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Social housing wait-list grows 27 per cent in Metro Vancouver

Social housing wait-list grows 27 per cent in Metro Vancouver

Homelessness is up 33 per cent since 2020 and 122 per cent since 2005, even as more supportive housing is being built. 
Man believed taken hostage with Canadian wife by Hamas declared dead by kibbutz

Man believed taken hostage with Canadian wife by Hamas declared dead by kibbutz

An American Israeli man thought to have been taken hostage with his Canadian wife by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel has been declared dead.
Foreign interference inquiry requests postponement of first report to May

Foreign interference inquiry requests postponement of first report to May

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference has asked to delay its first report by about two months in order to allow sufficient time for a public process and hearings on the issues.
RCMP union seeks boost to cadet training allowance to compete with other forces

RCMP union seeks boost to cadet training allowance to compete with other forces

OTTAWA — The union representing rank-and-file Mounties has asked the federal government for $24 million annually to boost the RCMP cadet training allowance to help attract the best recruits.
Canadian death toll in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak rises to seven

Canadian death toll in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak rises to seven

The Public Health Agency of Canada says if people have fresh or frozen cantaloupe at home and they are unsure what brand the fruit is, they should throw it out and wash their hands.  
Quebec labour strikes: Progress with one teachers union, deadlock with another

Quebec labour strikes: Progress with one teachers union, deadlock with another

MONTREAL — There is some hope of progress in one of the several labour disputes rattling Quebec's public service as a union representing 95,000 teachers said Friday it had reached a partial agreement with the government.
New trial ordered for New Brunswick men convicted of murder in 1984

New trial ordered for New Brunswick men convicted of murder in 1984

OTTAWA — Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani announced Friday that he has ordered a new trial for two New Brunswick men convicted of a murder nearly 40 years ago.
Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear case of B.C. babysitter in toddler's death

Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear case of B.C. babysitter in toddler's death

Documents show that the court has granted the application for leave to hear the case of Tammy Bouvette, whose criminal negligence charge was thrown out by the B.C. Court of Appeal in April.
'Slap in the face': Images of Canadian child abuse victims training AI generators

'Slap in the face': Images of Canadian child abuse victims training AI generators

Pictures of Canadian victims are among the thousands of images depicting child sexual abuse that an internet watchdog group found in databases used to train popular artificial image generators.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heading to Jamaica for post-Christmas vacation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heading to Jamaica for post-Christmas vacation

The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau will travel with his immediate family to the Caribbean country from Dec. 26 to Jan. 4.