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Federal privacy watchdog warns of growing dangers of 'surveillance capitalism'
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog is warning Canadians about the growing threat of surveillance capitalism - the use of personal information by large corporations. In his annual report tabled toda...
Dec 09, 2021
Liberals' wage subsidy extension to push program costs to $107 billion, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government's plan to extend its wage subsidy will push the overall price for the program to almost $106.7 billion. The budget officer's repor...
Dec 09, 2021
Civil society organizations release drug decriminalization platform for Canada
OTTAWA - Twenty-one organizations across the country have released Canada's first civil society-led policy framework for drug decriminalization and redistributing resources from police to services tha...
Dec 09, 2021
Passenger describes Wright after shooting as 'just gasping'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The woman who was riding with Daunte Wright when he was pulled over by police testified Thursday about the chaos right after an officer shot him, saying she screamed at Wright but t...
Dec 09, 2021
Canada's Jessie Fleming named FA Women's Super League player of the month
LONDON - Canadian international Jessie Fleming has won the Barclays FA Women's Super League player of the month award for November. The Chelsea midfielder beat out Reading's Natasha Dowie, Manchester ...
Dec 09, 2021
Food prices to rise 7 per cent in 2022
HALIFAX - A new report says food prices in Canada are expected to rise to record highs next year. Canada's Food Price Report predicts the average family of four will pay an extra $966 for food in 2022...
Dec 09, 2021
Biden to pay tribute to 'American giant' Bob Dole at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bob Dole will lie in state Thursday at the U.S. Capitol, as the president and others gather to pay tribute to an "American giant" who served the country in war and in politics with p...
Dec 09, 2021
School district faces two $100M suits after Oxford shootings
Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent, principal and others after four students were fatally shot and others wounded at Oxford H...
Dec 09, 2021
Saudi crown prince in 1st visit to Qatar after embargo ended
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince visited Qatar on Thursday, his first trip to Doha since the kingdom rallied other Arab states to end their yearslong rift and embargo of ...
Dec 09, 2021
UK Prime Minister Johnson's wife gives birth to baby girl
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have announced the birth of a baby girl. Johnson's office says a healthy baby, the couple's second child together, was born in a ...
Dec 09, 2021