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Overwhelmed food charities say solution to hunger is higher incomes, not more funding

Overwhelmed food charities say solution to hunger is higher incomes, not more funding

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland and Labrador non-profit says dwindling funding and overwhelming demand is forcing the closure of its food helpline, but it's not looking for more money to keep it going.
Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in set shooting

Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in set shooting

SANTA FE, N.M.
Postmedia announces plan to move 12 Alberta papers to digital-only, layoff staff

Postmedia announces plan to move 12 Alberta papers to digital-only, layoff staff

TORONTO — Postmedia is moving a dozen of its Alberta community newspapers to digital-only formats, eyeing more outsourcing deals for printing, laying off workers and selling the home of the Calgary Herald.
Affordability payment portal now open

Affordability payment portal now open

Beginning January 18, eligible Alberta parents and seniors can apply to receive $600 in affordability payments over six months.
Alberta says first shipment of kid's pain reliever has arrived, will go to hospitals

Alberta says first shipment of kid's pain reliever has arrived, will go to hospitals

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says its first shipment of children's pain reliever it ordered has arrived and will be distributed to hospitals immediately.
‘Nobody deserves this’: St. Albert residents appalled by treatment of loved ones in long-term care

‘Nobody deserves this’: St. Albert residents appalled by treatment of loved ones in long-term care

St. Albertans are calling for improvements to Alberta’s long-term care system in the face of what they describe as subpar treatment of their loved ones.
Police say six teenagers have been charged in a swarming at Calgary drugstore

Police say six teenagers have been charged in a swarming at Calgary drugstore

Calgary police say six teenage boys have been charged in a swarming attack that left two store employees injured in November.
Women's tech collective Toast launches with aim to diversify hiring, reduce wage gaps

Women's tech collective Toast launches with aim to diversify hiring, reduce wage gaps

TORONTO — When Marissa McNeelands was hiring a senior artificial intelligence product manager last year, she asked recruiters to suggest an equal number of male and female candidates.
Premiers want Ottawa to fix the bail system, but are provinces doing enough?

Premiers want Ottawa to fix the bail system, but are provinces doing enough?

OTTAWA — Premiers are calling on Ottawa to make it harder for some accused people to get bail, but some experts say the provinces could also do more to hold people accountable for violating their bail conditions.
UBC regrets handling of Turpel-Lafond, as she loses honour at different university

UBC regrets handling of Turpel-Lafond, as she loses honour at different university

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia says it deeply regrets its handling of the case of retired judge and former law professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investigation about her claims of Indigenous heritage.
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