School food programs hope $1B from Ottawa will fill need as they wait for governments to sign on

By 8 a.m. — as most people begin weekday morning routines or sit down for breakfast — Debbie Marshall’s already got pots heating on the stove and meat thawing, and is prepping fruit and veggies. Every morning, from an apartment-sized school kitchen in St. John’s, she whips up healthy, hot lunches daily for anywhere from 140 to…

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Shots fired at Toronto Jewish girls school overnight: police

For the second time since May, police say shots were fired at a Jewish girls elementary school in Toronto. Around 4 a.m. Saturday, Toronto police received a report of a smashed window at the Bais Chaya Mushka Girls Elementary School, Insp. Paul Krawczyk told reporters Saturday afternoon. Upon further investigation, police determined the window, along with other…

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What Summer McIntosh has in common with Sabrina Carpenter, Patrick Chan’s call to the hall, and more

What’s better than becoming a three-time Olympic champion at the age of 18? Well, it’s a very short list, but being mentioned in the same breath as one of your favourite pop stars has to be near the top of it. Summer McIntosh spoke with CBC Sports’ Devin Heroux after the Canadian swimmer was nominated as part of TIME100…

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Ontario looking at closing ‘loophole’ after brothers convicted of Iran sanctions violations change names

The Ontario government is looking into reforming its name change system after brothers convicted in the U.S. of helping Iran evade sanctions were able to legally adopt new identities in the province. “The ability to change one’s name should not be a loophole for evading justice,” said Matthew D’Amico, spokesperson for Todd McCarthy, the minister…

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