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Hamilton Water director says it appears a consultant put hole into combined sewage pipe in 1996 Bobby Hristova · CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 5:26 PM ET | Last Updated: 4 hours ago A sign that tells people not to swim in the water. The City of Hamilton says sewage has been leaking into the Hamilton Harbour since 1996. (Bobby Hristova/CBC) 115 comments The City of Hamilton says it has just discovered sewage has been leaking into the Hamilton Harbour for 26 years because of a hole in a combined sewage pipe in the industrial sector. It's unclear how much sewage has spilled into the harbour. But Nick Winters, director of Hamilton Water, told reporters on Tuesday afternoon "it's going to be a big number," adding the city will publicly release the number as soon as they have it. Carlyle Khan, general manager of public works, said Hamilton Water staff noticed something odd on security camera footage. Winters said that led to the discovery of the hole late Tuesday mo...

Dr. Ali Zentner, a Vancouver specialist in internal medicine and obesity, said she's frustrated that her patients are made to choose options for diabetes treatment that are based on what's 'cheapest for this government.' (Joel Law/CBC) 186 comments This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. B.C. doctors who treat diabetes say they've been forced to jump through hoops to get coverage for potentially life-saving drugs, including making patients try cheaper but more dangerous alternatives first. Dr. Ali Zentner, a Vancouver specialist in internal medicine and obesity, said game-changing new drugs and devices for diabetes patients have appeared in recent years. That includes pharmaceuticals like Ozempic for people with Type 2 diabetes, which also helps with weight loss and reduces the chance of heart attack or stroke and continu...

de Olza/The Associated Press) Sales at Canadian retailers fell by more than they were expected to in September, another sign that consumers are keeping their wallets closed wherever possible in the face of high prices. Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that retailers rang up $61.1 billion in sales during the month. That was a decling of 0.5 per cent from the previous month's level. Economists had been expecting the figure to shrink from the previous month's level, but the numbers came in even lower than the 0.4 per cent decline that was anticipated. Three quarters of all types of retailers saw sales shrink, led by gasoline stations (down 2.4 per cent) and food and beverage stores (down 1.3 per cent.) "Much of the decline was due to prices, with volumes only down 0.1 per cent," Desjardins economist Tiago Figueiredo noted. It wasn't just physical stores that felt the pinch during the month, as online shopping — which has seen exploded in popularity in recent y...

Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn For so many, labour action is about whether they get to eat or stay in their home Ameil J. Joseph · for CBC Opinion · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: November 22 Vanessa Vella standing on the side of the road with a sign that reads "Protect Workers Rights." Supporters of education workers joined the CUPE picket line near Lime Ridge Mall in Hamilton on Nov. 4. CUPE and the Ontario government reached a tentative deal Nov. 20. (Aura Carreño Rosas/CBC) 98 comments This column is an opinion by Ameil J. Joseph, an associate professor with the School of Social Work at McMaster University. For more information about CBC's Opinion section, please see the FAQ. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing education workers, and the Ontario government reached a tentative deal Sunday night that is keeping kids in classrooms this week. Meanwhile, nearly 3,000 teaching and research assistants at McMaster Univers...

STM built new ventilation station within the heritage property CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 7:40 AM ET | Last Updated: 12 hours ago 1423 Towers St., seen here in the centre, has been converted into an incognito STM facility. (Laura Marchand/CBC) 77 comments Unlike its neighbours, the house at 1423 Towers St. in downtown Montreal seems to have withstood the test of time. While its stone Victorian walls appear unchanged, the building itself is hiding a secret: it's not a house at all — at least, not anymore. For years, Montreal's transit authority has been discreetly building a sprawling ventilation system within — and below — the abandoned building. Behind its snow-crusted front steps lie the hidden depths of the city's Metro system. The STM said it chose the old house for its ventilation station because land is scarce in the downtown core, especially near the Metro's Green line, under de Maisonneuve Boulevard. Martin Allard, an architect with the Société de tr...

Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn 'Every single time we open up one, there is something new to be discovered,' says ROM curator of space rocks Cara Nickerson · CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 9 hours ago A meteor makes a white arc in the night sky. The meteor was caught by 12 of Western Meteor Physics Group's 20 cameras. (Submitted by Western Meteor Physics Group) 43 comments A meteor, one metre in diameter, lit up the southern Ontario sky early Saturday morning before it crash landed in pieces into Lake Ontario and along the shoreline of Grimsby, Ont., in the Niagara region. The landing now has scientists asking residents to keep an eye out for the space rocks — which could be billions of years old. The European Space Agency said this is only the sixth time that a meteor, which turns into meteorites as it falls to earth and breaks apart, has been detected well before impact by global asteroid warning systems. The systems were able t...

Researchers say finding one dead humpback is unusual — but at least 4 have been found since Oct. 12 CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 5:00 AM PT | Last Updated: 10 hours ago Two dead humpbacks were found on Haida Gwaii beaches in November. (Department of Fisheries and Oceans) 320 comments Several humpback whales have been found dead in B.C. in the span of just a few weeks, and it appears humans may be the cause in at least two of the cases. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has identified at least four and possibly five humpbacks found dead on B.C. beaches or coastal areas between Oct. 12 and Nov. 21. Paul Cottrell, the marine mammal co-ordinator for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, says at least two of them had signs of "blunt-force trauma," indicating they may have been hit by a large object, such as a boat. Cottrell said more research would have to be done to confirm those findings and to try and determine whether the whales were hit before or after they ...

Robert Keith Major given life in prison, no chance of parole for 25 years Janice Johnston · CBC · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 8:30 AM MT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago Mchale Busch, 24, and her 16-month-old son Noah McConnell were found dead on Sept. 17, 2021. Robert Keith Major has since been convicted of first-degree murder in their deaths. (GoFundMe) Warning: This story contains graphic details of sexual assault and murder. A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for the first-degree murders of a 24-year-old Hinton woman and her 16-month-old toddler. The pain, grief and horror were palpable on Tuesday in a Hinton courtroom at the sentencing hearing for Robert Keith Major who admitted that in September 2021, he killed his new next-door neighbour Mchale Busch and her son, Noah McConnell. Major, was originally charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of offering an indignity to human remains. Those charges wer...

Guilbeault says negotiations have been mostly smooth — except with N.S. Premier Tim Houston David Thurton , Peter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 8 hours ago Consumers in the Atlantic provinces (except New Brunswick) are joining residents in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario under the federal price on carbon. (Robert Short/CBC) 3982 comments The federal government is imposing its fuel charge — commonly called the carbon tax — on consumers in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault said Tuesday that although Ottawa will begin imposing its federal carbon backstop on these provinces, it will not kick in until Canada Day, long after winter has passed. "We are in a federation and we have to be able to take into account different regional realities in the country. And that's exactly what we've done with our system," Guilbeault said. ...

Project offers food, lodging to young tenants in exchange for volunteer work Rachel Watts · CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: November 22 A woman sits next to an elderly woman. The young woman is knitting and both women are smiling. Alicia Verrelli knits alongside resident, Blanche Lavoie. Verrelli is one of two Université Laval students taking part in an intergenerational program at a seniors' residence in Quebec City. (Magalie Masson/Radio-Canada) 11 comments A housing initiative in Quebec City is trying to offer solutions to two timely problems in the province: the difficulty for university students to find affordable lodgings and the isolation among seniors in residences. Jeanne Huard, 20, a student in political science and Alicia Verrelli, 21, who studies geography, moved into the Jardins Saint-Sacrement seniors' residence in September. The Université Laval students exchange 10 hours of volunteer work per week for food and lodging in the priv...

