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[published_date] Defence Minister David McGuinty called allegations that military members were part of an extremist plot "disturbing," but pushed back against accusations the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) isn't doing enough to change its culture. The minister briefly spoke to reporters Thursday on the sidelines of a change-of-command ceremony. They were his first public comments since the…

[published_date] Canadian swimmer and Olympic medallist Summer McIntosh will compete in five events at the upcoming world aquatics championships in Singapore. She heads into the event after setting three world records at Canadian trials. Source link

[published_date] Indigenous Services Canada's top officials have warned staff that meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney's budget cut targets won't be easy and will impact jobs and operations. In an internal email seen by CBC Indigenous, the deputy ministers informed employees about the initiative "to bring forward ambitious savings proposals" and reduce spending by up to 15…

[published_date] The family of a man who died in Saskatchewan RCMP custody is demanding answers and changes to how Indigenous people are held by police.  Last month, Gerald Straightnose, a 61-year-old from Keeseekoose First Nation, died in the cells of the RCMP detachment in Kamsack, Sask., just over 225 kilometres northeast of Regina. The Serious Incident Response Team, Saskatchewan's police…

[published_date] A hamlet in northern Saskatchewan has declared a state of emergency and is airlifting some residents out a week after wildfire blocked the only road into the community and left around 700 people stranded.  Patuanak, located about 425 kilometres north of Saskatoon, is usually only accessible by road via Highway 918. "Without assurance that the road could…

[published_date] A new Justin Bieber album appears to be on the way.  The Canadian pop star posted several posters of billboards in various cities on his Instagram Thursday, showing what looks like the artwork and track listing for an album called Swag. This came after an article from The Hollywood Reporter saying Bieber will drop…

[published_date] Police are investigating an incident where shots were fired at a newly opened café in Surrey, owned by Bollywood actor and comedian Kapil Sharma.  The Surrey Police Service (SPS) said in a statement a number of shots were fired at Kap's Cafe, located in Surrey's Newton neighbourhood on 120th Street, early Thursday morning while staff…

[published_date] Alberta's education minister says sexually explicit content must be gone from school library shelves as of Oct. 1, but says the announcement is not about book banning. Demetrios Nicolaides says the move is about putting rules in place for schools that until now have had no standard for selecting age-appropriate books for its libraries.…

[published_date] It's not just Canadians who are holding back on cross-border travel amid a U.S. trade war that has soured bilateral relations. The number of Americans coming to Canada is also dropping off. New data published by Statistics Canada Thursday shows a 10.4 per cent decline in U.S. resident trips by automobile in June —…

[published_date] Danielle Lake has been sober for about six months. After spending five years addicted to opioids and a year on the streets, she made the decision to stop. "One day something clicked in my brain saying, like, I can't do this anymore," Lake told CBC News. "I wasn't doing it for the high, I…

[published_date] Merlin Philip is among the protesters who helped barricade the road to Gull Island on Wednesday. (Andrea McGuire/CBC)Hydro-Québec says it's suspending geotechnical work at Gull Island after members of Labrador's Innu community blocked the area Wednesday evening.  In a statement in French to Radio-Canada on Thursday morning, the company said it respects the right of community members to express…

[published_date] Michel Leveillee is a loyal Tim Hortons customer. The Ottawa man says he visits two or three times a day for his large double-double, and he always participates in "Roll Up the Rim to Win" — the annual promotion that gives customers the opportunity to win prizes ranging from a doughnut to an all-inclusive vacation.…