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Afghan rights leader heartbroken after year of Taliban rule

Afghan rights leader heartbroken after year of Taliban rule

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A year after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, prominent Afghan rights activist Sima Samar is still heartbroken over what happened to her country.
Slow progress in Ontario autism program rollout; officials insist they're on target

Slow progress in Ontario autism program rollout; officials insist they're on target

TORONTO — Ontario has enrolled 888 children with autism in core therapies – adding just 30 to the government's revamped program since April – but insists it will meet its goal of enrolling 8,000 kids by the end of the fall.
INSIDE THE VILLAGE: At Tim Hortons, your privacy is worth a coffee and doughnut

INSIDE THE VILLAGE: At Tim Hortons, your privacy is worth a coffee and doughnut

Episode 15 of the podcast: Roasted by the privacy commissioner for illegally tracking customers on its app, Tim Hortons is proposing a controversial settlement: a free beverage and baked good
International partners had concern about Canada's 'ability to handle' convoy protests

International partners had concern about Canada's 'ability to handle' convoy protests

OTTAWA — Two days before the Emergencies Act was invoked last February to quell anti-government convoy protests, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned cabinet ministers that international partners were concerned Canada wasn't able to control the situation
FBI seized 'top secret' documents from Trump home

FBI seized 'top secret' documents from Trump home

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI recovered documents that were labeled “top secret” from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released Friday after a federal judge unsealed the warrant that authorized the search
VIDEO: Social media buzzing after Doug Ford swallows a bee

VIDEO: Social media buzzing after Doug Ford swallows a bee

'He's wedged in my throat'; Ontario Premier was answering a question about staff shortages at hospitals when a bee flew into his mouth
'Appalled:' Campers say sex offender was staying with children at U.S. campground

'Appalled:' Campers say sex offender was staying with children at U.S. campground

Campers say a convicted Canadian sex offender identified himself as security at a South Dakota campground, where he was staying with two children at the centre of a Saskatchewan Amber Alert with their mother.
Pianist Oscar Peterson becomes first Black Canadian featured on a circulation coin

Pianist Oscar Peterson becomes first Black Canadian featured on a circulation coin

TORONTO — Canadians will soon be able to carry a piece of national music history in their wallets with the launch of a coin commemorating legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
Elora teen’s legacy lives on, inspiring a nation

Elora teen’s legacy lives on, inspiring a nation

Team Addy of The Great Cycle Challenge Canada has raised $1.1 million for cancer research in less than two weeks
Full house: Barrie woman opens home to refugee family of 13

Full house: Barrie woman opens home to refugee family of 13

'I never once thought about how we were going to feed them, or about money. I always felt it would work out,' says Barrie woman who welcomed family of 13 refugees