Windsor law firm Strosberg Sasso Sutts LLP filed a statement of claim Friday CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 12:33 PM ET | Last Updated: 6 hours ago The Aug. 26, 2021, explosion in Wheatley, Ont., is shown in a screenshot from a security camera video. A Windsor law firm has filed a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of people and businesses impacted by the explosion. (Courtesy John Urban) 19 comments Residents and businesses impacted by the 2021 explosion that rocked the small community of Wheatley, Ont., are seeking a total of $100 million in damages in a proposed class action against Chatham-Kent and a company hired by the municipality to source a gas leak linked to the blast. Windsor law firm Strosberg Sasso Sutts LLP filed a statement of claim in the Chatham Superior Court of Justice on Friday, seeking the class action lawsuit against the Corporation of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and HSE Integrated Ltd. The claims and allegations in the proposed lawsuit haven't ...

Corey Hurren was sentenced to six years in prison after ramming a truck into the gates of Rideau Hall Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 5:04 PM ET | Last Updated: 6 hours ago Corey Hurren rammed his truck into the gates of Rideau Hall in July 2020. (Corey Hurren/LinkedIn) 600 comments The former Canadian Forces reservist who stormed the grounds of Rideau Hall — the official residence of the Governor General — in an attempt to confront Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was granted day parole last week. In March of last year, Corey Hurren was sentenced to six years in prison — minus a year served — after crashing his truck through the gates of Rideau Hall in July 2020. According to court documents, Hurren was outraged by the federal government's COVID-19 restrictions and its ban on assault-style firearms and was attempting to arrest Trudeau, who lives at Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall. The Manitoba resident pleaded guilty to seven weapons-related charges...

Winter will be life-threatening for millions in Ukraine as Russia destroys energy infrastructure, WHO says The Associated Press · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 1:18 PM ET | Last Updated: 6 hours ago Elderly people receive food and gloves from a charity organization in a snow-covered street in Kyiv, Ukraine, last week. Millions of Ukrainians are facing severe power disruptions after recent waves of Russian missile and drone strikes. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images) Ukraine could face rolling blackouts across the country through March, an energy expert said, due to what another official described Tuesday as the "colossal" damage done to Ukraine's power grid by relentless Russian airstrikes. Ukrainians are being told to stock up on supplies and evacuate hard-hit areas. "Although there are fewer blackouts now, I want everyone to understand: Most likely, Ukrainians will have to live with blackouts until at least the end of March," said Sergey Kovalenko, CEO of private energy...

More than half the funds going to a loan to help a local developer build affordable apartments in Little Italy Joanne Chianello · CBC · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 3:02 PM ET | Last Updated: 8 hours ago The John Howard Society's supportive housing project on Carling Avenue is one of five projects that will receive money from the upper levels of government. (Kate Porter/CBC) The federal and provincial housing ministers chose National Housing Day to announce $91.85 million in funding for 272 affordable units in Ottawa. More than half the funds are earmarked for a federal low-cost loan to local developer Taggart to build affordable 122 units in Little Italy. Ahmed Hussen, the federal minister of housing and diversity and inclusion, was on hand Tuesday morning for the announcement at a John Howard Society supportive housing complex at 289 Carling Ave. He was joined by Ontario's associate minister of housing, Michael Parsa, as well as a number of local officials. The funding comes fro...

Communications firm says employee receiving death threats following lawyer's accusations Darren Major, Alistair Steele, Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 1:13 PM ET | Last Updated: 4 hours ago Security escort Freedom Corp. counsel Brendan Miller from the hearing room at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Tuesday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) The strategic communications firm Enterprise Canada is pushing back against what it says are "irresponsible and reckless" statements made by Brendan Miller — a lawyer representing convoy protest organizers at the Emergencies Act inquiry — about one of the firm's employees. On Monday, Miller suggested — citing no evidence — that Brian Fox, a partner at Enterprise, carried a Nazi flag in the thick of the protest crowd in Ottawa last winter so that photos would be taken and the protesters would be discredited. Enterprise President Jason Lietaer told CBC News Network's Power & Politics ...