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Ottawa getting ready to ditch costly, error-prone Phoenix pay system

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A member of Union Local 70130 holds a shirt during a protest against the Phoenix pay system outside the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017.

The federal government is accelerating plans to put the Phoenix public service pay system out of its misery.

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Court upholds B.C.'s COVID-19 health-care vaccine mandate

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A white woman with short white hair, and blue glasses and a blue beaded necklace, speaks at a news conference.

The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that the province's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workers was justified, based on the significant risk posed by the virus when the province's mandate was renewed in October 2023.

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Ontario's 'Crypto King' and his associate arrested, charged with fraud

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A young man sits in the seat of a private jet looking at his phone.

Ontario's self-proclaimed Crypto King and one of his associates have been arrested and charged with fraud.

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fxer
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Chunk of space debris lands in Sask. farm field

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Saskatchewan farmer Barry Sawchuk recently discovered this 40-kilogram piece of space debris on his land. He plans to seel it to raise money for his local hocket rink.

As a farmer in rural Saskatchewan, Barry Sawchuk is used to removing rocks and weeds from his fields. But he recently discovered a two-metre wide, 40-kilogram heap of twisted, burnt metal.

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Claimants in LifeLabs data-breach class action to get $7.86 each

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A sign that says "LifeLabs."

Canadians who applied to be part of a class action lawsuit against LifeLabs Inc. are now receiving cheques and e-transfers.

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dreadhead
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7.86 for your info to be sold on the dark web.
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Downtown Nanaimo becomes post-apocalyptic streetscape for ‘The Last of Us’

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The historic downtown core of the Harbour City has been transformed into a post-apocalyptic American streetscape for the hit HBO series 'The Last of Us.'



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fxer
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Can’t wait for the scene where they hole up in Red’s Bakery and discover Nanaimo Bars
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3 days ago
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