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Aid organizations are ramping up efforts to replenish supplies after power outages across half a dozen First Nations in northwestern Ontario led to mass food spoilage. Last weekend, hydro poles along the Wataynikaneyap Power line were damaged by wildfires, leading to a shutdown of vital utilities across Pikangikum, North Spirit Lake, Keewaywin, Deer Lake, Sandy Lake and Poplar Hill … Read more

What On EarthSmall businesses going net zero? In THIS economy? Going net zero isn’t easy — at least, not in this economy. Just ask Asha Wheeldon. Since she started her business she’s had to endure COVID-19, inflation and the current trade war with the U.S. “We are definitely shaken to our core to be able to maintain … Read more

A tech CEO and his company’s HR manager had a joyful evening turn into a nightmare after they popped up on the big screen at a Coldplay concert in Boston on Wednesday.  The viral moment is one of many recent examples of people’s lives being upended by social media, as experts say we are increasingly under multiple layers … Read more

Chanting for the death of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Waving a Hezbollah flag at a concert. Cheering for Hamas. Calling on fans in the U.K. to “kill your local MP.” These are a few of the things that have a Jewish and Israeli advocacy organization and some Canadian politicians calling for the Irish rap group Kneecap … Read more

CBC will broadcast the first-ever Northern Super League final, which will be held at Toronto’s BMO Field on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. ET. The league made the announcement during halftime of Saturday’s match between AFC Toronto and the Montreal Roses, which featured the two clubs leading the NSL standings. The game will mark … Read more

A lavish-living Toronto lawyer couple are facing criminal charges after more than $7 million in client money was embezzled from their firm’s trust accounts, much of it funnelled toward spending on luxury fashion and decor.  Toronto police announced Thursday afternoon that Singa Bui, 42, who practised real estate law, has been charged with 42 counts … Read more

A junior girls football coach in Lethbridge, Alta., is facing multiple child sexual exploitation charges, including the allegation that he used artificial intelligence to make child pornography. The suspect was allegedly using AI to manipulate and sexualize images of underage girls, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) said on Friday. He has been charged … Read more

The head of the Canadian Army has temporarily removed the commanding officer of the Cameron Highlanders in Ottawa after discovering a Facebook group with “abhorrent” content.  As CBC News reported earlier this month, the Canadian Armed Forces has been investigating what was called the “Blue Hackle Mafia” group, which the army said was littered with “racist, misogynistic, homophobic … Read more

Is Eddington a western? To believe writer/director Ari Aster, of course it is. Despite the fact that the Joaquin Phoenix-led feature is from the twisted mind that brought you Midsommar, Hereditary and Beau Is Afraid, Aster has not let up in interviews from dubbing it one. And if we’re thinking geographically, it would be impossible … Read more

Second Sons, meanwhile, is an “active club in everything except name,” said Lamoureux. It promotes itself as a fitness-based fraternity based on European culture. But unlike NS13, there is no Nazi iconography in Second Sons’ internet content. Beyond its use of the Red Ensign, the group alludes to the Great Replacement, the conspiracy theory that … Read more