The increase of about $25,000 annually does not sit well with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “In any industry I've ever worked in, you don't get a pay raise unless you're doing your job correctly and you're doing your job right," Devin Drover, the federation's Atlantic director, told CBC Radio Thursday, according to a CBC news report. "A pay [raise] of this size would make them the highest paid in Atlantic Canada, when the average income is only about $48,000 here in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is irresponsible at a time when the province is running deficits after deficits, and taxes are some of the highest in the country." A previous report noted that the City of Winnipeg would have to spend more than $3 million more per year if it offered city workers a wage rate that some advocates consider a living wage.

It strikes our heart’ says Kettle and Stony Point First Nation after sign on Ipperwash beach sign defaced – CBCOct 07, 2024Beach property owners’ group says incident happening on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is upsettingA former chief of Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation in southwestern Ontario says his community is deeply hurt after a sign it put up at the entrance of the Ipperwash beach was vandalized on Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The sign that was put up last month and read ‘Welcome to the Kettle and Stony Point Beach’ was defaced with the words ‘West Ipperwash’ written over it with black spray paint. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/it-strikes-our-heart-says-kettle-and-stony-point-first-nation-after-sign-on-ipperwash-beach-sign-defaced-1.7340484

A Winnipeg man who worked as an immigration consultant has pleaded guilty to misrepresentation under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, after he created fraudulent documents as part of his consultancy, the Canada Border Service Agency says. Balkaran Singh, 45, was working as a regulated Canadian immigration consultant when he sparked the suspicion of the Canada Border Service Agency in January 2021, the federal agency said in a Friday news release. The officers denied the work permits due to multiple concerns and indicators, according to the release, and referred the case to the border service agency's criminal investigations section. They took a computer, multiple cellphones and physical documents as evidence, the border services agency said. He was sentenced to two years less a day of house arrest, which includes a prohibition on providing immigration advice, a curfew and an order to complete 200 hours of community service.

Scurvy is a disease that likely conjures up images of sickly sailors from hundreds of years ago, but doctors in Canada are being warned to look out for the condition now, as a result of growing food insecurity. Scurvy results from having a severe deficiency of vitamin C. Natural sources of vitamin C — also known as ascorbic acid — include citrus fruits, such as oranges and lemons, and vegetables such as broccoli and spinach. The CMAJ report draws links between scurvy and food insecurity — when low income forces someone to skip meals or reduce the nutritional value of the food they eat. Not an 'archaic diagnosis'The authors of the CMAJ report say scurvy should not be considered only an archaic diagnosis of 18th-century seafarers. There is a real continuum of serious health conditions that food insecurity really exacerbates, said Boozary in an interview.

Islanders young and old gather to discuss Mi’kmaw culture, history and reconciliation – CBCOct 07, 2024Attendees aged 12 to 90 were looking to learn more about Indigenous peoplesWhen Theresa Spingle was in school, she never learned about Indigenous people and residential schools. Decades later, she’s doing her own work to educate herself. “It wasn’t part of our curriculum,” she said. “It was the old standard curriculum because it’s been a long time since I’ve been in Grade 8 — and even when I finished teaching, it wasn’t really a big part of the curriculum.”On Friday, Spingle was one of dozens of people who attended Abegweit First Nation’s Truth and Reconciliation event at its administration office in Scotchfort, P.E.I. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/abegweit-first-nation-truth-and-reconciliation-event-1.7342968

Business owner Lera Zareski of Artina’s handcrafted jewelry is worried that if the business doesn’t pick up along that same pedestrian stretch of Government, she won’t be able to keep her staff or continue to sell the work of the many artists her business has supported for 30+ years. As a result, she now relies on her online buyers and tourists. And now there’s another challenge in attracting tourists, she says. “The cruise ship schedule has changed. A lot of cruise ships are now arriving very late.

Boarded up windows and mangled parking signs shown at the back of the CAS building in Windsor, Ont. A stain from a liquid is shown on a sidewalk at the back of the CAS building in Windsor where windows were smashed out. A stain from a liquid is shown on a sidewalk at the back of the CAS building in Windsor where windows were smashed out. (Michael Evans/CBC)A bent parking sign leans in front of boarded up windows at the back of the CAS building in Windsor, Ont. A bent parking sign leans in front of boarded up windows at the back of the CAS building in Windsor, Ont.

A man from Vancouver Island, who started out as a day trader, says that he lost a $415 million fortune generated through investing because his financial advisors were negligent. In a lawsuit filed with the BC Supreme Court, carpenter Christopher DeVocht alleges that RBC Dominion Securities, RBC Wealth Management, and accounting firm Grant Thornton did not ensure that the advice he was given was appropriate to his level of financial planning and investing sophistication. The allegations have not been proven in court and the lawsuit does not provide proof of the figures included in the claim. None of the firms named in the allegations has publicly acknowledged receipt of the lawsuit.

The Israeli military said fighter jets struck targets in Beirut belonging to Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters and weapons storage facilities. It said strikes also targeted Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa area. The Israeli military said it had conducted "precise strikes on Hamas terrorists." Israel began its war in Gaza after Hamas's Oct. 7 attack a year ago on southern Israel killed some 1,200 people, while more than 250 were taken hostage, according to Israeli figures. (AFP/Getty Images)Its campaign to eliminate the militant group has killed nearly 42,000 people in Hamas-controlled Gaza, Palestinian authorities say.

Victims of alleged Ontario serial killer rememberedNewsDuration 2:05Friends and family members of three people killed by an alleged serial killer in Ontario remember their loved ones as police look for more information about the suspect.

Airbnb host says he's out almost $40K after guest arrestedNewsDuration 2:49A Toronto Airbnb host says he lost almost $40,000 after a guest who was staying at the high-end unit was arrested on drug and gun charges last December. CBC's Ryan Patrick Jones reports.

The Breakdown | Surviving Oct. 7 + Remembering Gord DownieNewsDuration 20:53Host of CBC Radio’s The Current, Matt Galloway joins The National for a conversation with Israeli journalist Amir Tobin about surviving the Oct. 7 attacks. Plus, Mike Downie on telling the unvarnished story of his brother — The Tragically Hip’s frontman Gord.

Patty Cuttell raised concerns that not using the provincial alert system would mean fewer people would get word about the boil-water order. (HRM/YouTube)Under the province's emergency alert system, messages are automatically sent to people's cellphones — they do not have to sign up to receive them. The timing of the messages isn't clear, but O'Toole noted she received a request to use the provincial alert system. Halifax Water was unaware it had access to the provincial alert system, only learning it was an option on Canada Day evening. O'Toole then said the municipality would not use the provincial emergency alert to notify the public when the order was lifted.

Public service integrity watchdog overwhelmed by tips of wrongdoingNewsDuration 3:21The office of the federal integrity commissioner is asking for a funding increase in the face of a backlog of complaints in the public sector, leaving whistleblowers potentially waiting up to three years for investigations to begin.

Thousands of Canadians waiting to get out of LebanonNewsDuration 1:58The federal government has secured plane tickets to help Canadians get out of Lebanon, but thousands are still waiting for word on when they can leave.