast will soon be given body-worn cameras, the same devices that Calgary police officers have been using for years.
  
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• The FDA wants these cold medicines off the shelves. Should Canada follow?

  14-11-2024 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The FDA has proposed removing phenylephrine, a common ingredient in decongestants, due to its ineffectiveness, which may prompt Canada to review its approval of the drug.
  
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• RCMP to announce update to body-worn camera program

  14-11-2024 15:56 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  RCMP are expected to share details about a nation-wide rollout of a body-worn camera project from Ottawa, the same devices that Calgary police officers have been using for years.
  
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• Teen arrested during West Queen West gun battle was wanted in deadly Etobicoke home invasion: police

  14-11-2024 15:49 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  A teenage boy arrested along with more than 20 others following a gun battle in Toronto’s West Queen West neighbourhood was wanted in connection with a deadly home invasion in Etobicoke back in April, Toronto police say.
  
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• 'Countless lives were at risk:' 8 charged, including teen wanted in deadly home invasion, after West Queen West gun battle

  14-11-2024 15:49 via toronto.ctvnews.ca
  
  A teenage boy arrested along with more than 20 others following a gun battle in Toronto’s West Queen West neighbourhood was wanted in connection with a deadly home invasion in Etobicoke back in April, Toronto police say.
  
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• Trump’s proposed tariffs unlikely to include Canadian oil: experts

  14-11-2024 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The threat of the tariff is causing a lot of concern in Canada, where the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said such a tariff could take a $30-billion bite out of the Canadian economy.
  
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