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• Quebec hospital uses virtual reality to help with nurse shortage

  Nurse Melissa Plourde is wearing a virtual reality headset during one of her rounds and she is not playing games. What she's doing, though, is a real game-changer in health care.

  Health

  4 hours
• NATO allies appear to have chosen their next leader ahead of summit

  Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte has been one of the driving forces behind Europe's military support for Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion.

  Politics

  4 hours
• Resource stocks help drive S&P/TSX composite higher, U.S. markets mixed

  Strength in resource and industrial stocks helped Canada's main stock index close higher Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

  Economy

  5 hours
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• St. Paul’s byelection mirrors choice for voters in next federal vote: Trudeau

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says voters in a Toronto riding will have a “real choice” when they head to the polls in an upcoming federal byelection.

  Canada

  5 hours
• What we know so far about U.K. Tories and election gambling allegations

  The U.K. Conservative Party's campaign chief stepped down and two candidates are under investigations for gambling on the outcome of the upcoming election.

  World

  5 hours
• Putin floats sending weapons to North Korea, sparking concern from U.S.

  Putin suggested after a visit to North Korea this week that such weapons supplies to the isolated nuclear-armed country would be a mirror response to the Western arming of Ukraine.

  World

  6 hours
• Astronauts still stuck on Boeing’s Starliner, as engineers scramble to fix issues

  Boeing Starliner's planned one-week stay at the ISS has been extended considerably as engineers scramble to fix its issues and get it safely get it back to Earth.

  Tech

  6 hours
• Canada’s human rights profiles for 80 countries haven’t been updated in 5 years: watchdog

  Global Affairs Canada is responsible for human rights reporting that federal agencies use when making decisions about sharing information with other governments.

  Canada

  6 hours
• Stifling school: Good for ‘morale’ to be let out early, says N.B. student

  As humidex values reach 40 C across New Brunswick, many schools across the province dismissed classes early on Thursday to ease comfortability for students as a heat wave persists.

  Weather

  7 hours
• Doug Ford calls for tariffs on Chinese EVs: ‘We risk Ontario and Canadian jobs’

  On Thursday, Ford released a statement warning that China was 'flooding' the country with 'artificially cheap electric vehicles' that could put auto jobs at risk in Ontario.

  Politics

  7 hours
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• Murder-conspiracy trial hears of guns found in travel trailer near Coutts blockade

  An RCMP officer has told a murder-conspiracy trial that several weapons were discovered inside a travel trailer parked near the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta.

  Crime

  8 hours
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• Gender pay gap in Canada’s tech sector almost tripled over 5 years: study

  A new study shows the gender pay gap in Canada's tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021, with the average woman tech worker making almost $20,000 less in 2021.

  Canada

  8 hours
• Donald Sutherland dead: Legendary Canadian actor dies at 88

  Known for his easily identifiable baritone, Donald Sutherland starred in a multitude of recognizable and memorable films.

  Entertainment

  8 hours
• This hair clipper is being recalled over a burn risk. What to know

  The recall notice said the chargeable lithium-ion battery that powers the hair clipper can overheat, posing a burn hazard to the consumer.

  Canada

  8 hours
• The Iberian lynx is back from the brink of extinction. Here’s how it happened

  In 2001, there were only 62 mature Iberian lynx in the Iberian peninsula. The latest census, from last year, shows that there are more than 2,000 adults and juveniles.

  Environment

  8 hours
• RCMP has ‘strong tools’ to address threats against politicians: minister

  Canada's justice minister said he's not keen to endorse the RCMP boss's suggestion that Ottawa make it easier to pursue charges against people who threaten elected officials. 

  Canada

  9 hours
• ‘Not shown any remorse’: Parents of Ontario girl killed by driver speak at sentencing

  A sentencing hearing has begun for the woman charged in a crash in London, Ont., that sent 10 pedestrians to hospital, including an eight-year-old girl who died of her injuries.

  Crime

  9 hours
• Canada’s senate passes foreign interference bill, now awaits royal assent

  Senators approved the legislation late Wednesday after voting down a proposed amendment aimed at ensuring innocent people are not swept up in its net.

  Canada

  11 hours
• Calling all birders! Amateurs asked to help spot 126 ‘lost’ bird species

  Citizen scientists can keep their eyes and ears open for a bunch of bird species that haven't been documented in more than 10 years.

  Science

  Jun 20
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• Travis Scott arrested for trespassing, disorderly intoxication in Miami

  Rapper Travis Scott was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami.

  Entertainment

  Jun 20
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• ‘It’s crickets’: How sellers are getting creative in a slow housing market

  A glut of listings has some sellers, particularly in Toronto's overstocked condo market, getting creative to win over the few buyers out there in the market.

  Money

  Jun 20
• Stabbing outside Metro station in Laval, Que. sends 2 to hospital

  Laval police say knives were drawn in a fight outside Cartier Metro station, some time after 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Two men are in hospital with serious wounds, police said.

  Crime

  Jun 20
• Renters may face higher risk of death in extreme heat, StatCan study shows

  Deaths in Canada's 12 most populous cities go up during extreme heat waves and people aged 65 and older are at higher risk than those who are younger, Statistics Canada study says.

  Weather

  Jun 20
• WestJet strike notice withdrawn as union, airline resume talks

  A strike notice from WestJet’s unionized mechanics has been rescinded as the union representing the workers and the airline return to the bargaining table.

  Consumer

  Jun 20
• Injunction sought by U of T ‘highly disproportionate,’ encampment lawyers say

  Lawyers for a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at the University of Toronto are set to present their case on Thursday in an Ontario court.

  Canada

  Jun 20