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Fri, 4 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Wealthy KPMG clients continued to dodge taxes for years after CRA detected offshore 'sham'
In 2010, Canada Revenue Agency auditors unearthed a scheme they called a “sham” that ultra-rich Canadians were using to dodge taxes. But previously unreported court records obtained by CBC’s The...

Fri, 4 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Nursing homes with repeated violations continue to break law, despite Ontario's promise to crack down
After a year that revealed the cracks in Ontario's long-term care system and saw the government promise changes, some repeat offenders continue to be cited by provincial inspectors for serious violati...

Fri, 4 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How residential school trauma of previous generations continues to tear through Indigenous families
The last residential school in Canada closed by the 1990s, but the abuse students endured within them has lasting physical and mental effects for generations.

Fri, 4 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Your questions answered about Canada's residential school system
CBC readers have reached out with questions about Canada’s residential school system and its aftermath following the discovery of what is believed to be the remains of an estimated 215 children at t...

Fri, 4 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'The planet needs us to consume less': How we can move to a post-consumer society
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we have a Q&A with an author on the connection between shopping and environmental degradation and why a photo of a cut-down tree on Vancouver Island...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 14:57:19 EDT
RCMP investigating former residential school site in Kamloops, B.C.
The RCMP has launched an investigation following news that children's remains have been discovered near a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., a move criticized by the former chair of the Tr...

Fri, 4 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Applications open for federal vaccine injury compensation
The federal government began accepting applications for its vaccine injury support program this week — but some people diagnosed with rare but serious conditions after vaccinations aren't sure the c...

Fri, 4 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Paid time off for a COVID-19 vaccination? Depends on the workplace
If you decide to get a COVID-19 vaccination, do you get paid time off work? Take a look at the vaccine policies for some of the bigger employers in Ontario, some of which also operate elsewhere. ...

Fri, 4 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How to make the most of that new federal 'green' home retrofit grant
Thousands of Canadians are very interested in Ottawa's new Canada Greener Homes Grant program — but many still have unanswered questions about whether, and how, they can get the money. ...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 11:16:17 EDT
Ottawa promises 'transformative change' to address violence directed at Indigenous women and girls
Two years after the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) released its landmark report, the federal government today presented its response — promising a seri...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 17:40:19 EDT
Fire that engulfed former Indian day school in Cross Lake, Man., believed to be arson: RCMP
A building once used as an Indian day school on a northern Manitoba First Nation has sustained extensive damage from a fire Thursday morning.

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 12:00:55 EDT
TRC commissioners call on Ottawa to end delays in implementing calls to action
Two commissioners from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission say Ottawa needs to act more urgently to respond to its calls to action — and creating a national monument for residential school survi...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 15:43:24 EDT
International Criminal Court called on to investigate Kamloops residential school findings
More than a dozen lawyers from across Canada have formally requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate the Canadian government and the Vatican for crimes against humanity following pr...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 15:58:17 EDT
Public inquiry calls for removal of 'highly sensitive' 911 calls from N.S. mass shooting
The public inquiry examining the circumstances of the Nova Scotia mass shooting is calling for Frank Magazine to remove “highly sensitive” audio of 911 calls placed the night 13 residents were mur...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 10:52:42 EDT
Identifying children's remains at B.C. residential school stalled by lack of records
A lack of access to records and first-hand data would hinder the ability to identify the remains of children found at a former residential school in Kamloops, says the director of the Indian Residenti...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 20:26:36 EDT
Man who murdered N.W.T. RCMP officer building family in prison
A man serving a life sentence for murdering a Hay River RCMP officer has married and fathered a child while in prison.

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
With reports of a labour shortage, can the pandemic recovery help raise wages?
From $17-an-hour McDonald's jobs to reports of employers hungry for workers, Canadian employees may be hoping for higher wages. Can a stimulus jobs boom reverse a 40-year trend?

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Craft beer industry faces reckoning as claims of sexism, misogyny and assault surface online
The craft beer industry has been rocked by hundreds of stories of sexism, misogyny, abuse and assault against women that have come to light on social media — allegations that stand in stark contras...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 22:50:23 EDT
‘Vicious’ hit overshadows Canadiens playoff win over Jets
What should have been a Montreal celebration to cap a 5-3 playoff win over the Winnipeg Jets Wednesday ended with Canadiens forward Jake Evans being carried off the ice on a stretcher after a crushing...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 07:24:00 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on June 3
The front lines of Canada's COVID-19 battle remain asymmetrical, with promising progress occurring in provinces alongside continuing challenges in others.



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