Premiers meet on Doug Ford's turf to push Ottawa for more money

Premieres mtg

The leaders of Canada's provinces and territories are in Ontario Premier Doug Ford's backyard today, looking to craft a policy agenda they hope will be palatable to the minority Liberal government in Ottawa.



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Rates of children in Nova Scotia's care requiring emergency placement are soaring

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The number of young people in the province’s care requiring emergency placements in hotels, houses and apartments has skyrocketed in the last three years.



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Toronto Public Health calling on Ottawa to introduce stricter vaping rules

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Toronto Public Health (TPH) is calling on the federal government to implement stricter rules to prevent young people from vaping.



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Measles outbreak in Samoa kills dozens of children, puts island nation in holiday lockdown

Samoa Measles

The small Pacific island nation of Samoa has closed schools and is restricting travel ahead of the holiday season as the death toll from a measles outbreak tops 50.



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Kids sharing nude photos 'before they even hold hands' worries counsellors, police

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Boys and girls may not fully understand the consequences of sharing nude photos online, police, justice and school officials say.



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Vape Fail | The hope of vaping as a safer alternative to smoking is fading. We explore why

Vaping Boom

CBC News has been doing a lot of reporting about vaping over the past few years. Initially, that reporting reflected some of the hope that vaping might help with the smoking problem. But increasingly, it's been about alarm bells. We explore how we got to this point in our new series Vape Fail.



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Meet Doris Peltier, an advocate for Indigenous women living with HIV

Doris Peltier

Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week takes place Dec. 1-6. Doris Peltier hopes the week will help erase stigma about Indigenous women living with HIV.



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